M/T: 2023 Cadillac Lyriq EV

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M/T: 2023 Cadillac Lyriq EV

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https://www.motortrend.com/news/2023-ca ... 84EFDFCD38
It is Cadillac's—and General Motors'—first crossover on a new dedicated electric platform.
At least it's not a Camaro crossover (looking at you, Ford).
Despite occupying General Motors' top slot, Cadillac technically won't get the first electric vehicle from GM's dedicated new electric vehicle architecture. That honor goes to GMC, which is getting the 2022 Hummer EV SUT, an electric pickup that goes into production in the fall of 2021, followed later by an SUV. So, consider Cadillac to be running a close second behind GMC—its Lyriq electric crossover will go on sale for the 2023 model year.
The Lyriq is based on the crossover version of the platform known as BEV3. The five-seat, two-row midsize SUV will go into production in late 2021 or early 2022, with the first units going to China and North America getting its first supply a few weeks later. As you might have expected, the Lyriq's batteries live in its floor, under the seats. Since Cadillac isn't sharing photos of the thing quite yet, but did show it to us, we'll describe it as best we can:
Links to a concept vehicle:
It has a wide stance and expressive face with backlit lines in a precision geometric pattern that form a grille of sorts; keep in mind, electric vehicles don't really need grilles. The effect here is similar to that on the Celestiq flagship concept Cadillac also showed us, and the grille-effect pattern bleeds into the Lyriq's Cadillac-signature vertical headlights. In fact, the Lyriq's overall look was inspired by the bespoke, hand-built Cadillac Celestiq.
The Lyriq concept is an unusually direct precursor to the production model, and GM says 95 percent of what we saw is expected to go into production. This was backed up by Michael Simcoe, vice president, global design.

Cadillac is being touted as GM's leading brand when it comes to electrification. Being a luxury brand, it is better able to absorb the higher initial costs of the technology. It's a smart strategy, and a good reason behind Tesla's rise where less interesting, lower-cost EVs have failed. Cadillac also appears to be taking the lead in changing up its naming convention for its electric products: The Lyriq crossover and the Celestiq flagship sedan suggest more to come ending in a "q." We'll find out more when GM shows the production Lyriq at an event in California on April 2.
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