Cadillac reveals Lyriq, its all-electric SUV flagship loaded with luxury and tech
Image Credits: Cadillac The tech inside the Lyriq includes the current variation of the hands-free chauffeur support system called Super Cruise that initially debuted in the Cadillac CT6 numerous years earlier. Super Cruise utilizes a combination of lidar map data, high-precision GPS, electronic cameras and radar sensors, in addition to a motorist attention system, which keeps track of the person behind the wheel to guarantee they’re focusing. Unlike Tesla’s Autopilot motorist assistance system, users of Super Cruise do not require to have their hands on the wheel. Their eyes should remain directed straight ahead.
A lorry has to be engaging visually to bring in purchasers. The underlying structure of the Lyriq is where GM has actually put its greatest bet. Previously this year, the automaker exposed a sweeping plan to produce and offer EVs that depends upon a brand-new scalable electric architecture called Ultium that will support a vast array of items throughout all of its brands, consisting of Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC. The EV portfolio will include whatever from compact cars and trucks and work trucks to large premium SUVs and efficiency lorries.
GM revealed Thursday the Cadillac Lyriq, an all-electric crossover dripping in luxury, tech-forward touches and guaranteeing more than 300 miles of range that intends to move the brand into a new energized period
. That brand-new period for Cadillac will have to wait. The company stated the Lyriq will enter into production in the U.S. in late 2022, more than two years after its reveal date. The Cadillac Lyriq will be an international item, implying it will be headed to China also. Production in China will begin ahead of the U.S., according to Cadillac.
This modular architecture, called “Ultium,” will be capable of 19 various battery and drive system configurations, 400-volt and 800-volt packs with storage ranging from 50 kWh to 200 kWh, and front-, rear- and all-wheel drive configurations. At the heart of the brand-new modular architecture will be the large-format pouch battery cells produced at this new factory.
The Lyriq is simply one in a roster of 20 electrical cars that GM strategies to bring to market by 2023. It will be an important one for the Cadillac brand. “The Lyriq sets criteria for future Cadillacs,” Michael Simcoe, GM’s vice president of worldwide design, stated throughout the reveal.
Ultium battery has a nickel-cobalt-manganese-aluminum chemistry that utilizes aluminum in the cathode to help in reducing the requirement for rare-earth materials such as cobalt, according to GM. The business stated it has actually had the ability to lower the cobalt material by more than 70%, compared to current GM batteries.
Inside the automobile are backlit speaker grilles, curved screens with concealed storage and orchestrated lighting functions similar to the vibrant lighting exterior.
The Lyriq will likewise come with a dual-plane enhanced reality-enhanced head-up display screen. The direct screen, which is predicted on the windshield in the sight line of the chauffeur, reveals a near plane suggesting speed and instructions and a far plane that displays navigation signals and other important signals. The impact is a layered appearance.
The Lyriq embodies the sort of high-end touches a Cadillac customer has concerned expect, from the “black crystal” grille and jewelry box-styled drawer to the 33-inch vertical LED touchscreen display and AKG sound system.
The Lyriq will be available in rear-wheel drive and performance all-wheel drive setups. The 100 kilowatt-hour battery pack will offer more than 300 miles of variety, according to the company’s internal screening. It will include DC fast charging rates over 150 kilowatts and Level 2 charging rates as much as 19 kW.
Cadillac gone for a contemporary and aggressive design that it attained by providing the Lyriq a low, quick roofline and large position. That “black crystal” grille is a vibrant feature with “choreographed” LED lighting that greets the owner as they approach the vehicle. The LED lighting continues in the back with a split taillamp style.