Cadillac has started pre-sales of the Lyriq in China and the all-electric SUV has already proven to be very popular. The American automaker opened pre-sales for the Lyriq on the evening of November 17 and in just one hour, it had received more than 1,000 pre-orders. By noon the following day, GM claims that a further 1,000 pre-orders had been placed through Cadillac’s IQ app or the WeChat min-program with a 1,190 Chinese Yuan (US$ 186) deposit.
Individuals in China who pre-order and
purchase a Lyriq by the end of April 2022 will receive 10,000 km of free public charging, a daily range-related gift for logging on to
the Cadillac IQ app, a choice of special exterior colors, and prioritized
delivery starting in mid-2022.
The Lyriq is being offered in China in a
luxurious long-range variant starting from 439,700 Chinese Yuan, or just under US$ 69,000 at current exchange rates. That makes it roughly US$ 10,000 more than the
entry-level Lyriq available to buyers in the U.S. All Lyriq models are based on
GM’s Ultium platform and feature a 100 kWh battery pack that offers a range
exceeding 482 km. However, in China, the range is quoted at over
650 km, presumably due to the different testing standards. This
battery pack powers an electric motor with 340 hp and 440 Nm of
torque that drives the rear wheels.
