The new Cadillac Lyriq EV was seen without any camouflage on the parking lot of the exhibition hall of the 2021 Guangzhou Auto Show in China. The hotly anticipated Cadillac Lyriq will be officially unveiled on a media event and have its public debut on the show starting November 19.So here is the China-spec Cadillac Lyriq out in the open, seen from all sides and inside.
This is the China-spec car, manufactured
locally by the SAIC-GM joint venture. Cadillac will also open the order books
for the Lyric today with deliveries expected to begin in late Q1 2022. The
Cadillac Lyriq is a large full electric crossover. Size at 5003/1978/1635 mm, with a
3094 millimeter wheelbase. Tires are Michelin e-PRIMACY 265/50R20.
The ‘IQ Smart Cockpit’ with a 33-inch
curved LED screen with a 9K resolution is very eye-catching but it isn’t very
large compared to the screens in many new high-end Chinese electric cars. The
various electronic systems are controlled by a Qualcomm 8155 chip set. The
Lyriq is equipped with a 14-speaker sound system with an output of 1400 watt.
That’ll boom nicely! It also has 5G connectivity and a WiFi hot spot. Finally,
it comes standard with GM’s Super Cruise and OnStar.
The design of the Cadillac Lyriq is very
progressive, especially from the rear. The Lyriq is the new flagship car for
Cadillac in China. General Motors claims a range of 650 kilometers CLTC. That
refers to a Chinese standard called China Light-duty vehicle Test Cycle.
However, this standard is not widely used in China at the moment so it is
curious that Cadillac didn’t provide the more commonly used NEDC standard.
Power is
single motor, rear wheel drive. Output is 346 hp, good for a
0-100 in 6.9 seconds and a top speed of 190 kilometers per hour. That’s surely
fast enough for everyday driving but the numbers aren’t as impressive as one
may expect from a high-end EV in 2022. The battery capacity is 95.7kWh and the
power consumption per 100 kilometers is 15.6kWh. For charging, Cadillac uses a
somewhat odd standard too. On a fast charger, it takes “0.67 hour” to charge
from 20 to 80% battery. At home, a full 0-100% charge takes 10.3 hours on
11kW/16A or 15.5 hours on 7.2kW/32A.
