Cadillac is embracing their electric
future as the company has released a new teaser video of the Lyriq “show car.”
Designed to preview an upcoming production model, the thinly veiled concept
will be unveiled on August 6th at 7 p.m. ET. Cadillac is keeping details under
wraps, but said the Lyriq “marks the beginning of a new chapter for the brand –
one that is all-electric and redefines the boundaries and limits of mobility
and connectivity.”
While that isn’t much to go on, the crossover
was originally teased at the 2019 North American International Auto Show and it
appears to remain pretty faithful to those original sketches. As you can see,
the Lyriq has a fully enclosed grille which is illuminated and flanked by
triangular air intakes that appear to be blocked off. Moving further back, we
can see a short hood and a flowing roofline. There’s also streamlined bodywork
and what could be a charging port hidden behind the front fender.
While most of the interior pictures show
the 2021 Escalade, there is one of the Lyriq. It shows a door panel featuring
illuminated wood trim as well as a bespoke power seat controller. The concept
appears to be the same one that was shown at GM’s EV Day earlier this year and
a previous report suggested it was “about 85% true to the production vehicle.”
The same report said the crossover had 23-inch wheels and a four-seat interior
with a 34-inch display. The former two items will likely be dropped for
production, but the 34-inch display should remain.
The Lyric is set to arrive in 2022 and is
said to be roughly the same size as the current XT5. It will ride on GM’s new electric vehicle
architecture and use Ultium batteries.
The company has previously said the batteries will have capacities
ranging from 50 to 200 kWh and offer ranges of up to 644 km or
greater.
