Steve Carlisle, president of General Motors North America, confirmed that the Cadillac Lyriq will start at less than $60,000. The Lyriq electric crossover will also be a game-changer for Cadillac in the pricing arena. So contrary to expectations that EVs will cost jobs, in this instance electrification has saved, and even created work. Spring Hill employees make $31/hour, significantly higher than the $16.80/hour average wage in Maury County. With GM planning on spending $2B on the Spring Hill factory, the financial incentives will be used for hires, job training, and retention of 2,000 full-time employees for the new vehicle project. It, therefore, seems likely that the automaker will manufacture electrified Cadillacs in Spring Hill, starting with the Lyriq. RELATED: These Are The Coolest Features Of The GMC Hummer EV SUVĪlthough GM hasn’t confirmed where the Lyriq will be produced it seems likely that the $35M in incentives approved by the State Funding Board of Tennessee will be used for converting GM's Spring Hill assembly plant in Maury County into its third U.S.
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The driver will also get to view the world through a dual-plane augmented reality-enhanced head-up display, whilst a 33-inch-diagonal advanced LED screen that spans the entire viewing area of the driver will allow the passengers to interface with the vehicle. What potential customers will appreciate is the Cadillac’s 50/50 weight distribution and center of gravity that’s about 100 millimeters lower than the Cadillac XT5, which promises to give the crossover excellent handling. The performance-oriented all-wheel-drive model is likely to have about 20 to 30 miles less than the RWD Lyriq.Īlthough GM claims the crossover will allow for 150 kW fast charging, the company also seems to think that Caddie customers would be willing to rewire their houses to take advantage of the car’s 19 kW Level 2 charging capability. However, Hogan did add that he won’t know where the range lands until the end of vehicle development. So even taking into consideration that the Lyriq will probably have a battery capacity north of 85 kWh, it would still hint at a new chemistry – probably the Ultium pouch cells, complete with wireless management. What is more, the Lyriq will also be offered with the latest version of Super Cruise that will include automated lane change and remote parkingĪs for the powertrain - although no one at Cadillac has confirmed that the Lyriq will be sitting on the Ultium platform, the wishlist they have shared would certainly seem to indicate this.Īccording to Marty Hogan, chief engineer for the Lyriq, GM is aiming to give the crossover a range of more than 300 miles – considerably more than the much smaller Bolt EUV’s 250 miles that it squeezes out of its 65 kWh battery pack. One of the coolest tricks in the show will be the way that the crest lights up in the center. So as the driver approaches the car, they’ll be greeted by a light show as the car recognizes the person. The grille and vertical, slim LED signature lighting are part of a lighting performance that greets the owner. The crossover introduces a new face for the brand with a distinctive “black crystal” grille up front. The Specifications That Reveal Why The Lyriq Electric Crossover Will Be A Game Changer RELATED: This Is The Best Feature Of The Cadillac Lyriq Starting with the Lyriq in late 2022, Cadillac aims to sell more vehicles powered by a battery than gasoline, by the end of the decade.Įven though the launch of the Lyriq is more than a year away, GM has teased a wish-list, some specifications, and hinted at how the Lyriq electric crossover will be a game-changer for Cadillac. According to Steve Carlisle, executive vice president and president for GM North America, the Lyric is the cornerstone upon which Cadillac will build the future, adding several EVs to the lineup over the next few years. The Lyriq crossover will be the first step in Cadillac's transition to the leading electric brand for GM that will redefine the meaning of American luxury. Whilst the Chevy Bolt might the first mass-market fully electric vehicle General Motors has produced, it’s created a perception that the small car was GM’s science experiment – promising greater things to come from the company.Īnd in the space of two years, GM not only revealed the Ultium powertrain recipe, but showed the world the first two upscale EVs to be underpinned by this promising architecture: The re-born GMC Hummer, and the company’s new ‘halo’ car, the Cadillac Lyriq.
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