The Cadillac Lyriq-v Is Quicker Than The Ct5-v Blackwing

After months of teases, Cadillac officially announced nan Lyriq-V arsenic a 615-horsepower, high-performance electrical SUV that will spell connected grounds arsenic nan “quickest” conveyance ever produced by nan luxury automaker.

With that overmuch horsepower, and 650 pound-feet of torque, Cadillac says nan Lyriq-V is tin to leap from zero to 60mph successful conscionable 3.3 seconds — besting nan Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing’s acceleration by a tenth of a second. That whitethorn not sound for illustration much, but erstwhile you spot that nan CT5-V Blackwing is lauded arsenic 1 of nan astir expertly engineered American cars ever made, and erstwhile you admit that nan CT5-V Blackwing is apt nan past of its kind, you commencement to spot nan worth of nan Lyriq-V’s capacity specs.

Of course, there’s immoderate bully group to consider. That acceleration clip is measured connected a closed course, utilizing nan Lyriq-V’s Velocity Max that’s too disposable connected Cadillac’s forthcoming EV lineup that includes nan Vistiq, Optiq, and Escalade IQ. And it includes a metric called “Initial Vehicle Movement,” which is erstwhile nan conveyance starts moving alternatively than erstwhile nan greenish ray goes off.

And yes, location are plentifulness of EVs that tin accelerate to 60mph successful nether 3 seconds. But I don’t deliberation Cadillac was retired to shatter immoderate records pinch nan Lyriq-V. It wanted to make a car that “fits perfectly” into people’s lives, arsenic Cadillac leader John Roth says.

To that end, nan Lyriq-V looks for illustration it takes a batch of what worked pinch nan original Lyriq and made it overmuch powerful. Its 102kWh artillery will thief propel this V-Series for an estimated 285 miles of range. It gains astir 75 miles of scope successful astir 10 minutes erstwhile plugged into a DC accelerated charger aliases astir 19 miles per hr erstwhile sipping from a 240-volt Level 2 charger. And it will alloy pinch a CCS larboard for charging, alternatively than nan Tesla-backed NACS standard.

The Lyriq-V perches connected 22-inch wheels pinch Brembo brake calipers. The handling is “comfortable, yet spirited,” pinch 5-link independent suspension and continuous damping powerfulness for stiffer daze absorbers.

And now we recreation to nan information wherever I walk you that, yes, nan Lyriq-V features a “unique sound experience” that simulates an centrifugal growl. Cadillac is nan latest automaker to edifice to faux exhaust noises piped done outer speakers to comfortableness car buyers who whitethorn beryllium emotion a spot hesitant astir leaving nan lukewarm bosom of nan psyche combustion engine.

Another unsocial characteristic is simply a fastener connected nan steering instrumentality for V-Mode, which is “a suite of traction guidance features specifically engineered to summation conveyance agility.” And for illustration nan original Lyriq — but dissimilar GM’s different electrical vehicles — nan Lyriq-V will support telephone mirroring done Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

The electrical V-Series has been successful nan useful for a while now. Cadillac first introduced nan conception of an electrified V pinch nan preamble of 3 V-Series.R hybrid title cars astatine nan IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship races in 2023.

It past first teased a afloat electrical Lyriq-V successful March 2024 to observe nan 20th time of nan inaugural motorboat of nan V-Series astatine nan Sebring International Raceway successful March 2004. That twelvemonth saw nan preamble of nan 2004 Cadillac CTS-V, signaling nan automaker’s volition to compete pinch different capacity luxury subbrands like BMW M and Mercedes AMG.

Thanks to their quick, seamless acceleration and aerodynamic shapes, electrical vehicles are a awesome caller successful nan capacity segment. Indeed, BMW, Mercedes, and Audi each personification performance-geared EVs for discarded — aliases astatine slightest personification outlined plans to discarded them. Cadillac would beryllium nan latest to adhd its ain rotation connected plug-in power.

Starting astatine $79,990 (including destination charges), nan 2026 Lyriq-V is expected to commencement accumulation astatine GM’s Spring Hill, Tennessee, mill successful early 2025.