Cadillac Lyriq review

With charging being one of the key factors in electric car ownership, Cadillac has done its best to make that as easy and as quick as possible. First up, the standard cable comes with two interchangeable plugs.

The first is for the standard US 120V/15Ah domestic socket. Using just this would take nearly three days of solid charging to fully replenish the battery. The second connects to a 240V/50A socket, which reduces the full charging time to 12 hours. The optional wall charger and 240V/100A service halves that time again. And if you have access to a DC fast charger, the Lyriq can add 76 miles of range in just 10 minutes. 

Cadillac also offers all Lyriq customers $1,500 towards fitting a charger at home, or two years of unlimited charging at EVgo stations.

The base-level Lyriq comes in at $58,595 for the single-motor RWD version, AKA the taxi fleet version. But you deserve the superior equipment packages that are on offer. These comprise an AKG 19-speaker audio system, Super Cruise, a rear camera mirror and a number of other creature comforts. Cadillac offers these packs as ‘luxury’ or ‘sport’ but they’re pretty much surface touches - the new Lyriq-V is the only version with dynamic tuning.

The Lyriq-V is also the one to get solely if you simply must have the Lyriq but have that sporty itch to scratch. We’d look for electric thrills elsewhere, frankly, and we’d prefer the Lyriq experience to be unsullied by the inclusion of launch control. As such, we’d opt for the AWD Lyriq with one of the luxury packs.