I own a Lyriq, very thorough accurate review. I’d like to add something tho. When you first get in the car there is an image of a car that pops up. If you press it, it lets you access things like garage and glove box without turning on the car.
Thank you! This was driving me nuts but it should still allow me to use it if im sitting in the car. I demonstrated how nothing popped up. frustrating when you need to time things perfectly to get a button to appear.
@@TedwardDrives you wont get it the way you demonstrated. Key has to actually leave the vehicle and Car has to be sitting before you have to open the Driver side door and let the screen wake up.
@@Nebula1701 That's kind of an issue. I don't want to have to get in and out of a vehicle to just open the glove box...a real button would be more intelligent at that point
@@TedwardDrives if the vehicle is on then don't turn it off. If the vehicle is off and you are entering it for the first time that day in your Garage opening the Driver Door will wake the vehicle. The order of operations got broken here because you open and closed the door while the key was still in the vehicle.
@@Nebula1701 The whole point is there shouldn't be a proper order of operations to open a glovebox, it should just open if the car is unlocked, running or not..
Brought home a Sport 2 trim for a weekend test drive, it’s amazing. I wasn’t really big on EVs, my current vehicles are a 5.3 Tahoe and 6.2 Sierra lol. However, I’m picking up a Lyriq Tech AWD next week. It fits my 3 car seats in the back and the economics make perfect sense. It’s super fun to drive and extremely comfortable.
This looks so good. The interior has the perfect amount of buttons while looking modern with screens. Idk how other manufacturers can make electric cars look nice like this😭
I've never been a huge fan of Cadillacs but this might be one of the best looking cars on the market right now. The crossover aspect is not overblown, it's got a tiny bit of lift, a tiny bit of a slickback, but mostly just looks like an elegant wagon. Not the old aggressive angular Cadillac, but an understated aura.
The Lyriq has an overall feel that isn't duplicated by many other EVs I have driven. It succeeds at being lots of things at the same time, with a luxury feel, sporty handling for an electric SUV/crossover, well you get the idea. Very well thought out! Mine has been a bit quirky at times, mostly centered around charging, and installing my wall charger has helped a lot, compared to the portable charger that comes with the car. I was fortunate enough to be able to install my Tesla wall unit myself after the dealer's electrician ran the 220V line, which by itself, leaves one half the way to paradise.
I feel like people who have these LOVE them. I’m half Dutch and grew up in an expat suburb of The Hague. For almost a year now I regularly have been seeing a Lyric on Dutch diplomatic plates in my neighborhood, which means someone got one as soon as they came out and immediately imported it from the US to The Netherlands, which is kinda crazy
Okay… thank you for the best video about what it’s like to own and use an electric car. And I think the lyriq is the best looking of all of them never mind how nice it is to live with daily.
Thank you for the excellent review. I have owned a Lyriq for a couple months and agree with your review. I went from an ATS-V that was just too small and sporty for my family needs to this roomy comfy cuv. The vehicles are very different in their purpose, but that’s fine. I love the Lyriq for what it is. It eats up miles very comfortably with a roomy cabin with space for full sized adults in the back. It has plenty of grunt for passing, and I regularly exceed the epa range of 307 miles if I resist hitting the go pedal all the time. You are right though high speed does eat up the battery. But my ATS-V also got thirsty at 80mph. My only complaint is the same as yours. I don’t know why the glove box doesn’t just have a mechanical button. I bought a Lyriq over a model X because I hated routing everything through the touch screen on the X. I dislike that the glove box doesn’t just have a plain button. But overall, if you have a garage with a plug in it, and don’t exceed the range of the car regularly I think anyone looking for a roomy premium crossover should check the Lyriq out, even if you are not necessarily looking for an electric car. I love mine.
We tested every SUV type EV car at, above, and below this price point. BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Kia, Hyundai, Chevrolet (Blazer). Nothing came close to this for quiet ride, and feature for feature, this was the best. The new Audi 6 looks to be great and it lands soon, but feature for feature, it’s 20% higher in price. We bought the Sport 2. Love it. Can’t believe I have a Cadillac though. 😂. We bought the warranty up to 6 yrs and 100,000 miles though. It’s still early in this game. Note, we also get three years of Premium OnStar at this price.
Great video! I’ve loved this car ever since it was announced. Looks like they nailed the interior and exterior and it sounds like GM had a pretty clear idea for what this car’s purpose should be. So many cars nowadays are confused. And there are still (some) buttons!
9:01 It seems that a lot of thought even to the most tiny detail like making sure that the indicator light would be visible behind the steering wheel when activated. looks like a very solid car!
@ I was talking about the second try but that’s my point you make. The frustration is understandable as every time i recharge I get that gut feeling . . .
I am so happy that GM cars can now use Tesla’s supercharger network and I finally got my adapter to switch to nacs. If you come to a malfunctioning charger calling the 800 support number often will get the charger reset and working again, but it is frustrating when compared to a gasoline pump. Day to day travel is easier with an ev, assuming you have a plug at home and you can just charge overnight, but long distance ev travel is still not as convenient as an ice vehicle (but not bad once one gets used to it.)
Now we're talkin'! I'm a little bit of a Cadillac fanboy, sure, but I generally don't like EVs. I don't hate them, I just don't like them. This one won my heart. Got one of these things as a loaner when my car was in for service and I swear to god, the most comfortable thing I've ever driven. My only gripe is how much you have to mess with the center screen to do anything - modes, glovebox, what have you.
@@TedwardDrives Especially the base ones. I’d really like to get a Luxury 3 with leather. Did yours have a moonroof or just glass? Curious if it had any rattles or creaks.
Bought a new ct5… didn’t even realize what super cruise was… I kinda poo pooed it when the salesman was babbling… all I can say is wow…. Awesome awesome experience… reason enough to buy a caddy
I wish you were able to do a back-to-back comparison between this and the BMW i4 M50. The BMW comes in at $78,000 with every option ticked excluding larger wheels. I’ve begun researching EV’s and am ready to add one as my second vehicle. Weirdly, the BMW v Cadillac is kinda where I’m at.
@@hanse81 compare the specs and i realize they are different body styles but price-wise and in many ways actually do directly compete with each other. If you drive them both (which I have)my point is understood.
Thanks Ted, agree about efficiency being paramount, the Cadillac while nice, weight is stated at 6000lbs or 2700Kg, it really is a porker & must blunt the range.Others that are not as luxurious or flashy weigh far less, T brand for example but isn't perfect particularly for my climate due to hot summers under a glass roof & low profile tires encountering some indifferent road surfaces seems to be an expensive exercise for some owners.No doubt setting up home charging is the way to go, charging over night at cheaper rates..
Mark my words, a regen paddle, that acts like a 2nd brake pedal of sorts, allows you to come to a full stop without using your brakes, can be modulated like a brake and indeed triggers the brake lights as if you were braking, will become the industry standard, that right there has got to be the most useful feature in any EV in terms of drivability. Removes all the clunkiness of 1 pedal systems that are poorly tuned as well, screw one pedal, just give me full manual control of regen.
It's great for disengaging cruise/supercruise without jerking too much if you have 1 pedal on. Much smoother to just match throttle and gently pull the paddle than to hit the brake and then have to quickly try and match the throttle to your speed.
I love the regen paddle. When I have the one peddle regen set to high my wife complains that it comes on too suddenly and too strongly, but using the paddle allows one to modulate the regeneration like a brake pedal and produce a smoother feel.
I agree, a fine example of Cadillacs new design architecture of the Ultium lineup. It's most of the best aspects you'd expect from a Cadillac, with the extra features and tech you'd expect from a more luxury oriented EV. It sets itself apart from most other GM EVs in the same class, that's important for buyers to stand apart from the cookie cutters. But what still holds my hesitation for any EV is of course my passion & obsession for driving & engagement from ICE vehicles, and most importantly the charging infrastructure still in it's infancy. It's far too early yet for me personally to consider one, & for the strong possibility, imo, that it's going to get much worse before getting any better. My wife's and I careers/lifestyle aren't really conducive for always having time to charge as we're both on call 24h/day. Plus we currently can't afford a "weekender", our 2 wheel & off roading hobbies suck up most of that budget. Suffice to say that for the foreseeable future, giving up our beloved ICE vehicles won't be an option. But I digress, being a lifelong gearhead I'm always geeked about all the cool EV tech & instant torque/performance etc, both of which unavailable in most "affordable" non hybrid ICE vehicles. C'est la vie... Again, these are just MY opinions and what works in MY life. All i know for sure is this; regardless of which vehicles anyone chooses, as long as you love to drive it & it brings joy to your life, then i feel that's really all that matters...
I'm right there with you! I'm don't see how an EV would fit into my life just yet. It would need to be a screaming deal, and offer convenience far and above my current ICE vehicles.
It’s as true in real life as it is in the auto industry - copying the popular kids and trying to please everyone does not accomplish anything or genuinely attract others towards you
12:40 Performance IS Luxury. That’s how luxury cars all started with Bentleys and Duesenbergs on the racing circuit to have their engines put into luxury cars. That’s the problem with Cadillac and Lincoln. They think a luxury brand is about making subpar under performing cars and then scratch their heads why people don’t want to buy them. I don’t need to go 100 mph on the interstate. But I want a car that does so on the autobahn, especially for the money I pay for it . . .
I like the point about the backup camera; to me it's such a turn off to have a low quality camera. You can get a consumer grade 1080p backup camera for like $150 nowadays, so what's with the OEM nickel and diming? Same sort of thing with slow and laggy infotainment; top of the line chips are expensive, but come on, in a $45,000 vehicle you won't spring for something more than an ancient intel chip? It doesn't necessarily matter, but it's such a small quality of life thing
@@djplonghead5403it’s not about that, when you pay for a feature, you expect it to work, and work well. “Learn to drive” is the biggest cop-out excuse especially considering that most new vehicles need those cameras because visibility is shit.
@@mdye.04 I’m am just saying it because the amount of people I have been in a vehicle with them and they don’t check mirrors before reversing is absurd.
Just sayin… I’ve had plenty of instances where I’d have to wait in lines or pump hop at gas stations because of inoperable pumps taking wayyy longer than filling up w gas should take. Remember, u r living in that thing called life where things don’t always go as planned.
No Frunk or big screen to watch TH-cam or Netflix and still CCS charge. Good luck charging on road trips. I rented a EV-6 on vacation. Had to go to three different places 10 miles apart to find a charger that works. That’s why I love Tesla I’ve driven cross country four times without one charging issues. I’d wait until they switch to NACS plug
They make adapters and V3/V4 Tesla stations will work. I've driven from Montreal to South Florida without issue. The MyCadillac app will tell you which charging stations will be compatible.
Coming to the Lyriq from a Model Y, the build quality of the Cadillac is far superior in every way. The Y had panel gap issues, a faulty charge port cover, unreliable to downright scary autopilot and awful controls with the cumbersome touch screen. I wouldn't even consider buying a Tesla after driving the Lyriq.
That was unusually expensive. The price may change from area to area. I live in the Great Lakes and pay .50 to .60 per kilowatt for dcfast charging, .15 per kilowatt for most public level 2 charging (although at work it is .10 per kilowatt and my town has a free lvl 2 charging downtown, but competition is fierce to get it). Assuming you have a plug at home that is what most people use most often. For me its around .08 per kilowatt at home.
Seems pretty nice. Shame there's no frunk. Also it would really be nice if it were software controlled and OTA updatable like a Lucid, Rivian or Tesla.
I had a ‘24 GLE 350E rental. It was my first time driving a hybrid and even though I did not need to charge it to get around, finding a working charger was pretty difficult. I wonder how often the chargers break.
Your level 3 charge price is ridiculous. You are paying over .80 per kw. The average rate I see in Minnesota and the Midwest in general in .39 cents to maybe .59 cents a kw. The price you paid is usually what it cost me to charge from 5% up to 80% or 90% in my 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 5.
So no one knows that GM can use the Tesla supercharger network now? Not sure why this wasn't stated in the video, because I would think most people road tripping would use the Tesla network vs the others.
You still need an adapter and multiple steps to charge. If you own a Tesla, you just back into the spot plug it in and you’re done most of these cars. Don’t have a charge ports in the proper locations when you go to a Tesla charger and you take up two spots you’re not gonna be very popular. All these manufacturers need to set up the charge port on the driver side rear tail light.
drove one, I really disliked how heavy and cumbersome it feels. Insulation is great though and the power is awesome. Interior looks great but feels cheap the more you poke around
I had to look at it through the lenses of a limo. It feels like a sanctuary from the stress of the world. It’s no track star but if you just need a calm quiet cruiser it absolutely delivers
I-70, between Salina and Green River in Utah, is a 105 mile stretch of EMPTY interstate with no gas station or any service. With a gas powered car, I can fill up at Salina, then go completely flat out till the car's limiter, knowing I will arrive Green River with a good amount of gas left (my Yukon Denali used ~60% of a fuel tank in this 105 mile cause I was doing 112mph whenever I can). With this electric stuff, I cannot do anything exciting, I can't even go out there to explore the wilderness of the American's West without worrying about the range. I can't go too fast either cause the battery will just run out of juice soon and there is no charging station in the desert! With a gas powered car, I can start from Las Vegas at 8am and arrive Denver before the sunset, no electric car can give you this sort of journey.
I’d like to see a overview of what happens when the battery is damaged and needs to be replaced. I’d like to know what the insurance company does for you and the entire process end to end.
This isn’t really going to answer your entire question, but I have a Chevy Volt that could need a hybrid battery replacement so I’ve been doing some research. The battery is 11 kWh so much smaller than full BEV batteries. You can get one from a junkyard for maybe $1000 but then you have the problem of transporting and installing a 500 pound battery of unknown health. Also to do this you need a special GM scan tool that costs $3000 plus $2000/year subscription for GM software (I’m very lucky and have access to this through a friend). a local hybrid shop near me sells refurbished batteries for $4000 plus labor to install (I haven’t called and asked but I suspect it’ll be in the neighborhood of $500-$1000). The entire repair looks to take a few hours at most; it’s surprisingly easy. However I expect that to be much more difficult on a full EV. Chevy themselves I haven’t even bothered to ask because I’ve seen forum posts reporting $20,000+ estimates for his job. As for insurance it should go like any other crash repair, although if your EV is crashed so badly you need a battery it’s likely the car is totaled anyway because any impact hard enough to damage the battery will do serious frame damage. I hope that’s at least a little useful for you!
Okay, is this just a Chevy or a Buick... or are both this and the Buick just a electric Trailblazer which have had problems... GM vehicles are a take care to pick the right one or you in for a vehicle in the shop none stop....like an Audi or Volkswagen... LOL
I find the Cadillac labeling system to be disingenuous at best. Torque is not a measure of power as any first year engineering student knows. Further, labeling it in Newton meters, something unfamiliar to most Americans without a scientific background just adds to it
The weak like of the EV is the infrastructure. Still isn't sorted out. And the cost isn't better enough, if at all, to make the hassle worth it. Imagine getting somewhere and finding that none of the available chargers work. You're SOL if you don't have enough to get somewhere where the chargers work....and you have no way to know until you get there. I want to like EVs. I do. But I can't, because even the best case scenario has a much slower way to get your car back on the road, if it works at all.
Not a major fan of Ev's and what they stand for by many people. If you have multiple cars in the family an EV can make sense so you always have an ICE vehicle around. As for this Lyric by far one of the nicest most realistic NORMAL EV around. I feel the same way about the Etron as well. I would take this HANDS down over an Tesla. Not even a question!!
I traded in my ATS-V for a Lyriq a couple months ago and so far I haven’t once needed an emergency ice vehicle. I am curious, why do you think someone would need a second car? Day to day the ev is far more convenient than an ice car. I never have to spend my lunch hour filling up my car or head out to fill up my tank at 10:00pm when I would rather turn in because I forgot to fill up on the way home. I just unplug when I leave for work in the morning and the car is charged and preconditioned to be cool and comfy or already warmed up. When I get home from work I park it and plug it in, no more of a hassle than plugging in a cell phone. Long trips do take a little more time and planning, but there are apps that will do the planning for you if you don’t like it. I travel out of state maybe once a month to visit my kid at school but it is no worries with a little preparation.
@@RenlangRen Why would you not have a second car, 3rd or more if you are a family and or have kids, spouse etc. Maybe you missed my point. my requirement would be to have an ICE car in the family so that the EV can be used daily when needed but I want to be able to drive far, away for the weekend and not have to worry about charging
@@lucyfan1976 I am confused as to why you feel that one NEEDS an ICE. I can understand the inherent utility of having both, nut I don't think it is needed. Maybe because I has already gotten comfortable taking out of state trips in my EV, but charging is good enough here in the States (not that it couldn't be better) to comfortably take long trips. A Lyriq is the largest and most comfortable vehicle in my family, and it the one we take for long trips.
The slicing and dicing of market segments ie. sports car, sport touring, crossover, suv, sport sedan etc. the list is endless… is more of an "inside baseball" automotive journalist obsession . I don’t think the average consumer cares much about the market segment their vehicle falls into. Rather they gravitate towards a vehicle that addresses their wants and needs… I don’t disagree with you though that manufacturers have been trying to make the "perfect car" rather than perfecting cars for various needs and purposes.
It is a good point about the hit you take to range when traveling above ~75mph, you have almost the opposite problem with some ice vehicles. My 4.0T A8 got like 24mpg at 95mph.
I see any comment about said product being trash is blocked by this platform..... anyone want to test it write something considered negative in comments and then go off to another account or even not logged in and your comment is deleted... or not visible to others....LOL
I have to say for an electric car this caddy is okay for fair weather mild stuff and mild road use not like a full blown transam or hemi cuda where you can rodeo like a madman and scare the neighborhood but I can see for an elderly guy or gal benefit to owning such a new age LECTROmobile
$18 for roughly 60 miles of range? Based on the national average for gas prices today ($3.17/gal), you’d be able to fill up with about 5.8 gallons gas with that amount of money. The combined mpg of the 2024 Escalade (6.2l engine, 4wd) gives a rating of about 6.2 gallons per 100 miles. That’s not great efficiency when compared to the Lyriq in terms of how far your dollar will drive you down the road. Granted, that’s from using a fast charger and not someone charging from their garage but still, electricity isn’t free. To this day, I still hear people switching to EVs so they no longer have to pay for gas but that’s not necessarily true, is it? They are still paying for energy, just in a different form. What about the eco-conscious people who want to reduce their carbon footprint? Sure, you’re not driving a vehicle that is actively contributing to emissions while under operation but what about the materials used to build that vehicle, the electric motors, and the batteries? I know that’ll open up a whole new argument but that’s not my main point for this review. My question is this: who is this car geared towards? Sure, it’s luxurious and plush but there are plenty of other choices out there for that, EV or ICE. Why would someone choose this over the Escalade? I don’t see a point to this car, other than Cadillac being able to boost their ESG score by having two EVs in their lineup. I make the same argument for all luxury vehicle manufactures with EVs, Cadillac or not. Hybrid powertrains are so much more efficient these days compared to EVs and the only argument I can make for an EV is in a small econobox that won’t take a huge amount of energy to push down the road. Luxury EVs exist for people who have enough money to afford one and want to sleep good at night thinking they saved the planet by purchasing one.
Another point is where that energy is coming from to run the charger as well. Could be a fossil fuel power plant, nuclear, solar/wind, etc. I've even seen some oddball charging stations where there is a diesel generator powering the chargers.
I am a bit disappointed that you think everything is positive with this car, I am no expert but I am pretty sure there are lots of negatives as well. Half the interior looks like an annoying high gloss black fingerprint magnet? Also you make the fact that Apple Carplay does not run in full screen to be a good thing? Those charging price are crazy, almost 1 dollar per Kw/h.
I don't think everything is positive with this car...It doesn't handle very well. It doesn't charge faster than its competition. using the charging network is annoying. But if we look at it through the lens of being a quiet luxury car with a comfortable suspension it absolutely executes. Doesn't mean I have to be mean or rude about the car. I just spell out what it does well and what it does poorly.
I own a Lyriq, very thorough accurate review. I’d like to add something tho. When you first get in the car there is an image of a car that pops up. If you press it, it lets you access things like garage and glove box without turning on the car.
Thank you! This was driving me nuts but it should still allow me to use it if im sitting in the car. I demonstrated how nothing popped up. frustrating when you need to time things perfectly to get a button to appear.
@@TedwardDrives you wont get it the way you demonstrated. Key has to actually leave the vehicle and Car has to be sitting before you have to open the Driver side door and let the screen wake up.
@@Nebula1701 That's kind of an issue. I don't want to have to get in and out of a vehicle to just open the glove box...a real button would be more intelligent at that point
@@TedwardDrives if the vehicle is on then don't turn it off. If the vehicle is off and you are entering it for the first time that day in your Garage opening the Driver Door will wake the vehicle. The order of operations got broken here because you open and closed the door while the key was still in the vehicle.
@@Nebula1701 The whole point is there shouldn't be a proper order of operations to open a glovebox, it should just open if the car is unlocked, running or not..
One of the things I do love about modern cars is the little LED show that they put on, it's such a fun touch
Brought home a Sport 2 trim for a weekend test drive, it’s amazing. I wasn’t really big on EVs, my current vehicles are a 5.3 Tahoe and 6.2 Sierra lol. However, I’m picking up a Lyriq Tech AWD next week. It fits my 3 car seats in the back and the economics make perfect sense. It’s super fun to drive and extremely comfortable.
Cadillac build quality has been getting better over the past couple of years which is great to see.
Impressive build quality.
This looks so good. The interior has the perfect amount of buttons while looking modern with screens. Idk how other manufacturers can make electric cars look nice like this😭
I think it has a really ugly Design (Exterieur)!🤮
interior looks almost identical to a mercedes w221
it somewhat reminds me of a Peugeot 3008 from the back
@@blublum7916 What? The S class got wood and leather interior this got high gloss plastic all over the place?
@@hanse81 I mean it in a good and bad way. Although I don't think the w221 interior even looked good, but 100% this is mostly plastic.
I've never been a huge fan of Cadillacs but this might be one of the best looking cars on the market right now. The crossover aspect is not overblown, it's got a tiny bit of lift, a tiny bit of a slickback, but mostly just looks like an elegant wagon. Not the old aggressive angular Cadillac, but an understated aura.
It's hard to believe all that Cadillac has incorporated into this car.
Do some tips on the basic of driving for new drivers, you know how to explain stuff well!
The Lyriq has an overall feel that isn't duplicated by many other EVs I have driven. It succeeds at being lots of things at the same time, with a luxury feel, sporty handling for an electric SUV/crossover, well you get the idea. Very well thought out! Mine has been a bit quirky at times, mostly centered around charging, and installing my wall charger has helped a lot, compared to the portable charger that comes with the car. I was fortunate enough to be able to install my Tesla wall unit myself after the dealer's electrician ran the 220V line, which by itself, leaves one half the way to paradise.
I agree with luxury but strongly disagree with sporty handling.
@TedwardDrives I have found that the sport mode makes a big difference.
I feel like people who have these LOVE them. I’m half Dutch and grew up in an expat suburb of The Hague. For almost a year now I regularly have been seeing a Lyric on Dutch diplomatic plates in my neighborhood, which means someone got one as soon as they came out and immediately imported it from the US to The Netherlands, which is kinda crazy
Okay… thank you for the best video about what it’s like to own and use an electric car. And I think the lyriq is the best looking of all of them never mind how nice it is to live with daily.
Well said about the Lyric being quiet and smooth and what it's intended to be and not trying to be all things to all people
Thank you for the excellent review.
I have owned a Lyriq for a couple months and agree with your review.
I went from an ATS-V that was just too small and sporty for my family needs to this roomy comfy cuv. The vehicles are very different in their purpose, but that’s fine.
I love the Lyriq for what it is. It eats up miles very comfortably with a roomy cabin with space for full sized adults in the back. It has plenty of grunt for passing, and I regularly exceed the epa range of 307 miles if I resist hitting the go pedal all the time. You are right though high speed does eat up the battery. But my ATS-V also got thirsty at 80mph.
My only complaint is the same as yours. I don’t know why the glove box doesn’t just have a mechanical button. I bought a Lyriq over a model X because I hated routing everything through the touch screen on the X. I dislike that the glove box doesn’t just have a plain button.
But overall, if you have a garage with a plug in it, and don’t exceed the range of the car regularly I think anyone looking for a roomy premium crossover should check the Lyriq out, even if you are not necessarily looking for an electric car.
I love mine.
We tested every SUV type EV car at, above, and below this price point. BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Kia, Hyundai, Chevrolet (Blazer). Nothing came close to this for quiet ride, and feature for feature, this was the best. The new Audi 6 looks to be great and it lands soon, but feature for feature, it’s 20% higher in price. We bought the Sport 2. Love it. Can’t believe I have a Cadillac though. 😂. We bought the warranty up to 6 yrs and 100,000 miles though. It’s still early in this game. Note, we also get three years of Premium OnStar at this price.
Thanks for all the new and specialized car reviews. The home landscaping is always on point and beautifully maintained.
Great video! I’ve loved this car ever since it was announced. Looks like they nailed the interior and exterior and it sounds like GM had a pretty clear idea for what this car’s purpose should be. So many cars nowadays are confused. And there are still (some) buttons!
9:01
It seems that a lot of thought even to the most tiny detail like making sure that the indicator light would be visible behind the steering wheel when activated.
looks like a very solid car!
The steering wheel looks like a nod to the big finned Cadillac of the 50s
22:05 So glad you are showing us the realities of charging with broken stations. But perhaps a bit impatient? Understandable though.
Impatient? It didn’t work. Should I stay there longer doing nothing 😆
@ I was talking about the second try but that’s my point you make. The frustration is understandable as every time i recharge I get that gut feeling . . .
I am so happy that GM cars can now use Tesla’s supercharger network and I finally got my adapter to switch to nacs.
If you come to a malfunctioning charger calling the 800 support number often will get the charger reset and working again, but it is frustrating when compared to a gasoline pump. Day to day travel is easier with an ev, assuming you have a plug at home and you can just charge overnight, but long distance ev travel is still not as convenient as an ice vehicle (but not bad once one gets used to it.)
Now we're talkin'! I'm a little bit of a Cadillac fanboy, sure, but I generally don't like EVs. I don't hate them, I just don't like them. This one won my heart. Got one of these things as a loaner when my car was in for service and I swear to god, the most comfortable thing I've ever driven. My only gripe is how much you have to mess with the center screen to do anything - modes, glovebox, what have you.
Great video and great information about the glovebox without turning on the car. I didn’t know that. Thanks again.
Can’t say I like the exterior, but that interior is awesome with the mix of screens and buttons
Great review. I really like the Lyriq and am seriously concerning buying one. I appreciate your honest take.
I’ve heard Lease deals are crazy cheap on them right now too
@@TedwardDrives Especially the base ones. I’d really like to get a Luxury 3 with leather. Did yours have a moonroof or just glass? Curious if it had any rattles or creaks.
Bought a new ct5… didn’t even realize what super cruise was… I kinda poo pooed it when the salesman was babbling… all I can say is wow…. Awesome awesome experience… reason enough to buy a caddy
I wish you were able to do a back-to-back comparison between this and the BMW i4 M50.
The BMW comes in at $78,000 with every option ticked excluding larger wheels.
I’ve begun researching EV’s and am ready to add one as my second vehicle. Weirdly, the BMW v Cadillac is kinda where I’m at.
I dont think they are in the same segment, the BMW is lighter, more powerful and more sporty, 1,5 sec faster 0-60.
@@hanse81 compare the specs and i realize they are different body styles but price-wise and in many ways actually do directly compete with each other. If you drive them both (which I have)my point is understood.
Great video, well done & very informative, thanks.🙂
Thanks Ted, agree about efficiency being paramount, the Cadillac while nice, weight is stated at 6000lbs or 2700Kg, it really is a porker & must blunt the range.Others that are not as luxurious or flashy weigh far less, T brand for example but isn't perfect particularly for my climate due to hot summers under a glass roof & low profile tires encountering some indifferent road surfaces seems to be an expensive exercise for some owners.No doubt setting up home charging is the way to go, charging over night at cheaper rates..
perfect spec! I have RWD Lux 3 - prefer the all black rims
That's the only EV for which I would trade my 12 cylinder gas guzzler! I would have to have chrome wheels though.
Mark my words, a regen paddle, that acts like a 2nd brake pedal of sorts, allows you to come to a full stop without using your brakes, can be modulated like a brake and indeed triggers the brake lights as if you were braking, will become the industry standard, that right there has got to be the most useful feature in any EV in terms of drivability. Removes all the clunkiness of 1 pedal systems that are poorly tuned as well, screw one pedal, just give me full manual control of regen.
It's great for disengaging cruise/supercruise without jerking too much if you have 1 pedal on. Much smoother to just match throttle and gently pull the paddle than to hit the brake and then have to quickly try and match the throttle to your speed.
I love the regen paddle. When I have the one peddle regen set to high my wife complains that it comes on too suddenly and too strongly, but using the paddle allows one to modulate the regeneration like a brake pedal and produce a smoother feel.
Cadillac interiors look quite nice
I agree, a fine example of Cadillacs new design architecture of the Ultium lineup. It's most of the best aspects you'd expect from a Cadillac, with the extra features and tech you'd expect from a more luxury oriented EV. It sets itself apart from most other GM EVs in the same class, that's important for buyers to stand apart from the cookie cutters. But what still holds my hesitation for any EV is of course my passion & obsession for driving & engagement from ICE vehicles, and most importantly the charging infrastructure still in it's infancy. It's far too early yet for me personally to consider one, & for the strong possibility, imo, that it's going to get much worse before getting any better. My wife's and I careers/lifestyle aren't really conducive for always having time to charge as we're both on call 24h/day. Plus we currently can't afford a "weekender", our 2 wheel & off roading hobbies suck up most of that budget. Suffice to say that for the foreseeable future, giving up our beloved ICE vehicles won't be an option. But I digress, being a lifelong gearhead I'm always geeked about all the cool EV tech & instant torque/performance etc, both of which unavailable in most "affordable" non hybrid ICE vehicles. C'est la vie...
Again, these are just MY opinions and what works in MY life. All i know for sure is this; regardless of which vehicles anyone chooses, as long as you love to drive it & it brings joy to your life, then i feel that's really all that matters...
I'm right there with you! I'm don't see how an EV would fit into my life just yet. It would need to be a screaming deal, and offer convenience far and above my current ICE vehicles.
I can't agree with you more about the differentiation between car types. Let the car capitalize on what it's intended to be, unapologetically.
FYI, the electrical outlet located at the rear of the center console is NOT 12 volts...it is 115 volts.
Day 47 of asking Tedward to drive the S60R
Imo the best EV so far but a bit pricey, lease is the best way to go about this car
Chevy Blazer EV Pimp edition?
13:00 the things to all people concept basically stems back to jason cammisa's "why you are poor" graph
$0.82 per kwh is insane pricing. I’ve never seen it that high. That would be an $82 fill up on that car to go 300 miles.
The whole country will be like that soon
It’s as true in real life as it is in the auto industry - copying the popular kids and trying to please everyone does not accomplish anything or genuinely attract others towards you
12:40 Performance IS Luxury. That’s how luxury cars all started with Bentleys and Duesenbergs on the racing circuit to have their engines put into luxury cars. That’s the problem with Cadillac and Lincoln. They think a luxury brand is about making subpar under performing cars and then scratch their heads why people don’t want to buy them. I don’t need to go 100 mph on the interstate. But I want a car that does so on the autobahn, especially for the money I pay for it . . .
I like the point about the backup camera; to me it's such a turn off to have a low quality camera. You can get a consumer grade 1080p backup camera for like $150 nowadays, so what's with the OEM nickel and diming? Same sort of thing with slow and laggy infotainment; top of the line chips are expensive, but come on, in a $45,000 vehicle you won't spring for something more than an ancient intel chip?
It doesn't necessarily matter, but it's such a small quality of life thing
Easy fix… learn to drive. Cameras should be a second check and not a main use. Low quality cameras a fine for a second check.
@@djplonghead5403it’s not about that, when you pay for a feature, you expect it to work, and work well. “Learn to drive” is the biggest cop-out excuse especially considering that most new vehicles need those cameras because visibility is shit.
@@mdye.04 I’m am just saying it because the amount of people I have been in a vehicle with them and they don’t check mirrors before reversing is absurd.
Just sayin… I’ve had plenty of instances where I’d have to wait in lines or pump hop at gas stations because of inoperable pumps taking wayyy longer than filling up w gas should take. Remember, u r living in that thing called life where things don’t always go as planned.
Slow pumps as well, where the pump speed is throttled down or just old and crappy.
Awesome review Tedward woohoo 💪❤
swap a v10 in it
Bro ain't even finish the vid yet and already wants a v10 in it
Bro 💀
@@pandamusic722 just finished bro, still wanna swap a v10 in it
WE ARE TIRED OF ELECTRIC CARS
Good man. True enthusiast
Can you please put all the therapy drive videos in a playlist, it's difficult to find them.
This is a perfect candidate for a hellcat swap
No Frunk or big screen to watch TH-cam or Netflix and still CCS charge. Good luck charging on road trips. I rented a EV-6 on vacation. Had to go to three different places 10 miles apart to find a charger that works. That’s why I love Tesla I’ve driven cross country four times without one charging issues. I’d wait until they switch to NACS plug
They make adapters and V3/V4 Tesla stations will work. I've driven from Montreal to South Florida without issue. The MyCadillac app will tell you which charging stations will be compatible.
I’ve had no trouble using Tesla’s superchargers with my Lyriq using the adapter I purchased through Cadillac.
Coming to the Lyriq from a Model Y, the build quality of the Cadillac is far superior in every way. The Y had panel gap issues, a faulty charge port cover, unreliable to downright scary autopilot and awful controls with the cumbersome touch screen. I wouldn't even consider buying a Tesla after driving the Lyriq.
Damn... charging is expensive!! Those prices caught me off guard :o
That was unusually expensive. The price may change from area to area. I live in the Great Lakes and pay .50 to .60 per kilowatt for dcfast charging, .15 per kilowatt for most public level 2 charging (although at work it is .10 per kilowatt and my town has a free lvl 2 charging downtown, but competition is fierce to get it). Assuming you have a plug at home that is what most people use most often. For me its around .08 per kilowatt at home.
Seems pretty nice. Shame there's no frunk. Also it would really be nice if it were software controlled and OTA updatable like a Lucid, Rivian or Tesla.
perfect demonstration why it doesn't make sense at this current moment to have EV as your only car.
I had a ‘24 GLE 350E rental. It was my first time driving a hybrid and even though I did not need to charge it to get around, finding a working charger was pretty difficult. I wonder how often the chargers break.
however range is important because you charge less.. considering the charging infrastructure that's a good thing
i love my Lyriq!
Did u hear any rattles from the trim above? I heard it’s a known issue that dealers can’t fix
Thanks!
Thank you!
Your level 3 charge price is ridiculous. You are paying over .80 per kw. The average rate I see in Minnesota and the Midwest in general in .39 cents to maybe .59 cents a kw. The price you paid is usually what it cost me to charge from 5% up to 80% or 90% in my 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 5.
It was SO expensive.
Yeah, at that price it doesn’t even compare to my around $60 for 600 miles lol
Keep in mind that I wasn’t using any membership. Just arrive and pay. There may be cheaper ways to do this
Cool car
So no one knows that GM can use the Tesla supercharger network now? Not sure why this wasn't stated in the video, because I would think most people road tripping would use the Tesla network vs the others.
You still need an adapter and multiple steps to charge. If you own a Tesla, you just back into the spot plug it in and you’re done most of these cars. Don’t have a charge ports in the proper locations when you go to a Tesla charger and you take up two spots you’re not gonna be very popular. All these manufacturers need to set up the charge port on the driver side rear tail light.
hey tedward can you give me some tips on how to hit the brakes in my car
Everything about carplay is inferior to the built in infotainment.
Car play is going away in the Lyriq. When are they going to fix the glitchy software and start doing OTAs.
drove one, I really disliked how heavy and cumbersome it feels. Insulation is great though and the power is awesome. Interior looks great but feels cheap the more you poke around
I had to look at it through the lenses of a limo. It feels like a sanctuary from the stress of the world. It’s no track star but if you just need a calm quiet cruiser it absolutely delivers
I-70, between Salina and Green River in Utah, is a 105 mile stretch of EMPTY interstate with no gas station or any service. With a gas powered car, I can fill up at Salina, then go completely flat out till the car's limiter, knowing I will arrive Green River with a good amount of gas left (my Yukon Denali used ~60% of a fuel tank in this 105 mile cause I was doing 112mph whenever I can). With this electric stuff, I cannot do anything exciting, I can't even go out there to explore the wilderness of the American's West without worrying about the range. I can't go too fast either cause the battery will just run out of juice soon and there is no charging station in the desert! With a gas powered car, I can start from Las Vegas at 8am and arrive Denver before the sunset, no electric car can give you this sort of journey.
once you start driving GM EV's more you'll realize the power button is an inconvenience.
Polestar does it too and I love it; you open the doors, you buckle up, you drive off. It's nice
My 90 rx7 has speakers in the head rest .
I’d like to see a overview of what happens when the battery is damaged and needs to be replaced. I’d like to know what the insurance company does for you and the entire process end to end.
Me too but I’m definitely not going to go through that for a video that won’t pay off my frustrations 😆
This isn’t really going to answer your entire question, but I have a Chevy Volt that could need a hybrid battery replacement so I’ve been doing some research. The battery is 11 kWh so much smaller than full BEV batteries. You can get one from a junkyard for maybe $1000 but then you have the problem of transporting and installing a 500 pound battery of unknown health. Also to do this you need a special GM scan tool that costs $3000 plus $2000/year subscription for GM software (I’m very lucky and have access to this through a friend). a local hybrid shop near me sells refurbished batteries for $4000 plus labor to install (I haven’t called and asked but I suspect it’ll be in the neighborhood of $500-$1000).
The entire repair looks to take a few hours at most; it’s surprisingly easy. However I expect that to be much more difficult on a full EV.
Chevy themselves I haven’t even bothered to ask because I’ve seen forum posts reporting $20,000+ estimates for his job.
As for insurance it should go like any other crash repair, although if your EV is crashed so badly you need a battery it’s likely the car is totaled anyway because any impact hard enough to damage the battery will do serious frame damage.
I hope that’s at least a little useful for you!
Okay, is this just a Chevy or a Buick... or are both this and the Buick just a electric Trailblazer which have had problems... GM vehicles are a take care to pick the right one or you in for a vehicle in the shop none stop....like an Audi or Volkswagen... LOL
I find the Cadillac labeling system to be disingenuous at best. Torque is not a measure of power as any first year engineering student knows. Further, labeling it in Newton meters, something unfamiliar to most Americans without a scientific background just adds to it
Random question but do you own those Rav 4’s in your drive way?
My family does yes. Both primes
The shield, without the wreath or any color, makes it look as though the brand has been assimilated by the Borg.
Well the chime sound is like the bmw lol
not the first one to name *Q (Škoda Karoq, Kodiaq, Kamiq)
The weak like of the EV is the infrastructure. Still isn't sorted out. And the cost isn't better enough, if at all, to make the hassle worth it. Imagine getting somewhere and finding that none of the available chargers work. You're SOL if you don't have enough to get somewhere where the chargers work....and you have no way to know until you get there.
I want to like EVs. I do. But I can't, because even the best case scenario has a much slower way to get your car back on the road, if it works at all.
Those door handles have to be a nightmare in a snowy winter
They are fine.
Not a major fan of Ev's and what they stand for by many people. If you have multiple cars in the family an EV can make sense so you always have an ICE vehicle around. As for this Lyric by far one of the nicest most realistic NORMAL EV around. I feel the same way about the Etron as well. I would take this HANDS down over an Tesla. Not even a question!!
I traded in my ATS-V for a Lyriq a couple months ago and so far I haven’t once needed an emergency ice vehicle.
I am curious, why do you think someone would need a second car? Day to day the ev is far more convenient than an ice car. I never have to spend my lunch hour filling up my car or head out to fill up my tank at 10:00pm when I would rather turn in because I forgot to fill up on the way home.
I just unplug when I leave for work in the morning and the car is charged and preconditioned to be cool and comfy or already warmed up. When I get home from work I park it and plug it in, no more of a hassle than plugging in a cell phone.
Long trips do take a little more time and planning, but there are apps that will do the planning for you if you don’t like it. I travel out of state maybe once a month to visit my kid at school but it is no worries with a little preparation.
@@RenlangRen Why would you not have a second car, 3rd or more if you are a family and or have kids, spouse etc. Maybe you missed my point. my requirement would be to have an ICE car in the family so that the EV can be used daily when needed but I want to be able to drive far, away for the weekend and not have to worry about charging
@@lucyfan1976 I am confused as to why you feel that one NEEDS an ICE. I can understand the inherent utility of having both, nut I don't think it is needed. Maybe because I has already gotten comfortable taking out of state trips in my EV, but charging is good enough here in the States (not that it couldn't be better) to comfortably take long trips. A Lyriq is the largest and most comfortable vehicle in my family, and it the one we take for long trips.
The slicing and dicing of market segments ie. sports car, sport touring, crossover, suv, sport sedan etc. the list is endless… is more of an "inside baseball" automotive journalist obsession . I don’t think the average consumer cares much about the market segment their vehicle falls into. Rather they gravitate towards a vehicle that addresses their wants and needs… I don’t disagree with you though that manufacturers have been trying to make the "perfect car" rather than perfecting cars for various needs and purposes.
imagine a 2jz swap
Pretty much any EV charger outside of Tesla are straight garbage and a nightmare to deal with. In its complete infancy.
Literally a pimped out trax 😂
It is a good point about the hit you take to range when traveling above ~75mph, you have almost the opposite problem with some ice vehicles. My 4.0T A8 got like 24mpg at 95mph.
The problem with Cadillac they break down in 3yrs 😢
I see any comment about said product being trash is blocked by this platform..... anyone want to test it write something considered negative in comments and then go off to another account or even not logged in and your comment is deleted... or not visible to others....LOL
How could you possibly see a blocked comment 😂. The comments are all here
you know what handles always work and are ready to grab? regular door handles.
Regular handles absolutely preferred. But even Porsche can’t seem to get them right so I have to applaud this design
i actually want to jump in a cadillac
I have to say for an electric car this caddy is okay for fair weather mild stuff and mild road use not like a full blown transam or hemi cuda where you can rodeo like a madman and scare the neighborhood but I can see for an elderly guy or gal benefit to owning such a new age LECTROmobile
God..these chargers are all such crap. I'll keep my gas car for a lonnggg while
the chargers are infuriating..I rarely drive EVs and yet about 50% of the time the charger I start with fails
Guess you haven’t heard of the Tesla Supercharger network? Which GM/Cadillac have access to? Knowledge is power.
Appropriate that GM is on the EV GO... not reliable... LOL
Wdm a V10
24:25 Aptera >
Not on the road so it doesn’t really count yet
almost three tonnes, omg
$18 for roughly 60 miles? Ouch…
Zdx is better looking to me
$18 for roughly 60 miles of range? Based on the national average for gas prices today ($3.17/gal), you’d be able to fill up with about 5.8 gallons gas with that amount of money. The combined mpg of the 2024 Escalade (6.2l engine, 4wd) gives a rating of about 6.2 gallons per 100 miles. That’s not great efficiency when compared to the Lyriq in terms of how far your dollar will drive you down the road.
Granted, that’s from using a fast charger and not someone charging from their garage but still, electricity isn’t free. To this day, I still hear people switching to EVs so they no longer have to pay for gas but that’s not necessarily true, is it? They are still paying for energy, just in a different form.
What about the eco-conscious people who want to reduce their carbon footprint? Sure, you’re not driving a vehicle that is actively contributing to emissions while under operation but what about the materials used to build that vehicle, the electric motors, and the batteries? I know that’ll open up a whole new argument but that’s not my main point for this review.
My question is this: who is this car geared towards? Sure, it’s luxurious and plush but there are plenty of other choices out there for that, EV or ICE. Why would someone choose this over the Escalade? I don’t see a point to this car, other than Cadillac being able to boost their ESG score by having two EVs in their lineup. I make the same argument for all luxury vehicle manufactures with EVs, Cadillac or not. Hybrid powertrains are so much more efficient these days compared to EVs and the only argument I can make for an EV is in a small econobox that won’t take a huge amount of energy to push down the road.
Luxury EVs exist for people who have enough money to afford one and want to sleep good at night thinking they saved the planet by purchasing one.
Hybrids are more efficient then EVs? What sort of efficiancy? I have never seen a hybrid using less electricity then an EV.
Another point is where that energy is coming from to run the charger as well. Could be a fossil fuel power plant, nuclear, solar/wind, etc. I've even seen some oddball charging stations where there is a diesel generator powering the chargers.
I am a bit disappointed that you think everything is positive with this car, I am no expert but I am pretty sure there are lots of negatives as well.
Half the interior looks like an annoying high gloss black fingerprint magnet? Also you make the fact that Apple Carplay does not run in full screen to be a good thing? Those charging price are crazy, almost 1 dollar per Kw/h.
I don't think everything is positive with this car...It doesn't handle very well. It doesn't charge faster than its competition. using the charging network is annoying. But if we look at it through the lens of being a quiet luxury car with a comfortable suspension it absolutely executes. Doesn't mean I have to be mean or rude about the car. I just spell out what it does well and what it does poorly.
What's with the ugly, cheap looking, glossy plastic all over the steering wheel?
So you can't send a child to get something out of the glovebox. Nice.
Baby Cullinan
Cadillac... American Pretend Luxury for 80K dollars... LOL
6000lb? !!!!!!
New Silverado is 9,000
Who is the targeted demographic for this car
Corrupt politicians that spend people’s taxes.