2025 Cadillac LYRIQ Consumer Reviews
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Luxury 1 (Editors' Pick) - $59,990 MSRP
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Prices based on sales in MI thru 4/28/25
We have a limited number of reviews for the 2025 LYRIQ, so we've included reviews for other years of the LYRIQ since its last redesign.
2024 Lyriq has delivered everything promised
PNW Robb, 03/14/2025
2024 Cadillac LYRIQ Luxury 2 4dr SUV (electric DD)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
In my life I have owned 6 new vehicles. The Cadilac Lyriq is my favorite of all of them. I have found it to be comfortable, quiet and fun to drive. The range I get is exactly as advertised. The performance is peppy and fun, and I have found the technology and comfort blend makes driving the Lyriq a pleasure. My model is a Luxury 2 equipped with Super Cruise and that has performed impressively. I was nervous to actually take my hands off the wheel at first, but I have learned that the system is very capable and I trust it. Seats are comfortable and the cabin is remarkably quiet. Like some other reviews, I did have a couple of technology error messages. My local dealership took care of them quickly and they have not resurfaced. I am not marking the Cadilac down for this as it is a new design with a lot of new tech. I think it would be unreasonable not to expect a couple of adjustments to be needed during your ownership period. Also kind of fun, I have had more compliments on this vehicle regarding the styling than any car I have ever owned. All in all, after one year in, my experience has been excellent and I have no regrets on buying Lyriq.
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Best Car
William Levin, 01/29/2025
2024 Cadillac LYRIQ Tech 4dr SUV (electric DD)
3 of 6 people found this review helpful
Great handling car, wonderful feel and smooth riding.
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Flawless Lyriq?
Stigman, 12/21/2024
2025 Cadillac LYRIQ Sport 2 4dr SUV (electric DD)
2 of 4 people found this review helpful
I've had this Sport 2 Lyriq since October 2024 and it has been flawless. This is my first EV. My expectations were low given how new this technology is, but I figured with a four-year warranty it was worth a try. 1,500 miles in and everything works as designed and I have no complaints
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Setting the standard for luxury EVs...almost
D Whitaker, 04/25/2025
2025 Cadillac LYRIQ Sport 3 4dr SUV (electric DD)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I have been driving a 2025 Cadillac Lyriq Sport 3 for two months. My wife and I both have owned PHEVs, and we have a 240 volt line and Wallbox EVSE in our garage. I mostly use my car for commuting and local driving, and when my old auto lease was up we wanted to see what it was like having an electric car. My wife’s Pacifica, with its hybrid ICE, is our vehicle of choice for longer trips anyway. In shopping for an EV, I looked at the Genesis GV70 Electrified, Acura ZDX, Tesla Model S, BMW iX, Jeep Wagoneer S, and Cadillac Optiq. I chose the Lyriq for a number of reasons, including: - The Lyriq’s nearly 300 mile range — the Genesis, in particular, while very attractive and well-designed, has limited range. While I plan to mostly use my car locally, and charge it at home, I still prefer a healthy power reserve. - Related to that, the Cadillac has access to a wide range of charging services, including Tesla superchargers (with an adapter). So longer trips are still a viable option, if desired. - The Lyriq both looks and feels rock solid, and is aesthetically a home run, both inside and out. The Tesla and the Jeep look and feel flimsy and cheap by comparison. The interior design of the Acura is at least one step down from the Cadillac, in my opinion. - The Lyric mostly retains conventional controls for many features, including physical climate controls and recognizable controls for headlights, windshield wipers, and other functions. Both the Tesla S and the BMW iX go overboard with “clever controls for the sake of being clever”, in my view. - The Lyriq still includes Apple CarPlay (unlike other GM EVs), and has an optional panoramic sunroof (which I got) that both opens and vents. The Optiq, while otherwise a very nice car, has neither. The Lyriq also has a powered opaque sunshade, which my wife and I insist on in all our cars. After two months of use, I can report that my Lyriq has been completely trouble free. All the major gremlins widely reported for the 2023 and 24 models appear to have been excised — the HVAC vents work properly and stay where you point them, the car cools and heats properly, and there have been no malfunctions in the electronics, the battery charging, or the infotainment system. Even with the 22-inch wheels, the ride is smooth and serene (although it can get a little busy over broken pavement). The handling is solid and predictable, but not agile. The car is a big, heavy SUV with a suspension focused on comfort (I saw one amateurish online video where an “influencer” threw the Lyriq into hard curves like it was a Porsche 911, and then griped about the handling — Jeez). While the Lyriq is great for driving on side streets, it is happiest during the highway portion of my daily commute. The car just GLIDES when it gets up to highway speeds, and SuperCruise works remarkably well. The interior is very comfortable. The cabin employs active noise control and is stunningly quiet. The car has a wide variety of other nice functions and design features, including: - Customizable easy entry/exit positioning for the driver’s seat and steering wheel; - A clever center drawer in the dash that is great for sunglasses, kleenex packages, etc.; - A perfectly-placed fan-ventilated charging slot for a cellphone; and - A 115-volt household electrical outlet in the backseat center console. The AKG sound system is quite good, but a bit of an acquired taste. AKG is known for neutral, clinical sound reproduction, and that approach is evident here — there is none of the lower midrange emphasis that is baked into many car sound systems. This means the AKG system may sound “thin” to some people. There are equalization and surround sound settings you can use to adjust the sound more to your individual taste. The MyCadillac app works great, and has a pile of useful functions and information. I especially like that on cold mornings I can pre-condition the car cabin from the app. On the downside, the infotainment system, while no longer glitchy, could still use much improvement. The interface has layered functions for things that are harder to find and use than they should be. There is minimal customization of screens and shortcuts -- the sysem isn’t nearly as configurable as a lot of the competition. The USB music software is rudimentary. One thing I do appreciate is that in addition to the touchscreen, Cadillac includes a well-designed joystick control (which I prefer) that works for both the Google system and Apple CarPlay. The thought of having no access to CarPlay is unappealing — I tried using just Google without CarPlay being active, as an experiment — it was not a success. Without Carplay, I had to watch three different online tutorials to iron out all the required changes to iPhone default settings for it to read me text messages and accept a dictated reply. Waze is available, but it is not fully functional — for example, you can’t verbally enter destinations. And while the integrated Google Maps works well and does permit oral instructions, it doesn’t provide alerts for things like traffic light and speed cameras. I think GM may be shooting itself in the foot by dropping CarPlay support in other EV models (and, according to rumor, in future versions of the Lyriq). Other things I think GM really should fix: - Put physical homelink buttons on the visor for garage doors — the universal remote built into the infotainment system is clumsy and distracting to use. I put a physical remote back on the visor. - There should be a physical switch for turning on all the dome lights — it is beyond comprehension why I have to go into an infotainment sub-menu to turn on all the dome lights simultaneously. - Banish piano black plastic from the car. It collects dust and fingerprints and scratches. The industry geniuses that decided piano black should be the latest “trend” in car design should be relegated to designing car ash trays (and yes, I know U.S. cars don’t have those anymore — that’s my point). - Add a HUD. No car this expensive should come without one, and there is one in the less expensive Optiq. - Take a different approach to controlling the lumbar support and massage functions in the front seats. The current rotary control is nearly unusable. Lesser issues I wish GM would address: - Put a physical latch on the glove compartment. Having an electronic opening switch that is accessed through the infotainment system is just silly and inconvenient. - Add a Settings option that turns off passive door unlock when parked at the home location. If I am passing by our garage or go into the garage for another reason, with the key fob in my pocket, the car goes through its light show and presents the door handles every time. - Add adjustable thigh extensions to the front seats — this is one thing Acura does better than GM. - Make the center storage drawer below the climate control a little deeper - that will make it much more versatile, and it looks like there is plenty of room to do so. The bottom line is that for commuting and local driving, and with home charging available, I have found the Lyriq to be an absolute joy. I’m not sure I could ever go back to an ICE vehicle. Long-distance trips might be a different story — It's not clear to me that EVs are really suitable for road trips unless your schedule is flexible and you can tolerate unexpected delays.
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Tesla could learn a thing or two.
Mark Schoenhals, 01/22/2025
2025 Cadillac LYRIQ Sport 2 4dr SUV (electric DD)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
I’ve only had the car for a few days, so I cannot speak of reliability yet, however, it is very fun, incredibly comfortable and maybe the best looking car on the road (bias opinion). A few quirky things: sometimes door handles stick out briefly after starting it in the garage and backing out. Defrost is not strong enough on the left side of the windshield. Do not lock wheel out one direction or another or the tire hits the body, I believe. The hand brake to recharge the motor is very cool (left, top on steering wheel. This is not a paddle shifter). Go check it out. Also, this is a 515 hp car so if you push it, it’ll suck a lot of juice. Overall, I love the vehicle.
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