As a highly vocal electric vehicle, cadillac LYRIQ was previously surrounded at the Guangzhou Auto Show, and it is said that there was only one engineering prototype car at that time, so if you want to get close to LYRIQ at the auto show, you have to wear gloves and shoe covers. Given that there were a lot of other jobs at the auto show at the time, and the time was tight, the experience of this car was tactically abandoned.
Because it didn't take long for Cadillac to open pure electric IQ space in the business districts of major cities, naturally there were more LYRIQ real cars to show. Another factor is that I have seen that since the release of this car, many friends have shown interest in this car in the message area, so today it is arranged.
Otone? VIP？
Let's start with the underlying technology.
Today's automobile world to electrification transformation has come to a new stage, different from the past few years of major manufacturers on the basis of fuel vehicles to carry out magic transformation of electric vehicles of magic operation, now more and more traditional manufacturers began to pay attention to the development of electric vehicles from scratch, that is, for electric vehicles to prepare a special research and development platform.
As Cadillac's first electric vehicle, LYRIQ is based on the pure electric vehicle platform developed model, General Motors, the platform for electric vehicles is called Ultium, its Chinese name is very interesting, called "Aoteneng". In fact, it is quite worthy of the name, it is indeed quite capable, and this "can" is mainly reflected in the wide coverage.
First of all, in terms of the hardware specifications of the chassis.
The Aoteneng platform can be said to be no constraints, single front and rear motors, front and rear dual motors are achievable, and there can also be a variety of compatibilities in the form of suspension.
On LYRIQ, the version we see now is a single-motor rear-drive with 255kW and 440Nm and 6.9 seconds of acceleration from 100 km/h. It is said that in the future, LYRIQ will also have a dual-motor version, and the acceleration time of 100 kilometers will be increased to 4.9 seconds. In the form of suspension, LYRIQ adopts a combination of front double wishbones and rear five links, and the upper control arm of the front double wishbones adopts the design of double ball joints, which can be said that the specifications have belonged to the ceiling level.
In terms of batteries, the Aotene platform can also adapt to the number of different battery modules, the current number of LYRIQ battery modules is 12, which is not surprising, and the GMC Hummer EV from the Aoteneng platform has 20, 20! So how did the 20 come about? This is because the Aoteneng platform can also stack the battery module in two layers, each layer of 10, there are 20.
▲ The resurrected GMC Hummer EV is also a model based on the Aoteneng platform
Another biggest highlight is that the Aoteneng platform uses a set of wireless battery management technology. If you have the opportunity to see the Aoteneng battery pack model, you will find that the number of cables connected between the various modules of the battery will be very small, in addition to the high-voltage cable used to transmit electrical energy, it is almost impossible to see the low-voltage cable for managing the battery. This is because the wireless battery management technology used by Aoteneng replaces the low-voltage cable, which is popularly understood to replace the network cable with Wi-Fi, which is the first in the industry in the battery management technology of electric vehicles.
The advantage of this is that it can save the weight and volume of the cable, which brings room for further optimization of the structure, and on the other hand, it can effectively avoid the risk of short circuit caused by low-voltage cables.
At this time, some people must say that wireless management technology does not have security risks?
In fact, this is a kind of prejudice against wireless signals in people's minds, if hackers can hijack, it doesn't matter whether you are wired or wireless.
Then there is the electronic architecture, we have mentioned in other articles before this invisible and intangible thing, in the number of electronic systems is more and more inflated today, you sit in the car to use a variety of electronic equipment, are electronic architecture behind the load forward. Therefore, the car needs a more rational and optimized electronic architecture to manage various systems. Although the management is electronic systems, it is not only for electric vehicles, because there can also be a lot of electronic systems on the oil body.
Therefore, GM has previously planted a set of electronic architectures called VIP on oil truck products, such as Buick Encore Plus, Cadillac CT5, etc., and now they are also placed on the products of the Aoteneng platform. This SET OF VIP electronic architecture belongs to the domain-controlled electronic architecture, which belongs to the same level as the electronic architecture equipped with Tesla Model 3 and Volkswagen MEB platform, and its biggest highlight is that it has a larger bandwidth and can process 4.5TB of data per hour.
In summary, the Aoteneng platform has a high degree of compatibility, can cover a variety of models with different needs, and also comes with some black technology that is at the forefront of the industry. I would say that it is more of an "architecture" than a "platform".
How about the LYRIQ static experience?
Although Cadillac has always given people a different impression from other luxury brands, the overall image of LYRIQ as the brand's first electric vehicle is quite different from Cadillac's existing oil car products. The proportions of the entire body are actually a bit strange to me, and I may even feel a little challenging to my aesthetics, but it is still left for everyone to judge.
In terms of details, a big change is that Cadillac also came to play with the lights, the entire central "ghost mask" of the front face is full of light strips, and the car logo will also glow, but this brilliant white light still has a bit of noble temperament. Looking at the light groups on both sides, at first glance you may not find where the LYRIQ's high and near lights are, in fact, the light source composed of a column of nine LED heads on each side is its high and near lights, the lower six are low beams, and the upper three are high beams. The lighting in this position on the previous Cadillac models is a daytime running light or a marker lamp, and this design brings innovation while retaining traditional elements.
And the tail shape is more bold, the tail light extends very long, it is indeed quite futuristic, but... Personally, I still have a hard time accepting it (I must be too traditional).
The length of the body is 5003mm, the width is 1977mm, the height is only 1637mm, the wheelbase is 3094mm, which can be summarized as very long, fast and flat, and it is almost impossible to find a car on the market whose size and proportion can be closer to LYRIQ. The overall posture does have that kind of American magnanimity, so that the 20-inch rim is a bit small on LYRIQ.
Debatable, the LYRIQ's charging interface is located at the front fender on the driver's seat side, which means that in the case of a limited cable length of the charging pile, you need to park the front of the car inward to charge, which may bring a poor experience for such a 5-meter-long car with a wheelbase of nearly 3.1 meters.
In the car, the biggest protagonist is this slender 33-inch 9K curved screen, but the system is still in the engineering state, so it is impossible to experience its functionality. In addition to this screen, LYRIQ's interior design does not have too many highlights, the overall is still very cadillac atmosphere, in the wooden trim, leather wrapping these aspects are more in place, which is also the fine tradition of Cadillac.
The only thing that can be mentioned is the hanging cup holder and the multimedia button knob control area, but this design is not very innovative. For Cadillac, what's new is that they replaced the gear selection agency with a pocket block.
However, on the right side of the LYRIQ steering column, we still saw the "POWER" start/close button, and when I asked about the car's power-on logic, the clerk couldn't say it for a while. So I don't know if this button of LYRIQ is the same as the mass MEB platform, which belongs to a redundant design, you know, even WEY Macchiato PHEV has removed this start/close key, the key is a small problem, and the way of thinking behind it is the key.
Similarly, we also see the physical buttons of the seat memory on the door panel, which also reflects a relatively traditional way of thinking.
The door handle on the door panel is moved from the side wall to the plane of the handrail, although the use method is still the same as pulling outward, but this design is easy to find out where to open the door, and it is easy to inadvertently misoperate. However, the staff pointed out that during the driving process, even if the handle is pulled, the locked door will not be opened.
Echoing this, the "door handle" outside the car has also evolved into the form of a touch bar. There is a small door handle left on the edge of the window line, and after pressing the touch bar, the door will automatically push open a little, and then you need to pull the door open through this small handle. This design is the same as the Ford Electric Horse Mustang Mach-E from the United States, including its door anti-pinch function is also exactly the same, I believe it is inseparable from the suppliers who provide this solution.
Perhaps the biggest shortcoming of LYRIQ is space. As a small car, although I did not plan to plug the third row of seats, the second row was not well secured, mainly reflected in the head space in the rear row, and there seemed to be a beam directly above the head, so that my not very tall 175cm sat in the back row with ease.
In addition, the rear knee space of the LYRIQ is not outstanding, only a little more than two punches, although from the parameter point of view, the LYRIQ reached a wheelbase length ratio of 0.618 will be larger than that of the fuel car, but this did not translate into a longitudinal space advantage. I don't know whether the space utilization rate is the problem of the LYRIQ car, or the limitations of the Aoteneng platform itself, which requires waiting to see more Aoteneng models in the future before concluding.
439,700, is it worth rushing?
Cadillac LYRIQ during the Guangzhou Auto Show after the release of a round of sensation, a month to harvest more than 5,000 orders, and even in the circle of friends of the car jun also saw many peers posted the order screenshots, I can only say again, the car has not been driven on the direct order, it is inevitable that a little impulsive consumption. However, at this stage, Cadillac's 1190 yuan to charge you is only the intention gold, which can be refunded at any time, and now the money can enjoy some priority rights, considering that the amount of the intention gold is not large, it is not surprising that some people are eager to place orders.
But we still have to look at the LYRIQ from the perspective of the car itself is not worth buying, just from the price of 439,700 yuan to buy such a five-meter car, it seems not to lose, and it also has a 650km CLTC endurance.
Here is a little interjection, CLTC is China's 2022 new put into use of the "China Light Vehicle Driving Conditions", from 2022, the newly listed electric vehicles will be marked according to the CLTC working conditions mileage. Overall, the CLTC has more "water injection" than the NEDC, which means you need to look at this parameter more carefully.
In addition, there are many projects that come standard with the current version of LYRIQ, such as the AKG sound system with 19 speakers, the panoramic canopy of 1.83 square meters, the Super Cruise super driver assistance system based on high-precision maps, the heating/ventilation of the front seats, etc., whether it is a comfortable configuration or a technology configuration, which is quite comprehensive.
For me, what is more unacceptable is the ability to break 100 seconds in 6.9 seconds, of course, you can say that the Mercedes-Benz EQS acceleration that sells more than 1 million is only 6.4 seconds, yes, then I can't accept it even more. Subjectively speaking, I can't accept that an electric car sells more expensive than my Giulia and doesn't run as fast as Giulia (proud face).
It should be emphasized that Cadillac will establish a new direct sales channel for LYRIQ and other electric vehicles in the future, and the current statement is that LYRIQ cannot be bought in existing 4S stores.
In fact, this makes CheRujun very confused, you traditional manufacturers, good offline channels do not have to waste more? The use of direct sales channels also means that LYRIQ will basically not have the space to "polish" in the terminal price, which is not the same as the habit of buying Cadillac in the past.
Considering that most of the luxury brand electric vehicles at this price point still need to rely on terminal discounts to obtain sales, whether Cadillac's move is really wise will not be revealed until the real delivery begins. It's January 2022, and according to current news, LYRIQ won't be delivered until July, six months later.
If you are interested in this car, we think that if you don't mind, you can pay a 1190 yuan, with the wool of priority rights, and you can return it at any time.
Issue 1816
Author: Chen Houze