Recently, according to foreign media reports, Cadillac showed dealers the brand's second pure electric vehicle, and the new car is also based on the Aoteneng platform. The car is smaller than the released pure electric SUV LYRIQ, which is closer to the size of the XT4 and is positioned as a pure electric SUV. The news also said that after the new car is launched, the XT4 will continue to sell.
New vehicle pricing will be lower than LYRIQ to drive sales of the brand's new energy vehicles. LYRIQ, the first pure electric SUV on the Cadillac Aotene platform, has been opened for pre-order in China, with a pre-price of 439,700 yuan, and is scheduled to be delivered in the third quarter of this year. According to the report, LYRIQ has rolled off the production line at its Cadillac plant in Tennessee, USA. Due to the pandemic and chip shortages, LYRIQ has stopped accepting bookings in the U.S. and is expected to reopen bookings on May 19. In the future, the plant will also assume acura pure electric models based on the Outeron platform, and both parent companies GM and Honda announced in April 2020 that they will develop their own new vehicles based on this platform.
The LYRIQ has a total power of 255 kW (347 hp), a maximum torque of 440 Nm, a battery capacity of 95.7 kWh and a range of 650 km. The car's interior features a 33-inch curved HD screen with the all-new Super Cruise Super Assisted Driving System.