The 2023 Cadillac Lyriq Is Cadillac’s Electric Luxury SUV 

Door handles. Turning a one step process into two. Thank you Cadillac

That door handle represents everything wrong with modern car design: Making simple things complicated for no good reason at all.

I just wanted to point out (for those unaware) is that the thinking/reason for an electronic button for the glove box is that when you put your car in "Valet Mode" for valet parking, it prevents valets from rifling through your glove box. I have a 2016 Cadillac ELR (which also does not have a manual button for the globe box). When you put the car in "Valet Mode", it also locks out certain functions of the infotainment as well as the glove box. It also keeps you from opening the trunk.

Here are the updates for the 2024 model of the Cadillac Lyriq compared to the 2023 version: 1. The door handles now pop out for added convenience. 2. The painted bodywork on the trunk door has undergone a revision. 3. The glove box button can now be added to the main tab bar for improved accessibility. 4. The Super Cruise feature is now fully functional. 5. The color of the blue tray has been changed to black, with the option to retain the blue color. 6. The AKG 19 speakers are exclusively available on LUX 2 and higher trims. 7. A sliding sunroof is now offered as an optional feature. 8. The LUX 3 variant now includes Rear Zone Climate controls for enhanced comfort. 9. All-wheel drive (AWD) is now available 10. The SD card is for sentry recording mode and is not functional yet

Doug’s point at the end really hits it on the head for me. I don’t necessarily want something like an EQS where the whole vehicle is so focused on showing us the future that it misses out on some of the more mundane necessities for a car. I just want a normal Lexus LS, that happens to be electric.

😂 that charge port rattling open is comical. Did they have a deadline and were just like “screw it, it can’t be fixed just leave it”

Loving the vent knobs and inside door latches. Great callback to the older caddies of the 80’s.

It seems Cadillac obviously made the Lyric with Doug Demuro in mind, with its unique and peculiar features which are quirks that delights Doug to no end. There is a high performance Lyric coming, cant wait for Doug to review that one.

I spoke with a sales rep for the Lyriq at a car show I was at recently. They could tell me all about how the name was "inspired by the arts" but nothing about powertrain, weight, range etc. It was weird.

Doug never fails to upload during my lunch breaks

A heritage Easter egg. The disguised button popper to open the access door for the plug-in links back to the fuel filler hidden behind the left tail light in 40s & 50s Cadillacs. A little round reflector was actually the button you pushed and the whole tail light would spring up, exposing the gas cap. Weird but really cool and one of the things that made caddys so special.

Don’t forget about the noise cancellation technology which is insane. Thanks for reviewing. This was very helpful

The way, the charger door trembles is amazing.😖

The door handle is not acceptable. It has a relatively complicated step to press the button, then hold the corner and pull it. A normal door handle just grabs it and pulls it.

The fact that this thing has Google Maps instead of generic maps software is awesome, most people don't update their regular GPS cause its sometimes a hassle, here just get hook up to wifi or have data service and just update Maps

It's become tradition for me to press left arrow a couple of time's when the video starts to make Doug go "Th-th-th-th-th-thhhiissss"

Why do we need to use a touch screen to open the glovebox? What was such a big issue with a handle? Why do car manufacturers insist on making every single thing go through a touch screen that is bound to fail rather than sticking with things that didn't need changing? What if you get into an incident and the car cannot function and need to get into the glovebox?

Very appropriate that a car called the Lyriq would have a whopping 19 speaker sound system. And I like how Fiero-esque headrest speakers are making a comeback in some new cars.

My favorite part about the door handle is its just a button but they decided to make it a gigantic handle looking trim piece.

Had a chance to drive a pre-production model, quite an impressive modern vehicle from Cadillac/GM. The Super Cruise feature may have been disabled as the Lyriq here is a Manufacture car.

I’ll never understand how pushing a button and pulling the door is better than pulling the handle. And good luck with that in the winter

Living in a heavy snow-belt city in Ohio, I can confidently say that the electric door "popper" would not last ONE heavy winter here before it's driver is stranded in the cold.

Considering how polished it seems to be throughout its design, both inside and out, it’s ridiculous that the charge-port door refinement was forgotten about.

5:18 “An electric motor doesn’t need air blowing on it to keep it cool”. Actually it does need the air to keep it cool under spirited driving. What it doesn’t need is air blowing across the friction brakes because it uses regen braking for most of its stopping needs.

Doug is the kind of guy who dresses like a 90s Nickelodeon teenage boy to review luxury cars.

Just picked mine up. There's some stuff Doug missed, but it's an incredible SUV. I waited 2 years for this, and I'm on the waitlist for the Celestiq, and I honestly can't wait for that either

I love what Cadillac did with the design

" how big would you like the C pillar blind spot"? "All of it please"😳

The screen glovebox open is probably for security, to open the glovebox you need to have the key

I usually put the charging cables in the front trunk of any ev I have driven so far. Then it does not steal space in the back, when I load my luggage as these are mostly airport rentals. I think it is very convenient, as there is always easy and direct access to the cables.

Going ELECTRIC is the DEATH KNELL for Cadillac. And these gaudy new Caddy SUVs will follow in the footsteps of XT5s and XT4s which are in great abundance on so many used car lots.

I absolutely despise all these door poppers… I don’t want to press a button and then grab the inside of the door, just give me a damn handle

i've been seeing these drive around Metro-Detroit with manufacture's plates for the past few months, so naturally i was excited to see the quirks & features of the Lyriq. i've finally caught up with Doug's videos !

I was about to say, "What the Hell? No shade for that glass roof!?" But then 16:51

I’m a etron owner. If the lyriq was available last year I may have bought it - coming in 7-10k cheaper with 50% more range is a hell of a deal and super cruise is pretty cool. But it looks like the etron build quality is a little higher, charges just as fast, faster and w/all wheel drive standard, and heated rear seats. Its also a little more conventional looking. It’s a real toss up if you don’t need the extra range and I don’t regret going with audi.

The rear end give me some Pontiac Aztek vibes.

GM is really improving with these new interior designs

Hey Doug, I got to be driven around in these for a few days in Newport, RI for the Audrain concours a few weeks ago and I asked about super cruise. The drivers said that they just didn't have it activated on the vehicles yet, but it would be for the production models

Went to a car show and sat in it in person, it was quite a interesting interior but I didn't hate it, kinda felt like a space ship

Genuinely rooting for this thing! For the price compared to other affordable EV’s i think this has a fighting chance.

I know when I shop for a car, back-seat blending capability is always on the top of my list!

As someone who has had my window broken and glove box rifled through, needing the car to be on to open it is a nice touch.

As much as I love these videos, as someone who went to school in UTC, they always bring back terrible memories of the merge and the Genessee exit at 7:30 am.

Wow that chargeport door looks flimsy

I'm convinced this car starts the transition in the automotive industry where concept cars actually become reality, and don't get watered down to the point where they aren't cool anymore in the production car.

Besides the complicated door handles I love it. Good value compared to other brands

Great review, I am definitely thinking about buying this EV

A thought popped in my head about the screen operated glove boxes increasingly being seen in more and more vehicles these days. As per my theory, it might be a substitute for the lockable glove box back in the days when keys used to be a thing. Now with more and more cars going keyless, more manufacturers are integrating glove box openers in the screens so they can't be accessed without the key in the car. Just a way to integrate lockable storage inside the car without the use of keys. P.s. either I just figured out a mystery or might be too late to realise this.

The door handle perfectly condenses this car problems. You can improve the wheel but you can't reinvent it. And I understand that coming out with new ideas for cars is extremely difficult since we have had 20 new cars a year per market for the last 40 years and even the least enthusiast has some sort of like for the novelty but sometimes it's very obvious where they've gone too far

I wonder how those doors would operate in a Canadian winter. My f150 used to freeze up all the time, even after the warranty and tsb’s were performed to fix it.

It is correct, for 99% of time i do not use the frunk. (Most likely because there is no button on the outside) But when road tripping the frunk is used 10-20 times a day.

Everytime doug upload a new video is the time when i get to sleep at night here in other part of the world. Greetings from Indonesia :)

Cadillac presents the Lyriq, Doug sings us the song.

I viewed this vehicle at a dealership event and two initial turn-offs were the door handles and the center control knock/ring thing. I only opened the doors a few times and had it not work properly every time. The center control knob felt very loose and did not inspire confidence in the build quality. There are things to like about this vehicle, but coming from a chevy Bolt which I really like but traded out of because of interior quality issues, I'll wait to see how these GM products hold up after a few years.

although people might not use the front trunk in cars and suvs, i hope they keep them in pickup trucks. lockable storage is always nice to have in a truck

I actually got a miniature model of this car in the mail today. I bought it from a seller in China and it is super rare. It even came in a cool black box with the Cadillac name and logo.

Appreciate your videos thank you for bring such great vid to us .LOVE FROM INDIA

I _LOVE_ the idea of using the badge as the tailgate opener. What I don't love is the backup camera located precisely where everybody uninitiated is going to try and find the tailgate opener. Can you spell fingerprints?

Definitely one of the futuristic Cadillacs I have ever seen, and its even cool when you want more light and sound system, and even an impressive touchscreen.

I'm digging the low positioned vertical taillights. Takes me back to my old '89 Fleetwood Brougham.

GM really paid Doug to not say "Tesla".

Thought it was ugly in the online photos & magazines. BUT BOY WHEN I SAW IT IN PERSON! IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL. Well designed masterpiece.

Cadillac got a real winner here, I'll take this over any other SUV on the market and it's reasonably priced.

I'm one of those people that is more interested in having something normal and familiar but electric and this is coming from someone who's also very technology centric as well. I just feel that with EVs in particular, there's been too much focus on putting technology where it doesn't need to be. A good example of that is an electronic opener for the glovebox. That's just a solution looking for a problem and there's a lot of that going on with cars today. I'm more of a fan of something like the Mercedes EQB. It's an electric GLB and it's not trying too hard. It's just normal but electric.

I would never want to own one, but I'm glad they were creative with the styling and tried to make it look like a spaceship. It harkens back to 60s cadillacs, and it will be fun to see on the streets.

I refused to buy GM for over 30 years due to horrible experiences in the 90’s. I then, reluctantly, decided to support a family member who works there and got me a deal on a 12 month 21’Cadillac CT5 lease. I absolutely loved it. Car was perfect from the day I got it ‘till I returned it. I now have a ‘22 Yukon Denali and while I’m enjoying it, preferred the Caddy and the features it had that are lacking on the GMC. Like auto hold and massaging seats. Spoiled, I know. I know await the ‘23 Lyric and will receive soon. Excited for my first electric, and while not perfect, it’s not 100K, either, and as stated by Doug, is a really nice ride. I can’t wait.

I looooove this car. The only problem with it is glove box electronic opening from the screen. Everything is perfect ❤

0:00 Intro 0:34 Cars & Bids 1:24 Can I borr 1:32 Quirks 16:17 The Drive 19:22 Conclusion 19:39 Doug Score Sorry for terse timestamps, I am on my cellphone today.

All I want to know is, what would the cost be when there is a minor front collsion?

love your review!

I like that they put the shifter in the column

The AWD version of this is going to be a hit, especially at this price point. The competitors in this price point are the Mercedes EQB and the Volvo XC40/C40, and those are nowhere near as nice as this. This seems to be punching way above its weight.

Those speakers in the headrests are a fantastic idea! Hopefully it will be a thing in other cars also.

A mere 20min modern doug review never bodes well

I love the hints of classic caddy sprinkled everywhere.

Man the panel gaps on that charge port are atrocious 🤮🤮

Supercruise is not yet available in the Lyriq (actually, most Lyriq's are not yet available either). They have said it will be pushed out in an OTA update later on (most likely 2023). No clue as to what the holdup is though.

Massive respect to Doug DeMuro for presenting the quirks and features of every new car.

It’s not perfect with the door handle, etc perhaps, but I was lucky enough to test drive one. Videos don’t go it justice in terms of the look - it’s a beautiful vehicle and the driving experience is top notch.

Love the toggle switch v3nts

Why would anyone want to turn opening the door into a two-step process? They couldn't just integrate the button into the pull handle on the front? Simply mind-boggling.

Good review Doug.👍

Nice to hear that it's smooth riding!

In a sea of EVs the Lyriq truly stands on its own. Better interior, comfort and isolation than all EVs but the EQS and an exterior design that truly turns heads. I'd say Cadillac did an outstanding job for a first attempt.

Come on! The Lyriq is the best value EV on the planet! I think your Doug score shows the rarely deficient and misleading scoring system. Looking forward to your AWD Lyriq review.

Good video. Thank you.

My Elantra - in winter I have to turn off a lot of the auto steer measures as the lines of the road - if any are left are to be ignored as - you might have 2 or 3 lanes in summer but as winter goes along you end up with 1 or 2 .. often driving on the lines, if you let the car drive it would be trying to drive you into a snow drift or right into someone beside you. On a good note, it is "kind of nice" once the roads are repaired (not endless dodging literally holes and objects) and lines are painted for the most part - you get reminded how nice those are.

That glovebox opener is truly tragic... Give us real buttons.

Never been a GM/Cadillac fan, but this is REALLY nice

Are the blue pieces in the storage areas perhaps to help locate items in the dark?

As a firefighter, I am extremely thankful for the firefighter quick disconnect under the hood. That was thoughtful. I'm annoyed with the doors. That is so unnecessary.

I hope you update the doug score once the AWD version is released, since the rest of the rivals are the high performance models. This is a tempting vehicle for me!

God that charge port door opening is so wonky

stay ahead Doug, don't let the competition knock you off.

I LOVE that light up grille

You should let us know what leds flicker cause of the camera and what ones actually flash. It’s hard to tell sometimes

Giving all the electrical issues I've been seeing on the Escalade and other GM products this thing better come with one hell of a warranty

Fun fact about the lift gate, it's built completely outside of the factory and put onto the car from a different supplier.

We are making these where I work in Tennessee.

I wonder how much of these exterior push buttons and plug cover panel has been tested in ice, snow and slush temperatures