The Cadillac Lyriq-V is the first fully electric vehicle (EV) to earn the V-Series designation, which the American luxury automaker applies to its high-performance models.
2026 Cadillac Lyriq-V Pricing, Specs, and Release Date
- What’s New for the 2026 Cadillac Lyriq-V
- Design
- Powertrain
- Interior
- Technology
- Safety
- Pricing and Release Date
- Further Research
What’s New for the 2026 Cadillac Lyriq-V
The Cadillac Lyriq-V is all-new for the 2026 model year. It brings a performance variant to Cadillac’s EV lineup and also happens to come packed with all the high-end features the model range has to offer. With competitive horsepower ratings and a comfortable, family-sized interior, the Lyriq-V appears poised to challenge the likes of the Porsche Taycan and Hyundai Ioniq 5 N for market share.
Design
The Lyriq-V certainly looks the part of a Lyriq-based performance vehicle. It features the same elegant (if somewhat hearse-like) elongated wagon shape and all the sleekness available to EVs, with a few notable enhancements. The standard Brembo brakes can be optioned with the buyer’s choice of red or blue calipers–nothing subtle, but it’s a head-turner anyway. The Lyriq-V is fitted with 22-inch wheels by default, featuring a unique design etched with the V-Series logo, which also appears in badge form on the rear doors and the liftgate. Cadillac has made carbon fiber accents available for the Lyriq-V and also offers it in an exclusive color called Magnus Metal Frost, which looks great paired with the performance model’s standard black roof.
Powertrain
Even in its dual-motor, all-wheel-drive (AWD) form, the Cadillac Lyriq we’ve gotten to know over the last few years is lauded more for its comfort than its quickness. The new Lyriq-V aims to introduce a truly sporty drive to the lineup. In addition to standard AWD, its two-motor configuration offers a combined 615 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque. Cadillac is currently estimating a 3.3-second zero-60-mph time for the Lyriq-V when Launch Control is engaged and its Velocity Max feature is activated.
Further features unique to the Lyriq’s performance variant include Competitive Mode, designed to improve agility through traction management, and a customizable V-Mode, which allows drivers to save their preferred settings.
As in the standard Lyriq, Cadillac uses a 102-kWh battery pack to support all this performance. In the Lyriq-V, it’s good for a manufacturer-estimated 285 miles of range on a single charge.
Interior
When it comes to interior design, Cadillac seems to have treated the Lyriq-V more as a trim than as a distinct model: Photos indicate that it closely resembles the standard Lyriq on the inside, with special touches that distinguish it as a more elite version. These include a V-Series emblem on the steering wheel and in the illuminated sill plates. V-logo seatback embroidery is also available, as is V-patterned quilting. The paperwood interior trim that’s offered in the regular Lyriq is standard in the Lyriq-V. The latter also features power-adjustable seat bolstering in the front row, hinting at its sporty nature. Overall, the cabin appears both tech-forward and opulent, just as we’ve come to expect from Cadillac EVs.
Technology
Minimum 50 words including screens, connectivity, audio, any cool features A massive 33-inch LED display is standard on both the Lyriq-V and the Lyriq. It combines a control panel, the driver-information display, and the infotainment system in a single curved pane which dominates the dash. Additional standard goodies for the Lyriq-V include a dual-pane augmented reality head-up display and a 23-speaker AKG Studio sound system with Dolby Atmos.
Safety
Super Cruise, GM’s hands-free, semi-autonomous highway driving system, is standard on the driver-centric Lyriq-V. This includes three years of service before the vehicle’s owner must subscribe to retain access. Detailed information on this new model’s advanced safety and driver-assistance features is not yet available as of this writing, but we know that the Lyriq comes well-equipped, and we expect the Lyriq-V to be at least equally so.
Pricing and Release Date
Performance comes at a premium: Base price for the 2025 Cadillac Lyriq-V is set to start at $79,990 including destination. This represents a $20,000 bump over the garden-variety Lyriq, but it does of course include standard AWD, more than 100 additional horses’ worth of power, and a suite of high-end features. As of this writing, Cadillac says we can expect the Lyriq-V to become available to customers in the summer of 2025.