How to choose between the 2024 Cadillac Lyriq and 2024 Genesis Electrified GV70? Auto123 compares two impressive new luxury EVs.
As we continue headlong into the age of electric mobility, carmakers are rapidly coming to market with their takes on the latest electrified tech.
The GV70 is a different bird in that it started life as a gas-only vehicle, and a model with a grille style that is a tad… divisive. But love it or hate it, the diamond pattern design is an eye catcher. And like with the Lyriq, the GV70 doesn’t need a front grille but the company has kept the signature anyway.
Being a Cadillac, the interior is finished in top-drawer leather and real metal, and there are a host of knurled surfaces throughout that tie the whole experience together. It’s a fantastic and airy place to be and it is incredibly spacious both back and front. It’s not just about size, though, and Cadillac has created a sense of openness and refinement.
The infotainment wheel gets a touch-sensitive surface, below which is the gear select dial , as well as a knurled metal dial with glass centre. The only problem is that both dials are the same size and aligned so close together that throughout my test, I often found myself twisting the scroll wheel instead of selecting reverse.
There’s also a digital rear-view mirror as well as an available 19-speaker AKG sound system – with headrest-mounted speakers! – and active noise cancellation. Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are also here as well as Google Built-In tech, which means that your native navigation system is done via Google Maps and there’s also Google Assistant Support and Google Play access.
While it does have adaptive cruise control, lane centering assist and all that, it’s not on the level of the Caddy’s Super Cruise system. You do get additional tools to help you while you are in control, including one of my favourite drive-assist tools, the blind spot indicator. The Lyriq is available with either RWD or AWD, the former delivering up to 505 claimed km. The AWD will do 494 km but it does make 500 hp to the RWD’s 340 hp.