Introduced to give the Lyriq a lower starting price, the 2024 Cadillac Lyriq Tech trim level was equipped with fewer features than its higher-tiered counterparts. Now, Cadillac Society has learned that the 2025 Cadillac Lyriq is doing away with the base Tech trim in an effort to streamline the lineup – and to further control costs.
The trim walk for the 2025 Cadillac Lyriq now consists of Luxury 1, Sport 1, Luxury 2, Sport 2, Luxury 3, and Sport 3 models, eliminating the Tech trim completely from its lineup. The Tech trim was likely deleted in the interest of reducing the part count for the luxury electric crossover, which will in turn cut costs.
There’s also no need for a less expensive variant of the Cadillac Lyriq now that the Cadillac Optiq luxury electric crossover is almost here. Pricing for the 2025 Optiq with an AWD powertrain starts at $54,000 USD, several thousand lower than the $58,590 starting price for the rear-wheel-drive 2024 Lyriq Tech.
In order to keep its price low, the Lyriq Tech was not equipped with quite a few features found in other Lyriq trims. This includes (but is not limited to) the following goodies:
- Super Cruise
- Active Noise Cancellation
- AKG Studio 19-speaker audio system
- Multi-color ambient lighting
- Heated steering wheel and ventilated seats
- Front-seat massage
- Slimline LED headlights and taillamps with choreography
- Rainsense wipers
- Black roof option
- Hands-free power liftgate
While it will lose the Tech trim, as previously reported by Cadillac Society, the 2025 Cadillac Lyriq lineup is also expected to include the hotted-up Cadillac Lyriq-V. When it launches, this model will be the most powerful Lyriq to date.
The 2025 Cadillac Lyriq rides on the luxury marque’s BEV3 platform. Production is handled at the Cadillac Spring Hill plant in Tennessee.
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Raymond J Ramirezs
Cadillac did a valid decision. Most Cadillac buyers want more luxury features, not less, as they know that a Cadillac is an investment.
Bill Howland
Well Raymond, I like a more stripped car… I do like a nice sound system, and comfortable seats, and alot of range. The ventilated ones used to annoy me but the Chinese fan motors made a racket until the plastic bearings wore in and they are quiet now, haha.
I Would basically like the car I bought (2023 LUXURY RWD), and I got a reasonable price although with all kinds of gobbledygook that is optional in the 2024’s. No one wants to hear things I would have left out, but since the Equinox and Blazer EVs are basically the same size now, I’ll be looking for a stripped Equinox EV in the future..
Too bad – I like my Caddy/Buick/GMC dealer.. Will have to wait if they have a sensibly equipped large Buick down the road. I would gather it is going to be around 2028 before GM and FORD is going to have anything reasonable on the PHEV or EV side of things for large vehicles, so by that time I’ll be ready to trade one of my 3 cars in for a newer model.
Seems funny that their entry level OPTIQ has so much crap standard. In other words I can’t get it in a simplified 2wd model, but they offer it still in the Equinox EV.