After months of teases, Cadillac officially announced the Lyriq-V as a 615-horsepower, high-performance electric SUV that will go on record as the “quickest” vehicle ever produced by the luxury automaker.

Cadillac Lyriq-V is presented, as Cadillac expands its Lyriq electric SUV model lineup with a high-performance V model.

Cadillac ’s first high-performance electric vehicle, proudly sporting the brand’s “V” badge, is now set to join the lineup. Initially announced last fall, the all-new 2026 Lyriq-V officially debuts today and will enter production within the next few weeks ahead of a mid-2025 launch.

Adding performance-based variants to electric vehicles is becoming a growing trend with cars such as the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N to BMW ’s luxury electric i7 M70 xDrive sedan. Now, Cadillac is joining the party with the 2026 Lyriq-V, its first high-performance V-Series badge on an all-electric vehicle.

Cadillac Lyriq-V is the first electric V-Series model Cadillac said the Lyriq-V has 285 miles of range and does 0-60 mph in 3.3 sec The 2026 Lyriq-V costs $79,999 and will arrive in the first quarter of 2025 The most powerful Cadillac Lyriq so far has been announced and it brings the V-Series badge into the electric era.