The long and storied tradition of American hot rodding more or less boils down to “ put big car motor in smaller car ” and for over 70 years it’s been working like a charm. There’s no reason the old-school way of making a muscle car can’t work in the EV era, too . General Motors is finally working its way toward building some pretty competent electric vehicles, and it has a few options to choose from when it comes to building the ultimate electric luxury muscle crossover.
With the announcement of the Lyriq-V coming to the market next year , I would like to offer Cadillac some advice. Walk over to the GMC product line, steal the motors that power the gargantuan Hummer EV, and jam those motherfuckers in a well-appointed Lyriq to make a comparatively svelte speed demon. GMC launched the Hummer EV with an impressive three-motor 1,000 horsepower drivetrain, which is nearly double what the most powerful Lyriq has available right now.
At present you can order a dual-motor model, which has 515 horsepower and 450 lb-ft. Chevrolet’s Blazer SS bumps that up to 575 horsepower, but that’s not enough. Maybe Cadillac will smush the Escalade IQ’s 750 horsepower dual-motor setup into the upcoming Lyriq-V, which would be pretty cool, I’ll admit.
Cadillac’s current sporty car lineup allows for a warm V model (which used to be known as V-sport) and a balls-to-the-wall full bonkers V Blackwing model. The current CT4-V Blackwing and CT5-V Blackwing are among the best gasoline-p.
