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.

Balancing both luxury and absolute EV performance, the 2026 Cadillac Lyriq-V earns its title as the fastest Cadillac ever, while also being mildly practical.

This enables the model to accelerate from 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) in approximately 3.3 seconds in Velocity Max mode. That makes it the quickest Cadillac, as it’s a tenth of a second faster than the CT5-V Blackwing.

Cadillac’s V-Series model lineup has officially made the jump to the EV era. The brand’s latest entry, the 2026 Cadillac Lyriq-V, is the first all-electric model to carry the performance moniker. Delivering on the promise of its name, the Lyriq-V aims to impress by being the quickest-accelerating Caddy we’ve ever seen.

On Thursday, the 2026 Cadillac Lyriq-V debuted with 615 hp, a dedicated V-Mode, a V-specific sound, upgraded brakes, and a revised design. It'll cost $79,990 including a $1,395 destination charge, and it will go into production at the GM's Spring Hill Manufacturing plant in Tennessee in the first quarter of 2025.

The 2026 Cadillac Lyriq-V is the latest in the growing lineup of V-series vehicles that caters to performance enthusiasts. It’s also the first electric vehicle to get the V-Series treatment. While the first thing that you think of when you see that V is performance, it’s also about technology and a personalized driving experience.

When a certain kind of vehicle becomes popular, it usually spawns more specialized versions. As trucks became more popular as daily drivers, the genus split into various species—sport trucks in the ’90s and 2000s,