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  • Cadillac will exclusively sell the Lyriq in dual-motor guise in Germany.
  • The EV has launched in other select European markets, including Switzerland, France, and Sweden.
  • Lyriqs bound for Germany don’t come with GM’s Super Cruise system.

In the United States, the Cadillac Lyriq is available from $58,590 but customers in Germany, where the EV has just been launched, will have to pay almost $30,000 more for one.

Cadillac has been readying the Lyriq for select European markets since last year and has just rolled it into Germany. It’ll start at €80,500, a touch over $86,500 in current exchange rates. However, it’s not an apples-to-apples comparison with the U.S. as Cadillac is only selling the all-wheel drive Lyriq in Germany, not the cheaper rear-wheel drive version U.S. customers can opt for. It is also available exclusively in Luxury and Sport trim levels, meaning there is no equivalent to the base Tech version sold stateside. For a more direct comparison, the cheapest all-wheel-drive Lyriq in the U.S. is the Luxury model, starting at $66,190.

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Interested German shoppers can test drive the Lyriq at sites in Berlin and Munich. From June, test drives will also be available in Cologne. Cadillac is also planning to open retail sites in Frankfurt and Hamburg in the second half of the year.

Cracking into the German market won’t be easy. VW, Mercedes, Audi, and BMW are the four best-selling carmakers in Germany year-after-year, and Cadillac will have to convince buyers to step away from a premium local brand into an American one with very little presence in the continent.

Cadillac Lyriq Costs Nearly $30,000 More In Germany Than The U.S.

All Cadillac Lyriq models to be sold in Germany rock a 102 kWh battery pack driving a pair of electric motors with 528 hp and 450 lb-ft (610 Nm) of torque. The luxurious SUV can hit 62 mph (100 km/h) in a claimed 5.3 seconds, supports 190 kW charging, and should have a WLTP driving range of around 530 km (329 miles).

GM’s Super Cruise semi-autonomous driving system isn’t included in the German model but some driver assistance functions remain, including lane departure warning and automatic emergency braking. Cadillac also says it has played with the chassis tuning, steering feel, and brakes to better suit European customer tastes.

Cadillac launched the Lyriq in Europe last year through a direct-to-consumer sales model in Switzerland. It will also be sold in Sweden, France, and other unspecified European markets.