Are you ready to drive into an all-electric future? As your Cadillac dealer and trusted automotive partner, we can’t wait to bring your dreams to life with an all-electric powerhouse like the 2024 LYRIQ. The LYRIQ debuted in 2023 to widespread acclaim for its modern, sophisticated design and potent heartbeat. It showcases Cadillac’s ongoing success in balancing innovative technologies and functional features with luxury to deliver a transformative and engaging experience anytime you’re on the road.
Appreciating this balance and the LYRIQ’s appeal isn’t hard, especially when you look at rivals like the Acura ZDX. Acura is Toyota’s luxury marquee, making the ZDX comparable to the LYRIQ, at least by classification as a BEV midsize SUV with a penchant for luxury. However, these models are different in several critical ways, particularly in terms of tangible value or how you reap the rewards of your investment. Where does your hard-earned money go in the 2024 LYRIQ versus the 2024 ZDX?
Cadillac gives drivers far more for their money, making the 2024 LYRIQ the clear winner over the 2024 ZDX. But how so? From its more affordable starting price and value-oriented packaging to its expansive digital displays and cutting-edge driver assistance tools, here’s a closer look at how the 2024 LYRIQ outperforms and outranks the 2024 ZDX every electrified mile ahead…
Price & Value: From Base to Top-Tier Trims
For 2024, Acura asks drivers to dig deeper into their pockets to splurge on the ZDX. The entry-level A-Spec RWD ZDX starts at $64,500 and rolls off Acura’s production floor with a 102-kWh battery and single motor that produces 340 hp and 325 lb-ft of torque. As a luxury SUV, it features heated and ventilated leather front seats, dual-zone automatic climate control, a heated steering wheel, an 11.0-inch Digital Instrument Cluster, and an 11.3-inch color touchscreen display with Google Built-In, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, and Wi-Fi hotspot capability.
The 2024 ZDX’s packaging is impressive, but Cadillac ups the ante with the 2024 LYRIQ. At a far more affordable price of $58,490, the LYRIQ offers comparable performance with its 102-kWh battery and single motor, producing 340 hp and 325 lb-ft of instant torque. However, the LYRIQ steals the spotlight with its tech-savvy and opulent interior that features a 33-inch advanced LED display that gives this SUV a digital cockpit complete with Google Built-In, wireless phone charging, and every smartphone and in-vehicle app imaginable. The combination of innovative features and premium components—like the fixed full-glass roof and the advanced Cadillac Smart System suite of driver assistance tools—is extraordinary, especially with the entry-level LYRIQ Tech’s lower price tag.
Perhaps even more impressive is how Cadillac pairs this tangible value with luxury and performance across the LYRIQ’s three-trim lineup. In contrast, Acura forces drivers to pay a premium, with the performance-oriented ZDX Type S priced north of $74,000 with its dual motor configuration. The LYRIQ makes this level of performance readily available, with the LYRIQ Sport priced just over $63,000 and offering every performance and luxury imaginable, from the industry-leading Super Cruise tool to Nappa leather seats and a potent dual motor powertrain that produces up to 524 lb-ft of instant torque for pure thrills in the driver’s seat.
Digital Displays and Connectivity Tech
Cadillac established its reputation for luxury in the early 1900s, knowing drivers deserved something more than the practicalities of the standard automobile. Over the last century, Cadillac has redefined luxury by combining premium materials with functional features and innovative technologies that heighten every experience behind the wheel. We see this firsthand in the 2024 LYRIQ and its expansive lineup of technologies that put it legions ahead of rivals like the 2024 ZDX.
The ZDX is no slouch when it comes to tech, but it doesn’t match what you’ll find in the LYRIQ. For example, the 2024 ZDX has a modern cockpit with a combined 22 inches of high-definition screens. This layout is framed by an 11.0-inch Precision Cockpit Driver Information Cluster and an 11.3-inch Center Information Screen, the SUV’s infotainment system. The center display features Acura’s first-ever integration of Google Built-In and seamless smartphone integration via wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. This SUV also features a premium Bang & Olufsen sound system with 18 speakers, a 14-channel amplifier, and a subwoofer for an exciting listening experience.
While the ZDX is impressive, the LYRIQ easily steals the attention with its 33-inch LED display and a plethora of advanced technologies working in front of and behind the scenes. The LYRIQ’s 33-inch LED display defines the cockpit, expertly integrated into the dashboard and offering 9K resolution as it curves toward the driver for optimal visibility. This display provides vital performance insights and access to a long list of features, like Google Built-In, wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, and various in-vehicle apps. It also works with the LYRIQ’s 19-speaker premium sound system to deliver an immersive, concert-like listening experience throughout the cabin, which is complemented by the SUV’s 26-color ambient lighting system that synchronously sets the vibe.
Safety and Driver Assistance Features
Cadillac and Acura prioritize your safety in the driver’s seat, with the 2024 LYRIQ and 2024 ZDX outfitted with their respective safety suites of tools that work behind the scenes to enhance your situational awareness and mitigate the potential for a collision. The ZDX’s suite is known as AcuraWatch, while the LYRIQ’s suite is known as the Cadillac Smart System. Both outfit their SUVs with automatic emergency braking, lane-keeping tools, forward collision alerts, blind-spot monitoring, and automatic high beams. However, the LYRIQ’s suite is more extensive and includes Cadillac’s Teen Driver mode, which gives parents peace of mind and offers coachable moments when teen drivers get behind the wheel.
As expected, Cadillac and Acura offer an extensive lineup of advanced tools as you climb the LYRIQ and ZDX trim levels. For LYRIQ drivers, these tools include Front and Rear Park Assist, Enhanced Automatic Parking Assist, Intersection Automatic Emergency Braking, Front Pedestrian & Cyclist Braking, Rear Cross-Traffic Braking, Blind Zone Steering Assist, and Side Bicyclist Alert. The ZDX’s optional features are less extensive, adding two more parking sensors at the front and rear, Automatic Parking Assist, and Rear Pedestrian Alert.
Beyond these suites of standard and available tools, the most notable advantage the 2024 LYRIQ has over the 2024 ZDX is Super Cruise, the industry’s first true hands-free semi-autonomous driving tool. It works with integrated tools like adaptive cruise control and the LYRIQ’s lane-keeping system to manage the SUV as it cruises at highway speeds without requiring your hands on the wheel. This intuitive system will transform your experience in the driver’s seat. Alternatively, the ZDX’s Hands-Free Cruise is new for 2024, giving Super Cruise the advantage of being well-tested and thoroughly vetted.
The Verdict
Regardless of your budget, don’t you want to get more while keeping more of your hard-earned money? Cadillac certainly agrees, and so do we. The 2024 LYRIQ is Cadillac’s midsize all-electric powerhouse, and it offers exceptional luxury and tangible value, from its outstanding packaging and value-packed trims to its innovative driver assistance tech and expansive 33-inch LED display. It’s everything you expect from a luxury SUV but more with an electric heartbeat that promises pure thrills as it delivers up to 500 hp and 524 lb-ft of instant torque for jaw-dropping off-the-line acceleration.
The 2024 ZDX doesn’t compare, with Acura forcing drivers to spend more and get less. The answer is obvious, with Cadillac remaining true to its reputation for building luxury vehicles that ensure drivers reap the rewards of their investment every mile down the road. It’s an incredible approach that gives the 2024 LYRIQ its well-deserved place in the spotlight, and hopefully a well-deserved place in your garage.
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