General Motors is expanding the scope of its all-electric luxury product lineup with the introduction of a new professional vehicle variant based on the 2027 Cadillac Lyriq.
Known as the Lyriq Professional Vehicle, or more specifically the Lyriq Coachbuilder Funeral Hearse, the new Lyriq variant places this all-electric luxury crossover into the new coachbuilt and specialty commercial segments.
Photos of the new Lyriq hearse are not currently available.
The 2027 Cadillac Lyriq hearse will be offered in a single rear-wheel drive configuration, with an equipment package that generally aligns with the Luxury and Sport trims of the consumer-spec Cadillac Lyriq. However, some of the features offered for retail Lyriq will not be carried over to the hearse variant. Notably absent are advanced driver assistance and comfort technologies such as Super Cruise, Active Noise Cancellation, Blind Zone Steering Assist, Rear Cross Traffic Braking, and Reverse Automatic Braking.
Despite the technology features being removed, the Lyriq hearse includes a SkyGlass roof as standard. For reference, the SkyGlass roof is currently provided on higher trim levels for consumer models (optional on Premium Luxury, Premium Sport, Signature Luxury, and Signature Sport; standard on Lyriq-V). The new Lyriq hearse will also ride on exclusive 20-inch aluminum wheels which are not offered on other Lyriq variants, visually distinguishing it from the wider range of vehicles.
An 11.5 kW AC onboard charger will also be included as standard, just like the rest of the Lyriq range. However, the higher capacity 19.2 kW AC charger option will not be available on hearse models.
For readers who may not be aware, Cadillac has offered a number of other professional vehicle variants in the past, including a series of Cadillac XT5 variants that included a hearse and a limousine.
Funny enough, GM Authority published an April Fool’s concept dubbed “Cryptiq” in 2021, envisioning a funeral vehicle based on the Lyriq. But now, it looks like the Lyriq hearse concept has actually entered the production stage.
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