2025 Cadillac Optiq: First interior photos

With Earth Day just around the corner, it’s electric week at Auto123 as we turn on the lights for key events in the EV segment.

• Cadillac has shared the first interior photos of the upcoming 2025 Optiq EV.

Cadillac’s next new EV is expected to make its public debut at the end of this month. The 2025 Cadillac Optiq will also get its major China presentation before April rolls around, at the Beijing Auto Show.

Cadillac has already revealed the model’s exterior design, but now we have pictures of the interior, giving us a first look at the cabin.

There aren’t many surprises here. We get the same signature as other brands, especially the all-electric Lyriq, already on the market. A curved screen dominates the presentation and includes the driver’s data cluster as well as the multimedia system to its right.

See also: Cadillac Confirms Optiq Electric SUV for Next Year

2025 Cadillac Optiq, dashboard | Image: Cadillac

There are some differences, however, especially under the infotainment screen. In Optiq we find a horizontal band that can be illuminated by the ambient light, and which corresponds to the horizontal lines, also illuminated, found inside the doors. The temperature, ventilation and climate controls are under that bar, just like on the Lyriq. On the center console, the knob that gives access to the multimedia system is reminiscent of the one on the Lyriq, but the console is narrower here.

The Optiq, which will slot under the Lyriq in the brand’s EV lineup, is based on the same platform (BEV3) as the Chevrolet Equinox EV. On the website of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), we can see that the Optiq has the same wheelbase (116.3 inches) as the Equinox EV. On the other hand, the Optiq that will be sold in China has a length of 189.8 inches, a width of 75.3 inches and a height of 64.6 inches; compared to the Equinox EV, the roof is an inch higher, while other dimensions are within an inch of each other.

The Optiq is about 7.0 inches shorter than the Lyriq, and 2.5 inches thinner. Its roof, however, is about an inch higher.

There shouldn’t be too many differences from the model coming to North America, especially in terms of its dimensions.

2025 Cadillac Optiq | Image: Cadillac

In China, two versions will be offered, each with a single motor, which translates into a two-wheel drive configuration. One variant develops 201 hp, the other 241 hp. In North America, an all-wheel drive version is expected. It can produce the same output as the Chevrolet Blazer EV (288 hp and 333 lb-ft of torque).

The Cadillac Optiq will be launched in China on April 25. Next week, we will also see it in person.

More details about our models will follow at that time.