Munro Teardown Examines the Cadillac Lyric's Cooling

Why does the Lyric have such an unusually large drive module plate cooler?

Dan Carney, Senior Editor

December 1, 2023

Watch as Munro & Associates director of commercial operations, Jordan Arocha, puts a Cadillac Lyriq on a lift to examine this EV's underside components.

The whole video is above, but below you can see the segment where he specifically calls out the plate cooler on the Lyriq's drive module for particular notice.

The question is whether it is the Lyriq's inverter that needs more cooling, or if GM has an especially tough cooling requirement for the motor. Check it out for yourself:

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Dan Carney

Senior Editor, Design News

Dan’s coverage of the auto industry over three decades has taken him to the racetracks, automotive engineering centers, vehicle simulators, wind tunnels, and crash-test labs of the world.

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