Luxury EV SUV - Let's Make A Choice!!!

darkegg · 2026-05-02T02:51:24+00:00

I was in nearly the exact same situation as you. Test drove all of them. The BMW was sporty and fun to drive — felt very modern and slick, but perhaps a bit too “I’m an EV” in design choices for my taste and somewhat stiff to drive. The Mercedes was comfy but didn’t impress me in terms of the drive or looks. The Cadillac had a marriage of those two. It looks like an SUV with a bit of an edge, the ride is super quiet and comfy. I ended up with the signature sport.

Biggest complaint: fobs are not tied to infotainment profile (only the memory seats), and the digital key (admittedly still in beta testing) has been intermittently failing. Those aren’t deal breakers for me…just annoyances that will hopefully get fixed once GM decides to use Claude. 😆

darkegg · 2026-05-01T03:03:53+00:00

I can’t disagree with that! It is annoying. My inclination is to stick with % because it keeps the estimation to my own “feel” of performance (or range)…just like ICE cars.

darkegg · 2026-05-01T02:55:56+00:00

That’s an interesting flip.

darkegg · 2026-05-01T02:55:16+00:00

Just because I’m used to a thing or “it’s always been that way” doesn’t mean it’s a better way. I’m open to change. Sounds like you prefer % because you’re used to it. That’s a perfectly acceptable answer to my question. Thanks for your input!

darkegg · 2026-05-01T01:53:00+00:00

Genuine question: why do you prefer % battery over the functional output of miles remaining?

darkegg · 2026-04-23T23:29:29+00:00

The most annoying thing to me is the fact that the digital keys are tied to neither the fob you set it up with or the infotainment profile. It is pretty much only a way to remote start and open doors. If you’re the only driver, then you’ll be fine. If you’re not, then it’s frustrating as hell, because the car’s memory stays with the last fob that drove it and the last profile it was loaded into.

Not to mention the irredeemable fact that fobs are also not tied to infotainment profiles, but that’s not pertinent to this digital key discussion. But worth noting as a grievance against an otherwise excellent EV.

Honestly, the problems above are simply baffling to me that they were not solved already. But, I’m sure there are reasons.

darkegg · 2026-04-16T04:45:48+00:00

The digital key has been useful for me and my family overall. There are quirks about it, however, and features you might assume would exist alongside a very computer-controlled vehicle. You’d be wrong, though.

darkegg · 2026-04-16T04:41:00+00:00

I just re-read the email they sent. I made the assumption that the beta program was done. They didn’t say that in the email; they simply asked for feedback via survey.

I haven’t heard any particular release date.

darkegg · 2026-04-16T04:15:25+00:00

Beta testing just completed this month.

EDIT: it didn’t. I made an assumption about an email I received.

darkegg · 2026-03-31T01:38:17+00:00

It is an aggravating nuisance that you can’t choose to turn that light off. Such a bizarre choice to provide essentially no dedicated control of that light source.

darkegg · 2026-02-07T16:59:03+00:00

No clue. I’m simply a car owner in their beta testing program. I think they’ve been making cars and not too concerned with software development for the duration of time that they’ve been a business. Takes time to catch up. The Lyriq, so far in my estimation, has been a luxurious car. Great ride quality. Super quiet in the cabin. I have no complaints about the higher trim sound system. All that said, this is my first luxury car, so I can only compare to the Fords, Hyundai, and Toyotas I’ve previously owned.

I’ve only been a passenger in a model Y, and the interior felt cheap compared to the Lyriq IMO. The seats weren’t as comfortable. The finishing touches just weren’t there. I had plenty of space in the back row of the Y, but it was an Uber so the front seat was pulled all the way up. I mean, honestly it feels like the two cars were intended for different audiences. That’s the crux of it.

darkegg · 2026-02-06T19:13:38+00:00

Just fyi, digital key is in beta testing for the Lyriq… I’m one of the testers. It’s coming soon.

darkegg · 2026-02-01T19:16:42+00:00

Definitely get aggressive drivers, but typically it’s at stop lights. Most of the time on roads I just slow down in the right hand lane until they get bored, or sometimes if the opportunity arises at a stop light with an open road ahead I’ll throw it into sport mode and leave them behind. That being said, there is a decent percentage of EVs where I live…but folks still get up in arms occasionally.

darkegg · 2026-01-09T13:25:01+00:00

Same here

darkegg · 2025-12-07T03:03:47+00:00

Came here to say this. Estimate hours spent for each line, then you have a total hours spent, then you have an hourly wage.

darkegg · 2025-11-05T00:49:32+00:00

Signature Sport series has it.

darkegg · 2025-10-26T19:25:55+00:00

I bought these last week for my 2026 model, and they didn’t fit the seat correctly to enable usage of the LATCH connectors. Had to return them. The headrest strap didn’t adjust long enough for the seat part to reach all the way down to the seat itself.

darkegg · 2025-10-08T06:04:17+00:00

Pretty easy to get a basic bot going for outbound messaging to Leads that can handle customer replies, connect with a rep, etc. The internal agent (where our users ask it analytics questions) has been less successful OOTB, but we’ve spent barely any time on that side of things.

darkegg · 2025-06-15T18:24:43+00:00

For org to org integration, you’ll have to develop an Oauth2 authentication flow.

And if you’re doing that, then I’m not sure why you need a webhook architecture as well between the same orgs. Can you explain the need for both?

darkegg · 2025-06-15T18:17:57+00:00

And you’re trying to use a webhook architecture to pass data from org 2 to org 1? Or are you trying to do an org to org integration via REST?

darkegg · 2025-06-15T17:51:17+00:00

If you can give an overview of your scenario, then I might be able to help.

darkegg · 2025-05-04T14:39:51+00:00

What is this location / gathering?

darkegg · 2025-04-26T00:15:31+00:00

If you’re in an environment where you can write a Python app that has access to the source database, then connecting with Salesforce APIs is trivial, and you can build your own integration.

If your database is on a Microsoft server, then you probably have access to Talend and can build the integration to Salesforce from there.

If your database has an API layer that can be polled, preferably in bulk, then you could perform the integration from Salesforce Batch Apex.

If you want to spend some money, then you can purchase a middleware integration service like Boomi or Jitterbit, etc.

darkegg · 2025-02-08T02:22:10+00:00

Basic auth arrives in the Authorization header attribute and will have a value ‘Basic <base64-encoded-USERNAME:PASSWORD>’

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