Cadillac continues its EV push with the introduction of its new household sized three-row electrical SUV, the 2026 Cadillac Vistiq that was previewed earlier this yr. The second largest Cadillac EV and the fifth total electrical mannequin for the model, the Vistiq comes throughout as a extra good-looking model of the gas-powered XT6, however there are main design variations in case you look intently.
Up entrance, the Vistiq wears a pretend grille that’s just like the Lyriq and Escalade IQ, with illuminated pinstripes operating alongside the aspect. Holding in line with Cadillac’s EV design language, skinny LED lights and vertically stacked headlights flank the grille.
The Vistiq rides on a 121-inch wheelbase, the identical as an Escalade, and its 205-inch total size is six and a half inches longer than an XT6. It seems to be fairly tall, too, with commonplace 21-inch wheels and 22s and 23s optionally available. One of the vital fascinating elements of the design is the rear sail panel the place the designers drew inspiration from a shocking place: the Cadillac CTS-V Wagon. Forward of that, the window for third-row passengers will get a Mondrian sample graphic that Cadillac says creates exterior movement whereas searching and offers passenger privateness. On the rear, it has an identical vertical tail mild setup because the Lyriq.
Inside, the Vistiq has considered one of Cadillac’s finest wanting interiors but. Past the large 33-inch OLED display screen that spans throughout the sprint, all the posh and tech options you’d count on are right here, together with five-zone local weather management, 23-speaker AKG Dolby Atmos sound system, street noise cancellation and a panoramic roof with a third-row skylight. Ambient LEDs mild up the decrease console, sprint and alongside the panoramic roof. In a nod to my fixed requires extra inside coloured interiors, Premium Luxurious trims of the Vistiq get an accessible inside coloration known as Phantom Blue.
Efficiency is sports activities automobile–rivaling, a powerful feat on condition that it is a 6,326-pound household hauler. A 102-kWh battery pack and a dual-motor, all-wheel-drive setup give the Vistiq 615 horsepower and 649 pound-feet of torque. Cadillac says that’s sufficient to hustle the Vistiq to 60 mph in simply 3.7 seconds, a scary spectacular quantity, when utilizing the Velocity Max mode that I assume is just like the GMC Hummer EV’s cringy Watts To Freedom (WTF) mode.
So long as you don’t continually drive round like that, Cadillac says the Vistiq ought to get an estimated 300 miles of vary on a full cost. When it comes time to cost, the Vistiq could have V2H (Car-to-Residence) bi-directional charging. Most significantly, it is going to be able to DC quick charging at an as-yet-unknown charge; Cadillac says it could possibly acquire 79 miles of vary in simply 10 minutes.
Except for different spectacular commonplace objects like Tremendous Cruise and one-pedal driving with regen on demand, there are different options that make it appear as if Cadillac thinks the Vistiq shall be on the radar of some sport sedan consumers. It has accessible chassis damping management, an adaptive air suspension that routinely lowers the Vistiq for higher aerodynamics, and most surprisingly, Brembo brakes and an accessible energetic rear-wheel steering setup that may flip the rear wheels as much as three levels.
A few issues may annoy some consumers: GM continues to double down on Google Constructed-In for its infotainment methods, which suggests there’s no Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, and the Vistiq has no frunk, although you do rise up to 80 cubic toes of cargo room with all of the rows folded.
consumers should wait till subsequent yr to get their palms on the Vistiq, because it gained’t hit sellers till summer season 2025. Even then, each trim gained’t be accessible at first. The Vistiq shall be accessible in Luxurious, Premium Luxurious, Sport and Platinum trims. The Vistiq Platinum will arrive at sellers first, whereas the opposite trims will come at a later date.
