Cadillac officially debuts three-row Vistiq electric SUV with 300 miles of range

Buoyed by a bustling EV business, GM is acceptable to instrumentality the wraps disconnected its adjacent offering. On Tuesday, Cadillac officially announced the 2026 Vistiq SUV, a three-row SUV with 300 miles of scope and a starting terms of $80,185.

The Vistiq joins the Lyriq, Optiq, and Escalade IQ, arsenic good arsenic the ultra-luxury, bespoke Celestiq, successful Cadillac’s increasing household of electrical vehicles. And it comes arsenic GM’s EV income person surged acknowledgment to an improved accumulation cadence and a much divers lineup than galore of its rivals.

The Vistiq volition slot successful astatine the precocious extremity of GM’s plug-in vehicles, with a starting terms of $78,790 positive a $1,395 destination charge. The electrical SUV volition beryllium built starting aboriginal adjacent twelvemonth astatine GM’s Spring Hill, Tennessee, plant, wherever the smaller Lyriq is already produced, which means it could suffice for national taxation credits, arsenic agelong arsenic those credits are inactive around.

The Vistiq is besides carrying implicit a batch of the plan touches archetypal recovered successful the Lyriq, similar flush doorway handles and a diamond-cut signifier connected the faux grille. The broadside panels are indented similar the Lyriq, and the beforehand and rear lights are astir identical arsenic well.

The swept-back windshield is much akin to the Escalade IQ, which volition beryllium alongside the Vistiq erstwhile it goes into accumulation adjacent year. But portion that EV is being positioned arsenic the eventual successful plug-in luxury, the Vistiq is for buyers good with settling for thing somewhat little expensive.

That means a small little powerfulness than the Escalade IQ but inactive plentifulness of acceleration and range. The dual-motor Vistiq runs connected a 102kWh artillery (versus the 200kWh 1 powering the Escalade IQ), with 615 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque. Active rear steering volition assistance with crisp turns and much maneuverability. And optional 23-inch wheels volition supply improved visibility — but the tallness of your EV could marque it much unsafe to pedestrians and susceptible roadworthy users, truthful proceed with caution.

The Vistiq’s infotainment strategy volition beryllium powered by Android utilizing Google’s built-in bundle service. That means navigation powered by Google Maps, disposable apps for download done the Google Play Store, and nary enactment for fashionable telephone projection features similar Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. (GM’s bundle main went connected Decoder recently to support the decision, contempt astir customers and analysts concluding it was a atrocious one.)

A caller diagnostic for Cadillac volition beryllium the inclusion of bidirectional charging, which, with the close equipment, volition alteration vehicle-to-home (V2H) charging. GM’s location vigor part precocious started selling a V2H bundle that includes a location charger and an enablement kit for astir $7,300. With this setup, Vistiq owners tin tally their home’s energy disconnected their EV artillery during a blackout. In presumption of regular charging, GM has yet to finalize its testing, truthful details specified arsenic fast-charging rates and 10–80 percent complaint clip are inactive up successful the air.

The Vistiq volition travel with a fig of different high-tech features, including improved information warnings, OnStar collision assistance, and infrared-powered nighttime vision, which displays connected the instrumentality clump for enhanced visibility connected acheronian highways.

At launch, Cadillac volition connection 3 chiseled trims: Luxury, Sport and Premium Luxury. In 2025, the automaker volition connection a Platinum trim, with “added show elements and much interior and exterior colour options, allowing the lawsuit to take a conveyance that matches their ain property and preferences.”

Cadillac is hoping to lucifer the Lyriq’s occurrence with this caller three-row model. The Lyriq is 1 of the bestselling compact luxury EVs successful the US close present and is liable for a ample information of past year’s Cadillac income increases.

But it volition besides spell into accumulation during a overmuch little favorable situation for EVs, with a 2nd statesmanlike word for Donald Trump. The president-elect has vowed to destruct the Biden administration’s EV incentives, including a national taxation recognition of $7,500. GM’s aspirations for a “zero-emission” future and profitable EV concern successful the adjacent word are highly reliant connected national taxation credits.