Cadillac Vistiq revealed, Australian launch likely

The Cadillac Vistiq has been unveiled in the US as a three-row electric SUV that will be on sale in North America in 2026 – and is a near certainty for Australia showrooms shortly after.

The Vistiq is the brand’s fifth electric vehicle and sits on the same electric ‘Ultium’ architecture as the Lyriq SUV spearheading Cadillac’s Australian model roll-out in 2024.

Earlier in 2023, Cadillac announced its return to Australia with the brand’s
model roll-out to be exclusively electric in this market.

Globally, Cadillac is aiming to offer an all-electric model range by 2030.

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“Vistiq adds another compelling EV to the Cadillac line-up, reinforcing our
commitment to an electric future," said John Roth, Cadillac's vice president of global.

“Our brand now has an EV entry in most luxury segments, offering customers a range of choices, and Cadillac EVs will cover most luxury SUV segments across critical global markets in the next two years."

Cadillac revealed little else about the Vistiq, but its versatile Ultium platform will be used to manufacture the Lyriq in right-hand drive in the US for Australian consumption.

“We consider everything from our global model portfolio, but we have nothing to share at this stage,” a spokesperson for Cadillac Australia and New Zealand told Whichcar.com.

Yet it’s a strong possibility as the flexibility of its modular electric architecture to be left- and right-hand drive was one enabler of the brand returning to Australia after several previous false starts.

Cadillac says the Vistiq is smaller than the Lyriq, which is around five metres long, 2.2-metres wide and 1.6m tall. The vehicle in the early images from Cadillac show 22-inch alloy wheels.

The also reveal ‘600e4’ badges – the same as on the Lyriq shown in Australia – suggesting the Vistiq may use the same all-wheel drive electric powertrain.

That spells dual electric motors delivering 373kW/610Nm paired with a 102kWh lithium-ion battery for an official WLTP 494km range.

Cadillac will release more details before the Vistiq goes into production in 2026.