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Cadillac's marketers have informally christened the 2026 Vistiq electric three-row SUV the "baby Escalade," consigning it from birth to live in the shadow of its more aspirational sibling. Talk about throwing shade on a new product. Then again, the $129,795 Escalade IQ is the size of a small pole barn, so it makes plenty of shade, even for something grander than the brand's two-row Lyriq but not as grandiose as its headlining SUV. This fresh EV cast member will upstage Caddy's soon-to-be-departed XT6 without hogging the spotlight. In such a role, the Vistiq gives a solid performance as a posh yet reserved people mover.
The Vistiq's scene opens with two trim levels, the $79,090 Luxury and the $79,590 Sport, followed by the more technologically advanced $93,590 Premium Luxury and $98,190 Platinum. Its familial resemblance to the Escalade IQ is clear, yet its more reasonable proportions and contoured flanks play better on the eyes without reducing it to a wallflower. The Vistiq's handsome envelope stretches a substantial 205.6 inches in length and 79.8 inches in width. The optional 23-inch wheels, shod with meaty 305-section-width tires no less, look perfectly at home under its haunches (21-inchers are mandatory on lower trims; 22s are standard on the Premium Luxury and Platinum).
The theater continues inside with generous amounts of space, an attractive architectural design, and a pleasant mix of materials for a mainstream Cadillac. Of the versions we sampled, the Sport featured carbon-fiber-like accents with copper-colored inlays, while the Premium Luxury brandished fetching open-pore wood trim that nicely offset its brushed-aluminum speaker grilles (a booming 23-speaker AKG stereo with Dolby Atmos tuning is standard on all models). Smudge-prone piano-black trim is scarce yet hard to avoid on the steering wheel and center console.
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