Dubai, 17 August 2026
Cadillac has put the VISTIQ on sale in the UAE at AED 335,000 including VAT for the Luxury trim, with the Platinum at AED 395,300. It is a seven-seat electric SUV that slots between the LYRIQ and the Escalade IQ, it has 615 hp, and the price includes a home wall-box charger and three years of OnStar. If you want a three-row electric SUV and you do not want to spend Escalade IQ money, this is now the obvious one to look at. Here is what you get, what it competes with, and the one question worth asking before you sign.
The short version
- On sale now at AED 335,000 including VAT, wall-box charger included.
- 615 hp, all-wheel drive, and 0 to 100 km/h in under four seconds.
- Around 480 km of range on Cadillac’s own testing — treat that as the realistic number, not the 700 km figure.
- Seven seats and over 2,200 litres of space behind the front row.
- It undercuts the BMW iX by roughly AED 140,000, which is the real story here.
What actually launched
The VISTIQ went on sale across the Middle East in the last days of July, built at GM’s Spring Hill plant in Tennessee and sold here through Al Ghandi Auto. It is Cadillac’s third electric model in the region and the first three-row one that is not the size of an Escalade.
Two trims are listed for the UAE. The Luxury starts at AED 335,000 and the Platinum at AED 395,300, both including VAT, and both including a Level 2 wall box and three years of OnStar connected services. Cadillac’s regional announcement also lists a Sport grade; the UAE price list currently shows two. Dealers set the final transaction price, so treat these as the starting point.
One number needs care. Cadillac quotes 482 km of range on its standardised testing and also mentions a 701 km “certified unadjusted” figure. Those are not two versions of the same thing — the second is a laboratory number with no real-world adjustment applied. Neither is a WLTP or EPA figure, because Cadillac has not published one for this market. Plan around the 482 km.
Cadillac VISTIQ specifications
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Trims | Luxury, Platinum |
| UAE on sale | Late July 2026 |
| Price, Luxury | AED 335,000 (inclusive of VAT) |
| Price, Platinum | AED 395,300 (inclusive of VAT) |
| Motors | Dual motor, one per axle |
| Power | 615 hp |
| Torque | 880 Nm |
| Drivetrain | All-wheel drive |
| Battery | 102 kWh |
| Range | 482 km (Cadillac standardised testing). A 701 km unadjusted laboratory figure is also quoted. No WLTP or EPA figure published |
| DC charging | 190 kW peak; about 111 km added in 10 minutes. 10 to 80 per cent time not disclosed |
| AC charging | 22 kW; about 75 km added per hour. Level 2 wall box included in the price |
| 0 to 100 km/h | 3.7 seconds with Velocity Max engaged |
| Seats | Up to 7, in three rows |
| Cargo | Up to 2,227 litres behind the first row. Seats-up figure not disclosed |
| Dimensions and wheelbase | Not disclosed for the UAE market |
| Key features | 33-inch curved 4K display with Google built-in, 23-speaker AKG Studio audio with Dolby Atmos, Super Cruise hands-free driving, five-zone climate, 18-way power front seats, panoramic roof, 360-degree camera, autonomous emergency braking, 21 or 22-inch wheels |
| Warranty | Not disclosed. Price includes three years of OnStar |
| UAE distributor | Al Ghandi Auto |
Two rows in that table read “not disclosed” and we have left them that way rather than filling them with figures from another market. Cadillac has not published UAE dimensions or a warranty schedule for the VISTIQ.
How it stacks up
The three-row electric SUV field in the UAE is small, and the VISTIQ arrives underneath most of it.
| Car | UAE price from (AED) | Power | Battery | Rows |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac VISTIQ Luxury | 335,000 (incl. VAT) | 615 hp | 102 kWh | 3 |
| Kia EV9 GT-Line | 387,450 | 380 hp | 99.8 kWh | 3 |
| BMW iX xDrive40 | 475,000 | 308 hp | 71 kWh | 2 |
| Volvo EX90 | Price unconfirmed as of 17 August 2026 | — | — | 3 |
Read that table as prices rather than as a verdict. The VISTIQ is the cheapest thing here with three rows and by a long way the most powerful. Against the BMW it has almost twice the power, half again the battery, an extra row of seats, and costs around AED 140,000 less — though the iX is a smaller car and a different kind of purchase. The Kia is the closest genuine rival on price and the one to drive back-to-back. Volvo sells the EX90 in the UAE but has not published a price for it.
Worth knowing: the Escalade IQ, Cadillac’s own bigger electric SUV, launched here in April and its UAE price has still not been published either. If your budget stretches past the VISTIQ Platinum, that is a showroom conversation rather than something you can research online.
The used-car angle, honestly
AED 335,000 is a lot of money, and at that level the new-versus-used question is not really about saving a few thousand. It is about three things.
Where you park. A 102 kWh battery and a 22 kW wall box only make sense if you can install the wall box. Cadillac includes it in the price, which is genuinely useful — but in an apartment building without allocated charging, a 190 kW public-only routine turns a good car into an annoying one. If you cannot charge at home, this is the first thing to sort out, ahead of the test drive.
It is a brand-new nameplate. There are no used VISTIQs in the UAE, because it went on sale three weeks ago. That means nobody — us included — can tell you what it will be worth in three years. New nameplates without an established local track record generally give up more of their value early than a familiar badge does, simply because the next buyer has nothing to compare against. If you plan to keep it five years or more, that matters much less. If you were thinking of changing in two, think harder.
What the same money buys with a history behind it. Anyone shopping at this level is usually also looking at a lightly used full-size petrol SUV — an Escalade, a Patrol, an LX — where the first owner has already absorbed the steepest part of the loss and where the resale pattern is well understood. That is the real trade-off: the VISTIQ gives you a new car, a warranty, and running costs a fraction of a V8’s; a two or three-year-old petrol equivalent gives you a known quantity and a much softer landing on value.
There is no universally right answer. But if you want an electric three-row SUV specifically, the honest position today is that the used market cannot help you yet — there is almost nothing three-row and electric available second-hand in the UAE. This is one of the few cases where buying new is the only real way to get the car you want.
If you are weighing the VISTIQ against a used large SUV, start by seeing what your money actually buys second-hand. Browse inspection-verified SUVs on CarSwitch, check what a two or three-year-old equivalent is listing for, and take that number into the Cadillac showroom with you.
The Luxury trim starts at AED 335,000 including VAT and the Platinum at AED 395,300. Both include a Level 2 home wall-box charger and three years of OnStar. Dealers set the final transaction price.
Plan around 482 km, which is Cadillac’s own standardised testing figure. A 701 km number is also quoted but that is an unadjusted laboratory figure. Cadillac has not published a WLTP or EPA rating for this market.
Yes, seven seats across three rows, with up to 2,227 litres of cargo space behind the front row. Cadillac has not published a seats-up boot figure.
If you specifically want a three-row electric SUV, the used market cannot help you yet because almost nothing three-row and electric is available second-hand in the UAE. If the powertrain is negotiable, a two or three-year-old petrol equivalent has already absorbed the steepest loss in value.
