Deliveries of the Cadillac Optiq Started with the US earlier this year and it will only be launched in Australia until 2026, but the medium -sized electric SUV is already in line for a major update.
GM authority Reports The Optiq will receive a new entry variant on one-motor rear-wheel drive for 2026, which more power-ending less torque-Dan is currently the only powertrain available in the US, a configuration with double motors available.
The Dual-Motor option is also said to have a large Power Bump, despite the recent unveiling of a new high-performance Optiq-V flagship.
Cadillac is launching the medium-sized Optiq and the large three-row Vistiq in Australia in 2026 to book the Lyriq, the first customer deliveries of which started earlier this year. The Lyriq-Line-Up will achieve a hot V-series variant in 2026, although the OptiQ-V has not been confirmed for our market.
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The new basic variant rear-wheel drive is said to be 232 kW power and 450 Nm of torque-8 kW only 30 Nm compared to the current dual engine four-wheel drive.
It is said that it will continue to use the same 85kWh Nickel Cobalt Manganese (NCM) battery, with an estimated range of 483 km on the American EPA cycle.
The Dual-Motor four-wheel drive Optiq is said to be a punch in power and torque to 328 kW and 675 Nm, an increase of 104 kW and 195 Nm on the current model.
That still leaves breathing space for the upcoming Optiq-V flagship, which will pump 387 kW/880NM, making it good for a claimed 0-60 MPH (0-96 km/h) sprint time of 3.5 seconds using launch control.
The general engines BEV3 Dedicated EV platform base the Optiq-Even if the Cadillac Lyriq and Vistiq, and the Chevrolet Blazer EV and Equinox EV supported front, rear and four-wheel drive Contrigurations.
Unusually, the Blazer EV has offered all three at the same time.
The OptiQ receives a rear-wheel drive input variant for models produced by Mexican, despite the Optiq-Line-Upopend with a front-wheel drive with one motorcycle built by Chinese.
Unlike the substantial powertrain setup, GM authority Do not write down other changes in the Optiq before 2026, apart from a new paint color.
GM has previously announced certain vehicles equipped with its Super Cruise Hands-Free Driver Assist System will get a hands-on Lane Centering Assist function for 2026.
However, it is unclear whether the Optiq is one of these, and whether this function will be available in Australia, since GM does not offer super cruise here. The Australian market Lyriq in particular only offers lane assistance, despite the fact that Lane Center AIDS is common here.
The production of the 2026 Optiq is said to start on 25 August 2025 in GM’s Ramos Arizpe factory in Mexico.
Cadillac still has to announce prices and specifications for the Optiq in Australia.
It is set to be price -based under the Lyriq, although how much remains unclear. The BMW IX-Rivalling Lyriq opens for $ 122,000 for on-road costs in Australia.
The Optiq measures 4820 mm long, 2126 mm wide and 1644 mm long, making it 176 mm shorter, 81 mm narrower and 21 mm larger than the Lyriq, but even longer and wider and wider than the Audi Q6 e-tron-large electric SUV.
