In addition to recent advances at Cadillac Racing and its plans to bring its luxury brand to Formula 1, General Motors is considering building a road-going Cadillac hypercar.
A senior executive at the automaker revealed during an exclusive conversation with Australian media that the company is considering building a road-going Cadillac hypercar as part of a strong commitment to performance that the brand plans to further deepen in the future. CarSales was present at the meeting and shared the GM global design chief’s remarks about an eventual Cadillac hypercar.
“Like the Blackwing and the work in [sports car] racing right now, Cadillac is committed to performance. Otherwise, we wouldn’t be having the conversation around Formula 1,” said GM Senior Vice President of Global Design, Michael Simcoe. “Could we build a [Cadillac] hypercar? Yes. Would we like to build one? Yes. Are we building one? That would be giving too much away,” he added.
Simcoe confirmed Cadillac’s interest in developing a road-going hypercar after being asked if the brand’s eventual entry into Formula 1 could spur the development of a high-performance flagship vehicle. In this regard, GM’s top design leader made it clear that high-performance vehicles are part of Cadillac’s future, and for that reason, he is looking to enter the world’s biggest motorsport competition.
Notably, this is the first time in a long time that a GM executive has openly revealed the company’s intentions to build a Cadillac hypercar. In recent years, the luxury brand has made clear its desire to expand its performance legacy, including the launch of the V-Series Blackwing line and the introduction of the Cadillac Project GTP Hypercar that allowed it to return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans after a 21-year absence.
Additionally, this year will also see the reveal of the upcoming all-electric Cadillac Opulent Velocity Concept car designed to “celebrate the past, present and future of Cadillac and its performance brand, the V-Series.” The last time GM considered developing a Cadillac hypercar was in the early 2000s – coinciding with its previous back-to-back Le Mans entries, with the unveiling of the Cadillac Cien Concept at the 2002 Detroit Auto Show, but nothing quite like it ever made it to production.
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Meh, how about a pony car first?
They had one. It was called “Camaro”. Built on the Cadillac Alpha platform. Why didn’t you buy one?
Engineering resources are both finite and somewhat unrelated to the vehicle program production volume. Which type of program would seem like a better use of that talent at a major mass-market automobile manufacturer?
Certainly a camaro moreso than a hypercar.
Maybe a sports car equiv to the celestiq. Basically one offs for the super wealthy. If the demand is there and they make a decent profit, why not.
A $500k Cadillac Hypercar based on the corvette platform (but higher performance, lots more carbon fiber, and highly exclusive) would be a cool way to etch cadillac into a new segment of the performance market 🙂
YES PLEASE DO IT!
But there isn’t any money for a Camaro or a Malibu or even one Buick sedan…….
Shut up and take my money! If it sounds like that LMDh car they can have all my money and I’ll take 2!
Sure… Would you like to sign a binding purchase order?
Or any money to fix the awful cheap blank C-pillar on the CT5…..
This won’t even be out before GM and Cadillac run away from F1, which will happen in less than 12 months from when the get into it.
Look anything on the Vette platform would suffer the XLR fate.
Why spend big money when you can buy the same thing for less?
You can add all you like but with the Zora coming it will be difficult to top.
They already have a Bespoke sedan that is a tough sale. Cadillac first needs to earn the right to build a car like this.
My understanding is the Celestiq is sold out for the next 18 months. They seem to be selling the ones they plan on making, granted not many at 2/day. So as I said before, if they are making money at 2/day on celestiq, and they can make money on a hyper sports car, why not. Now if they are losing money, that is a whole different thing.
if it’s electric, it is DOA. If it’s hybrid V8, it will be RAD
Given EV performance and the fact it would allow them to bypass all the emissions stuff it’s more logical for it to be an EV.
If you’re just talking normal performance, I’d agree. If you’re talking 24 Hours at Le Mans, it would be a non-starter. Well, technically it would start, but then it would stop to recharge, multiple times.
Modern “hypercars” are hybrids, so no EV worry there. A road going version of the LMDh car with a 5.5L V8 and mild hybrid system is a no brainer.
So, to anyone who is a hypercar enthusiasts, these type of cars are limited run models generally costing at least seven figures. For example, if Cadillac only produce at least 50, it would have a seven figure asking price and most likely a guarantee it will sold out in minutes.
The Zora is a different type of animal from the Cadillac hypercar and more than likely will start at $200K-$250K and will be small volume annually compared to the Cadillac. The volume of the Zora could be around 200-300 units annually so both are apples to oranges.
Downfall is that majority of the Cadillacs will be stored away under the cover by an investor.
So there is a difference of Cadillac wants to build this car and going to build it. So we will see what plans are in store for Cadillac performance.
Please build it 🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾
Fingers crossed for this? I have more relevant things to be let down by…
…and over at Lincoln, they continue their quiet slide in becoming more irrelevant.
Yes, build the Cien AND a 4 -seater Eldorado, please. The Cien still looks fresh and timeless after all these years.
They can’t make money on a hypercar. It would only be done for prestige and to plant a flag in the billionaire market. Wonder what the stockholders think of this?
They’ve rewarded Mary for her persistent decade-long quest to ZERO product volume, so why would this be any different?
Yes, awesome
Put two seats in it and put me on the waiting list, in Black please
From the front it looks like a 777 (the Italian hypercar, not the Boeing plane), which isn’t a bad thing.
Freaking awesome but certainly not affordable for most folks. If the do build them you’ll more than likely see most of them go to the West Coast. I’m sure Jay Leno will own one.