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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.