Executive reveals plans for Cadillac “hypercar” production (Photo: Divulgação/Cadillac)
In a recent interview, Mike Simcoe, Vice President of Global Design at General Motors, revealed plans for the production of a Cadillac “hypercar”.
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Although he revealed plans for the production of the “hypercar,” he did not confirm if the model was actually in development. “Could we build one? Yes. Would we like to? Yes. Are we building one? That would be revealing too much,” Simcoe said in a conversation with the Australian media.
When asked if there would be future variants of the Blackwing, one of Cadillac’s high-performance models competing with BMW’s M3 and M5, Simcoe said that performance is part of the Cadillac brand value, admitting that it would be “silly to ignore that.”
A hypercar would be a significant departure from the norm for Cadillac, but it is not entirely unprecedented. Cadillac also toyed with the idea at the turn of the century, revealing the Cien concept in 2002. The Cien featured a mid-mounted V-12 engine but never went into production.
(Photo: Divulgação/Cadillac)
It is worth remembering that in November of last year, Cadillac attempted to enter Formula 1 in partnership with Andretti Global, but the initial bid was rejected by the organizers. This still left the door open for an Andretti/Cadillac entry in 2028, depending on Cadillac developing its own power unit by then.
Formula 1 is not the only championship in which Cadillac has invested. The American automotive brand has achieved some success in the Hypercar World Endurance Championship, competing against Porsche, Toyota, Ferrari, BMW, and others, following its overall victory in the 2023 SportsCar Championship.
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