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Cadillac Considering Building Street Legal Hypercar

The race-prepared Cadillac V-Series.R hypercar – known during its development as the Project GTP Hypercar – is a consistent frontrunner in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar championship. Of course, that vehicle isn’t street legal at all, but the marque is considering building a roadgoing hypercar that would fit the bill. 

In a recent conversation with Australian media, GM Senior Vice President of Global Design, Michael Simcoe, said that a street legal Cadillac hypercar isn’t out of the realm of possibilities. In fact, it’s being heavily considered, according to a report from CarSales, especially as the luxury marque continues its quest to break into Formula One racing. Incidentally, a new trend has emerged where F1 automakers release high-performance hypercars to capitalize on their open wheel racing efforts. 

Cadillac Project GTP 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,” Simcoe said when asked if Caddy’s inevitable entry into F1 could result in the production of a hypercar. “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.”

At this time, it’s not clear if the potential Caddy hypercar could take after the Cadillac V-Series.R, or if it would go in a different direction entirely. However, earlier this year, the luxury marque hinted at the Cadillac Opulent Velocity Concept, which is an ultra-high-performance electric vehicle designed to “celebrate the past, present and future of Cadillac and its performance brand, the V-Series.” It’s possible that a street-legal hypercar could be based on the Opulent Velocity, especially as the luxury marque continues to head toward an all-electric future, though slightly less rapidly than before.

Cadillac Opulent Velocity Concept

The last time Caddy considered bringing a hypercar to market was back in 2002, when it unveiled the Cadillac Cien concept car at the Detroit Auto Show. To the dismay of many, the Cien never made it to production. 

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Alexandra Purcell

Alexandra is a Colorado-based journalist with a passion for all things involving horsepower, be it automotive or equestrian.

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