Today, Cadillac unveiled its Project GTP Hypercar, a preview of what the brand plans to compete with in both the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship's GTP class and the World Endurance Championship's Le Mans Hypercar class.
Developed in conjunction with Cadillac Design, Cadillac Racing and Dallara, the look of the car is meant to combine key elements from Cadillac’s heritage with the high-tech …
That carbon though
Developed in conjunction with Cadillac Design, Cadillac Racing and Dallara, the look of the car is meant to combine key elements from Pixar's "Cars" franchise with the high-tech shape of the upcoming GTP/LMH racers.
Holy crap that's hot!
hybridmomentspass said:Holy crap that's hot!
Dang, yes.
And hopefully someone runs one in bare carbon. :)
David S. Wallens said:hybridmomentspass said:Holy crap that's hot!
Dang, yes.
And hopefully someone runs one in bare carbon. :)
Given Cadillac's less than exciting liveries on their current DPi cars, I'm guessing they won't.
With the way the body points forwards GM could easily switch the branding to a Corvette.
In reply to j_tso :
Now that you mention that, I do see a lot of Corvette in that nose.
And clever use of a clear dorsal fin...
Suprised they are branding it for Caddy, but it looks good. Maybe a new XLR in the future?
How does this sell more Escalades?
trumant said:How does this sell more Escalades?
I've wondered that ever since they got involved in IMSA
In reply to trumant :
They're still trying to shake off the grandpa image. Racing (and the Blackwing) is supposed to establish Caddy as a performance brand and lure buyers from BMW and Mercedes.
Awesome looking. I want one for my track car
What's the point?
j_tso said:With the way the body points forwards GM could easily switch the branding back to a Corvette.
FTFY
It looks good. I really like how each manufacturer is able to include their design language into the prototype cars.
In reply to j_tso :
They've had V cars for close to 20 years now. 20 years since they had their LMP900 cars. That's a long time to shake off an image. Maybe GM corporatism is the issue.
"I'll take one Cadillac GTP hypercar, please"
trumant said:How does this sell more Escalades?
who cares! #sendit
In reply to triumph7 :
It builds excitement for the overall GM brand. I doubt the Acura version sells more MDX's or Honda Ridgelines but helps to bolster the Honda/Acura name. When the first gen CTS-V came out I seriously considered getting rid of my M5 for one. In hindsight I wish I had.
I can't wait for all of the new GTP/Le Mans prototype cars. The next few years of sports car racing could end up rivaling the glory IMSA GTP days.
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