The Cadillac V-One concept is even more powerful than the Le Mans hypercar. Drive comes from a 5.5-liter naturally aspirated V8 and a hybrid system. Ferrari and Aston Martin also sell customer versions of their hypercars. The wild V-One concept unveiled by Cadillac last week may be produced in limited numbers, giving GM’s wealthiest and most loyal customers the opportunity to drive and own an almost exact replica of the company’s V-Series.R Le Mans hypercar. Just like the race car, the V-One uses a Dallara chassis and a 5.5-liter naturally aspirated V8 hybrid powertrain. Due to balance-of-performance regulations, the V-Series.R is limited to 670 hp, but free from any restrictions, the V-One concept has been tuned to deliver 830 hp. Read: Cadillac’s V-One Hints At Track-Focused Hypercar That Won’t Step On The Corvette Both Ferrari and Aston Martin manufacture and sell limited-run, track-only versions of their Le Mans hypercars, and soon, McLaren will do the same. If Cadillac can find enough clients willing to splurge on the ultimate track car, it could do the same. Speaking with Road & Track, Cadillac LMdh propulsion manager Sean O’Shea said the V-One “is a concept in name,” adding “we are always looking to see where interest is, and what we want to do in the future.” The Race Car Will Take Priority O’Shea added that Dallara has told GM it has the capacity to build as many V-One chassis as required. However, O’Shea stopped short of confirming the car for production at this stage, noting the company would have to ensure building a limited run of customer cars would not negatively impact the race program and the resources dedicated to it. “The big thing with this is that we don’t want to affect our race program,” he said. “[The V-One] is supposed to elevate our brand and bring awareness to everything we’re doing, then allow somebody to get in the car and do the same thing as our professional race drivers. Especially with the body side, and what we would do for different suppliers on the engine side—if it became a reality, we want to be sure that everything’s changed enough that we can use our network, but not take away from the race car side.”
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