January 23, 2025

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Cadillac teases its 2023 Le Mans entry

Cadillac is throwing its hat into the new 2023 IMSA GTP course with a new prototype dubbed Undertaking GTP. This race auto will mark the brand’s return to the 24 Several hours of Le Mans right after a two-ten years absence. 

The Dallara-centered prototype will be powered by a new Cadillac engine paired to the popular hybrid process mandated by the GTP class, which will welcome earlier entries from Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) and Le Mans Daytona h (LMDh, earlier DPi) to a one, tier-one prototype racing class. 

“While the new race automobile will take into account IMSA and ACO laws, Cadillac’s manufacturer attributes will be immediately recognizable, several of which are observed on our V-Series autos today,” explained Chris Mikalauskas, lead exterior resourceful designer, Cadillac. “It will artistically merge kind and perform to influence the advancement of the forthcoming race vehicle. Aspects of Cadillac’s model DNA, this kind of as vertical lights and floating blades, will be existing in the course of.”

The last Cadillac GTP car will be demonstrated this summertime, but it would not hit the monitor till the 2023 Rolex 24 at Daytona.