Cadillac's Le Mans Car Races Ferrari 296, McLaren 750S, 911 Turbo S — Cammisa Ultimate Drag Race
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Published 2024-06-13
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In this video, we perform instrumented 0-to-60 and quarter-mile testing on Cadillac's 2024 Le Mans entry, the Cadillac V-Series.R — and race it against several roadgoing supercars.
Thanks to Balance of Performance (BOP) rules, the Cadillac's 5.5-liter cross plane-crank, 8800-rpm V-8 is limited in output thanks to a restrictor plate — and its electric hybrid motor is also turned down.
But there are no BOP rules on the road, so the Cadillac team turned the wick all the way up.
Meanwhile, the road cars were vying for a chance to race the Cadillac. The Ferrari 296 GTB with Assetto Fiorano (sport) package comes with Michelin Pilot Cup 2R tires to deal with the 818 hp from its twin-turbo, 120º 3-liter V-6 and electric motors.
The McLaren 720S uses a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter flat-plane-crank V8.
And the rear-engined Porsche 911 sends its 3.7-liter twin-turbo flat-six's power to all four wheels, with a blazing launch that'll keep up with a 1500-hp Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport to 60 mph.
But can any of them keep up with a Le Mans car? And what about in a rolling race from the Cadillac's 60-kph pit-speed limiter? We find out with Le Mans royalty Sébastien Bourdais at the wheel!
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All Comments (21)
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The slow motion shot of the end of the drag race with Jason walking around the cars is one of the coolest things I've ever seen.
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F*** me sideways! This Cadillac starting electric and then turning the monstrous V8 is just next level, nothing comes close!
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I saw 16 minutes for a drag race video and expected carwow level yapping but this was honestly incredibly well done
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The Cadillac starting the gas engine ranks among one of the coolest things I’ve ever heard. I probably watched that 20 times. Holy crap.
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The ev to gas transition of the Cadillac never fails me... 🤤
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The fact the GM as willing to send out that car, shows how much hype this show gets. I love it!!!
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The radar detector ad in this video might be the most well placed ad of all time.
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That 911 get off the line like a electric car. Damn
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Hagerty and Camissa should win an Oscar for best cinematography in the car business. Makes all others look like amateurs!
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The switch from electric to combustion on the Cadillac is heavenly ♥️
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This is better than any tv show i have ever seen. Youtube, tv, movie, you name it. This is absolutely absurd cinematic gold. Thank you Hagerty.
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12:04 Oh my GOD that V8 firing up is INTOXICATING. I never thought anybody would surpass the cinematic quality of topgear, xcar and it's successor, and the rest. But you guys have officially taken the cake. You found the BEST sounding race car on a grid today and filmed it's party trick for our viewing pleasure. You have a fan for life.
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The closing speed on that Ferrari made it look like the 911 had a problem. That's INSANE
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Shots from inside , FPP SHOTS , slow-motion shots from every angle , him walking with cars in slow motion. As we can see there are no camera mans all around that track. And green screen effects or not don't know. Drone shots . Sound effects. Just shows how must efforts are done on a single video 🤯This is unbelievable video. Just want to know how they make these videos. Never seen something this impressive
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The production is SO MUCH BETTER than carwow. You deserve so much more
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Probably the best VFX I've seen in a made-for-YouTube video ever.
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Him tapping the spoiler during the slow mo review was actually pretty cool. Slow mo reviews never get old.
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Fun fact: The 296's V6 is actually the same engine that the 499P, the Ferrari Le Mans Hypercar, uses
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This is by far the best automotive video I’ve watched on YouTube. Ever.
