We’re sure that many people would have loved to see Cadillac follow the lead of Chevrolet and introduce a supercar that could be sold alongside the C8 Corvette. While such a vehicle has yet to come to fruition and is unlikely to in the future, this rendering shows just how dramatic a new performance car from the automaker could look.
This sketch was shared on the General Motors Design page on Instagram and created by Robin Krieg, the lead exterior designer at the Cadillac brand. The post doesn’t specifically state if Krieg designed this striking vehicle as a mid-engined supercar or a front-engined coupe but it does have the sultry proportions of the former and would look mean as hell in real life.
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The front fascia of the car sports an aggressively-shaped grille and then has a pair of sharp headlights that don’t actually feature any traditional headlamps and simply have small LEDs. Giving the car additional character are vertical LED daytime running lights positioned lower on the front bumper. We’re also particularly fond of the carbon fiber splitter that the car is wearing, providing it with a very exotic feel and certainly fitting for a supercar.
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Krieg has also crafted a hood for the car that really catches the eye thanks to the straight creases found in the center and then the curved edges on the outer flanks of the hood. Making the car look all the more impressive are the slim wing mirrors, the low-slung roof, and the steeply-raked windshield.
For quite some time, there was hopeful speculation that the C8 Corvette could spawn a Cadillac-badged supercar but that has not proven to be the case. While that’s a shame, the CTS-V Blackwing and ATS-V Blackwing prove that Cadillac can still make a seriously impressive performance car without having to dip its toe into a new segment of the market.
