Cadillac's Le Mans Car Races Ferrari 296, McLaren 750S, 911 Turbo S — Cammisa Ultimate Drag Race

Race Car vs. Road Car! We race the Cadillac V-Series.R (LMDh) versus the Ferrari 296 GTB with Asseto Fiorano package, the McLaren 750S, and the Porsche 911 Turbo S (992.1) through the 1/4 mile — including a roll race!

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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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[AlexMcGlone]

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.

[rashkamanning]

The fact the GM as willing to send out that car, shows how much hype this show gets. I love it!!!

[genericgoat]

I saw 16 minutes for a drag race video and expected carwow level yapping but this was honestly incredibly well done

[CarTechConnect]

The ev to gas transition of the Cadillac never fails me... 🤤

[Karto]

F*** me sideways! This Cadillac starting electric and then turning the monstrous V8 is just next level, nothing comes close!

[cletp]

That 911 get off the line like a electric car. Damn

[UzairW]

Hagerty and Camissa should win an Oscar for best cinematography in the car business. Makes all others look like amateurs!

[adrianbene]

The switch from electric to combustion on the Cadillac is heavenly ♥️

[hrg_tv]

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.

[CLOSEUP]

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

[Delnevo]

The closing speed on that Ferrari made it look like the 911 had a problem. That's INSANE

[MichaelJoseph-utmd]

Can we just take a minute and appreciate just how ferociously the 296 accelerates? It reeled in the 911 like it was standing still.

[jefferyroberson]

Him tapping the spoiler during the slow mo review was actually pretty cool. Slow mo reviews never get old.

[scottscroggins]

The radar detector ad in this video might be the most well placed ad of all time.

[riley]

Probably the best VFX I've seen in a made-for-YouTube video ever.

[cartermacewen]

Proud that my dad is a large part of that Cadillacs powertrain! Hearing it leave the pits never gets old for me.

[justaname]

Fun fact: The 296's V6 is actually the same engine that the 499P, the Ferrari Le Mans Hypercar, uses

[Hennesseyautoreviews]

We have the blame the Holy trinity for just how ridiculously fast these modern supercars have became. Motortrend tested the 918 and laferrari to 60; after the 100 ft rollout the laferrari pulled a 2.4, matching the 918 . ( the 918 managed 2.2 another time, even crazier still), the p1 isn’t o be left out, doing the deed in 2.6-2.8 sec. This was 11 YEARS ago, where the likes of Shelby Supercars with their Ultimate aero, Bugatti Veyron, and Pagani with high horsepower numbers. In a good way, the holy trinity paved the way in setting the benchmark for all modern day super cars and sports cars alike. Jason I appreciate your content! This is amazing. To conclude, the 750s, 296 gtb, and 992 911 turbo s are a reminder to what happened nearly 12 years back, where 0-60 in less than 3 seconds was considered nuts. Here are three road legal supercars SLAYING out here. What a golden time to be

[sutats]

5:12 The time in which the Ferrari 296 GTB reels the Porsche 911 Turbo S back in from launch and blows past it is simply insane. *Phenomenally insane!*

[koalawithchaingun]

The engine sounds to go along with the car intros, great touch 👌