The mid-engine Cadillac no one is actually building

Viral AI renders of a mid-engine Cadillac built on the Chevrolet Corvette have resurfaced, but GM has already shut the idea down. Here is why.

Author: Yulia Ivanchik

00:54 31-05-2026

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Cadillac is not preparing a new mid-engine supercar based on the Chevrolet Corvette, even though images suggesting otherwise are once again circulating on social media. The pictures appearing online look like AI renders: a low, wide supercar with Cadillac’s vertical lighting signature, a large grille, aggressive bodywork and a futuristic interior.

The idea sounds plausible only at first glance. Cadillac does have a track record with a Corvette-linked model: the XLR roadster shared its architecture with the Chevrolet Corvette and was sold in the 2000s. On top of that, former GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz has said that back in 2007 the company seriously considered a mid-engine Cadillac project. Then GM ran into a financial crisis, bankruptcy and restructuring, and the project was killed.

GM’s more recent stance leaves little room for the rumor either. In 2025, General Motors president Mark Reuss effectively ruled out a mid-engine Cadillac based on the C8 Corvette in an interview with CNBC. The logic is simple: such a car would sit too close to the Corvette, while Cadillac is currently building its image around other models, including the Escalade, electric vehicles and the high-end Celestiq.