DRAG RACE: CT5-V Blackwing vs. Corvette Z06 // H1000 Upgrade by Hennessey

[@MindisJurenas]

I think it’s super impressive for c8 z06 keeping up with 1000hp like that. That auto vs stick makes a huge difference!!

[@rodneyburchette1306]

Still hard on Caddy with a manual

[@jamikal5]

The Cadi only made 844 hp on a Dyno before testing just so you guys know

[@MindisJurenas]

@@jamikal5 whp! 1000hp is at the crank..

[@kristoferfc6525]

yeah that DCT they have is no joke

[@hectorrenteria4119]

That's how subpar Hennessey is. That ct5v should be much faster claiming those numbers.

[@ShariaLawAllDay]

That Caddy with those mods has to be the best sedan ever made known to man. Absolutely sick, wicked and nasty!!!!!

[@mryouknooow]

Really, why?

[@mattkessler6366]

Man if I didn’t live in a State with fucked up winters I’d get a stock CT-V and start the mod journey….love these sedans.

[@willy3sticks647]

​@@mryouknooow Because it is

[@mryouknooow]

@@willy3sticks647 if you can’t quantify it, it’s probably not true. The hype around CT5VBW is mind boggling. When the V2 was offered with a manual, people barely bought it…The CT5VBW, is a tuned less grown-up version of the V3 that the competition has left behind. The CT5VBW should have had a different designator since its focus is the drivers experience and handling where V’s use to represent domination of the competition.

[@alexpaic2984]

Even without the mods is one of the best sedans ever made….no matter how hard I try I can’t describe the feeling you get when flooring that beast

[@leonel9110]

Dam that Z06 is doing great for being stock

[@johnmuzic3475]

Yup, now imagine the upcoming ZR1 which rumors say will have a 950hp twin turbo version of the Z06 set up..and then the Zora which will sit above the ZR-1...rumors for that is that it will have an even lighter/wider/more aggressive body/wheel/tire/brake setup even than the ZR-1..plus the ZR-1's drivetrain plus the addition of 2 front electric motors to give at least 1,250hp stock on normal pump gas...now imagine when the tuners get ahold of that Zora and run Ethanol race gas ECU tunes on it w/full bolt on's including straight piped exhaust, strengthened transmission upgrades, upgraded cooling, headers/cams/rods/mid & down pipes/methane injection/ice box in the frunk to keep it all ice cold...guaranteed we'll see closer to 2,000 hp Zora's even before doing any sort of enlarged bored/stroked kits, & we'll definitely see them w/much bigger turbo's installed by the tuners...its gonna be then fast enough to take on that upcoming 1,850 hp Zenvo Aurora or 1,850 hp Bugatti Bolide but at a tiny fraction of the cost...$250,000 for a stock Zora...w/full bolt on mods & cooling/trans/icebox/methane injection...maybe $300k? but will take on $5 million dollar hypercars...now w/the later on bigger stroker kits added & huge turbo's...2,500 hp to 3,000 Zora's will be seen on the road in street races for sure...just give it some time...those will be able to take on the upcoming Koenigsegg 2,300hp 4 seater....

[@timmannchicken]

@@johnmuzic3475 From what I heard they are reversing that. the ZR-1 will have the Z06 with 2 electric motors, and the Zora will have Z06 with twin turbo and 2 electric motors.

[@PADROTE18]

Do it from the dig and the corvette will eat those 1000 hp!😂😂😂

[@gsheverything_2716]

That thing is a big fat pig, almost 450lbs heavier than the ZO6

[@hdelano11]

The hp make up for the weight difference. Simple math

[@travisfandrich4904]

Even at a roll that’s typical Hennessy fashion…has a ton more hp and barely walks away…not impressed!

[@2020matrix8]

Crap..

[@dragonfly4494]

Did you read the article that goes with this video? It says from the dig the Z06 is only a half second faster. Not much to brag about considering how big and heavy the caddy is.

[@BJTF3D]

As someone who drives a stick but also has a 10 speed it’s nothing like ripping through gears manually. The sound of that CT5 working through gears may be one of the best sounds I’ve ever heard in my life 🥹🥹

[@craigstark2712]

Awesome. Would have loved to see from a dead stop, though.

[@jh9363]

Caddy would put on a smoke show and lost unless it was a half run...C8Z is a dig monster

[@craigstark2712]

@@jh9363 that's why from a dig would be an interesting race. Curious if that 1000 hp Caddie would be able to catch up and overtake the Z06 by the end of a quarter mile.

[@ssjMaximum22Goku]

That CT5-V sounds menacing 🔥

[@kayd9597]

This Z06 is the first American muscle car I would buy if I had the money. Absolutely fantastic effort 👌

[@darkstang22]

It's not a muscle car buddy kinda far from that

[@kayd9597]

@@darkstang22 oh OK, what defines an American muscle car? Excuse my ignorance. Regardless that Z06 is fantastic 👌

[@notyourtypicalfarah7194]

​@@kayd9597only dodge Challenger is a muscle car Chevy Corvette & Camaro + Ford Mustang are sport cars

[@darkstang22]

@@kayd9597 The Z06 has all the performance as a supercar so it's an American Supercar

[@kayd9597]

@@notyourtypicalfarah7194 got ya! Thanks ✌

[@mrmatthewpaul]

Wow... The corvette is a amazing. I think it is rated as having around 650hp and get it is giving that 1000hp cadi a hard time. I don't have money for either but if I did have money like that I would get both. I would daily drive the cadi and drive the C8 at night or on the weekends when and where there is no one is around. Having fun trying to find its limits.

[@masterdriveroftoyotazupr4164]

the sound of the CT5 😍🤤

[@terryyarrington8271]

Awesome cars! Two American Legends. Good job GM. Hennessy always does a fine job upgrading vehicles, I love my Cadillacs.

[@SirKittyGamblin]

Yes! Cadillac all the way brother❤🇺🇸

[@truckstreestoys]

The Corvette looks like a little boys dream come true and the CTS looks like a contract killer's get away car

[@WoodLox]

Caddy’s cam crackle is musical plus the 6 speed. Perfection

[@samsalternatives8086]

Guys first there both amazing cars but the people knocking the V, it's a 4 door sedan! Yes 1000hp but the manual is actually slower than the 10spd and if the V was stock that wouldn't be a fair race against the Z especially on a dig. The corvette is a tough car to beat buts actually a pretty fair comparison in this scenario.

[@zachbruner481]

The Cadillac just has a better cool factor for me. I like more of a sleeper look

[@gonefishn365]

I love both cars. CTSV is my all time favorite. That said do it from a dig and I bet the outcome is different. Do it from a dig with both stock and I would bet money it's a different outcome.

[@jaytrnst]

Man shut up no shi* chevy would win you think we don't know that

[@eedeedabsthedabgod710]

The ctsv seats 5 tho its supposed too🤣🤣

[@danksnowrain7652]

Why is it, everyone talks about stock this and stock that and this one would win....lol, this isnt a stock vs stock vid...of course the vette would win...its a 1k hp car(what it really is though, an advertisement for hennessey)....they love their 1k cars, i dont blame em, i would also...

[@Catdaddy13]

That Z is awesome! Love the red intake, sounds like it may have had some exhaust work to. 😊

[@danksnowrain7652]

Yeah and more..sounded pretty dang sick....

[@saltyfloridaman7163]

Stock

[@patallen5095]

Another monster car from Hennessey! Keep this mammoth V-8s coming!!

[@alkey7266]

Zo6 sounds good!

[@tessmoney]

A manual outrunning the hyperfast automatic transmissions today is just 🤤🤤🤤. Give me a third pedal any day, even if i don't win a race.

[@bwohali4471]

Wait for the Hennessy Corvette Z06 and have a do over. We already know what the outcome will be. The 1,000 hp Cadillac will stock again. I'm not knocking the build capabilities of Hennessy. That Cadillac is a beast It's just how the video is presented as if the Corvette was going to be so blown away that it would become front page news around the world. Hennessy could easily breathe on the Corvette ZO6 and things would be the reverse when pitted against the 1000 horsepower Cadillac.

[@rickybobby4017]

Plus the video shoulda been auto versus auto also

[@jasonhotop1358]

Love it. Didn’t realize that Caddy is that heavy. Not sure about that sound of that V.

[@danksnowrain7652]

Not sure about the sound??? Sounded great, but i could have missed something?

[@1hundredallday]

That blackwing is the truth, I love my Cadillac ‼️💪🏾

[@kaylak1275]

It needed a 1000hp upgrade just to keep up with a stock Z 😂

[@Super-SkookumIslandCarDeals]

​@kaylak1275 your point? A Z06 is not your typical car

[@banjoreno]

Such a sick edit. That Caddy sounds soo good

[@kellyjohnsonkj]

What? NO DIG? Corvette would win!

[@blacklexus21]

So if u made the C8 1000 hp, there would most definitely be a problem right?

[@saltyfloridaman7163]

Funny thing, if you port the intake you gain around 30whp in the Z06, port the intake and install a fabspeed exhaust and you're looking at a 680whp car

[@CSTYLETHESLIM]

Why not a dig??

[@craigspowart3631]

Most people miss the fact that the Caddy is a 4 door sedan!!! Caddy looks and sounds way better than the Vette one can only guess what would happen from standing start but my $$ on the Blackwing- all wheel drive and way more torque!

[@rasiqdavis1067]

Omg that BW is crazy. BEST GM product

[@theolympus1851]

From 0 to 60 Cadillac will be watching tail lights of Vette.

[@ab33203]

Seriously, you call that a drag race ?😂😂😂

[@SirKittyGamblin]

Give that Caddy a automatic and its still the best over anything being produced in North America

[@frankiedesam8624]

It’s crazy how the Z06 basically kept up the a 1000Hp car if the V was tuned from a different company it would probably walk that car. Got to give props to the Z06 of how amazin that car is but also that V is so beautiful and and ass

[@MichaelSmith-ti6qc]

Chevy is king 👑

[@kxngoxar6584]

Fax, both cars has Chevy engines lol

[@bwohali4471]

I'm not sure you realize what you've just said considering two cars that are General Motors

[@kxngoxar6584]

@@bwohali4471 i think he said chevy is king cus the CT5 has a ZL1 engine and ofc corvette got a chevy engine as well

[@bwohali4471]

Fair enough

[@zacharysherry2910]

Corvette really transformed over the years

[@rob1977tank]

It's not 1000 rwhp it's crank hp

[@hieuluu2]

In the Multiverse, the Cadillac is offered with a manual and the Corvette only in an automatic, and the Cadillac sounds like a Corvette and the Corvette aounds like a Cadillac.

[@oifmarinesgt]

If that insane Cadillac had a CVT transmission nothing would touch it.

[@Feelyrocks1]

Now from a dig

[@Bigdrip840]

That caddy sounded so pretty

[@algernonwilliams3638]

Come, get your GAP sauce. Mine will be in place soon.

[@mundymondy5856]

These two have nothing on what Dodge is working on the new Dodge Challenger & Viper mix will blow both of these away. Hands down

[@Sparsh.mudgil20]

That Cadillac

[@michaelsteffin5749]

Why was this even a race?

[@williamcrabtree]

When can I bring mine in for the upgrade??😮🤘🤘👍👍

[@WithLOVE_Indiana]

Some tech talk would be nice for this one.

[@N0neofyourbusiness.]

Where is the drag race? I thought that’s from dig

[@TheZeratto]

Another day of being American and hennesy makes it possɓle

[@PhillyDee215]

Time to trade my CTS-V3 in seriously

[@YNkil0z]

Just mod it it ain’t bad

[@PhillyDee215]

@@YNkil0z i need to do that DOD delete

[@algernonwilliams3638]

If I get the the HPE600 system how much heavier would it make my ct5 sport then?

[@jawaunaewing2627]

Beautiful

[@dominickirkwood]

Hennessy keep up the good work real true and I love the video real true and I love c8 and ct5v

[@dannymoon3303]

U telling me that a 100 shot of nitrous added to the z06 can walk a 1000 hp CTSV. That's insane

[@patrickpoore7560]

Okay for the next race the Z06 should have twin turbos.

[@kermie4632]

Thats sound 🥰

[@TribalStorm777ForEternity]

At it again i see

[@nissantech8857]

Try it from a dig

[@shawnmckay3045]

Caddy sounds nice but can only roll race. Put the same 40k in upgrades that Hennessy put in the caddy then test them out. Maybe run them in a track. Sure a 1/4 mile roll race it will win stock but that’s it.

[@roxydog5940]

Nothing better than seeing a Corvette in your rearview mirror...

[@Super-SkookumIslandCarDeals]

Too bad you're used to seeing it in your windshield

[@bmacster1985]

Damn!!!

[@sonnyeubanks7693]

Lets tune the Z06 & add a turbo or supercharger. We can wait for the ZR1 to make it fair. The Vette looks and sounds better. It will hold it's value better.

[@jameswalsh9637]

hell yeah the V

[@JoshPont]

I was cheering for the Z06. I'm kinda sad it lost.

[@dundonrl]

So, the "uber" C8 Corvette weights what over 3800 lbs for the Z06 HTC! Look at the C5 Z06, which was 3116 lbs! WTF GM!!!

[@noahnajor2408]

Looks like the vette with some E85 & tune would close that gap!

[@guysteel]

E85 shines with boost. Keeping temperatures down. Z06 no boost.

[@noahnajor2408]

@@guysteel E85 Shines with All Motor/Blower/Turbo/Nitrous/ or anything. It’s worth 30+whp on a base C8.

[@andybourgeois8917]

if that doesn't get your adrenaline going then nothing will...

[@jayjones3254]

So still no cracking of the Z's computer, huh?

[@TracyMcgee-s6c]

😂 go head on caddy. Amazing.

[@rickybobby4017]

Idc hate the c8 corvette rather have the cadillac all day long. At least the engine is inn the right spot in the front 🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@jonathanmurphy159]

What did you think was going to happen

[@rocketdude60]

Obviously they don't go from the dig. 99% of driving these road n track cars are not drag racing. They are not designed for that. And Hennessey is trying to show how truly fast his car is under normal conditions. Trying to launch the rwd 6 spd car with 1000 hp only would show how traction limited it is in 1st and 2nd gear.

[@syapol54]

Hennessey wanted their car to have an advantage by starting at 40mph. They know their Blackwing won’t stand a chance if the race start from a stop position. I dare them to try race the CO6 from a dead stop, the vette will eat their car alive.

[@crunchycrackers7364]

Yes! Finally someone said it. I am biased here because I own a Zo6. Everytime they have raced the C8 stingray or Zo6, they have never used launch control. Which is really weird, seems like they are trying ti make there cars look better.

[@vogamer254]

does the driver not know the car has flat foot shifting?

[@Ash-db9cb]

Manual transmission is slow that’s why the z06 kinda kept led up

[@bruschmidt9943]

Ok but did a Chevy win here? I didn't see that. I do give the incredible Z06 uber credit for not falling too far behind, but far enough. They proved a Point. Where do I sign up for the 6 spd manual Caddy Supercar?

[@arod0623]

Put that Hennessey package on the z06 and it will smoke the ct5

[@denisbrisebois7658]

WICKED … 😉👌☝️😎.

[@robertbeekman3480]

The last pull you can see hood lifting as they poor the power on

[@morninglattes]

No replacement for displacement

[@ElizabethMarkham-i4j]

Why not show hole shot bet Z06 jumps it pretty bad

[@Essential_Films_ICM]

будет интереснее сравнить их на треке

[@teamz28]

try the zora1

[@Fd-wd7ih]

What if it was a 10 speed automatic 😮‍💨

[@bencarey243]

It's a Helllac.

[@frankiedesam8624]

No offense to Hennessey but all there stuff they make are pretty slow I don’t understand how.

[@FastTimes75]

Z06 didn’t do too bad

[@Cortlandt100]

I wanted tu see a dig 🔥

[@smack3146]

Now mod the vett & see who wins

[@braydonmotivation141]

I'm not a fan of the sound of the flat plane crank v8.

[@stevenh0407]

Barely pulling away

[@josemessi756.v8.]

Casilacc cómodo rápido i muy potente . I.

[@davidkotowski203]

DuH the caddy is gonna win when the vett is stock 🤦‍♂️

[@eckosimmons]

Whoever driving that ct5 shifts slow af

[@rob_nice1]

Way to walk that fake Ferrari

[@MK-zy3yd]

Corvette, the biggest “paper tiger” car on earth…I’d take a Supra with a few mods over those cars and bet ya I win 9 out of 10 times…sorry, but Corvette’s are so overrated as opposed to what they actually can do it’s a joke.

[@youcdtube]

man that C8 Z06 is slow beaten by an SUV man and people really pay $200 k for a Z06 why? because it's slow? Ha! lol Dum real Dum to pay that much This is why the country is going down! I can make my 22 Mazda Miata faster that a C8 Z06 why it's got no torque this is why

[@jaidenjones57]

Bro you comparing stock to 1000hp that corvette did good but... its always going to be haters in every video 😂

[@kenhutton1692]

First! 😁

[@grandmasteraduddell4634]

Automatic c8 is lame, 90 year old can drive it

[@rob1977tank]

They obviously can't do a dig they can only do roll so both cars aren't all over the road. Corvette is way lighter and still slow. Caddy better looking and a better car period as you just seen....lol😂😂😂

[@kaylak1275]

What are you smoking? 😂

[@rob1977tank]

@@kaylak1275 stop your clueless. I have had multiple toys and I know what I am talking about and your gonna act like you know. You probably drive a charger...lol

[@kaylak1275]

@rob1977tank You sound 12. I own a C8 and C7 Z06. Have fun playing with your hot wheels toys 😂

[@robertblack6630]

Corvettes C8 are garbage it has caught fire on the track more then 6 times and transmission dont last more then few thousand miles just for starters. 100k+ for a car that you should push...😂😂😂 But the atleast they look great on the outside....😂

[@joerichardson6107]

Heard there is engine problems also

[@JamesSalomon947]

​@joerichardson6107 haven't had any issues with mines 2021 C8 Z51

[@skylerhickman3646]

Corvette C8s arent garbage lol litteraly every car has caught on fire and only 6 after serious track use isnt even a bad statistic. 100k for a car that you can push with the super reliable LT2s, great handling, and better interior than most other cars to date

[@skylerhickman3646]

​@@joerichardson6107There are engine problems on the z06 not because its a bad engine, but because gm is trying to force gm engineers to mass produce hand built motors. The motors are holding up fine otherwise

[@bwohali4471]

Hahaha ugh... such a cringe post by the OP

[@rob1977tank]

Slow ass Corvette