You can help the Forza Wiki by adding to this article."This #6 car completed the harsh test of Le Mans in ninth place in 2002—an accomplishment in and of itself—behind a trio of wickedly quick Audi R8s. While Cadillac didn’t win the race, they did prove the worth of their LMP design in only its first year of racing. That’s right—in 2002, the Cadillac was new from the ground up, designed entirely on computers and a departure from the previous two years’ Riley & Scott derived chassis. Powered by a 4-liter, twin-turbocharged racing engine related to the Opel DTM and Chevrolet Indycar engine, the LMP-02 is a capable racer that powered itself to podium finishes in many ALMS races during the 2002 season. It’s also one of the nicer-looking open prototype racers, combining angular Cadillac family styling clues with accents in the color of the Cadillac crest over a handsome dark silver. "—Official description[1]
The 2002 Cadillac #6 Team Cadillac Northstar LMP-02 is an LMP1 sports prototype by Cadillac.
It is featured in Forza Motorsport (2005) and all subsequent Xbox 360 Motorsport titles.
Synopsis[]
Named after the engine powering it, the Cadillac Northstar LMP-02 is complete overhaul of the original Northstar LMP, using a custom-built chassis designed by Nigel Stroud instead of using a chassis based on the Riley & Scott Mk III. The most noticeable changes to the car are at the front, which no longer has a stylized grill and has a raised footbox to allow for a larger central air intake. The only internal change between the cars is on the engine, which now uses Garrett turbochargers instead of IHI turbochargers. The debut for the car would be at the opening round of the 2002 American Le Mans Series (ALMS) season at the 12 Hours of Sebring.[2]
The #6 car would only be raced one time, at the 2002 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, using the chassis from the #8 that competed in the ALMS. Driven by Wayne Taylor, Max Angelelli, and Christophe Tinseau, the #6 would compete alongside its sister car, the #7. The car would qualify 10th overall and 9th in class, while the #7 would qualify a few positions ahead in 8th overall and 7th in class. In the actual race, the #6 would manage to improve a position up to 9th overall and 8th in class, which would be the best finish for any Northstar LMP over its three years of competition, while the #7 would fall behind the #6, eventually finishing in 12th overall and 10th in class. Both cars would then return to compete in the ALMS, with the #6 returning to its #8 livery.[3]
The Northstar LMP project would be cancelled at the end of the 2002 system by General Motors due to them feeling that the car had reached its peak. Instead, the focus would be shifted fully to the Chevrolet Corvette C5.R program.[2] General Motors wouldn't return to the top level of endurance racing until about a decade later with the Corvette Daytona Prototype, when it made its debut in the successor to the ALMS, the IMSA SportsCar Championship in 2012. Cadillac as a brand would make their return to the top flight after a decade and a half away, when the Corvette Daytona Prototype's successor, the DPi-V.R made its debut in 2017. However, it would be another six years before another General Motors car ran in the top class at Le Mans, when the DPi-V.R's successor, the Cadillac V-Series.R took part in the 2023 edition of the race.
Statistics[]
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Speed 7.1 Accel 9.3
Braking 9.4
Corner 9.4
Base Rarity 10.0
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Speed 6.6 Acceleration 8.8
Braking 9.9
Handling 9.6
Base Rarity 10.0
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Level 50 Reward for 350.000 CR.
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Speed 7.7 Handling 8.7
Acceleration 9.1
Launch 8.0
Braking 8.6
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R1 939 |
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Car Dealer:
Purchase from the car dealer for 1,200,000 CR | ||
Performance & Body Style
Body Style: missing data
Value: 1,200,000 CR
Speed:
Top Speed: missing data
Acceleration:
0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): missing data
0-100 mph (0-161 km/h): missing data
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60-0 mph (97-0 km/h): missing data 100-0 mph (161-0 km/h): missing data
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Speed 9.1 Handling 9.8
Acceleration 9.8
Launch 8.7
Braking 9.8
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R1 975 |
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Car Dealer:
Purchase from the car dealer for 2,200,000 CR | ||
Performance & Body Style
Body Style: Prototype 1
Value: 2,200,000 CR
Speed:
Top Speed: 206.6 mph (332.4 km/h)
Acceleration:
0-60 mph (0-97 km/h): 3.000 secs.
0-100 mph (0-161 km/h): 6.000 secs.
Braking:
60-0 mph (97-0 km/h): 85.8 ft (26.2 m) 100-0 mph (161-0 km/h): 205.4 ft (62.6 m)
Lateral Gs:
60 mph (97 km/h): 1.42 g
120 mph (193 km/h): 2.00 g | ||
Conversions[]
- No conversions available.
Trivia[]
- The car is incorrectly labelled as the #8 in Forza Motorsport (2005) while featuring the #6 livery. This could be due to the two cars sharing the same chassis
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ "Forza Motorsport 4 - Cars" . forzamotorsport.net . Retrieved 01-14-2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cadillac Northstar LMP" . wiipedia.org . Retrieved 08-27-2025.
- ↑ "2002 24 Hours of Le Mans" . wikipedia.org . Retrieved 08-27-2025.
| Cadillac | |
|---|---|
| 1950s | Eldorado Biarritz Convertible |
| 2000s | #6 Northstar LMP-02 · #8 SCCA CTS-V · #16 SCCA CTS-V · CTS-V '04 · CTS-V '09 |
| 2010s | #3 ATS-V.R · #57 TA CTS-V · ATS-V (Forza Edition) · CTS-V Coupe · CTS-V Sedan · CTS-V Sport Wagon · Escalade ESV (Forza Edition) · XTS Limousine |
| 2020s | #01 V-Series.R · #2 V-Series.R · #31 DPi-V.R · #31 V-Series.R · CT4-V Blackwing · CT5-V Blackwing |