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Unveiled at the beginning of February 2021 for the 2022 model year, the CT5-V Blackwing is now available to configure. The build-your-own tool starts with the stick shift and the $3,175 more expensive auto.
What boggles the mind about this price difference is the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, which features the same powerplant as the go-faster sedan. In the pony car’s case, upgrading from three pedals to two costs merely $1,595.
Exclusively offered with rear-wheel drive just like the CT4-V Blackwing, the mid-sized luxobarge is listed with two no-cost paint finishes in the guise of Summit White and Black Raven. The most expensive finishes are Infrared Tintcoat at $1,225 and Dark Emerald Frost at $3,925. The crazy numbers get even crazier for the interior, which can be spruced up with Natural Tan and Jet Black plus semi-aniline leather for a whopping $6,090.
But wait, there’s more! If you want the fancy interior theme, prepare to add three more options in the guise of high-performance bucket seats, Natural Tan seatbelts, and the Sueded Microfiber Interior Trim Package. We’re extremely close to the $100,000 threshold, and we haven't even selected the Carbon Fiber 2 Package that retails at $5,230 and requires three more extras.
Those are the Carbon Fiber 1 Package, carbon-fiber front splitter, and rocker moldings with extensions. Our configuration stands at $107,510, including destination, which is a lot of moolah in every respect. But in the automaker’s infinite wisdom, $107,510 is too low of a price for General Motors to include Rear Pedestrian Alert or the Rear Camera Mirror. GM further charges $260 for all-weather floor mats too, which is downright insulting.
Ignoring the automaker’s greedy disposition, the CT5-V Blackwing is definitely worth your consideration because it’s probably the last of the Mohicans. Cadillac will become an EV-only brand by the end of the decade, which spells the end of the LT5 small-block V8 with a big ol’ supercharger.
The most potent Cadillac entitled to wear a license plate boasts 668 horsepower and 659 pound-feet (893 Nm) of torque, trumping the BMW M5 CS. The CT5-V Blackwing shoots to 60 miles per hour (96 kilometers per hour) in 3.7 seconds, and the speedometer keeps on climbing over 200 miles per hour (322 kilometers per hour) if you really want to push it.
Exclusively offered with rear-wheel drive just like the CT4-V Blackwing, the mid-sized luxobarge is listed with two no-cost paint finishes in the guise of Summit White and Black Raven. The most expensive finishes are Infrared Tintcoat at $1,225 and Dark Emerald Frost at $3,925. The crazy numbers get even crazier for the interior, which can be spruced up with Natural Tan and Jet Black plus semi-aniline leather for a whopping $6,090.
But wait, there’s more! If you want the fancy interior theme, prepare to add three more options in the guise of high-performance bucket seats, Natural Tan seatbelts, and the Sueded Microfiber Interior Trim Package. We’re extremely close to the $100,000 threshold, and we haven't even selected the Carbon Fiber 2 Package that retails at $5,230 and requires three more extras.
Those are the Carbon Fiber 1 Package, carbon-fiber front splitter, and rocker moldings with extensions. Our configuration stands at $107,510, including destination, which is a lot of moolah in every respect. But in the automaker’s infinite wisdom, $107,510 is too low of a price for General Motors to include Rear Pedestrian Alert or the Rear Camera Mirror. GM further charges $260 for all-weather floor mats too, which is downright insulting.
Ignoring the automaker’s greedy disposition, the CT5-V Blackwing is definitely worth your consideration because it’s probably the last of the Mohicans. Cadillac will become an EV-only brand by the end of the decade, which spells the end of the LT5 small-block V8 with a big ol’ supercharger.
The most potent Cadillac entitled to wear a license plate boasts 668 horsepower and 659 pound-feet (893 Nm) of torque, trumping the BMW M5 CS. The CT5-V Blackwing shoots to 60 miles per hour (96 kilometers per hour) in 3.7 seconds, and the speedometer keeps on climbing over 200 miles per hour (322 kilometers per hour) if you really want to push it.
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