General Motors has done a great job with the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing. The executive super sedan can stand neck and neck with similar rides from different brands, like the BMW M5, and comes with a great feature that has become extremely rare, especially when paired with a V8 engine.
That feature is the manual transmission, one with six forward gears, which is mated to a great V8. You're looking at a supercharged unit with a 6.2-liter displacement, which pumps out an impressive 668 horsepower (678 ps/498 kW) and puts 659 pound-feet (893 Nm) of torque under the driver's right foot.
Should you ask Cadillac how fast the CT5-V Blackwing is, they will tell you that it needs 3.6 seconds to accelerate to 60 mph (97 kph) with the manual gearbox. Choosing the optional ten-speed auto will drop the time by two-tenths of a second. As for the top speed, you'll have to hit the track to achieve it legally and safely, as it exceeds 200 mph (322 kph).
Pricing starts at $93,495, excluding destination and dealer fees, and the non-Blackwing variant, the normal CT5-V, is almost half the money at $51,495 (MSRP). Cadillac's CT5-V eschews the supercharged V8, packing a 3.0-liter V6 with twin turbocharging that makes 360 hp (365 ps/269 kW) and 405 lb-ft (549 Nm). The RWD model needs 4.6 sec to 60 mph (97 kph), and the AWD model is two-tenths slower. Both have a 156 mph (252 kph) top speed.
Photo: Instagram | RoadshowInternational
You may be wondering why we’re dedicating another story to a model that’s been around since early 2021, and the reason is the blue example pictured in the gallery, which has been touched by the tuning stick. Images of it were just released on social media by Roadshow International, and while it may look like your run-of-the-mill CT5-V Blackwing, it does feature a few interesting upgrades.
Don't look for a flashy body kit, oversized wheels, and a jaw-dropping amount of power available via the fun pedal, as it doesn't follow this recipe. Instead, the super sedan in question, which features the automatic transmission, has new wheels with a powder-coated glossy gunmetal look, smoked exterior lighting units, window tint all around, ceramic paint coating projection, and a two-tone glossy tag frame, with everything being part of the tuner's RS package.
The car features a blue exterior on top of the black interior, sprinkled with white stitching and piping, red seatbelts, and a 12 o'clock marker on the steering wheel for some well-deserved contrast. Elsewhere, it is a nicely equipped example that features just about everything you could expect from such a car, including a sunroof. We hope you like it just as much as we do, and if you're curious if it is for sale, it's not, as it recently changed hands for an undisclosed sum.
After a series of unfortunate events put an end to Cristian's dream of entering a custom built & tuned old-school Dacia into a rally competition, he moved on to drive press cars and write for a living. He's worked for several automotive online journals and now he's back at autoevolution after his first tour in the mid-2000s. Full profile
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