Have you ever wondered what would happen if you turned a Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 into a luxury sedan that is a little bigger than a BMW 3 Series? You would get something like that. Greet the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing, the successor to the beloved CTS-V, with a 668 hp V-8 and a standard six-speed manual transmission. If he hits dealers, it will be the only V-8 sedan on the market, not to mention the most powerful Cadillac ever built.
As a quick refresh, the CT5 is Cadillac’s current mid-size sedan. It’s the slightly smaller replacement for the CTS, based on a revised version of GM’s Alpha rear-wheel drive, which is shared with the smaller Cadillac CT4 and the Chevy Camaro. While the ‘-V’ moniker used to represent the most powerful version of a Cadillac model, it is now the mid-range sports offering – the best dogs now all go through Blackwing.
The CT5-V Blackwing gets GM’s LT4 6.2-liter propulsion V-8, updated with a new 1.7-liter Eaton charger, titanium inlet valves and a new inlet system. All rounding contributes up to 668 hp and 659 lb of torque, by 28 and 29 respectively, compared to the old CTS-V. And the manual gearbox is coming back! Standard equipment is a six-speed Tremec TR6060 with no-lift shifting and (beatable) active equipment. There is, of course, an optional automatic, a 10-speed that helps the Blackwing hit 60 km / h in 3.7 seconds. Top speed is more than 200 MPH, regardless of the transmission.
Like its little brother or sister, the CT4-V Blackwing, the new CT5-V Blackwing gets the latest version of GM’s excellent Magnetic Ride shocks, electronic limited slip differential and updated Performance Traction Management (PTM). Wheels are 19 inches across and are wrapped in Cadillac-specific Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires that measure 275/35 front and 305/35 rear.
The CT5-V Blackwing is also the first Cadillac to offer optional carbon-ceramic brakes, which weigh down 53 kilograms of unsprung mass. Shortly after launch, Cadillac will also be offering optional lightweight magnesium alloy wheels on the CT5-V Blackwing to further reduce the unhealthy and spinning mass.
Inside, there’s plenty of carbon-fiber trim, an exclusive, digital-to-digital grouping from Blackwing and steering buttons to select a PTM mode or a ‘V-mode’ for the driver. You can easily distinguish the Blackwing from the outside, thanks to a wider track and aggressive air inlets in the front fascia. As with its predecessor, the CT5-V Blackwing offers a Carbon Fiber Track Package with a splitter, spoiler and diffuser, all designed to reduce high-speed lift.
Cadillac did not announce the price of the option on the CT5-V Blackwing, but the base price of the car is $ 84,990, including the destination – about $ 2000 cheaper than the latest CTS-V. Since the new Caddy super sedan is more powerful and offers a manual gearbox, it looks like a killer deal to us. Cadillac envisions the CT5-V Blackwing as a BMW M3 fighter, but given the fact that it has 165 more hp than the new M3 competition, it sounds like this Blackwing can fight the battle to the M5, which is only 627 pk brings together in its most powerful CS form.
The CT5-V is an excellent sports sedan. The Blackwing sounds like it’s going to be an absolute monster, a more than worthy successor to the old CTS-V.
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