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Feb 1, 2021 · Cadillac has unveiled its CT5-V Blackwing performance sedan, which features a 668-hp supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 and is available with a manual transmission. These Blackwing models, the CT5-V...
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Base price (as tested): $84,990 ($112,245, manual; $108,020, automatic)Powertrain: 6.2-liter supercharged V8 | 6-speed manual or 10-speed automatic | rear-wheel driveHorsepower: 668 @ 6,500 rpmTorque: 659 lb-ft @ 3,600 rpmAs with the CT4-V Blackwing, the CT5-V Blackwing is built on General Motors’ Alpha platform. Dimensionally, its wheelbase is 6.7 inches longer and its front track is 2.8 inches wider than the CT4-V Blackwing’s—extra length and width that translates most directly to noticeably increased legroom for rear-seat passengers. From its 6.2-liter, superchar...
If you, like me, feel understandably intimidated by the Big Nasty’s stats on paper, don’t even worry about it. The thing is docile as a tranked circus bear when you want it to be. In fact, I imagine driving cross-country in one would be a very chill experience. It’s a Cadillac, after all, and in its most comfortable setting, it almost floats over t...
Admittedly, I did not spend very much time with the CT5-V Blackwing to find anything I immediately disliked. The car was a monster on track and completely civilized on the road. The ventilated seats kept me cool. The air conditioning worked well. The sound system was nice. The ride was comfortable. The updated interior was pleasant to use. Standard...
Feb 5, 2021 · The 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing has debuted as the most track-focused, most powerful, and fastest Cadillac product to ever be announced. That is undoubtedly helped by the fact that this new sports sedan carries an updated variant of GM’s supercharged 6.2L LT4 V8 engine.
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- Cadillac L-Head V8. The Cadillac L-Head was the first mass-produced V8 engine available in the world, leap-frogging over the handful of experimental eight-cylinders that had trickled out of shops in Europe over the previous decade.
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Oct 1, 2022 · Test DrIve Review: The 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Is 668 Horsepower Of 6-Speed Snarling American Muscle, For The Very Last Time. October 1, 2022; Story By Benjamin Hunting; In 2004 Cadillac introduced its first ever V8-powered six-speed sport sedan, the CTS-V. Few could have predicted that nearly 20 years later Caddy would end up the last ...
Mar 22, 2021 · The successor to the CTS-V and shorter brother of the CT6-V rocks a good ol’ pushrod V8 engine with a thumpin’ great blower, and similarly to Mercedes-AMG, every single LT4 V8 is assembled by...
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Feb 6, 2021 · The CT5-V Blackwing is powered by an upgraded version of the same hand-built 6.2-liter supercharged LT4 V8 found in the CTS-V, now rated at 668 horsepower and 659 lb-ft of torque.
