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Old 08-04-2021, 07:37 PM   #76
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The thing y’all don’t understand is that according to Pre, only 80 year olds drive sedans. Hence why it’s very baffling that you guys are over 80 with kids. Maybe adopted?
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The thing y’all don’t understand is that according to Pre, only 80 year olds drive sedans. Hence why it’s very baffling that you guys are over 80 with kids. Maybe adopted?
My kids would love to ride in the back of a Blackwing. 4 seats is definitely a plus for us.

They love my Si.
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Old 08-04-2021, 08:09 PM   #78
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My kids would love to ride in the back of a Blackwing. 4 seats is definitely a plus for us.

They love my Si.
Let me guess, so you can take trips to Starbucks and IKEA on such a ginormous boat. Ughhh you Americans have such bad taste hahahaha
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I like the direction this thread is headed in.
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Now we just need you to somehow tie the Caddy to Tom “Granola” Doll.
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Old 08-04-2021, 11:41 PM   #81
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Hey Pre, it's a dumb idea to wrap the back of the seat in Alcantara and not put it on the actual seating surface.

You've got this crazy view of people with kids, it's clear you don't have any, don't want any, and don't have any real experience with them, and that's fine, you made that choice.

It's a sedan, four doors, the cabin is so small that you can't fit an average sized adult (5'-10") behind an average sized adult in it.

It's a sedan, four doors, people are going to put kids back there; heck people stuff kids in the back of anything with four seats (Mustangs, Challengers, Camaros etc.) I just don't put kids in the back of a coupe on a daily basis, so when a sedan with some performance leanings comes out, I take interest; I'd rather a wagon, but that isn't going to happen under 6-figures apparently.

My IS350 works as a family hauler, the only drawback is lack of cargo space because it's a sedan, but it does daily duties just fine; it has heated & ventilated leatherette/"NuLuxe" seating surfaces and seat backs, my 7YOs feet hit the seat backs while he is in his booster seat, it wipes clean easily. Beyond that, when I have rear passengers, if they hit it on the way in our out of the car with their shoes, it wipes clean. It's a durable material that still feels and looks nice.

Are you telling me the IS350 F-Sport that I bought isn't a family car because it has some level of handling/acceleration ability? So every four door BMW, Audi, Porsche, Cadillac, Lexus etc. with any inklings toward performance are performance cars only and shouldn't have children in the back of them, ever? They aren't just reasonably quick and good handling daily drivers that kids can be put in the back of? is the RS6 Avant a performance car only, relegated to track duty? or is it an upscale performance family hauler for the guy/gal who doesn't want another CUV/SUV?

Isn't your whole thing that "performance cars shouldn't have doors for rear passengers"? I mean that was the stink you made about the Yaris GR-4 "it should only be a 3dr hatch" because RALLYCAR or whatever your justification was.

Maybe you need to stop looking for sedans to be all out performance cars for you, maybe you should stick to the myriad of performance coupes on the market; I can guarantee you that the majority of sedan buyers have kids, regardless of performance level.

Hey Pre, just to reiterate, just for you, it's a dumb idea to wrap the back of the seat in Alcantara and not put it on the actual seating surface.
If you don't understand that, or just willingly refuse to understand that, then there is probably a carbon fiber toilet with an Alcantara wrapped seat in your future.
No all I’m telling you, at all, is that this car, a blackwing, the Alcantara seat backs, if that’s your cheese and wine, you were never going to buy it anyway so there is no point in even getting upset about it. In the grand scheme of things it’s just a non-starter. If it was an Accord, Camry, I mean a lot of sedans sure, but a Blackwing? I get it now from your other posts as well. Whatever it is, it needs to be designed with children in mind. The whole world and all the things do. Got it.
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No all I’m telling you, at all, is that this car, a blackwing, the Alcantara seat backs, if that’s your cheese and wine, you were never going to buy it anyway so there is no point in even getting upset about it. In the grand scheme of things it’s just a non-starter. If it was an Accord, Camry, I mean a lot of sedans sure, but a Blackwing? I get it now from your other posts as well. Whatever it is, it needs to be designed with children in mind. The whole world and all the things do. Got it.
I mean, my grandfather owned a CTS-V before he passed away. He carted around my kids a few times...

Seats will be filled by kids, adults, dogs, etc. They're designed around an adult because you can't design a seat around a kid - you put them in car seats and boosters until they're adult sized. Do you somehow think that the captains chairs in mini-vans are designed for kids? If it's seat fabric you are concerned about, I think the perforated leather in the back of our outback is absolutely terrible for a dog/kid/family friendly vehicle. Those sorts of choices don't preclude a car being used by a child.
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Now we just need you to somehow tie the Caddy to Tom “Granola” Doll.
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No all I’m telling you, at all, is that this car, a blackwing, the Alcantara seat backs, if that’s your cheese and wine, you were never going to buy it anyway so there is no point in even getting upset about it. In the grand scheme of things it’s just a non-starter. If it was an Accord, Camry, I mean a lot of sedans sure, but a Blackwing? I get it now from your other posts as well. Whatever it is, it needs to be designed with children in mind. The whole world and all the things do. Got it.
All I'm saying, and really read the words, Alcantara, on the seat backs, and not the seating surfaces is a dumb idea. Does it kill the car for me? no, is it a dumb idea? hell yes it's a dumb idea.
Alcantara on the seating surfaces? great idea, that's what the material is designed for, but GM did not do that, they put it only on the seat backs.

I have kids, I consider them in every decision I make, it's almost as if, wait for it, they are my kids, and I have to consider them in every decision I make.

I did not say every vehicle ever made has to be made for children, I did say that if it's a four door, rear passengers, which in my case includes children, as well as adults, have to be considered, because if it's a four door, likely, there will be rear passengers, otherwise, why have a four door at all? Cadillac (and others) have done the ho-hum sedan version, and a high performance coupe version, but Cadillac didn't, they went the four door route for the high performance version, ergo, rear passengers. These high performance sedans aren't targeting Cadillacs historic demo either, they are going after younger buyers; Cadillac literally stated as much with the prior attempts (CTS-V & ATS-V for example). This car is literally in the same class as the car I currently own, why wouldn't I consider it?

Flat out Pre, do you think that it was a good idea to put Alcantara on the back of the seats and not on the seating surface? Or do you agree that it was a dumb idea? Or, will you keep dodging the question because you're so damn full of yourself and you can't admit you were wrong and are only arguing for the sake of arguing?
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Don't get me wrong, I love Alcantara, it's super grippy, my issue is that in this case The Alcantara is only on the seat backs in an extremely cramped back seat - so any back passenger (I'm 5'-10) is going to ruin that extremely misplaced material when their knees rub against it (or feet in the case of my kids).

I repeat - Alcantara is not on:
The front seating surface (for grip - where it should be)
The steering wheel (for grip, I don't want an Alcantara wrapped wheel though)
The dash (glare reduction)
or even the shift boot (bling?)

Alcantara is on:
The backs of the front seats in an extremely cramped passenger area.

Were the entire seat covered in Alcantara I'd give it a pass, but some interior designer or whatever at GM decided yeah I'm going to put this useful grippy material in the absolute most useless place conceivable in the interior; they may as well have put it on the hood, at least it would cut down on glare.

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I didn't know the configurator was up, same - I like ventilated seats now that I have them, but not the massive package you have to get in order to get them in the caddy; I mean I'm sure I'd like massaging seats, but with my issue with curb weight, I'll pass on them here, as well as the aforementioned issue I take with the location of the Alcantara on the damn seatbacks but not where your body goes.
Had to look back in the thread to see what you guys are talking about.

Yeah I agree, any kids under like 10 are gonna be constantly putting their dirty shoes on the back of the seat. Look at the back of the front seats of anyone with kids. That should be leather. Back seats should not be unbolstered leather or the passengers will be sliding all over the place.

But as I said this car wasn't designed for kids or even backseat passengers, they didn't care - it's only a sedan cause that's what they had to work with.
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This thread is so dang fun... it has been dull a while, I dedicate my second cup of coffee to all of you fine people.
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All I'm saying, and really read the words, Alcantara, on the seat backs, and not the seating surfaces is a dumb idea. Does it kill the car for me? no, is it a dumb idea? hell yes it's a dumb idea.
Alcantara on the seating surfaces? great idea, that's what the material is designed for, but GM did not do that, they put it only on the seat backs.

I have kids, I consider them in every decision I make, it's almost as if, wait for it, they are my kids, and I have to consider them in every decision I make.

I did not say every vehicle ever made has to be made for children, I did say that if it's a four door, rear passengers, which in my case includes children, as well as adults, have to be considered, because if it's a four door, likely, there will be rear passengers, otherwise, why have a four door at all? Cadillac (and others) have done the ho-hum sedan version, and a high performance coupe version, but Cadillac didn't, they went the four door route for the high performance version, ergo, rear passengers. These high performance sedans aren't targeting Cadillacs historic demo either, they are going after younger buyers; Cadillac literally stated as much with the prior attempts (CTS-V & ATS-V for example). This car is literally in the same class as the car I currently own, why wouldn't I consider it?

Flat out Pre, do you think that it was a good idea to put Alcantara on the back of the seats and not on the seating surface? Or do you agree that it was a dumb idea? Or, will you keep dodging the question because you're so damn full of yourself and you can't admit you were wrong and are only arguing for the sake of arguing?
Listen man. I respect you, your family, your children.

Let me rephrase this another way Ok? Vale announced his retirement this morning at Spielberg, and I’m gutted beyond belief. My last hero I will ever have is hanging them up and it’s a sad day. Not like when my only family member died last year of covid or when my best friend died, just a very sad day.

So in the interest in extending the hand, and not being my blunt usual self. I hear ya dude. But I will also say, if you have the kind of money where you can afford a 60-80k performance sedan…….then you have the money to buy it (once say ADM isn’t thing, or whatever) and run it by the local upholstery shop and get rid of that Alcantara. You know how much work it is to have it swapped out to fabric, leather, whatever you want? Not much, and it’s not that expensive.

And my point, was in the grand scheme of things, the seat backs are a deal breaker? If you say so. Kids, no kids, putting a filthy dog back there, some Alcantara seat backs, whether you like them, hate them, think it’s awesome, or completely stupid, is just nothing in the grand scheme of things, it really isn’t. Manuals are drying up like the Sahara desert. If you want a sedan, want performance, want a 6MT, the seats shouldn’t stop you. We just don’t have an abundance of things like this. And I think some people just need to relent to owning say a vehicle designed to shuttle kids around, AND a performance car of some kind. For what the Blackwing cost, mid equipped or max, you could have a very nice Van and a performance car like say the new BRZ for what it costs. Or a STi and a more kid friendly vehicle.

and fwiw. I actually have friends And many of them have children. I’ve baby sat (not infants, that’s a no go), shuttled them around, etc, countless times. Date nights, vacay gap until the grandparents can get there, etc. You know what my no questions demand is? I use their vehicle. They aren’t allowed in mine. I know full well what goes on. Kicking the chair, spilling S. I mean dude there is a reason I never wanted them. Kudos to all you dads. God bless.
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Listen man. I respect you, your family, your children.

Let me rephrase this another way Ok? Vale announced his retirement this morning at Spielberg, and I’m gutted beyond belief. My last hero I will ever have is hanging them up and it’s a sad day. Not like when my only family member died last year of covid or when my best friend died, just a very sad day.

So in the interest in extending the hand, and not being my blunt usual self. I hear ya dude. But I will also say, if you have the kind of money where you can afford a 60-80k performance sedan…….then you have the money to buy it (once say ADM isn’t thing, or whatever) and run it by the local upholstery shop and get rid of that Alcantara. You know how much work it is to have it swapped out to fabric, leather, whatever you want? Not much, and it’s not that expensive.

And my point, was in the grand scheme of things, the seat backs are a deal breaker? If you say so. Kids, no kids, putting a filthy dog back there, some Alcantara seat backs, whether you like them, hate them, think it’s awesome, or completely stupid, is just nothing in the grand scheme of things, it really isn’t. Manuals are drying up like the Sahara desert. If you want a sedan, want performance, want a 6MT, the seats shouldn’t stop you. We just don’t have an abundance of things like this. And I think some people just need to relent to owning say a vehicle designed to shuttle kids around, AND a performance car of some kind. For what the Blackwing cost, mid equipped or max, you could have a very nice Van and a performance car like say the new BRZ for what it costs. Or a STi and a more kid friendly vehicle.

and fwiw. I actually have friends And many of them have children. I’ve baby sat (not infants, that’s a no go), shuttled them around, etc, countless times. Date nights, vacay gap until the grandparents can get there, etc. You know what my no questions demand is? I use their vehicle. They aren’t allowed in mine. I know full well what goes on. Kicking the chair, spilling S. I mean dude there is a reason I never wanted them. Kudos to all you dads. God bless.
RWD, check
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Alcantara seat back, that’s it, I’m buying a minivan!

Don’t need to feel sympathy for us dads though, it has its own rewards, like when your kid tries gokarting for the first time and loves it.

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All I'm saying, and really read the words, Alcantara, on the seat backs, and not the seating surfaces is a dumb idea. Does it kill the car for me? no, is it a dumb idea? hell yes it's a dumb idea

Flat out Pre, do you think that it was a good idea to put Alcantara on the back of the seats and not on the seating surface? Or do you agree that it was a dumb idea? Or, will you keep dodging the question because you're so damn full of yourself and you can't admit you were wrong and are only arguing for the sake of arguing?
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Listen man. I respect you, your family, your children.

Let me rephrase this another way Ok? Vale announced his retirement this morning at Spielberg, and I’m gutted beyond belief. My last hero I will ever have is hanging them up and it’s a sad day. Not like when my only family member died last year of covid or when my best friend died, just a very sad day.

So in the interest in extending the hand, and not being my blunt usual self. I hear ya dude. But I will also say, if you have the kind of money where you can afford a 60-80k performance sedan…….then you have the money to buy it (once say ADM isn’t thing, or whatever) and run it by the local upholstery shop and get rid of that Alcantara. You know how much work it is to have it swapped out to fabric, leather, whatever you want? Not much, and it’s not that expensive.

And my point, was in the grand scheme of things, the seat backs are a deal breaker? If you say so. Kids, no kids, putting a filthy dog back there, some Alcantara seat backs, whether you like them, hate them, think it’s awesome, or completely stupid, is just nothing in the grand scheme of things, it really isn’t. Manuals are drying up like the Sahara desert. If you want a sedan, want performance, want a 6MT, the seats shouldn’t stop you. We just don’t have an abundance of things like this. And I think some people just need to relent to owning say a vehicle designed to shuttle kids around, AND a performance car of some kind. For what the Blackwing cost, mid equipped or max, you could have a very nice Van and a performance car like say the new BRZ for what it costs. Or a STi and a more kid friendly vehicle.

and fwiw. I actually have friends And many of them have children. I’ve baby sat (not infants, that’s a no go), shuttled them around, etc, countless times. Date nights, vacay gap until the grandparents can get there, etc. You know what my no questions demand is? I use their vehicle. They aren’t allowed in mine. I know full well what goes on. Kicking the chair, spilling S. I mean dude there is a reason I never wanted them. Kudos to all you dads. God bless.
Quote me without reading what I've written, platitude, ramble on to deflect, and not respond to a direct question, obligatory platitude to close it all out; are you running for office?
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Quote me without reading what I've written, platitude, ramble on to deflect, and not respond to a direct question, obligatory platitude to close it all out; are you running for office?

No I'm too busy petitioning all mfr's of performance saloons to install Alcantara seatbacks to make your head f'in explode.
I need to contact Toyota and Subaru also and tell them to nix the upcoming 86/BRZ also. It's not a kid friendly vehicle.

You after reading Alcantara seatbacks on a 60k-80k performance saloon:



Me, after reading Alcantara seatbacks:



I read all your posts. I still don't think it's that big of a deal at all, and think you are blowing a gasket, and total overkill. It's such a problem for you, simple, don't buy the car.
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Car And Driver Compares The Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing To The Audi RS7, BMW M5

With customer deliveries of the 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing now underway, the American automotive media has also started to get their hands on the supercharged luxury sedan. Car and Driver is among the few outlets to have already tested the vehicle, with the publication comparing it against two of its direct rivals: the Audi RS7 and BMW M5.

While Car and Driver’s test of the 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing did not include any track time, the outlet took the sedan and its two German counterparts on a lengthy road trip from Michigan to the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, giving editors a very good idea of how these three six-figure sports sedans perform in the real world. The magazine also invited the Mercedes-AMG E63 S along for the trip, but the Daimler brand didn’t have a car to supply it with.



Finishing last in this three-way comparo was the BMW M5. The publication liked the BMW M5’s blistering acceleration (it accelerates from zero to 60 mph in just 2.7 seconds and can hustle through the quarter-mile in 10.8 seconds), but editors felt the Bimmer had numb steering, boring exterior styling and a relatively dull driving experience. The M5 also carries an eye-watering price tag of $141,045 as tested – although it justifies the high MSRP with an impressive list of luxury features that include 20-way massage seats, motorized rear window shades and a configurable all-wheel-drive system that can be flipped into a drift-happy rear-wheel-drive mode.



The Audi RS7, meanwhile, was second. Editors loved the Audi’s handsome exterior styling, wonderous build quality and easy-to-drive nature, but docked it points for being slower than both the Cadillac and the BMW and not placing an emphasis on driving enjoyment.



Finally, there was the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing in first place. Put simply, the Cadillac offered the best overall driving experience, impressing editors with its instant torque and responsive steering as well as its bargain $105,665 as-tested price. “The Blackwing was clearly developed by people who care about cars,” the magazine proclaims. “Dynamically, it’s near perfection. The ride control is amazing. The steering is honest-to-God great, like the man upstairs developed it himself.”

While this three-way comparison test did not include every sports sedan on sale today (the aforementioned Mercedes was absent, as well as the Maserati Ghibli Trofeo) it serves as a testament to Cadillac’s lasting ability to make fun-to-drive performance four-doors for the most hardcore of driving enthusiasts.
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$140k to BMW gets you a dull driving experience. Oh how the mighty have fallen.
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anybody else just waiting for Caddy to rename these again. Bring back the Cimerron, or el dorado GT, or something. I feel Caddy is lost and nobody cares about them any more. They have wandered too long and now that they are trying to say look at me, the world has moved on. As usual, the only cars they produce that are worth a glance are the ones nobody can afford. How is the base or entry level CT-4. That is where you will make money. Or are all of these just money losers because they make all the cash on the escalade
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anybody else just waiting for Caddy to rename these again. Bring back the Cimerron, or el dorado GT, or something. I feel Caddy is lost and nobody cares about them any more. They have wandered too long and now that they are trying to say look at me, the world has moved on. As usual, the only cars they produce that are worth a glance are the ones nobody can afford. How is the base or entry level CT-4. That is where you will make money. Or are all of these just money losers because they make all the cash on the escalade
From what I've read - the CT4 is lackluster (34k starting MSRP), the CT4V is good (45k starting MSRP), CT4-V blackwing (59k starting MSRP) is really good.

I think Cadillac tried too hard to undercut the competition price-wise with the CT4.

When I spec out a blackwing It's closer to 70k, mainly because items I want (ventilated seats & HUD) are lumped into packages.
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From what I've read - the CT4 is lackluster (34k starting MSRP), the CT4V is good (45k starting MSRP), CT4-V blackwing (59k starting MSRP) is really good.

I think Cadillac tried too hard to undercut the competition price-wise with the CT4.

When I spec out a blackwing It's closer to 70k, mainly because items I want (ventilated seats & HUD) are lumped into packages.
precisely, it is the same crap they have been doing for over a decade. They hype the cars that almost nobody can afford, the V series or now blackwing. But the standard product is ****. They still have not learned.
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anybody else just waiting for Caddy to rename these again. Bring back the Cimerron, or el dorado GT, or something. I feel Caddy is lost and nobody cares about them any more. They have wandered too long and now that they are trying to say look at me, the world has moved on. As usual, the only cars they produce that are worth a glance are the ones nobody can afford. How is the base or entry level CT-4. That is where you will make money. Or are all of these just money losers because they make all the cash on the escalade
All the cars get great reviews, but people don't buy BMWs, Mercedes and Audis cause they are great driver's cars, they buy them as jewelry with wheels.

Nobody wants to wear Cadillac.
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Old 10-21-2021, 01:37 PM   #99
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lots of truth to that as well.
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Old 05-31-2022, 02:38 AM   #100
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2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Automatic Tested: 0–60 MPH and 1/4 Mile Times
Which CT5-V Blackwing is quicker, the manual- or automatic-equipped version?

Cadillac's CT5-V Blackwing is a thing of beastly beauty, a super-sport sedan that will go down in history as one of the greatest American-built performance cars of all time. Call it hyperbole if you want, but thanks in large part to its maniacal 6.2-liter supercharged V-8 with 668 horsepower underhood, the Blackwinged CT5-V is the epitome of power and panache wrapped up in one explosive package.

Hammering the go pedal of the 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing is akin to igniting a load of TNT—the aural pyrotechnics alone will startle any unsuspecting civilian within earshot. We wanted to hear more, so after testing the manual version of the Blackwing, we got a 10-speed automatic-equipped version in for another blast—and it was a blast, believe us. But what we found after crunching the numbers turned out to be a bit of a surprise.

The CT5-V Blackwing's 0-60 MPH Times

Cadillac officially quotes 0-60-mph times for the 2022 CT5-V Blackwing of 3.4 seconds with the automatic and 3.6 seconds with the six-speed manual transmission. Our testing was dead on Cadillac's numbers for the manual car, but not so much for the automatic, which we recorded at 3.7 seconds to 60 mph. Some of that may come down to weight, as the 10-speed car tipped our scales at 4,253 pounds versus the manual car's 4,067-pound figure.

The CT5-V Blackwing's ¼-Mile Times

Thundering down the quarter mile, the auto Blackwing put up an 11.6-second, 124.9-mph pass, just shy of the 11.5 at 127.5 we laid down in the manual car. Some of the discrepancy between the manual and automatic cars could be chalked up to the fact that the test day with the automatic was done in windy conditions, which may have slightly impacted vehicle stability and possibly a smidge of performance.

Road test analyst Alan Lau called the car "a very playful big puppy" in his notes about launching the Blackwing toward the horizon. "The customizable launch control is very fun to fiddle with," he said of the system, which allows you to dial in the rpm and the tire slip percentage within predetermined intervals. But no matter what he tried, wrangling the LT4 engine's stupendous low-end power proved an exercise in tire-burning and tail-wagging, factors that are even more pronounced given the car's rear-drive configuration.


CT5-V Braking And Dynamic Performance

Stopping numbers for the CT5-V Blackwings also proved a bit of a head-scratcher, with the heavier automatic car halting 2 feet shorter at 100 feet flat. The best we recorded for the manual car was 102 feet. Ambient conditions and tire wear can play a role, and the automatic Caddy wasn't fitted with the CT5-V Blackwing's optional carbon-ceramic brakes, while the manual car was. Take what you will from that. "The brake feel is absolutely outstanding," road test editor Chris Walton said of the automatic car's binders. "I was not expecting that. So easy to modulate and bleed off speed going into the skidpad."

Speaking of the skidpad, the manual car's 1.04-g average took home the title over the auto version's 1.01-g number. The manual Blackwing also nipped the automatic in our MotorTrend figure-eight, with a 23.4-second lap at 0.89 average g versus 23.8 seconds at 0.85 g. Back and forth we go. It stands to reason that if we took two nearly identical cars like these to the track on any given day, we'd probably get similar but different results—they're that close.

This is a bit of a Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, Walton said of his time flying around in the Blackwing. "It's tremendous fun and not for the faint of heart. The power is so fierce, it easily breaks the rear tires loose on a whim. That said, with the V mode all set up with steering, suspension, engine, and shift all at their max, the balance on the skidpad was quite good, with just a whiff of understeer. The transmission was as clever as any Porsche or AMG in Sport Plus mode. No manual shifting required."

Despite the performance data variations between the two cars, what isn't in dispute is that the CT5-V Blackwing is every bit the match of any comparable car from any automaker, be it German, American, Japanese, or otherwise. It's also laughably inefficient, and it won't win any beauty contests. But mark our words, this uniquely American sedan will still thrill decades from now, long after new gas-powered monster machines of its ilk are in the rearview mirror.


2022 Cadillac CT5 V Blackwing Specifications

BASE PRICE $88,690

PRICE AS TESTED $108,935

VEHICLE LAYOUT Front-engine, RWD, 5-pass, 4-door sedan
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