Only 915 CT6-Vs reached the U.S., each with a hand-built 550-hp Blackwing V8. This 49,800-mile 2019 example is live on Cars & Bids with six days to run. Cadillac spent the final years of the CT6 doing something the brand rarely gets credit for: building a…
GM has opened a free program for a handful of 2026 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwings that came with the Precision Package but left the factory without the package’s billet aluminum rear toe links. The cars run fine. Eleven buyers paid for track…
Some Cadillac CT5-V Blackwings were shipped from the factory without the billet aluminium rear toe links. These are part of the Precision Package that includes other track-focused components. GM has now announced a free programme to hand over the missing…
In an era when sedans are vanishing and V8s are endangered, the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing feels almost like an act of defiance. The CT5 arrived for the 2020 model year as the successor to the CTS, a rear-drive midsize sedan built to take on the BMW 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class, and it is a handsome, comfortable car in its own right. But it is the Blackwing that has made enthusiasts swoon, with a supercharged 6.2-liter V8, magnetic dampers and the increasingly rare option of a six-speed manual transmission.
The Blackwing name comes from Cadillac's own twin-turbo V8 that once powered the short-lived CT6-V, but in the CT5 and CT4 sedans it became a badge for the most serious V-Series models. The smaller CT4-V Blackwing uses a twin-turbo V6 and is a sharp, track-capable rival to the BMW M3. Both cars descend from the CTS-V, which grew from a surprise performance sedan into a 556-horsepower wagon cult classic. Critics consistently rank the Blackwings among the best-driving sedans on sale, though interiors lag behind some German competition.
The Blackwings have been widely billed as the last of their kind, a farewell to the internal-combustion V-Series sedan. The regular CT5 received a refresh with a large curved screen and updated styling, keeping it in the fight with the BMW 5 Series, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Audi A6, Genesis G80 and Lexus ES. Limited editions and special packages have kept the cars in the news, and the market for used Blackwings has stayed strong as enthusiasts recognize their rarity.
The cars generate a satisfying mix of stories: road and track tests, limited editions and carbon-fiber packages, pricing and option news, recall notices and reliability reports. Used-market values are closely watched by enthusiasts who suspect these sedans will become collector cars, and any hint about whether a successor, electric or otherwise, will carry the Blackwing badge forward draws instant attention. If this is the final chapter of the V8 Cadillac sports sedan, it is a remarkably loud one, and plenty of drivers are savoring every page of it.
Cadillac's last V8 sports sedans, the CT5 and the manual-gearbox CT5-V Blackwing, a 668-hp love letter to enthusiasts, plus the smaller CT4.
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