General Motors has announced the departure from the assembly line of the first production unit of the production Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing. A specimen that was auctioned in March of this year at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale event for $ 265,000.
Although it may not seem like it, this is a historic momentAs pure high-performance combustion models, without electrical assistance of any kind, are running out of their days on the market. So the arrival on the market of the new Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing is one of the last premieres that we are going to witness in the exclusive segment of traditional high-performance sedans.
The Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing is the most radical and powerful version of the American midsize sedan range. Although the truth is that it is also the most powerful model in the history of the firm, because until now there had not been a street Cadillac with the performance of this version.
Contrary to what its name might suggest, the new Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing It does not use the V8 LTA Blackwing double camshaft engine that the Cadillac CT6 was fittedbut a new evolution of the 6.2-liter supercharged V8 LT4, a conventional pushrod block that under the hood of this sedan delivers 677 hp (668 hp) and 893 Nm of maximum torque.
This model It was presented last February with the Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing, the equivalent version of Cadillac’s CT4 range, although it does not mount the V8 LTA Blackwing block either, but an evolution of the supercharged 6-cylinder engine that its predecessor, the Cadillac ATS-V, mounted.
First issue
According to the boys of GM Authority, the first Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing has already rolled off the assembly line. This specimen bears the desired chassis number # 0001 and is the one that was auctioned last March at the Barrett-Jackson event in Scottsdale, where it reached $ 265,000. If you want to see images of this specimen you can enter the link of GM Authority.