2024 Cadillac CT5 V-Series Blackwing - POV Driving Impressions
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- MSRP: $93,495
MPG: 13 city / 21 highway
Horsepower: 668 hp @ 6,500 rpm
Engine: 6.2 L Supercharged V8
Transmission: 6-speed manual
Curb weight: 4,123 lbs
Exterior: Cyber Yellow Metallic
Interior: Sky Cool Gray w/Jet Black
-Carbon Ceramic Brakes w/Bronze Brake Calipers $9000
-Sky Cool Gray w/Jet black accents w/ full semi-aniline leather seats w/custom quilting and carbon fiber front seatbacks. Sueded microfiber wrapped trim package $8090
-Gas guzzler tax $2100
-Performance Data & Video Recorder $1600
-Cyber Yellow Metallic $625
-Wheels, 19" aluminum alloy w/satin graphite dark finish, replaces std/pgk wheels $600
Total options $22015
Total vehicle & options $115,510
Destination charge $1395
Total Vehicle Price $116,905
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a gentleman’s hellcat
and here i was thinking love at first sight was a myth. go for it.
These interiors remind me so much of the B9 Audi interiors that I miss so much looking at the new ones. The CT5-V BW is amazing in every way, truly
I also get b9 vibes from this
@@krabuh same mix of leather, metals, matte plastics/carbon fiber.
Simple, sleek design without unnecessary clutter. Audi had it figured out and threw it away for…exclusive touchscreens and gloss black plastic lol. Good on Cadillac for retaining a high quality interior with properly tactile buttons and switches. Hope they continue in this direction
@@RS3NDIT Totally agree dude!!
One of the biggest reasons I went with an 24 A4 Allroad Prestige over the new A6 Allroad is bc of the mix of physical buttons & screens in the B9.5 opposed to all screens. They still have really nice simple Audi quality but have a good amount of physical controls that are necessary imo. Sucks that this year is the last year of the B9 but that's why I hopped on & ordered an 24 before the books closed on them
🎉🎉🎉🎉
Manuals for life glad some are still being made
lol everyone likes to say that until it's time to purchase one, then they opt for the Automatic. That's why they're no longer offered in so many models. Back in the Mid 90 as far as I can remember, manuals got to 60 mph faster and got 1-2 mpg better than automatics. Now with the advancement in technology, its the complete opposite, hence people care more about being faster, and 2 more mpg than the driving engagement. Plus, I guess it's hard to operate their cellphones while driving a manual. In October 2022 I purchased my first performance car/muscle car and bought a 22 Challenger Scat Pack 6mt although I know its slower than the automatic. I'd never buy an Automatic performance car....I like the engagement. Heck my 19yr old daughter drives an 08 Civic 5mt.
@@kennyharp4125 Wrong. I only buy manual
@blakeu8547 Well good for you, the overall picture of manuals tells a different story.
@@kennyharp4125 that's because with automatics they can cheat the emission tests and with manual they cannot :D
@@kennyharp4125 Manual if you want to _drive_ the car.
Dude, love your videos, one of the best reviews on RUclips, no music no nonsense, car noises are the best, awesome.
Makes you feel like you’re driving 🙌
Bro the shifting of gear looks so smooth🤯😵blown away. I have never driven a car with an automatic gear but this so so fantastic.
Favorite driving experience out of ALL the cars you've driven. That's high praise and makes me wonder if you're just smitten in the moment..
This CT5-V Blackwing is everything a BMW M5 or a AMG GT63 should be but aren't, this and the CT4-V are the only true drivers sports saloons, the M5 and GT63 may be supercar fast, but they're not engaging like a true sports car, my grandma could hustle an M5, it's that easy to drive, this Cadillac is a drivers car, it's like a modern E39 M5, it's a true 4 door sports car, it's very luxurious yet it's super engaging, it takes effort to drive it hard, but it's super fun and rewarding if you know what you're doing.
How about the Alfa QV? That one certainly has character unlike bmw and mercedes
As a Giulia QV owner, it's fantastic. The blackwing is also incredible and I doubt you could go wrong with either, with the Cadillac having the clear advantage in dealer network. @@ctreacts1537
Just picked up a 24 Civic Si for a daily driver and to dip my toes into modern 6M gear boxes and wow, I Fully intend to snag a 6M Blackwing in my future as a daily driver. Thanks for the in-depth look.
How u like it ? I have a 20’ Si coupe boutta go pick it up rn actually lol
Your si is nothing to prepare you for what blackwing has to offer. Completely a whole different ball game with the tremec 6m my friend.
one of the best reviews i’ve seen of the ct5v. absolutely love the car. hopefully i can own one one day
one of a kind. love the f82 gold color
I can tell you from personal experience that you are hitting your target as far as helping the viewer "find the perfect car ... by driving everything" is concerned. I was able to confidently pursue purchasing an 11th gen Si because of yours (and Tedwards) consistent content on it. Absolutely love the vehicle. Keep up the great work !
So many years ago, you made a video that convinced me to get an Audi B8.5 S4. I think you just sold me on my next car too 😂
was never a cadi fan, but this car is really tight.
Congrats on being 1 of the 24 Anniversary Edition Owners
Funny how I've watched both perspectives of you and Brower reviewing each of your respective cars at the same time.
for around $100k, if you need or want a fast sedan. I think this is probably the best car for the money. and it sounds SO good!
Why would one neeeeeed a fast sedan? 😂 genuinely wondering.
@@reverbandchill3425 let's say you do track driving but you have a family or you like to hang out with friends. maybe you live in germany (M5 market) and want to get to work quicker. or honestly, maybe because life is too short to drive a boring car. 🫡
@@Panzil these sound like wants though, so I was wondering the distinction between needing and wanting a fast vroom vroom with 4 doors. I get your general point. For sure a good value. 😎
If you don't need 4 doors, I fail to see how this is any better than a Camero ZL1
@@reverbandchill3425Hagerty proved otherwise.
We live in a time where you can get a manual performance Cadillac, but you can’t get a manual Corvette….
I was all set for an Acura Integra type S. Until now! II just hope something more expensive doesn't come along and steal my heart... like the 2025 CT5 V BW.
Great what Vitrated said. So true. I just which I could give this more and more stars. I cannot tell you how many times I have seen this, and how it motivates me to try harder to get one. I am 60 y/o, and this will be the last car I purchase, whether I live 5 years or 35 more years. Your video helps me confirm THIS is the car I want. The last of the V8 6-speeds. (yes I know about the Mustang, which is great, but at my age, the Cadillac is more my style. Not to mention, it gets less LE attention.
I drive a 2023 300C, but man, owning one of these would be the DREAM! Looking forward to the next Blackwing update where the interior gets an upgrade!
I've got a ct4 bw (my wife's dd) and I literally am 100% in love with it. As far as I'm concerned that transmission is absolutely the star of the show, the rest of the package does well by not getting in its way. I can appreciate the delphi magnetic shocks but I'm pretty sure I'd prefer a really high end traditionally damped solution personally speaking. That said, I install coilovers on my cars typically, so I'm the guy who hates the softest AND the hardest suspension setting as a matter of course. Either way it's good enough that I'm not thinking of changing anything until things start breaking on their own. I'm also interested in those tires. I'm running 255 rear michelin x-ice this winter because I couldn't find anything in the factory 275 width. I'm eagerly awaiting wider selections in both tires and rims for our car and I hope that's a sign it's incoming.
I gotta admit that yellow is a tough one, it reminds me of what vw was using a few years ago for press vehicles, and that's coming from a guy with a smurf_ucker blue ct4.
Came to a stoplight next to one of these couple months ago I had my Bentley,GT, Cadillac Driver was floored. I kept with him, but that Cadillac is so fast it is means sounding.
That yellow is perfect 🔥🔥
Watching you rev match into 1st gear is crazy to me.
Someone has to do it😂
I can trust his word cuz this guy can drive manual the right way.
he stalled at 13:12
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Life’s too short to not be in V mode
These cars are absolutely amazing, but I still wish the CT4 BW came with an NA V8 and about 450hp. I will die on that hill.
Thanks, your video is making me want to go for a drive.
I'm looking at a Lexus IS 500, with a NA V8... and i just wish it came with a manual...
On the other hand the CT4 BW comes with a manual but no V8 😭
Yup or at least an inline 6 over the lame V6.
@@awepossum1059oddly enough a IS350 with a manual makes more sense then the CT4 with a v6 and manual. Lol
@@awepossum1059I have a feeling people will start LS swapping it for sure.
@@Rambler_13 Yeah. Dont know if GM has ever produced an inline 6 though.
The first thing I noticed that I didn't like was the screen. Glad to see they are doing something about it. The bmw and mercedes you can get for the same price or cheaper looks way better on the inside. The escalade has a nice inside so they need to do something like that if they're asking 70 to 90k for it.
The mid-life crisis car for those that don’t want to be perceived as having a mid-life crisis. Just a Caddy to the naked eye, a banshee for those in the know. I dig it.
Well said. Best sports sedan ever made! Truly majestic and flawed in the right kind of ways.
I agree. This is the best sedan on the market. Pretty much the only car I’d try to upgrade my Stinger to at this point.
I’ve owned 2015 ATS-V and what a wonderful car it was with one only issue it’s info center it was slow and laggy. I hope all new Cadillac fix that issue.
This car makes 600 horsepower and still gets better fuel economy than my v6 mercury by a long way.
03:01 Yes, it's worth it if you like staying in your seat whilst using 680hp to carve through turns. I have had both options for an extended person and can say without a doubt the seats are worth it. Not only to keep you planted but they're also guaranteed to get extended views from car lovers.
I love how I keep researching this car like it’s anywhere in my price range 😅
Those roads look like Baghdad. What a beauty of a vehicle.
Love your comment about the foot room. I wear 13 and it's tight. Add in Tuxmat and it's impossible. I went back to Weathertech and it's bearable.
Test drove one at road America and yea, it’s an amazing drive
I can't believe this is the only model in its segment to have a manual option, you'd think that at least BMW would offer it like they did with the F10 M5. It's also funny how Cadillac of all brands is creating something like this
They've always made cars like this. CTS-V?
Beautiful vehicle. Our GM dealer here in Northern Virginia has quite a few and they seem to sit awhile. I think because a lot of folks don't understand how awesome this car really is. So ty for this video. Well worth the price for sure. Does it compare to the M5?
That engine is awesome but I'd prefer the CT4 V blackwing size wise.
yeah agree, seen one of these at a show and they are too big. CT4 V is the perfect size.
Just got a CT4 Vee Blackwing for
the smaller size and much lower price (than the CT5) to say nothing of better fuel economy 😊
Amazing car Tons of track engineering
Love it 🎉
Other cars : 992 Turbo S Lightweight- Porsche GT3 Cup racecar - McLaren 600LT - C7 Corvette Grand Sport street/ track car
Great review, loved every second of it
The last actual bad ass American car made.
Those white seats look fire.
I would love to see a review of the more toned down ct5 with turbo v6. It has half the power but 300+ horsepower is no slouch, and it’s also half the price. Plus I think once you get to 400 hp and up you can’t really enjoy that without driving very dangerously or going to the track, floor it for one second and you’re double the speed limit lol. I think the culture around a Cadillac is a bit different than for example a hellcat, I’ve personally seen a lot more dangerous hellcat drivers than dangerous Cadillac drivers.
Just imagine the z06 Flat-plane V8 in one of these with that 6 speed mt
Can’t wait for you to review the new 2025 model year ❤
I do not understand why car companies insist on putting the volume knob on the drivers side. You have a scroll wheel on the steering wheel. It makes no sense that they do that. Your Passenger has to reach across the cabin just to change the volume. I have seen some cars allow you to switch the tuning and volume knobs, my Genesis G70 2023 does that, very nice and very under rated feature in a car.
I'd love to own one of these! Might end up looking into a CTS-V
They still make these in manual, thats amazing.
Dont forget everyone you can still buy a gen 1 cammed CTS-V for about 15-17k and make the same power as this puppy. This car is perfect in every way besides the price.
Thanks for the ride.
I'd take this over IS500 anyday. And it's more practical for family with larger rear leg room and trunk space. It can be comfortable commuter and mean sexy beast when you want it to be
What a beautiful car, beautiful color as well.
Dude, it's been like 11 years. You think maybe it's time to use a different song to showcase the stereo system lol, but other than that, nice drive.
I want one! But I’m about 90k short… hook a brotha up?? 😂 awesome car though. Love it!
Mine has manual shift capability and real leather. Still nice.Dual sun roofs.
There's a tach in the bottom left corner in Tour mode, it's just tiny as hell. Can't wait for the interior updates to hit, though if we think this is expensive, I can only imagine how much more it will be with said updates.
This will be a classic in 2035
Not sure about that Golden Shower Yellow color but i think in a flat gray black or dark red, or maybe more of a ferrari yellow, itd suit the body better.
Can’t wait to see the new wrap around screen
That red Toyota Tacoma in the distance looks familiar…
I would love to see it on the track.
Great video..
668 hp sounds so good ✌🏻🤧🤜🏻
The exhaust sound is nice
Man, I feel like it wouldnt be too much work for GM to make a Chevy version of this platform with a naturally aspirated LT1 in order to make a Chevy SS successor
Considering they barely tried to sell the ss and scraped holden that was never gonna happen. GM has many flops for their few wins like this ct5
The Chevy SS is still a fantastic car, and hauls major ass if you put a procharger on it. It's nowhere near as tight or grippy as the 5BW though.
This is the new M5
She's beautiful! 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍 😍
Low-middle class dude driving a 2017 honda accord coupe... this is my dream car 😭 but I'll never be able to afford it. Don't know why these companies chooses to price their vehicles so high... I would think, they would sell MORE affordable products rather than selling their products at high prices, appealing to the non-car-enthusiast market.**
i love it. i love it. i love it. i love it. someone give me the money to buy one.
Dude, the song at 28 minutes I thought that was this kid novaspirit
You get this tuned and lean it out because theyre rich for passing emissions, itll be way more fuel efficient and make close to 700 crank
Such a sweet car!
Needs to be black. Mean & classy.
Will get one of these used in 2-3 years on a discount 😉 .. curious the verdict on long term reliability of this engine though.
I’m waiting for the used ones to get in the $60-70K range. They getting down into the low $80’s now. Another year I should be able to pick one up at my price point. I’ve had good luck buying lightly used Cadillacs. Someone else can eat the depreciation.
As fantastic as this car is on the track, I hope Cadillac does something with well with the refresh. The C-pillar & back never grew on me.
Otherwise, great review! And, I'm glad this has a proper transmission.
All the refresh does is change the front headlights to the "droopy'' ones like on the new escalade, and merge the two screens into one panoramic one, as is the style of the times. I think it's a sidegrade at best.
dope glad u liked it , gg cadillac
Chris, I've always been curious - what is your background? How did you get into cars, and doing videos? Do you have any racing experience?
I wouldn't even compare it to the M5 cs. The base M5 can hold its own with the blackwing
I like the color. 😊.
M3 and m4 competition are just a completely different beast in terms of acceleration. Also the interior feels alot more luxury sports car. In comparison the caddy just felt plain jane and dated..I was torn between the 2 but i ordered a g80 m3 comp xdrive.
5:15 - From what I've seen of the '25 refresh photos/videos, those two physical knobs are gone. If they actually deleted a way to scroll through channels and a way for the passenger to change the volume, that'll be very disappointing. The manual *already* lacks the shortcut controls near the shifter that the automatic has.
Edit: Turns out you noticed this already. lol 24:52
I just cannot get behind your comment about the best single car solution. It is just too expensive upfront as well as too expensive to run given the gas mileage, and it doesn't have the practicality of a hatchback or fastback. I would have to give the Acura Integra Type S the award of that statement you made.
I love the integra but that isn't even close to being in the same class as this. A lot of value for the money in the Cadillac
A lot MORE value in the Type S.
The type s isn't even close to this in terms of performance
@@brianco12 popular opinion. Can't have and fwd car as a one car solution for car enthusiast
FWD so it's unfortunately disqualified as an only car for me
Great review with enthusiast relevant detail and enthusiasm.
one thing you comment on is great throttle response
how would you compare it to a C7 in terms of throttle response?
I had a C7 and found the throttle response lazy and uninspiring at Moderate PARTIAL throttle inputs. if you hammered the C7 throttle it responded, but any Moderate inputs and it didn't feel responsive...unlike porsche throttle response which is razor sharp.
Wow amazing
The perfect car
17:53 In tour mode you can still see your tachometer on the bottom left, on the right of where your odometer is at.
Why no supercharger whine? they wanted to make it more refined?
Jaw dropped when he got out of the car
I will drive a manual until there are no options left
Why did they choose this mustard color, they should have done a bright orange.
So I think that the randomized rev you mention when going into neutral with rev match is likely if you pop it into neutral a little harder and you accidentally hit the switch that tells the car to rev match into that gear above or below neutral.
Impressive.
CT5-V blackwing w/ 6 speed manual is my end all be all car. Just gotta wait 15-20 years for the price to die down 😥
Can you skip shift ? First-second-fourth while around town ?
9:02 I can definitely hear the supercharger
Same I hear it clearly but maybe his mic picks it up more then he hears
My 2024 5-V Blackwing gets built next week. I like the look of the 2025 nose, but I'm just not impressed with the 2025 instrument cluster. My 2024 BMW X5 has that same long swoopy gauge cluster, and it does absolutely nothing for me.
I bought mine right before they announced the refresh. Literally do not care. It's a side-grade at best. Enjoy your new ride, it might be the best sports sedan ever made.
Hopefully they address the lack of heated seats in the rear in the next refresh 🤔
How does this compare the the G80 Manual in terms of engagement, feel and fun at all speeds? This one, even in this color, certainly looks better!