The 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Is A No Compromises Super Sedan - See Why On The Track!
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- Опубликовано: 11 авг 2021
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Paul is THE MAN for putting these enthusiast cars through their paces. So nonchalant as he comments on the cars dynamics at 130mph plus. As far as the car, this seems to live up to the old Cadillac tag line “Standard of the World”.
A man that can really drive and a car like this. It doesn’t get much better. Love Paul doing reviews on this type of car.
Car looks like a monster... give Caddy some respect 🙌
Great review Paul, ex Stig... I really appreciate the CT5 V Blackwing. Caddy's making what enthusiasts say they want, manual, V8, and rwd. I hope it sells well since ICE passing the performance torch. I can't wait to see Paul get his hands on the IS500
Remember that it's expensive tho
Excellent tracking skills and also another excellent review from Paul…glad to have you doing these types of reviews for TFL.
Engine sounds amazing bad to hear no more combustion engines from Cadillac.
That is the last great sedan from GM because it is a supercharged not turbo charged V8.
It will likely be the last supercharged V8 super sedan by GM.
A turbo V8 isn't as good.
It is a collector car.
Amazing reviews Paul! Keep up the great work please.
Wow... What an awesome car. The American car manufacturers get it. They've been listening and are letting the engineers do their thing. And it shows! Plus Americans are more sophisticated drivers. Yea Caddy!
Ahh the review I was waiting on! Fantastic driving 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾 and very informative.
The Stig! Loving the videos, man.
So great to see a real driver put the Blackwing through the paces. Wow. Paul you're the best
That water bottle though! Slamming back and forth as hard as those gears.
What an amazing video, one of the best in recent months
Great work Paul.
Awesome review! Paul you can drive for sure...
Absolutely terrific video. Balanced thoughtful and exciting. My heart was pounding when Paul got back to just wafting down the road. Point certainly made! Would love to hear a verdict on the 4 vs 5 for both road and track.
Great review Paul!
Really enjoy your videos.
I wish GM would put this blackwing engine and that manual transmission into the Corvette C8
The water bottle really shows the g's you are pulling.
He's a pro, hence the knowing to remove the label.
at 2:06 does that say 11.3 at 129 mph? If so, that's absolutely remarkable. That would make it faster than the ZL1 and quite a bit faster than the CTS-V
It lapped faster than the current M5 Comp, 718 GT4, 991 911 GT3, etc...it is a remarkably fast track car.
By comparison Cadillac quoted the gen 3 CTSV at 3.5 0-60 and 11.6@126 mph in the 1/4, so not sure id say "quite a bit faster" few tenths and few mph on a car like this is pretty insignificant really in the real world, drivers race not to mention the endless aftermarket these cars and the way people modify these cars for generations now, I went 10.8@129 mph in the 1/4 mile in my gen 3 CTSV tune only for example. Cool car, but not really anything revolutionary here.
@@schmidtytuning8954 I think it depends on what you plan to do with the car. I'm not a drag racer but I do road courses where several seconds PER LAP is quite significant.
@@rdollie1 I can agree with that, but honestly I think the ATSV/CT4 BW is the better track car, yea the lap times are hair quicker in the ctsv/ct5v stock for stock but the smaller , lighter more agile car is better over the long haul and the turbo system suffers less from heat soak than the blower
These new black wings are basically parts bin cars built from the outgoing atsv and ctsv, obviously theyre not going to make them slower, but I also think a large part of why theyre faster comes down to the tires because I went from the old michelin ss to what comes on the new ones, the PS4S and the difference in how the car hooked and handled was just dramatically better
I guess what im trying to say is you can take the older version and put some better tires on and have a pretty equal car
@@schmidtytuning8954 I didn’t realize they quoted the CTS-V as being that fast. Real world numbers didn’t seem to match up, most videos I’ve seen of them had them running low 12s at ~120 mph
Paul,
Another amazing ride (CT5 and your taming it on VIR!).
Totally wierd/crazy 3rd task for this Master of all Trades. Set it up to pull a travel trailer and you can bring a favorite home-on-the-road as you tour parts of the US on a racetrack touring vacation. Tow a couple days, run a high level track for a day, take a couple days to relax, and repeat the vacation cycle.
Many mid-size sedans with good cooling systems can tow well set with properly set-up WD. The Blackwing with 668 / 659 and cooling to take on VIR would make short work of casual towing with the hitch done right.
Luxury race track vacation in an Airstream and CT5 DW. ….
You could tow your vacation residence and track drive as part of your vacation too.
Thanks for the real tour de force with the CT5 BW on VIR. Keep em coming!!
I’m with you, my personal evo has a class three hitch welded to the frame and is great at towing. I had a boat behind it today and a piano last week 👊🏻
Man that looks fast on the in-car cam.
Great review! What were the lap times around V.I.R.?
Love this review
A monster Caddy with a Stig shift! Perfect 👍😂
Most impressed by the Dasani water bottle tracking in the cup holder all day!
A 10 speed auto would be magnificent in that. What a beautiful car!
It does come with that too
How many model years are they gonna be making these? God I want one...
Beautiful car... Born in Flint Michigan where GM Started
All the coolest dad’s will be picking up their kids in this beauty. And boy want their kids be proud.
I think I love everything about this car except the interior. Screen placement, angle and the software....
And maybe the tiny side view mirrors.
Great job to the engineers
“Even the hot shoes can’t beat active rev-match” -Tadge Juechter
Nice track driving, the car looks quite capable. And the cup holder held in the water bottle!
Paul, I may have my videos mixed up but didn't TFL say they were going to drop FOUR videos for the CT5-V BW??
Even though this sedan is real-wheel drive only, I'm guessing it would still outperform the plus version of the RS7 all-wheel drive hatch on tracks like this. Not in the rain of course, but under dry conditions, the engineering compensates for the drivetrain.
The mother in law not knowing what is lurking below has me sold. Hilarious
Cadillac built a rocket an I love it...
Paul is back. Just being funny, Paul can you see how fast you can get Andre's old Russian van to the recycle center? :)
The wouldn’t accept it, they said it had more organic material than metal at this point 🤔😂
I'm for sure getting a 6speed Cadillac.. 🍻😎🍻
It really is a love letter to car enthusiasts
Do the car says blackwing anywhere on it?
Work of art for sure!
Deciding between the world class lighting fast 10 speed auto (which by the way makes the car slightly faster by every measure and really keeps the engine in its sweet spots when in sport or track mode) or the slick shifting auto rev matching wot shifting 6 speed manual 🤔
The engine has a lot of torque everywhere so the extra gears are nice but not necessary with this particular car (or the 4 for that matter) and the manual is sweet (not many are these days). Go for the feels not the 1/10’s of a second IMHO 👊🏻
The manual will be worth considerably more when production ends.
@@chronodriver …I agree…there’s nothing like going through the gears and listening to that V8 sound track especially after a long day at work. Best feeling in the world other than sex in my opinion.
Very nice car.
The cadillac ct5 v blackwing ran a lap around vir in 2:49:5 vs the ct4 v blackwing 2:52:2. Another record for sedans in this class!!
@@layne4376 for lap time at Virginia international raceway.
@@layne4376 go to 2:00 and you'll see all the performance spec and the lap time which is better than any German rivals.
@@layne4376 it is faster than any other sedans in this class and even faster than some sports cars.
@@layne4376 I think so, I think they were tested by cadillac themselves.
@@layne4376 neither are the Nurburgring laps but we are all OK with that right?
i like their look
Do we know how many years they'll produce this for?
This car is BEGGING for a station wagon body!
😳
That no one would buy
@@jtc1964x Unlikely…the wagon fear is outdated 2000s thinking of cowardly marketing executives raised with wagons.
In the US, the Mercedes E63 has the highest rate of cash paying customers of any new production car (could be the E wagon in general). In person the wagons are so much sharper.
Makes no sense to me why people buy E sedans. They depreciate like a rock; wagons tend to hold for a long time.
They continue to be functional beyond when they’re the newest thing. Many many people just don’t even KNOW when wagons are being sold because they’re never advertised here.
We Gen SUV children are a good wagon demographics.
My next CADILLAC ! Got too be a stick!!!
Wow 👏😮
Does it come in AWD?
That annoying water bottle seemed like it was in the way. That barricade on the straight needed to be removed so you can get it up to 180+.
Not every car journalist is The Stig so probably not a great idea at this press event...unless you aspire to be a car journalist and are looking to make some openings!
I need this car.
Great review, love the way this car sounds. As much as I like it, I still don’t think it’s faster than the M5 Competition, especially the track but it would make a awesome vs comparison video. BMW is always modest about actual power and torque numbers and that is why the results are always surprising but, well done Cadillac, this is a monster of a car!
Think VIR time and ring time its quicker, quicker than merc also
The old cts v was so much more aggressive and better looking.
83-85k price tag with a quick search. FYI
Only millionaires can truly afford this thing. Only 3 million people out of 312,000,000 people in the United States. All the car manufacturers are hugging on the nuts of the wealthy.
Brakes at the top of the upper Esses?
Just a tick to point the nose here and there 👌
Must me wild with all that TQ!
The magna ride shocks were very impressive leaping the curbs, it look so smooth in the video (and composed in the car) but the car is on two wheels there each time 👌
@@chronodriver We were there last weekend for the Champcar 24hr Endro. Best place on earth!
Carbon fibre brakes ?
That water bottle buggin' anyone else? :)
Is it bugging you ?🪲🦟
It bugged me mainly because it was in the car when I got in, it wasn’t even mine! Should have removed it 🤔😬
@@chronodriver But you still enjoyed test drive. We can always Monday morning quarterback.
@@chronodriver ..At least it didn’t cause you to have a money shift while tracking, you have excellent skills sir.
@@rlhmarines if it every was an issue I would have chucked it in to the back footwell but it was fine
Don't know about your mother-in-law, Paul, but mine would not have thought me to be "responsible" if I had spent $125K on any car when I was a "young man." 😒 Nevertheless, it does appear to be a magnificent end-of-the-line ICE vehicle for Cadillac.
Sheesh, you don’t need to brag about the price, I’m referring to its inner calm and how she would appreciated the mature tone it sets in tour mode 🤷🏻♂️👊🏻
@@chronodriver Just yankin' your chain, my friend. 😁 I'm sure Cadillac sees the CT5-V Blackwing will be a halo model in the showroom and hopes it will draw attention at local country clubs. A few will even show up on tracks around the country. And in an era where even vehicles in the "performance" categories are destined to be populated by EVs and ICE versions become collector items it's an impressive last stand.
Heavier than a C7 ZO6 but faster. That’s saying something.
Why is a bottle of water in the shift path? Odd.
the cupholder is to the left of the driver, so it's fine. I pay attention to those details since I am a big fan of bringing drinks on the road
If Cadillac stays on this path of sport + luxury they'll keep selling. They need to get out of the early 2000s.
The last of the gas engines before they go all electric.
This engine would be perfect for the escalade
I’ve been waiting for this to be in GMs full-size SUVs and a Silverado SS crew cab truck. Id buy one in a heart beat.
@@1225KPH …? I don’t know what’s more funny… the fact that you’d automatically assume some rapper would buy it or the negative connotation you’ve applied to your statement allows us to assume the exact obvious :/. If that were even a vehicle expect 5mpg
@@1225KPH Lol. No bud you just are inherently racist anyone with a brain could analyze your diction and assume this. My question is, why say any of this on RUclips… for a car video? You take care my man. Maybe become a rapper and buy the vehicle? I don’t know what to tell you other than you just made yourself look like an assclown and you could of simply liked the video and moved on.
@@1225KPH I still do not see why this information pertains to the video… anyone else reading these comments especially the person who created this video might get annoyed by you. I asked you before what was the point of you even saying this I just had to point out that when anyone can successfully analyze diction, one can assume a person’s character. I called you bud btw in order to provide you with a loose feeling. Because this is RUclips. Life is much more serious in person rather than this platform. I mean I drive an alpina B7 and I’m black :/ I’m also a Data Scientist who loves to provide credible information to the world; change must come and that is with anything! Not all of us are rappers. Like, is that what you want to hear? Right now I’m giving you some reassurance you sound like you need it
@@1225KPH id guess all 15 rappers would pass
I don't think I caught it. Does it have a manual? How much HP?
Essentially you didn't watch any of the video...
@@dezlondes7106 whoosh
*WOW* the frame rate on that track camera is terrible!
A bit disappointing but the real magic/data comes when you take that video and plug it into the Cosworth tools - at which point you'll understand why the video quality is of little concern :)
Caddy should have the 6.2 Naturally Aspirated as standard equipment, to bring the cost down & the Supercharged as optional. $125,k for even a Caddy is waaaaay too much for a GM product.
U can get a manual transmission on a Cadillac, but, NOT in a New VETTE.
TFL kudos to you for getting Robert Downey Jr to test your cars. Also kudos to you for hiring Harrison Ford at the back Ranch doing truck stuff.
We've built the perfect car and now we won't make any more of them.
🤤
Breaks are not carbon fiber, they are carbon ceramic.
For Real? . Ex Stig... ? That's Rad
Only 250 units will be made?
No...250.was the 1st run. They will make.more
Ct5vblackwing or Ct4vblackwing?
Here’s a little secret boys and girls as well as the uninitiated. BMW is notorious for underrating the power of their Cars, especially their M cars. F90 M5s constantly put down over 620-630hp at the wheels!!! Hence that coupled with their AWD equates to ballistic 0-60 and 1/4 mile times which dip into the 10s. This Cadillac would be left for dead.
Regardless how gr8 U believe U r, U can't shift faster the manual transmission than the reworked 10spd auto. Back in the days manual transmission was the way to go in cars. Automatic transmission was limited to 2,3 gears. Drivers got the manual for the additional gear plus no slippage like automatic transmission. Now, it's the opposite. Most manual transmission are 5,6,7. Automatic transmission has 6,8,9,10. Sign of the times. DCT, can outperform many manuals. PROGRESS
Would have been cool to see a lap with passengers..... say with 750lbs of Roman Andre and Nathan in it.
nah, why
This cad is available with a manual, but the GTR isn't. FML.
"...We recently reviewed the 2021 Acura TLX Type S, a direct competitor of the CT5-V, and it doesn't seem to deliver the same level of soul-stirring enjoyment that the CT5-V does. That's partly because the Cadillac has 51 additional lb-ft of torque versus the Type S, but also because the Acura also feels heavier and less enthusiastic about in its movements..." Motor Trend
And then there is Blackwing...
I honestly think the long view of history, when ICE cars are gone, will favor how Cadillac chose their exit. It's been more than twenty years now (contemplate the Northstar in 5k lb sedans), and they've for the whole time offered cars of stupid capability for their niche. I'm OK with that.
There's not enough reasons to pick this over a camaro zl1 and save the money.
Different segments. People looking at 4-doors typically have practical reasons why a 2-door isn't an option.
@@rdollie1 totally get it and I am a big fan of the old cts v but this one is not as appealing and the performance has not dramatically changed for that price tag.not to mention that there are several alternatives around that price range too
@@ismailmoharram16 I disagree. The price is essentially the same or actually less accounting for inflation and the performance is DEFINITELY higher. The CT5-V BW is over 5 SECONDS PER LAP FASTER AT VIR!!! That's figuratively, a different class of car on the track!
Now I agree - I prefer the looks of the CTS-V - so far. I have only seen the CT5-V BW online so it may look better in person but I'll still miss the hood vents and more aggressive front, better rear, and not messed up C-pillar.
@@rdollie1 yes but I am not going to be on the track everyday. And you’re spot on on the c pillar. Only if it had AWD, that would be a completely different story performance wise and would make overlook anything else
@@ismailmoharram16 no AWD for me please. I no longer live in the Northeast (if I did I'd buy snow tires and steel wheels) and don't want the extra weight on the track. Cadillac said if it didn't help the car corner faster at the track it wasn't going on the car! This is why this car is faster than all the German comp on the track (I only get there a couple times/year but want the best performance I can from a daily driver.)
Did anyone else here cringe every time his elbow hit the water bottle when shifting gears? Seriously, you're going to go drive this car on a track and put a tall water bottle right there to have something to smack into every time you shift? Just... why? Oh, sponsor. Product placement. Got it.
it's not a sponsorship it's to make the journalists feel welcomed, like what uber drivers do
@@minivanmaster First thing I would have done is move that bottle out of the way or throw it in the back seat. Nothing more annoying than bumping your elbow into a cup or waterbottle when shifting gears.
Bruh if cadillac is really trying to play this electric only game then they for sure is gonna lose that battle with the performance enthusiasts, what do you mean this is the last gas engine V model?? Like hell i would be happy if they were moving from a v8 to a v6 for the next gen, but all electric
RIP ICE
Not yet. Eventually there will be compelling EVs that can run many laps w/o problem - but not yet!
@@rdollie1 i hope you are right! I want to save money for a fun car! (Manual trans) and ICE motor
Lol it’s more power than the M5 CS…..on paper.
How about the 100 more lb ft of torque? 🤯
Well it lapped VIR 4.5 seconds faster than the M5 Comp so unless the M5 CS is THAT much faster than the M5 Comp, the CS and Blackwing are in the same league (excluding price of course.)
"Cough"....put that engine in a 2500 High country or Denali...please
Seriously, who edited this video when he was driving around VIR? Why keep showing him shifting and taking the view away from the track and all of the numbers overlayed? We get it after the first time, it's a 6 speed transmission which we all know you have to shift. We don't need or care to watch someone keep shifting like it's a car chase on some cheesy movie. Keep the focus on what those of us who watch a video on a Cadillac CT5-5 Blackwing would want to see.
Can’t make everyone happy !!!!
I personally enjoyed it as I’m a track 🐀 who can appreciate the skill it takes to be fast but also smooth.
Too bad it does not come with a DCT transmission, just an out of date and slow manual.
Yes, there is the compromise.
Why? DCT is slower and more abrupt in power disruption. Cadillac says the A10 shift 37% FASTER than a Porsche PDK so where is the compromise? Car laps faster than current M5 Comp, 718 GT4, 991 911 GT3, etc.. so again, where' s the compromise?
@@rdollie1 Please do an analysis between a DCT (if it has one) and a manual on the same car.
Comparing among different cars prove nothing, even IF you have the facts correct, which is doubtful.
The question to ask is whether a DCT is better than a manual in performance? That was my point. In other words, does the CT5 -V perform better with a DCT than a manual? Your response seems to have gone somewhere else.
@@allsportsexpert facts are easy to verify on your own and I can only tell you what GM says as I'm not a powertrain engineer for GM. What they stated was their A10 setup is 37% faster in gears 1-4. No way to test a DCT CT5-V BW as it doesn't exist. I suppose if you really want to sink the money you could use the DCT in the C8 Corvette and let us know what you find out. DCTs really have fallen out of favor a bit of late with high performance street cars. I think the only car I have left with one is an e90 M3 in which is works well enough but really nothing special (but better than the prior SMG.)
BTW - haven't heard so much as a SINGLE complaint about the manual in reviews of this car. Tremec has a solid reputation so I'm not surprised.
@@rdollie1 In other words, you don't know about cars and transmissions. We sure can compare a manual VS DCT on the CT5-V even GM does not put a DCT in the CT5-V. Too long to teach you how here.
C8 Corvette is good bang for the bucks but should not be used as the benchmark or be your selling point.
Do Lamborghini, Ferrari, McLaren, Bugatti use manual? Why do they all use DCT if DCT is out of favor? Are all these people paying $1-5M buying those cars because they want to waste their money? Are those people rich because they are stupid?
@@allsportsexpert sure, but here on planet Earth we don't actually have access to a CT5-V BW with a DCT. Unless you know of one and pull it out of the Tech Center in Warren? I haven't been there since I left about 5 years ago so please go ahead and educate me on the theoretic CT5-V BW DCT and it's performance against the 6-speed. I'm waiting...but not holding my breath :)
The bottle of water must go. GM's cup holders need work. They are way to big and need an internal insert with grippers.
Too much rambling & focus on the reviewer, need to see more of the CT5-V Blackwing!
I am a “ramblin’ man” 🎶🎶😬😂
There is nothing "Cadillac" about that car. GM should have given the car to Chevrolet and called the Impala SS. Luxury car buyers like a sedan that has ample room in the back seat with luxurious appointments and don't care if it will go zero to San Quenton in 5 seconds
Wrong segment Andy. There are more than a few who enjoy sports sedans, wagons, etc.. The car you described is still available in a nice rendition at Lincoln though.
Gm still doesn't know how put more hp and torq. Ford always going be better. And they using same interior as c8 haha. Its Cadillac. Should have more luxury look
haha "And they using same ", wow engrish aint you foist languagey is it ? lol
The millionaires car. Not interested.
I will Buck The trend Here , I think it looks Down market to me inside and out for Six figures , Now if they put this engine in the CT6 with all its opulence I would consider it. I'll Pass 👎🏾
It starts in the 80s and is 20-30k+ cheaper than the Germans. While I'd like a little more opulent interior, I also recognize this is a track star and bargain priced.
Agreed, definitely not worth the price given it’s down market quality.
@@layne4376 that's pretty funny, my V3 CTS-V held it's value at about 60% at 4-years of age. It's closer to 5 years old now but inflated due to car shortage. My German cars including my M3 were no better pre-pandemic and once out of warranty fell faster than the domestics.
Given the new Blackwings are last of their kind and so much faster around a track than their competitors, I suspect they'll continue to do well in depreciation.
@@layne4376 M3s were always more desired than ATS-Vs. I saw ATS-V's offered online for $20k off brand new and about a year old in age a couple years ago. Except in initial months, I don't think anybody paid close to MSRP for ATS-Vs. CTS-Vs were a different story though. If you adjust your numbers for ATS-V ATP, you'll probably find the depreciation is around 40-45% at 4 years age.
IS there something WRONG with the "in camera" footage? Not just this review, but others.....
Play-Station 3 has bette graphics and views than this "piped in" B.S.
GRRRR!
BMWs and Mercedes are underrated... sooooo there’s that ... go race then you’ll see
Aren’t Cadillac’s supposed to be luxurious 1st, and sporty, 2nd?
What retiree wants a daily driver with SPORT suspension???
Bring back the floating land barges for those with sore backs and aching joints!!
Buy an Escalade
Should have bought the XTS when it was on sale. Now they discontinued it due to low sales.
Cadillac has appealed to the younger generations for years.
pretty sure they are adjustable on the fly depending on what driving mode put it on so it can be stiff on say track but when you leave soft on the way home. that was pointed out near end of the video.
You realize it's 2021 and Cadillac has been building V/Blackwing cars like this for over 15 years right?? If you want a luxury boat buy a Lincoln!!
No AWD
No 4 zone climate control
No heated/cold back seats
No adjustable back seats
No back seat entertainment package
No soft close............ yeah, the list is long! This caddy is waaaaaaaaaay far away from being a luxury sedan like its German competitors!!!
My 16 year old S65 AMG has got all these features (except AWD), and Cadillac keeps missing the target!!!
Good for you
@@nicolasrosa37 That wasn't my point and you know that! What I'm saying is that Cadillac is still couple of steps behind despite a new car out in 2022!!! It shouldn't be that way!!! They've got the know-how, they just don't want to invest!
@@mikealanzo Keep your German car ! We want American !🇺🇸
OH ; How many hairs did I count up your nose .🤥
@@TonyBenton0728 oh I will!!!