Earlier this year, Cadillac announced that its new 550 hp 4.2-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine, which will first appear in the Cadillac CT6-V, would be named the ‘Blackwing’.
Now GM Authority has uncovered the official logo Cadillac has designed for its Blackwing engine. The automaker recently filed to trademark the logo in both the United States and Canada, with the filing appearing in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s database.
The filing says the logo consists of “two stylized wings comprised of six elongated geometric shapes.” It also indicates that it has been reserved for use on “engines for automobiles, sport utility vehicles, trucks and vans.” We’re willing to wager the logo will probably only appear on the 4.2-liter V8’s engine cover, then, and not on the vehicle exteriors. In some ways, though, the logo reminds us of the current V-Series logo that appears on the rear and sides of the CTS-V and ATS-V.
The Blackwing logo and branding didn’t appear on the 4.2-liter V8 when Cadillac first showed the engine at this year’s New York International Auto Show. The 4.2-liter’s birth has been a bit convoluted, with GM initially referring to it as the ‘LTA’ engine and dubbing the CT6-V where it first publicly appeared as the CT6 V-Sport. It later decided the CT6 V-Sport was actually a fully-fledged V-Series model before announcing the engine itself will be marketed as the Blackwing.
GM claims the DOHC 4.2-liter twin-turbo V8 will make 550 hp and a meaty 627 lb-ft of torque in the CT6-V, where it will be paired with GM’s 10-speed automatic transmission. Only six people in total will be certified to build the engines, with just one worker assembling one engine by hand at a time. In addition to the CT6 and CT6-V, the Blackwing is also expected to find its way into the 2020 Cadillac Escalade and perhaps the CT5-V, but all of that remains unconfirmed.
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I rather like it very much.
Would love to see this logo next to the name plates on the vehicle and that is how you know it is a V-Series.
Are both versions of the engine called Blackwing or just the one going into the V-Series? The Platinum model will have a toned down (500hp I believe) version of that engine as an option.
As much as I am happy to see the black wing go into the Cadillac CT5-V, i will buy only of i see the Corvette supercharged engine gets in there.
Blackwing very nice. That is reminiscent of Blackfin or the codename the entire V Series project was originally developed under before it was introduced as the first CTS-V.
Like the “Blackwing” label – love to see it a “V” in every vehicle, similtiar to what Merc does. Be great to see the V* v series in their SUV’s!!!
So… Reminds me of the crossed flags of Corvette. Corvette is getting a mid engine which was initially rumoured to have a 4.2L twin turbo… And the key fob that’s had pictures floating around looks like it indicates a wedge like design with a drink… ?
Bought the blackwing 4.2 last week , astonishingly good , certainly best American auto I’ve owned . Traded a great Mercedes 550 . This thing has the quality , but significantly better performance.
Plus options you never thought of !