With the Cadillac CT4-V now arriving at dealerships in the United States and Canada, the luxury automaker is turning its attention to the next-level Cadillac CT4-V variant, which will feature more aggressive styling and have more power on tap.
What can we expect from the next-level Cadillac CT4-V, then? Let’s address the name, for starters. This high-performance sedan was originally going to wear the Blackwing moniker, but our intel suggests Cadillac has now decided on a different naming strategy for the next-level CT4-V and CT5-V models. The twin-turbocharged 4.2L Blackwing V8 will not feature in these vehicles, as we reported in the past, so it’s likely that Cadillac thought this naming strategy would be confusing for consumers. For this reason, we’re going to refer to the hardcore CT4-V interchangeably as the “next-level Cadillac CT4-V” or “CT4-V Blackwing.”
Readers may be wondering what engine will feature in this model if not the aforementioned Blackwing V8. As we reported previously, the next level CT4-V will feature General Motors’ twin-turbocharged 3.6L LF4 V6 engine. This is the same mill that was used in the old Cadillac ATS-V, where it produced a rather stout 464 horsepower and 445 pound-feet of torque. It’s not clear if GM plans on injecting more power into the twin-turbo six for the next-level CT4-V, but it does seem likely. Paired with the engine will be a standard six-speed manual transmission, while GM’s 10-speed automatic will be available as an option.
Other performance add-ons will include larger Brembo brakes, which will hide behind model-specific alloy wheels shod in sticky performance rubber. The wheels and tires will also be a bit wider than those found on the standard CT4-V, helping the performance sedan put its immense power to the pavement and stay planted through corners.
We have a fairly good idea of what kind of exterior changes are in store for the next-level Cadillac CT4-V thanks to a recent batch of spy shots sent over by our sharp-eyed photographers. Among them will be a more aggressive front fascia, quad-tip exhaust with a dark finish and a pronounced ducktail style spoiler. The interior will also get some small changes in the way of a performance steering wheel with a red 12 o’clock marker, sport bucket seats and carbon fiber and aluminum trim/accents.
The Cadillac CT4-Blackwing will be joined by the slightly larger Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing, which, as we reported previously, will have a supercharged 6.2L V8 engine and standard six-speed manual.
Look for the next-level Cadillac CT4-V to make its debut sometime later this year.
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unless this has the hand made Blackwing V8, calling it Blackwing is just stupid. Cadillac is having trouble with its identity and this is one reason… The top dog CT5-V should be called the CT5-VR in respect to Cadillac Racing… anything else is meaningless….
They had vsport and v. They should have stayed with it.
Further proof that General Motors CEO Mary Barra is a liar and reason why President Trump essentially threw the book at General Motors for essentially lying about when they would begin production of ventilators which hospitals across the country desperately need, it’s one thing for Barra to be caught in a lie like the number of electric vehicles that GM will have by 2025; but to be caught by the sitting President of the United States and ordered under threat of possible imprisonment to manufacture ventilators as promised on everyone in the world to see is just embarrassing.
QFT
Omegatalon
Fake News! trump said GM is doing a Fantastic Job building ventilators. Right before he yelled at CNN for reporting lies.
He was so mad he decided to do tonight’s press briefing without any reporters there.
Trump said they were doing a fantastic job AFTER he had enacted defense production act to force them to do what they said they (GM) would, so tell me again about fake news?
68Vette
GM has probably already made deals with several states for its ventilators. The trump administration will just have to get in line with everyone else.
Just read article saying Michigan suppliers are being passed over for vintalator components from CHINA! Good god will American management ever be able to do anything but outsource???????????????? Pathetic.
Here is me hoping they install the LT1 with 460HP/460TQ… or a detuned LT2.
NA small block in a caddy? Oh happy day
This would sell much better if they hurry up and give these cars real names like they say they plan to. The top dog should just be called Blackwing, not V-blackwing.
Confusion reigns supreme. The legacy of Typhoid Mary
CT4 V-GNA….as masculine as Lyriq
Where’s the hood vents???
This car was always a few accents away from being mistaken for the standard vehicle.