We have known for some time now that the upcoming Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing and CT5-V Blackwing high-performance luxury sedans will ship as standard with six-speed manual gearboxes. And GM Authority has learned that the Blackwing manual transmissions for both models will be supplied by Tremec.
An international gearbox specialist company with a sales, marketing and engineering office in Wixom, Michigan and production facilities in Zedelgem, Belgium and Querétaro, Mexico, Tremec has a long history of supplying manual transmissions for high-performance vehicles. In fact, it supplied the six-speed manual units for the first two CTS-V models, as well as the ATS-V, along with several Chevy Camaros and Corvettes.
At present, it is not clear which Tremec products will be used for the Blackwing models, but GM Authority has confirmed that the one in store for the CT5-V Blackwing will be more robust due to that car’s substantially greater torque output.
We expect the CT4-V Blackwing to be powered by a twin turbo gasoline engine similar to the 3.6L V6 LF4 gasoline engine fitted to the last-generation ATS-V, which was rated at 464 horsepower and 445 pound-feet of torque. The CT5-V Blackwing is expected to use a supercharged 6.2L V8 motor similar to the LT4 used in the third-generation CTS-V, where it produced 640 horsepower and 630 pound-feet of torque. It’s not impossible that the same gearbox would be used for both the CT4-V Blackwing and CT4-V Blackwing models, but a situation involving two different Blackwing manual transmissions seems much more likely.
They could, however, be very closely related. Of the two six-speed gearboxes suitable for rear-wheel-drive cars listed on the Tremec website, the TR-3160 appears that it can be dismissed because no listed examples have enough torque capacity to be used in either of the Blackwing models. The TR-6060 is rated at up to 650 pound-feet of torque, which is sufficient for both, though some versions are rated significantly lower.
The possible Blackwing manual transmissions therefore includes two different versions of the TR-6060 or potentially a completely new gearbox which we have not yet heard about.
It’s also worth noting that the Tremec-supplied Blackwing manual transmissions will use 3D printed parts, and that they will be fitted as standard to both the CT4-V Blackwing and CT5-V Blackwing. A GM ten-speed automatic gearbox will be available as an option.
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Now if Cadillac can come up with REAL MANES for both models that customers can relate to sales will grow.
I’ll have my people get in touch with Fabio, see if he can help.
I just don’t understand GM. Corvette gets paddle shifters but Cadillac has manual? Trucks only automatics but Cadillac has manual. How many of these will they sell before they are cancelled? Why isn’t GM concerned about expense of certifying this low number of sales car?
Exactly why is the stick shift not available in the trucks or SUVs?
Cars have manes? No one ever told me.
……. Assuming you meant “names”:
Would Mercedes sell more E Class if it was called “Leipzig Sedan”?
Should Lexus call their LS the “Fuji Brougham” if they want to sell more of them?
What about the BMW ” Zeppelin” SUV?
The Brands your naming are all the imports Cadillac start copying before CT4,CT5,CTS,and ATS there where El Dorado, Fleetwood, Coupe Deville, Seville and you seen every model on the road and knew what it was. Cadillac and Lincoln sold way more cars with names then without
Megeebee,
There’s been a BMW 3-Series for 45 years. The BMW 5-Series has been in the brand’s portfolio for nearly 50 years (since 1972) and the range-topping 7-Series has been offered continuously since 1977 or 43 years. Their tagline, The Ultimate Driving Machine, has been featured since 1974 and serves as a brand defining credo. Everything they build, including the SUVs buyers today demand, has to live up to that motto and offer the best driving dynamics for its respective category.
The problem with Cadillac is there has been no continuance of anything. Things blow in and blow out as quickly as the seasons change. The model names constantly are in flux; CT5 has only been around about a year. They constantly switch ad agencies and marketing direction. Dare Greatly only lasted a season or so as a motto and is now gone. I have no clue what the replacement for it is or if there even is one. They even keep changing their emblem, paring it down so as to be nearly unrecognizable now.
In the time period BMW has been continuously building the 3-Series, Cadillac has offered the Cimarron, Catera, CTS, ATS, and CT4 as challengers. As I see it, the issue isn’t so much that CT5 is bad nomenclature but rather that nothing ever lasts long enough for the public to understand it. Most folks know what a BMW 3-Series is and they could describe what a Mercedes-Benz S-Class looks like but people would illicit a blank stare if asked what they know about a CT5.
Ci2eye:
I know all of that.
If you read Mr. Chiles post you’ll see he was complaining not about longevity but the actual DESIGNATIONS THEMSELVES. He maintains that “REAL MANES” (NAMES, presumably) are the key to success. I think we can all take that to mean familiar, pronounceable WORDS, either noun or verb. This is, as seen with all of Cadillacs competiton, SIMPLY NOT THE CASE. (I think the last of the Continentals came off the line last month).
He also forgets that Cadillacs upcoming EVs will all bear a word-name- designation.
He also has chosen a thread about Cadillac “V”s to say this. “V” is one of Cadillacs designations well known and regarded by its target market.
Yes but the problem is even though “V” is an established name, they’ve gone and messed with that with a ‘blackhole” of a name. Blackwing is meaningless and frankly its stupid… they name a series of performance vehicles after a dead engine? Also are “Lickme” and “CelestiKon”… they bring out these new titles and guess what, when they fail they’ll come up with another one… ELR…. GM is totally lost and Sr Mgt is out classed and incompetent.
He’s right, everyone knows what a 3/C/A4 series vehicles mean, they’ve established themselves in the market and when one buys these vehicles they know what to expect. GM spends more money on creating stupidity than on pushing their brands and providing value. Once JDN was fired they should have eliminated the switch to CT’s and kept the CT4 as the next Gen ATS, same for the CTS which has had 3 gens. Thing is all Cad sedans are dead probably next year because they stink and they’ll conquest zero sales. GM will come out and say, “no one wants sedans so we’re out” yet sedans will continue… yet another segment/market GM will not completely compete in so they abandon. GM is an embarrassment such a pathetic company…
I agree, Cadillac needs to stick with something and stop changing things.
These new IQ name are silly Escaladiq, El Doradiq, Sevilliq,Fleetwoodiq
just put an IQ on the end of all the old model names maybe????
GM does appear to be lost with its Cadillac brand
I agree with Megeebee
Cadillac is using IQ to name all of its new model Lyriq,Celestiq and such
Cadillac will begin to transition back to real model names starting in 2022.
The current alphanumeric names (CT4, CT5, XT4, XT5, XT6) will be slowly phased out as new models debut.
So whileMr. Chiles bitches, Cadillac has already begun its transition back to “real” model names
I don’t believe the name means too much of a difference, although I personally like the current Alpha Numeric names, I think the name Lyriq is stupid( along with the IQ naming) in fact I think the new real names might cost them more sales than the alpha numeric names. CT4,CT5,CT6 at least gives you an idea of the size.
WHAT THE HELL IS A LYRIQ???????
I actually find the new names hard to pronounce, when I see Celestiq I think how do i say this? is it stik or steek?? it this a new drug ?? WTF is a Celestiq??
As the Great One, Bob Lutz, once said, if you have a bad car, a great name won’t save it, and if you have a great car, a bad name won’t hurt it.
Make your products the best, and the naming doesn’t even matter. End of story.
Funny how the Corvette Chief engineer stated most customers prefer automatics so that justified eliminating the option on a real sports car. Now a Cadillac ‘Bigwig’ says there is a market for it on Cadillac sedans. This will be fun to watch play out. They will sell a hundred or so manuals at most, call it a success, never advertise it, never inventory any models at the dealerships, and burn up GM resources with all the special engineering, validation runs, certification testing and paying a supplier premium to Tremec for a low volume production run.