Last week, GM Authority was first to report that the upcoming Cadillac Blackwing models – the CT4-V Blackwing and CT5-V Blackwing – will be revealed on February 1st and that pre-orders for both will open on the same day. Now, we can exclusively tell you about the figures associated with reservations for both.
A total of 500 units of the Cadillac Blackwing super sedans will be made available for pre-order, evenly split between the 2022 CT4-V Blackwing and 2022 CT5-V Blackwing (250 for the former, and 250 for the latter). After those first 500 pre-orders are spoken for, Cadillac dealers will be able to order more of the ultra-high-performance luxury sedans.
To build awareness and interest in the reveal on February 1st, Cadillac will air a teaser video during the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona race on Saturday January 30th. Cadillac will be well-represented in the race by the No. 38 and No. 48 Cadillac DPi-V.R. race cars. Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson will pilot the No. 48 car alongside two-time Rolex 24 winner Kamui Kobayashi, former Corvette Racing driver Mike Rockenfeller, and Indy 500 champ Simon Pagenaud.
Neither of the two Cadillac Blackwing vehicles will be fitted with the twin-turbo 4.2L V8 Cadillac Blackwing engine (RPO code LTA) previously used in the CT6-V and CT6 4.2 Platinum. Instead, the CT4-V Blackwing will be powered by a twin-turbo 3.6L V6 similar to the LF4 unit used in the now discontinued Cadillac ATS-V, where it was rated at 464 horsepower and 445 pound-feet of torque.
Meanwhile, the CT5-V Blackwing will be powered by a supercharged 6.2L V8 similar to the LT4 unit used in the third-gen Cadillac CTS-V, which produced 640 horsepower and 630 pound-feet of torque. The engine will be slightly more powerful in the CT5-V Blackwing to enable the car a top speed of at least 200 mph.
And, as first reported by GM Authority, both cars will have a six-speed manual gearbox sourced from Tremec as standard. GM’s 10-speed automatic will be offered as an option on both models.
We’ll have even more details on both new Cadillac Blackwing models shortly, so be sure to subscribe to GM Authority for more Cadillac CT4 news, Cadillac CT5 news, Cadillac news, and around-the-clock GM news coverage.
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Dumb dumb dumb.
……Hardly.
One of the best ways to increase interest in anything, is to restrict access to it.
Absolutely, and jack up the price as well!
Steven:
That’s another way of doing it!
Which reminds me. We don’t know about pricing on the Blackwings yet, do we?
Stupid! This would make more sense if it was for a V-Blackwing that was some heritage edition. Not the base V-Blackwing. The CTS-V has a reasonably large fanbase worldwide. I know for certain that there are more than 250 guys that want to buy one.
Or do they plan on killing the CT4 and CT5 in the summer of 2022? Opting to give the Cadillac faithful something they want. RWD alpha platform CUVs with the 3.6 as the top engine.
Even if they are going to open up and make more after the initial reservation. This still does not make any sense to me. Don’t be like Ford. Be like Dodge and make as many Hellcats as people want. Minus a special edition like the Demon after the fact. Why come out the gates like this? Who do they think Cadillac is? Aston Martin.
“Who do they think Cadillac is, Aston Martin?”
They think Cadillac is CADILLAC, the brand you’re here just to receive news about. If they weren’t anyone worthy, the number of ultra-high performance ‘Blackwing’ sedans available at launch wouldn’t even make a difference to you. Nobody put a gun to your head and asked for you to care.
Dblezy;
What ARE you talikng about???
The CT5 Blackwing is as special an edition as they come!!!
640+ hp in a limited production Luxury sedan.
Hellcats are almost literally meaningless. They make so many and discount them so heavily. The ad I saw (many times) was for “$100.00 per horsepower” off the price. They can do this because the platform underpinning it dates to the early 1990s. That’s fine for Dodge.
There’s a difference between price, and value.
” After those first 500 pre-orders are spoken for, Cadillac dealers will be able to order more of the ultra-high-performance luxury sedans.”
Laughable
The German brands are nicer….up to the time that you run out of warranty…and then you will wish you bought a Caddy.
How are the German brands nicer?
Nicer exteriors, absolutely stunning interiors.
I’m not saying that the styling on the Caddys is disappointing….I still like it a lot more than the TESLA death traps…..I just think the Germans are doing a phenomenal job on the interior styling and materials.
I would rank BMW interiors as solid, nothing special. Mercedes is an acquired taste IMHO. Audi is nice. Is it better than Cadillac? Depends on what you are looking for.
Bragging rights at wine-tasting parties and art shows where everyone is talking and ignoring the art. Prominently displaying your key fob on the table at Starbucks. “Fitting in” when you work for some outfit that values image over substance.
I have owned a 2016 CTS V as well as a 2018 CTS V & have put 30,000 miles on each vehicle & have taken both to the Utah Motorsports Campus for NASA HDPE 3 racing for at least (4) times for each vehicle. I have ran down the full North straightaway at 149 MPH consistently & one time at 151 MPH with 100 octane gas . I also ran with my close friend in his cam & tuned 09 Z06 Corvette with either one of us not being able to pass each other . It is truly a world class car. 0 issues with either car.
Word I have is the CT5 V Blackwing will be a LT 4 with the 2.6L Eaton R2650 TVS supercharger that will make very close to if not over 700HP. It won’t have (2) injectors per cylinder like the LT5.
I just hope it’s available with all wheel drive too.
Mine is on order. See you at the track !
Who caaaaaaarrrrreeeesss.
All Cadillac is doing is trying to market the impression of exclusivity … except for they state that after the initial 500 are sold out that they will then sell more – what’s the point of this exercise??? I mean, for [deity]’s sake, just lie and say “there will only be 250 of each a year” …..and then coyly add more after there is a demand and pretend that wasn’t your plan all along.
For all intents and purposes, Cadillac is dead. The Cadillac all the Boomers are defending died decades ago, and the Cadillac rebrand targeted towards a younger audience that would otherwise buy a BMW/Merc/Audi never even got off the ground. And that is a shame because ATS had the potential to be a brilliant car in coupe form… but for whatever unbeknownst reason, Cadillac thinks they can compete with zee Germans without a proper sports-coupe/grand-tourer because as I was told by a product development representative “the market is too small for one”… what? Seriously? THAT’S THE POINT OF A CAR LIKE THAT – EXCLUSIVITY. This reads to me that Cadillac doesn’t actually care about being a performance brand and in the process has alienated their old customers by not selling large sedans whilst simultaneously alienating their new customers with a lack of consistency and forward direction and now offering lackluster, uninspired, products that can’t compete
And don’t give the BS line about “rebirth in electric” because this is Cadillac’s third “rebirth” in how many years and why would anyone believe that will go any better than the previous “rebirth” into the lux-performance? It’s truly amazing how a company with so much behind it can do so little.
I was really, really, looking forward to a CT4/5 Coupe in “Blackwing” variant being an evolution of the ATS Coupe with a more potent engine, and would have been the first in line for one… but with the lack there of in combination of how I was treated by my dealership the moment my factory warranty expired, I now have zero reason to look at a Cadillac again. You were so close, Cadillac, so close….
Apparently the first 250 CT5 Blackwings are already reserved. Any idea how many more will be available. Should I even bother trying to order one.