This new pinnacle of performance doesn't use Cadillac's short-lived twin-turbo Blackwing V8 engine and instead uses an updated version of the supercharged 6.2-liter LT4 engine from the C7 Corvette Z06.

Aspects of the Blackwing interior that differ from the standard CT5-V include available carbon-fiber-accented seats, Torch Red seat belts, sueded-microfiber headliner, and high-performance steering wheel with carbon-fiber trim and unique serialized VIN plate.

Straight from the factory, the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing is the automaker's most powerful production car ever. Under its hood is a supercharged 6.2-liter small-block LT4 V8 engine rated at 668 horsepower and 659 lb-ft of torque.

For example, as of now for 2022 there was 1,664 ct5v Blackwings made. The registry will eventually capture those CTFs 0001-1664? Rob said: Keep in mind, this does not include, CTF ("captured test fleet") cars, the final production numbers will be slightly higher once I get all of them entered into the Registry.

CTS-V CTS-V. The CTS-V was powered by a supercharged version of the Corvette (C7) 6.2-liter LT4 V8 engine found on the Z06. It generated 640 horsepower (480 kW), 10 horsepower (7.5 kW) less than the Z06, making the third-generation CTS-V the most powerful Cadillac ever produced to date, and 630 pound-feet (850 N⋅m).

On paper, the Cadillac XLR offered some compelling reasons to go domestic when shopping for a two-seat grand-touring cabriolet with a folding hardtop and a silky overhead cam V8. It had dials by Bulgari, Corvette DNA, and all manner of fancy gadgets as standard.

V is short for “Victory,” the name of the Cadillac brand's high-performance division. Notably, the CTS was the first Cadillac to offer a manual transmission since 1988. In this respect, it lives up to the standard set by the Cadillac Catera, a model that was introduced to bring more fun to the Cadillac lineup.

UPDATE: Following the publication of this article, GM provided us with the following statement: “2023 CT5-V Blackwing sedan continues to be in very high demand, while production remains extremely limited. Cadillac is still accepting orders for the 2023 CT5-V Blackwing at this time.”

The Cadillac Blackwing name signifies the high-performance lineup with top-of-the-line engineering and craftsmanship. The name “Blackwing,” inspired from the black birds of the original Cadillac crest, was given to the brand's groundbreaking 4.2L twin-turbo V8 engine.

CTS-V The CTS-V was powered by a supercharged version of the Corvette (C7) 6.2-liter LT4 V8 engine found on the Z06. It generated 640 horsepower (480 kW), 10 horsepower (7.5 kW) less than the Z06, making the third-generation CTS-V the most powerful Cadillac ever produced to date, and 630 pound-feet (850 N⋅m).

To celebrate the 120th anniversary of the brand, Cadillac will add a 120th Anniversary Edition to the CT5-V Blackwing lineup. Only 120 will be produced, and the first one has already sold at a charity auction for $250,000.

UPDATE: Following the publication of this article, GM provided us with the following statement: “2023 CT5-V Blackwing sedan continues to be in very high demand, while production remains extremely limited. Cadillac is still accepting orders for the 2023 CT5-V Blackwing at this time.”

The CTS-V was powered by a supercharged version of the Corvette (C7) 6.2-liter LT4 V8 engine found on the Z06. It generated 640 horsepower (480 kW), 10 horsepower (7.5 kW) less than the Z06, making the third-generation CTS-V the most powerful Cadillac ever produced to date, and 630 pound-feet (850 N⋅m).

the XLR As a badge engineered variant of the Chevrolet Corvette, also manufactured at GM's Bowling Green assembly, the XLR shared its GM Y platform, hydroformed perimeter frame and composite bodywork construction with the Corvette - with each have unique engines, exterior and interior styling, suspension settings and engine.

The Escalade-V's LT4 6.2-liter V-8 borrows most of its parts from the 2015-2019 Corvette Z06 with one significant difference: The big, bad Cad's performance is inflated by the larger supercharger that boosted the 2019 Corvette ZR1's LT5 V-8 to 755 hp.

The CTS-V was powered by a supercharged version of the Corvette (C7) 6.2-liter LT4 V8 engine found on the Z06. It generated 640 horsepower (480 kW), 10 horsepower (7.5 kW) less than the Z06, making the third-generation CTS-V the most powerful Cadillac ever produced to date, and 630 pound-feet (850 N⋅m).