A brawny M5 rival from the States? We send _jakegroves to test the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing super-saloon: 'A proper track day hooligan when you want it to be, and a comfortable cruiser to and from that very track day' 🏁
Most powerful Cadillac drivenIt’s almost as if Cadillac’s engineers, in their twilight years of working on combustion engine cars, are going all out and giving car enthusiasts everything they want. Oodles of power? The CT5-V Blackwing is the most powerful Cadillac ever made. A manual gearbox? Absolutely. Trick suspension? Naturally. Sharp looks?It also seems as if all of this is to prove other car makers that America can do sharp-handling, sophisticated performance machines.
But it’s still remarkably sensible inside; the dashboard layout is neat and, save for the V button on the steering wheel, the Blackwing doesn’t give you too many hints as the power that lies within.It starts up in true muscle car form with a phlegmy growl like you’ve just poked a sleeping lion with a big stick, so much so you feel the body judder as the engine wakes up.
But as you rise up the modes, that monstrous power unit makes itself the forefront of your drive. Press the V-Mode button and all hell breaks loose, with exhaust valves opening up so you can hear every decibel that V8 produces as the dials warp to make the rev counter front and centre.
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