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2025 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing
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The 2025 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing is special. How special? Well, the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing is the U.S.'s top premium sports sedan, as evidenced by its unbroken four-year winning streak in the 10Best awards. It also shares its top spot in U.S. sports sedan sales charts with its smaller sibling, the CT4-V Blackwing.
The CT5-V Blackwing is a peak-performance sports car wrapped up in a sleek but otherwise entirely normal midsize sedan body. This Blackwing model is the most powerful vehicle ever built by Cadillac.
So don't go away as we take a closer look at Cadillac's latest high-performance sedan that pulls the proverbial rug out from under such illustrious German competitors as BMW, Porsche, and the like.
What's New for 2025?
Based on the regular and now refreshed 2025 CT5 lineup, the CT5-V Blackwing features a wider, reshaped grille up front along with new daytime running lights that run in one continuous line down to the refreshed lower grille.
The Blackwing model parts ways with the regular CT5 lineup with additional diagonal creases and cutlines crisscrossing its midsize sedan body, plus the addition of air vents now located below the newly designed stacked headlights.
The black rear spoiler is standard, and three new metallic paints-Deep Space, Typhoon, and Drift-have been added to the color palette.
New LED lighting animations announce your arrival when approaching the Blackwing. The cabin ditches last year's 10.0-inch touchscreen display and analog gauges to make way for a new 33.0-inch unit that integrates the infotainment and instrument panel into a single curved screen, Ã la Cadillac's large Escalade SUV.
The infotainment system is powered by GM's new Google interface and offers new telemetry and performance-measuring apps.
Elegant Exterior
The 2025 CT5-V Blackwing takes the regular CT5-V and adds Blackwing-exclusive exterior features that serve to differentiate it from the regular CT5-V models.
With its powerful design commanding attention from other, perhaps rather envious, road users, the 2025 CT5-V Blackwing sports a bold mesh grille design that houses 11 different heating and cooling exchangers working to keep the monstrous powerplant cool. Airflow is strategically directed to the engine's main radiators, oil cooler, and airflow ducts.
The Blackwing's race-inspired front splitter, black rear decklid spoiler, and gloss black rocker moldings with extensions add to the track-ready looks but, importantly, serve to reduce lift and generate sufficient downforce. This enhances the Blackwing's grip, ensuring that drivers don't go airborne when exploiting all the available power.
The midsize sedan body of the Blackwing sits low and mean at only 57.2 inches tall and measures 194.9 inches long, with a 116.0-inch wheelbase. A ground-hugging four inches of ground clearance keeps the Blackwing close to the blacktop, ensuring race car-like handling.
Standout exterior features on the Blackwing include:
- Acoustic-laminated windshield glass
- Premium LED headlamps
- LED front lamp turn signals
- Automatic on/off headlamps with Tunnel Detection
- LED front cornering lamps
- Acoustic-laminated glass
- Solar-absorbing glass
- Black window surround moldings
- Rainsense automatic wipers
- Body-color door handles
- Illuminating door handles
- Body-color heated, power-adjustable, power-folding outside mirrors with driver-side auto-dimming, puddle lamps, and memory function
- 19-inch aluminum alloy wheels with a Polished/Dark Android finish
- Locking wheel nuts
- 19-inch high-performance, summer-only tires
- Vehicle protective wrap
- Neutral-density, gray-tinted transparent outer lens LED tail lamps
Six color choices are carried over for 2025, along with the aforementioned three new color options.
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Luxurious Interior
The Blackwing cabin does not stray from Cadillac's reputation for luxury and comfortable interiors, with the CT5-V Blackwing offering owners an elevated cabin shared with the CT5 lineup. The spacious interior is loaded with a long list of comfort and luxury features.
High-performance bucket sport seats keep the driver and front passenger firmly in place, and the standard leather upholstery trim with mini-perforated inserts on the heated and ventilated front seats features 8-way power adjustments.
The comprehensive interior features list includes:
- Dual-zone automatic climate control
- Adaptive cruise control
- Driver and front passenger visors
- Leather-wrapped thick-rim steering wheel
- High-performance steering wheel
- Power tilt and telescoping steering column
- High-performance steering wheel
- Heated steering wheel
- Alloy sport pedals
- Black seat belt color
- Express up/down power passenger windows
- Power door locks
- Door lock and latching system shield
- Interior ambient lighting
- Illuminated sill plates
- Inside rearview auto-dimming mirror
- 12-volt auxiliary front and rear power outlets
- Front carpeted floor mats with V-Series logo
- Split-folding rear seat
- Wireless phone charging
- USB ports
As mentioned, drivers of the 2025 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing face the new 33.0-inch integrated infotainment and instrument panel with all the instrument essentials, personalized profiles for each driver's settings, natural voice recognition, and navigation capability.
Allowing the driver to remain focused on the road ahead is a standard head-up display.
Cargo and Passenger Capacity
The Blackwing seats five passengers in its spacious cabin, and the trunk matches the load-carrying volume of regular CT5 models, with a maximum of 11.90 cubic feet of cargo space available.
Engine and Performance
A high-performance sports car is all about power and available performance, which this special CT5-V Blackwing has in abundance.
Sitting under the hood is a hand-built, supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 that produces 668 horsepower, paired with a tire-shredding 659 pound-feet of torque. Buyers can opt for a manual transmission with six forward speeds-an increasingly rare find on American sports cars-or an optional 10-speed automatic transmission. Power is directed to the rear wheels on the Blackwing.
All these ponies propel the Blackwing from a standstill to the benchmark 60 mph in just 3.6 seconds when fitted with a manual transmission.
When equipped with an automatic transmission, the Blackwing ups the ante, achieving the 0 to 60 mph sprint in an explosive 3.4 seconds flat.
These rapid acceleration times are aided by the standard Custom Launch Control.
Fuel Economy and MPG
Blackwing owners can expect estimated EPA fuel economy ratings of 15.0/13.0/18.0 mpg for combined/city/highway driving.
The cruising range for city driving is 221 miles, while highway cruising offers 357 miles of driving enjoyment from the 17.0-gallon fuel tank.
2025 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Drivetrain and Handling
The latest Blackwing features a tuned chassis with a high-performance suspension system. Standard MagneRide magnetorheological dampers continuously sense the road surface along with the driver's inputs, adjusting the suspension damping accordingly.
The Blackwing features an electric power steering setup, along with an electronic limited-slip rear differential featuring a 3.73 rear axle ratio and a rear differential cooler to ensure safe and efficient power transfer.
A Performance Traction Management system helps keep the Blackwing in check when smashing the throttle all the way down.
2025 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Pricing
The 2025 CT5-V is available in two trims: the not-so-regular CT5-V trim and the ultra-powerful CT5-V Blackwing.
Buyers of the 2025 Cadillac CT5-V will pay upwards of $58,390 MSRP, while those opting for the Blackwing trim will need to part with a starting price of $96,990.
Cadillac CT5-V vs. Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing
The CT5-V Series features a powerful turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 pushing out 360 horsepower and 405 pound-feet of torque, paired with a 10-speed automatic transmission that sends power to the rear wheels or an optional all-wheel-drive system.
The extra cost of choosing the Blackwing rewards owners with a hand-built engine, sports car-level performance, a high-performance chassis, and a host of desirable performance parts that make the Blackwing the ultimate sports sedan.
Safety and Driver-Assistance Features
The latest Blackwing comes equipped with performance brake linings on Brembo® high-performance front and rear brakes, as well as Automatic Emergency Braking.
Key safety features include:
- Airbag, Passenger Sensing System
- Frontal airbags for driver and front passenger
- Knee airbags for driver and front passenger
- Driver and front passenger seat-mounted side-impact airbags
- Head-curtain airbags for both rows in outboard seating positions
- Tire Pressure Monitoring System
- Seat belts in all seating positions
- Automatic Seat Belt Tightening
- Safety Alert Seat
- Surround Vision Recorder
- Teen Driver
- LATCH System
A comprehensive list of driver-assistance features comes standard, including:
- Driver Attention Assist
- Forward Collision Alert
- 3 Years of OnStar Remote Access
- Front and Rear Park Assist
- Interior movement sensor
- Inclination sensor
- Rear Cross Traffic Alert
- Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning
- Following Distance Indicator
- Lane Change Alert with Side Blind Zone Alert
- Rear Pedestrian Alert
- Front Pedestrian Braking
Infotainment and Connectivity
The new super-sized 33-inch infotainment screen, paired with a standard high-end 16-speaker AKG audio system, offers HD Radio, SiriusXM with a 360L 6-month trial subscription, wireless phone charging, Apple CarPlay, and Android Auto, plus LTE Wi-Fi hotspot capability.
Standard connectivity features include:
- Digital compass
- Navigation package
- Three USB ports
- SD card reader
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Is the 2025 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Right for You?
Do you appreciate high adrenaline and powerful acceleration combined with sports car handling and road manners-all wrapped up in a sensible sedan? If you answered yes, then the 2025 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing is perfect for you.
The Blackwing is also exclusive, comfortable, and packed with cutting-edge technology-all at a value-for-money price when compared to its German peers.
Get Your 2025 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing at Colonial Cadillac
Buckle up for a test drive of the 2025 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing at Colonial Cadillac in New London, CT, and experience unmatched service excellence from our dealership team.
With both new and pre-owned Cadillacs available, you're sure to make Colonial Cadillac your preferred local Cadillac dealer.
