US luxury carmaker Cadillac says its V-Series sub-brand will expand to include ultra-performance Blackwing variants.
The track-capable CT4-V Blackwing and CT5-V Blackwing will be “the apex of Cadillac performance and driver engagement.”
Brandon Vivian, Cadillac’s executive chief engineer says both will have specially tuned chassis, vehicle control technologies and highly modified engines.
“Each model will also be offered with a manual transmission – a feature most luxury brands no longer offer but continues to be a strong desire for many performance driving enthusiasts.”
Cadillac has been testing the cars – the CT5-V Blackwing is pictured – at tracks and road courses around America. At Virginia International Raceway, each car set lap times seconds faster than Cadillac’s high-performance ATS-V and CTS-V.
Caddy doesn’t say when the new cars will debut, but that they will be built in small numbers.
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