Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Manual -Driving the 668hp Supercharged V8 Sport Sedan (POV Binaural Audio)

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[@TedwardDrives]

Huge thanks to the folks who have picked up stickers from the store! respectthedrive.myshopify.com

[@KelvindeWolfe]

Is there a ct6 v black wing review?

[@LClarke]

"pound feet" of torque?? Aw, heII no!!!

[@porschelover04]

I may not have watched every Tedward video, but this is definitely the most excited I've heard him get for a review.

[@trentimus5700]

@@thegreatresist5523 what a weird reply...

[@CreelKyle]

440hp miata video is good too

[@gavinriccardi1256]

@@trentimus5700 how... lol

[@philipkelton2017]

@RSF Leader forget Japanese, this car almost handles like a German car, that’s saying a lot

[@Slyons89]

In that first 0-60 run the shift to 2nd was at like 52 MPH and wasn't even close to redline. The level of acceleration is absolutely astounding considering how long the gearing is.

[@kirk-johnson]

64mph with 2nd 5500rpm

[@Ken-no5ip]

650 hp so it needs long gears

[@2F4R4W4Y]

really tall gearing.

[@449Raphael]

My lotus omega with the ZR1 gearbox did 62 miles in first gear with 500rpm over the redline. Second gear was 87 m/h just at redline. The top speed was higher in 5th gear then in 6th. The gearing was way to long and with the right gearing, the car would have been a lot faster. Sad lotus didn’t calculate and fix it.

[@DekiaryCarter]

This is the one American sports car I’ve always appreciated and would actually consider buying. I’m more of a German / JDM guy but Cadillac NAILED THIS. It’s such an incredible machine.

[@EliteOnTheBeat]

THANK YOU for being blunt and honest despite usually not being a fan of American sports car. THANK YOU for giving this car the credit it deserves especially coming from you're perspective! KUDOS.

[@mohis5664]

I'm more of a German car enjoyer too but i absolutely love this car, the looks, the sound, the performance and the fact that its a manual makes it way cooler too. I'd definitely consider buying one if i could. Cadillac for sure nailed on this one.

[@johancerivera1827]

We need a Tedward with a blackwing, imagine the snow drifts and track videos!

[@shahnoorsyed6769]

That would be interesting

[@Not2Day117]

Please make it happen!

[@shahnoorsyed6769]

@@Not2Day117 same brah interesting

[@shahnoorsyed6769]

@@Not2Day117 interesting

[@bruschmidt9943]

You don't need Blackwing power or torque to drift in snow. That car is RWD. A CT5 V Series V6 would be equally capable in snow.

[@maxvinzi]

I had one over the weekend from work and it has to be one of the best cars on the market today for drivers. It will definitely be looked back on in the future as one of the last bastions of sport sedans for drivers

[@Jszul2318]

from work... damn bro u hiring?

[@maxvinzi]

@@Jszul2318 lmao frrr. Thankful every day that I work with cool ass cars

[@rainemiller3567]

What do you do ?

[@serpentblaze6702]

what do you do for work??!

[@SSGKvsh]

​@@serpentblaze6702 probably works at a dealership. My dad used to work at a range rover dealer & he always had one on the weekends

[@eldridsonmaria3360]

This car is one of the best cars out there v8 supercharged,rear wheel drive, and manuel 😍💪🏾

[@koroshiyashinigami]

Yes! Manuel! 🌮

[@durapoker]

Did gm call him Manuel from the factory or did the reviewer give the car a name😉

[@damonbrady4660]

This is pretty much exactly how I would expect my reaction to be banging gears in this thing. Living vicariously through you Tedward.

[@thosetwodudes]

I test drove a CT4-V Blackwing six speed about a month ago or so, it's insane

[@PacoRobbins]

The crazy thing is that the CT4-V is 200 hp down from this too and it's still dang quick.

[@OmegaAbyss]

That exhaust sound... worth the price of admission alone! 🔥

[@EliteOnTheBeat]

THIS is a fact! You can go ask Redeye or GT500 owners and they'll usually tell you they like the sound from the caddy V BW MORE then they're own cars. 🤷‍♂

[@captainamerica9353]

@@EliteOnTheBeat , "their own"

[@IronHide3910]

I’ve never really cared for the Cadillac brand but this one changed my mind. That’s why I’m here. Been looking at reviews all day because i just genuinely love this car lol

[@edalder2000]

This Black Wing gives me "Mad Max Interceptor" vibes and I love it!!

[@p.t.3726]

I'm not a big US cars guy, but this Caddy takes a special place in my heart. If I was about to buy american car, no way I would pick up anything else. And manual on 6.2SC V8 must feel insane.

[@evan937]

Good for GM for still putting a manual transmission in this Cadillac! 💯👍

[@fancy3774]

American muscle cars always have a cheap looking interior and boring exterior but this nailed both interior and exterior.

[@joshuaarcher5404]

Not a fan of American cars that much but goddamn what a machine!!!! Amazing vid keep it up

[@lilblingking1491]

Same. Other than a Viper, I think this is the only American car I’ve ever wanted badly!!

[@joshuaarcher5404]

@RSF Leader the old gt 40s yes, new one couldn't beat anything European

[@joshuaarcher5404]

@RSF Leader I am unaware of the price of the gt 40 so I see that that is another aspect to look at however I was looking at it from a personal opinion on super/hyper cars however on performance it is obvious that the gt40 is a great car

[@joshuaarcher5404]

@RSF Leader ahh I see fair enough I just think a super car should be looked at in a different way to other cars in which your method may be used, for example a 911 carrera s is much quicker round a track than a 720s but I know which one I'd prefer 🙂

[@joshuaarcher5404]

@RSF Leader super cars aren't just about engineering its about the feeling of them and the pure beauty you get from some of the beasts

[@E46Gaming]

The Tremec TR-6060 just doesn't care at all, it's a BEAST of a transmission!!!

[@lrm1981]

I bought one last month - best car I've ever owned!

[@retrograde11]

You're a legend! Curious to know if you considered a ct4v bw also?

[@lrm1981]

@@retrograde11 I already own a 2023 BMW M3, so the CT4V BW didn't fit the bill for me.

[@retrograde11]

@@lrm1981 makes sense!

[@wasidanatsali6374]

I want one so bad but I live in the country. You can’t buy a car like that and drive it down dirt roads. It would be disrespectful. It would be hella fun on our mountainous two lane blacktops though. Unfortunately, my location and lifestyle relegates me to 4WD vehicles.

[@Joqua2010]

This is more BMW than BMW today! V8, MT, RWD = Perfect, fun and simple. Nice one Cadillac!

[@dillanristow8750]

The RS6 avant is evidance that a ct5 V wagon would 100% sell Id love to see it

[@Frederickdpro]

4:53 "Unbelievable, I can't believe they sell this to people". Caught me off guard 😂😂

[@haydendehoff4315]

I think we can all agree tedward absolutely needs one of these in his lineup

[@biggboysouth]

I agree with you about this over the C8. Instantly when you started getting on it I could sense how special it felt. It really eggs you on to play with it more and more.

[@rahulcharlie1107]

🥚

[@Eric_Bassett]

This was the frst POV car review ive watched alll the way through in a LONG time. The enthusiasm he has while driving this thing is so rare now, cars like this are rare now. GREAT review! Very sad that these cars are a dying breed! This review reminds me of car culture before things like teslas and etc became a trend.

[@TheGearr]

This car is insane! I have one of this in Forza Horizon 5 (the newest update with brand new Caddy) and I love this car. Great competitor to oldschool BMW and Mercedes. This new Caddy has a soul of classical powerful saloon.

[@PatientXero607]

Deserves to be a brought to a proper racing simulator, not an arcade game. Someone will bring it to Assetto Corsa eventually.

[@TubbyxRobert]

Hitting almost 80 in 2nd gear is wild to me as a miata owner lmao. I'm at like 4200-4500 rpm for that in 6th. I Love my car but the CT5-V Blackwing is one of my all time dream cars, I hope I get the chance to drive one!

[@jared2880]

We really could use an Autobahn equivalent for all of these capable vehicles in America. This. Thing. Can. Not. Breath. On public roads. I would absolutely have to get a more aggressive final drive ratio for something like this on the street- 80 MPH in 2nd is a bit too much for safe, legal fun.

[@LeSwexy]

@@jared2880 *breathe

[@intensevolcom2036]

@@jared2880no American drivers are literally the dumbest drivers we don’t need an autobahn tf

[@irvvalenzuen3135]

@@jared2880 3am on a Sunday is your best 😂

[@seananderton2269]

"Ohh I'm so happy" is the realization of every childhood desire for a cool car. Awesome video of a monster of a vehicle, thank you keep it up Tedward!

[@playboyv12]

I’ve watched A LOT of Tedward….never seen him this pumped!!! 💪🏼

[@R19Robbin]

Awesome that there are still car manufactures that still go with a manual V8 🔥🔥

[@duza695]

awesome car. You can feel the emotion and excitement it creates in the video

[@richfarfugnuven6308]

I believe this is the only V8 manual sedan left in North America...

[@peterwinstonaldredge6927]

That looked like a ton of fun! The sound of that V8 is intoxicating.

[@J_J1711]

Was just talking about how special a car this is yesterday and turn Tedward on and WOW he's reviewing the V8 King! I love manuals and I was feeling how exciting and special this is to drive! Manual V8 USA doesn't get any better! Respect the drive!

[@alexcuevas5633]

I might like trucks and SUVs but this blackwing really got my attention when I saw it and I thought it was one of the finest cars and most underrated cars in forever. I really hope to have one whenever I can🥲. Best American sedan ever hands down!

[@silentone3852]

What a beast. Love the sound of it 😎

[@tedjohnson64]

Loved your enthusiasm, and also the stealth exterior of this Mad Max V8 monster!

[@NBPT428]

I love when you said "This car gives me a lot of fizz". That's a keeper!!!👍👍

[@aperson4032]

I’ve never seen a better capture of euphoria from a car. It has to be one of the greatest feelings when a car does what you want, when you want and how you want!

[@NOrlando952]

I saw one of these in person for the first time about a month ago and freaked out. Owner was a young guy, gave him a massive high five for buying it.

[@captainamerica9353]

I hope it hasn't been repo'd yet.

[@at_omic8578]

i saw a Blackwing a few days ago, and the way you put it in the intro was exactly how i felt, just the sheer "wait... is that what i think it is? oh my god it is!"

[@wedge4hire]

A Cadillac with an angry, supercharged V8 AND a 6-spd manual!!!! Crazy love!!!!!

[@Carter-ir5ud]

Liking before I even watch, such a great car to review!

[@jon-umber]

Sounds absolutely incredible.

[@Triptisim]

I love this powertrain in my ZL1, the LT4 and it’s variants are so good!!

[@nickmcd-ck6vk]

My GOD dude this might be the sexiest thing on 4 wheels I've ever seen and the manual is just a huge cherry on top of an already phenomenal cake.

[@manoman0]

The thing about GM: They can put out crap as hell but when they don't fail, they truly do not fail in any way, shape or form.

[@nolanstojentin8086]

What you said about the c8 resonates with me EXACTLY! I have not had any excitement at all about it, no manual truly makes me sad. Your reaction to this car just left a smile on my face, this is the true drivers dream do it all vehicle. I must have one.

[@darknez09240]

love the design, the sound and the speedometer is cool

[@ryanlittleton5615]

10:05 100% Agree. This is so much more special.

[@hectichive889]

Stop making me want this car anymore than I already do man… Jeeesus I’m so jealous of you! This is awesome

[@YuaGacha]

Funny enough I was just looking into getting one of these this past week and checking out some today! and you posted when I got home.

[@tjadams9112]

My dad has one, it's insane. He's 80 years old and went with the ten speed, still a fun car.

[@Chameleonis]

I have never seen manual Cadillac in my life ...until now :D

[@bryanpersig3055]

WOW that's such an impressive car definitely worth the money

[@steve-anthony]

I love that it makes you giggle every time you put the hammer down!

[@tommyhosteng7799]

I like that Cadillac has gone back to buttons in the cabin... that aside what a sexy sleeper sedan looks like fun

[@RajeshRamsaroop]

blacked out trim pieces replacing the chrome makes this look so much better!

[@iMac9991]

there's probably no better feeling than giving tedward your car to review and you watch the video later and he is just gushing over it

[@salvi1398]

That camera in the car radio antenna is such a clever idea, props to Cadillac for that

[@user-ld7vl9sk4s]

the engine revving down even sounds so beautiful

[@jsinghbu]

Nice call out. Haha as an owner of an E39 M5, I’m cross shopping between the new F90 M5 and the CT5V blackwing as my daily. E39 is staying however, can’t ever replace that. 🎉

[@derekjensen3835]

I had an E39 M5 for 6.5 years. You're gonna want this one. That M5 has been my favorite car I've owned (until the BW) and the BW is like that car but just updated/better in virtually every way.

[@jsinghbu]

@@derekjensen3835 the markups on the BWs are ridiculous. I’ve had a tough time trying to even test drive, let alone find one that is 6MT at a decent price

[@derekjensen3835]

@@jsinghbu I ordered out of state thru Sewell Cadillac of Dallas (largest Caddy dealer) and waited 14 months, but got mine at MSRP. Keep looking though - a lot of people are canceling their orders due to interest rates and other economic pressures.

[@Casey_J96]

Instant classic. What a machine

[@pilot4910]

Looks even more fire with the tints

[@Louthemailman]

What a masterpiece🔥

[@sezuawn3861]

Cant wait to get my sticker, great video as always tedward

[@ORIGIN4LFluffy]

There has never been another car that makes me smile so much just from WATCHING people drive it. Watching reviews of this thing makes me smile as much as driving my own '20 Camaro or '17 CTS V-sport. What is this sorcery?

[@aetiusg]

This car is absolutely glorious.

[@jACK-im4td]

He was definitely most excited in this video

[@saucyp123]

The gearing is both long as hell, but really closely spaced... this thing is a missile!!!!

[@joshua6200]

2:30 "Golf clubs, back packs...." an impact wrench?? sweet!

[@itsavlife]

Love the review....and its such and amazing car!!!! Its a track sledgehammer while the CT4V is the track scalpel!

[@edalder2000]

I remember that '81 Trans Am with the crate motor. This Black Wing has that same sort of utterly mental wild animal. Lots of drama with great suspension to put down the power. The Cadillac is too much fun.

[@donwilkes7966]

I can feel the excitement!

[@warrennelson4286]

Excellent review; you obviously love cars and driving as do all of us watching car videos on KZbin

[@Ankur3108]

Seems so much fun. Unique.

[@AK-47o-o]

you could tell this dude had so much fun filming this video

[@cadenswain158]

I'm happy to see more and more manuals every year!

[@codeg8884]

def my new dream car

[@steelin666]

Nice to see Cadillac civilian vehicles following the high performance path their motorsport division is setting. They're doing a fine job of reimaginating the brand.

[@mitchellsteindler]

Not sure what a prototype car has to do with making the type of car they've been making for 15 years or however long they've been making good sports sedans.

[@ras22273]

"God bless America" I felt that

[@brucestanley9330]

I'm definitely buying one of these

[@Dolby109]

Love the review! This is the last proper V8 Sports sedan, this is a drivers car, the rest are just rapid traffic.

[@AlexandreCardinal50]

Omg the sound of that engine!

[@tomoday4450]

Great review 👍🏻🇺🇸

[@alexk5990]

In class right now. Can't wait to watch this later!

[@ElliWoelfin]

It's nice to see one visually specced out in more my tastes than that one blue press car everyone used. Looks fucking slick in black with the tint and bronze.

[@jimcook8933]

I love how the chem planes have made a "V" in the sky. Nice touch!

[@annie4horses]

I own a Camaro Zl1, but the CT5-V Blackwing will be my next car. Love it!!!

[@scottleyva8656]

Thanks!

[@jacksawyer3510]

It makes me happy to see that cars like this are still being made with manual transmissions.

[@kujiko88]

One of the things that's coolest to me about this is all the tech being paired with a manual. I've laid off the car videos for a while, but last I saw, it was hard to find even a push button start with a stick in the car. Personally not a huge fan of GM, (every one I've messed with has been a pain to work on. Changing the battery alone is frustrating), I gotta give them props on this one. Engine bay still looks crowded, but it seems worth it, at least at first.

[@Babciakapciemciezleje]

Ever since I heard about this car. I fell in love, Yes I'm 14 but a crazy powerful sedan and manual with RWD.Yes please

[@Adison0529]

The car and the video is so good I came back a day after to watch it once more. Importing US cars to Europe makes it quite expensive to the point where Corvettes for example are considered a rather exotic sports car here in the eastern part and some solid spec Escalade is $50k+ more expensive than brand new high spec X7/X5M or $30k more than RSQ8, but if I ever got to the point where I could comfortably afford importing some US cars, this one would make the list together with a C8 Vette and a Viper, preferably ACR. I've been in love with red CTS-Vs for a while now and although I prefer it's looks over the CT5-V, I would take the CT5-V over it every single time now. To me it looks like it's already more popular than the CTS-V, I bet the parts will be more accessible in the future and the option to get the manual is just a cherry on top. I'm all for automatic transmissions in daily commuters and the CT5-V would be a lovely one for that but one thing I do not care a tiny bit about when it comes to all the sports sedans & wagons is the launch, some sprints times and precision. This is why I no longer have interest in the Germans such as RS6, M5 or E63 because if I ever were to have my pockets so deep that I'd buy a boat of such size as a daily commuter, I wouldn't care about the precision and ability to beat basically every single thing from one light to the next one. The fun factor on the long way back home is the thing that matters to me. RWD + 6 speed manual in a nearly 2 tonnes American yacht with far over 600hp on board seems like a perfect choice that ticks all boxes for me (almost... I wouldn't want to drive it in winter if that was my only car though). Absolute beast and I'm in love with every single inch of it.

[@mirandadeel2702]

❤Thank you for sharing God bless you

[@bossappacalips3969]

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[@kw7814]

yup this is my new dream car

[@shammydo]

definitely a dream car.. i want this thing

[@rm25088]

That is a proper sounding v8.

[@bfactor]

God Bless America. Damn right Ted! I let out a hearty laugh upon hearing that. Respect to GM on this one.

[@SerPurple51]

Judging by how much fun you seemed to be having, I think on a scale of 1-10 for how badly you want one... you're at an 11 😂