2022 Cadillac V-Series: The Blackwings Arrive

This record's own dek states that the Blackwings arrived with standard manuals: 1,763 CT5-V Blackwings, 770 of them manual, and 1,833 CT4-V Blackwing transmissions counted by the owners' registry. This record's own overview states that the 2022 CT5-V Blackwing used a 668-hp, 659 lb-ft supercharged 6.2-liter V8 and the CT4-V Blackwing a 472-hp twin-turbo 3.6-liter V6, both with a six-speed manual standard and a ten-speed automatic optional, and that Cadillac's preliminary dealer pricing put them at $84,990 and $59,990 including a $995 destination charge.^1,2

This record's own overview states that Cadillac V-Net's Blackwing registry, which marks its 2022 figures as final, counts 770 manual and 993 automatic CT5-V Blackwings, matching the 1,763 total and 770 manual cars reported by Cadillac Society, and for the CT4-V Blackwing counts 693 manual and 1,140 automatic cars. It states that the first 250 cars of each model were Collector Series cars with builder-signed sill plates and serialized steering wheels, the registry recording 224 of the CT5-V and 179 of the CT4-V Collector cars in detail.^3,3

This record's own key facts state that Black Raven was the most common color on both cars, 579 CT5-V Blackwings (578 per Cadillac Society) and 637 CT4-V Blackwings, and that 497 CT5-V Blackwings were built with the J57 carbon-ceramic brake option. This record's own production notes state that Cadillac V-Net says it cannot validate the information provided to it, that export rows are included in the model totals rather than added on top, and that production of the regular, non-Blackwing 2022 CT4-V and CT5-V was not found in any source read.^3,3

This record's own prices section documents the CT5-V Blackwing at $83,995 excluding and $84,990 including the $995 destination charge, and the CT4-V Blackwing at $58,995 excluding and $59,990 including it. This record's own engines section documents the LT4 6.2-liter supercharged V8 at 668 hp and 659 lb-ft, hand-built at GM's Bowling Green facility, and the LF4 3.6-liter twin-turbo V6 at 472 hp and 445 lb-ft, and this record's own transmissions section documents the standard six-speed manuals (770 CT5-V, 693 CT4-V built) against the optional $2,275 ten-speed automatics (993 CT5-V, 1,140 CT4-V built).^2,4

This record's own options section documents the J57 Brembo carbon-ceramic brake option at $9,000 on 497 CT5-V Blackwings, alongside caliper color choices installed on both cars (187 to 944 CT5-V cars per color, 154 to 989 CT4-V cars per color) and multiple wheel finish choices. It documents the CFZ and CFV Carbon Fiber Packages at $4,100 (703 installs) and $5,230 (494 installs) on the CT5-V, and the same two packages on the CT4-V at 678 and 481 installs with no prices given in the registry.^3,3

This record's own options section further documents CT5-V packages including Y5Y Driver Assist (972 installs), Y6L Parking (1,288 installs), the $1,600 UQT Performance Data Recorder (935 installs), and the C3U UltraView sunroof (1,314 installs), and CT4-V packages including Y6F Climate (1,413 installs), CWM Technology (1,326 installs), the same $1,600 UQT recorder (1,359 installs), and the $1,050 CF5 sunroof (1,435 installs). This record's own production rows document export cars to Canada, Israel, Korea, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE for both models, each counted within, not added to, the model totals above.^3,3