Automotive

MANUAL TRANSMISSION TOO! Cazalea ...  

You can get all of the same performance in the manual, brand new in the low 60s, maybe even less with recent discounts. I would argue it is the very best driving experience available in a new car at such a price. Some of those stickered up "limited editio... 

and I know I could get the CT5 too but this one is smaller and lighter (3800 vs 4130) and fits my garage.

But don't waste your money on the stickers. Here was mine. Same seats (you can only get semi-aniline in the 5 Blackwing, although these LE 4s do have the carbon backing. The semi-aniline are so much better, I wish they offered them in the 4, but hey, you ...  

I did the NY track experience in the first CTS-V in 2009, and I think we did ride around in something Cadillac at Spring Mountain but I can’t remember what it was. ...  

They are close but the CT5-V is more than 4000 lbs. while a base C8 is around 3700 lbs.

I don't recall the weight off hand. The 5 is a heavy beast, yet still rolls around a race track in epic fashion.

I was surprised too.

And, there's a big difference between the V and the Blackwing. Methinks if you actually weighed a Blackwing, it would be above 4000 lbs... Chevy, on the other hand, claims the base C8 weighs 3366 lbs. which is grossly underrated... ...