MichaelC
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I owned one for 2 months while awaiting the CT5-V Blackwing. It is stupendous.
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 still get massagers!). The PDR function is great. But like its bigger brother, the real magnificence is the incredible handling and driving experience. And the Tremec unit is really sublime. Have you driven one yet, Mike? Keep in mind you get another trip to Spring Mountain if you are a new buyer!!
Compared to a Corvette C8, it's lighter, longer, narrower, taller, same price range and almost as powerful (with a back seat)
MANUAL TRANSMISSION TOO! Cazalea ...
Well, this particular version is bloated with addons
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...
I know this is the pimped out IMSA edition with fancy seats and trim
and I know I could get the CT5 too but this one is smaller and lighter (3800 vs 4130) and fits my garage.
I owned one for 2 months while awaiting the CT5-V Blackwing. It is stupendous.
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 haven’t driven the CT4 Blackwing, no
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. ...
It's lighter than a C8? Surely you jest...😉
They are close but the CT5-V is more than 4000 lbs. while a base C8 is around 3700 lbs.
Mike is picturing the CT4-V Blackwing
I don't recall the weight off hand. The 5 is a heavy beast, yet still rolls around a race track in epic fashion.
Cadillac's specs which we know are conservative are a lot more than that...
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... ...