The newest Cadillac sports activities sedans we can’t see in Australia

Cadillac is coming to Australia, however the up to date CT5-V fashions gained’t be on the boat because the BMW 5 Collection-sized sedan is barely made in left-hand drive.

Revealed in a single day, the facelifted CT5-V and CT5-V Blackwing observe within the footsteps of their much less highly effective CT5 siblings, which have been revised in September final yr.

Like the opposite CT5 fashions, the CT5-V and Blackwing now sport a vertical stack of LED headlights, with driving lights that run each up and down, and left and proper. Accompanying it is a wider grille, and redesigned entrance bumpers with a barely extra aggressive design.

Moreover there are three new paint choices to select from: Drift Metallic, Deep Area Metallic, and Storm Metallic.

Maybe the extra important replace is on the within, the place the CT5-V and Blackwing acquire the dashboard that made its debut in lesser CT5 variants final yr. The sprint has been up to date to accommodate a curved panel housing a 33-inch show for the infotainment touchscreen and digital devices.

The overhauled infotainment setup features a Efficiency app with real-time energy, torque and increase shows, dyno-style graphs, and on-screen gauges for g-force, tyre temperature, and engine particulars.

There’s additionally a Efficiency Information Recorder app that may retailer and show lap occasions, sector evaluation, observe particulars, and show the friction circle, and throttle and brake place.

Beneath their bonnets, the CT5-V and Blackwing have carryover drivetrains. The range-topping CT5-V Blackwing is powered by a 6.2-litre supercharged V8 making 498kW and 893Nm. It drives the rear wheels through both a six-speed handbook or 10-speed computerized.

Step right down to the common CT5-V, and there’s a 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 beneath the bonnet pumping out 268kW and 549Nm. It solely comes with a 10-speed computerized, however patrons can choose between rear- or all-wheel drive.

That is an uprated model of the twin-turbo V6 discovered within the common CT5, the place it produces 250kW and 549Nm.

Each the CT5-V and Blackwing include Magnetic Journey Management, however solely the latter is fitted with Brembo brakes as customary.

For freeway driving, computerized variations of the CT5-V and Blackwing include a three-year subscription to the Tremendous Cruise function, which permits for hands-free Degree 3 autonomous driving on chosen highways throughout North America.

Manufacturing of the revised CT5-V and CT5-V Blackwing begins within the northern summer time, so closing pricing and specs have but to be confirmed.

Buoyed by gross sales in China, the CT5 overtook the Escalade as Cadillac’s hottest mannequin globally in 2023.

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