Living With A $72,000 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing!!

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  • @Arken2249
    @Arken2249 4 місяці тому +7

    Finally, an auto reviewer who says tires matter more than AWD in snow!! In 1970 I bought 4 snow tires for my 1967 Mustang 390GT over the objections of the tire salesman. He said I was wasting my money as an 18 yr old kid. I never got stuck with my 4 snows & have stuck with that practice my entire driving life. I have never got stuck & frequently helped AWD vehicles get out of trouble.

    • @soarabove337
      @soarabove337 2 дні тому

      Totally & he summed up the scientific "grip vs traction" nicely: if you have AWD & all-season / mediocre rubber, you have all-wheel spin. Succinctly put by our host!

  • @vinsetta
    @vinsetta Рік тому +6

    Small Blackwing badge added to rear decklid under V logo. Late 2023 builds got them. Any BW owners can get them by contacting Cadillac with last 8 of VIN. Unfortunately takes months to even get the badge. 2023 owner here.

  • @krasnaludek298
    @krasnaludek298 Рік тому +16

    Agree 100% after driving the CT4V B/W and having owned a M3 & M2C … I’d take the Blackwing … absolutely love this car! 👍🏻

  • @E82N55
    @E82N55 Рік тому +7

    18 mpg on a turbo v6 at 450 hp is actually pretty impressive. My TL AWD struggled to get 16 mpg.

  • @tomweaver7723
    @tomweaver7723 Рік тому +2

    Man I want one of these so bad. This just fits every notch I’m looking for in a new car.

  • @LandoVenturi
    @LandoVenturi Рік тому +3

    Nice review Eddie, @16:15 you really explained the CT4/CT5 trim levels better than some Cadillac salesmen 😂

  • @dhawk1952
    @dhawk1952 Рік тому +1

    Been waiting for video just like this! Thank you Eddie for the in depth review 🔥

  • @RidingWithBobby
    @RidingWithBobby Рік тому +5

    I'm currently in the market between this and the RS3. I have to test the backseats with a car seat in both vehicles, I am assuming the CT4V BW has slightly more space in the rear than the RS3. Cadillac did not disappoint with this beauty.

    • @EddieX
      @EddieX  Рік тому

      Definitely a bit more back seat space. This is closer to A4 class size from what I recall.
      Do you need awd? And do you care about manual vs auto. Those would also be big deciding factors!

    • @joszer
      @joszer Рік тому +2

      I actually had a RS3 and Sold it for the Blackwing in a Manual. The RS3 is definitely faster when tuned (I had a APR E85 tune).
      To answer your question though, the back seats suck on both cars. I am 5'11'' and basically no one can sit behind me in either vehicle. I have to slide the seat forward and become borderline uncomfortable so that someone can comfortably sit behind me.
      Honestly the backseats are worthless in the blackwing.

    • @fzr1000981
      @fzr1000981 Рік тому +1

      ​@joszer I have a 2023 RS3...I like both cars, but manual trans isn't important to me for street driving, just slows me down

    • @brianmiller1977
      @brianmiller1977 Рік тому

      As a G80CXD owner, who test drove RS3 & both Blackwings, I would highly recommend the G80CXD or RS3 over either blackwing... Esp if your decision is primarily performance based...
      BMW new S58 combined with their RWD biased XDrive in their G80 Comp XD, is a modern marvel. $4k of mods and you have a 9 second car in a highly practical platform.
      RS3 is another great platform, just requires more mods to extract its potential or to hit 9 seconds...

    • @fzr1000981
      @fzr1000981 Рік тому

      @brianmiller1977 M3 is kind of a sterile drive though, and engine sounds like an angry appliance...no question they are fast but it's a big car

  • @JudahRiley
    @JudahRiley 6 місяців тому +1

    After watching this I got my CT4-V Blackwing painted electric blue 😂

  • @jamesj5469
    @jamesj5469 Рік тому +2

    It sounds good surprisingly

  • @terrisw05
    @terrisw05 9 місяців тому +2

    im ordering the 2025 i want that huge dash screen

  • @superfast30
    @superfast30 9 місяців тому

    Absolutely love the CT4 and CT5 Blackwing. I own a E92 M3 but I would take the Cadillac's over the current M3 and M5. The CT5 Blackwing in particular is a very special car. It outpaced the M5 CS during a head 2 head lap time show down. Classy and fast!

  • @jayman3575
    @jayman3575 Рік тому +2

    they have white "grey" seats with red stitching and manual. I think that would make a statement about it being a blackwing if someone got that or the brown interior. I do agree though about the BW look far away. GM def should of gone a bit more aggressive with the wheel design for BW models...

  • @blackwng
    @blackwng Рік тому +1

    looking for one atm with those seats, also hopefully the orange

  • @IN5WETRUST
    @IN5WETRUST Місяць тому

    So cleannn😮‍💨

  • @johnspencefareal420
    @johnspencefareal420 11 місяців тому +2

    You don't live with a Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing. It lives with YOU.

  • @blaze376192
    @blaze376192 Рік тому +7

    "No but that's why we're friends" 💀😅

  • @brianmiller1977
    @brianmiller1977 Рік тому +1

    $4k of mods and the BMW S58 G80CXD is a 9 second car with 720WHP & 700lbs(Downpipes, drop in filters, and custom E50 tune). You have to upgrade turbos before the CT4v can hit that level.
    I test drove both blackwings last summer when I was in the market for a new performance car. Im not a brand loyalist so my decision was based on:
    OEM Performance
    Performance Ceiling
    Tuning gains with basic mods
    Performance versatility(Drag, Roll, & Backroads)
    Practicality
    Drive-ability
    Real World Cost(Not the fake MSRP, but actual list prices dealers are selling for)
    All factors considered nothing comes close to a G80CXD. I walked away after test driving both blackwings very disappointed with regards to OEM performance, I wanted it to hit on all performance metrics, because I like the design of both platforms, but both of them just left me wanting more...
    C8, GTR, Blackwings 4+5, HellCat Charger, GT500, ZL1, RS3, RS5, RS7
    Some of these have higher ceilings, but either can only perform well on prepped surface in optimal conditions, have $15k-$50k markups, or requires a lot of additional modifications to hit 9 seconds in the 1/4 mile..
    Out of the RWD options, ZL1 was by far the best value. No dealer markup and for RWD the car hooks very well and handles extremely well. Chevy did a great job with that platform development.
    RS3 was another great option, however dealers wanted a $15k markup and it would cost another $20k+ in mods..
    GT500 is great for rolls, but cant hook to save its life in the street, and were selling for $145k-$150k..
    There is not a single performance category where either blackwing will outperform the G80CXD. BMW did an amazing job with the S58 as its a freaking modern marvel of an engine, combined with BMW's RWD biased XDrive, delivers in every application. I can have both kids comfortably in their backseats with groceries in the spacious trunk, and the next minute Im gapping C8 vettes in a 9 second all weather all season highly practical performance daily driver with up to 30mpg highway when driving economically.
    RS3 was the next best, and if I could have got one for MSRP, perhaps thats what I would have chosen, because the platform has been out for much longer than the G80 its ceiling is higher, but requires significant mods to get you there from IROZ. However, I wasnt willing to pay significant sums over MSRP, and BMW wasnt pillaging customers last summer.. Unlike most other brands/dealers...

    • @grabthewheel4217
      @grabthewheel4217 Рік тому +2

      I think this car is more for people who like to go around turns and don't care about peak power. ZL1 is still the best value. The consensus I think is that the CT4BW has better steering feel, a better manual transmission and is more of a "driver's car" than the m3. If your priority is straight line speed then you'll opt for the auto anyway. M3 is better than the Cadillac in pretty much every performance metric, cost is the only other downside. I just despise the direction BMW has gone in as a brand with their whole lineup and I can't support them.

    • @user-xg5kv2yp6g
      @user-xg5kv2yp6g 10 місяців тому +2

      No way 4k gives 200+ wheel HP. I don't believe it. No, it's not happening.

  • @plasticbmw
    @plasticbmw Рік тому +14

    Yo Eddie you should try and start a new channel....your vids are good but for some reason people don't click

    • @Kodaknodak
      @Kodaknodak Рік тому +3

      I love his channel! Eddie keep doing your thing!

    • @salimrandall
      @salimrandall 11 місяців тому +2

      157,000 subscribers ain’t exactly peanuts

  • @testtube173
    @testtube173 4 місяці тому +1

    Hit you with friends card ouch

  • @A.ChristopherJohnson
    @A.ChristopherJohnson 5 місяців тому

    My Dream Car !!!

  • @PorkchopExpression
    @PorkchopExpression Рік тому +1

    Automatic and AWD would be much much faster in a straight line, but that seems like a fun car.

    • @ryanfaubert2014
      @ryanfaubert2014 Рік тому +1

      but i dont care about faster. literally trucks are doing 3 sec 0 to 60s shhhh

    • @tomweaver7723
      @tomweaver7723 Рік тому

      Automatic is gay 😂

  • @ericstefko4852
    @ericstefko4852 Рік тому

    can you post what tires and wheels you are using for winter? I would like to get this car but people are saying it is next to impossible to find winters that fit the car

  • @23Piccolina
    @23Piccolina Рік тому +2

    Eddie, it has a huge 'black wing' on the trunk! lol I'd say it was a blackwing! I'd really prefer Cadillac to still make a huge luxo boat like the old Fleetwood Brougham model. Something to compete with a Mercedes S Class and BMW 7 series. These sport sedans Cadillac makes now are not offering people a huge luxury sedan.

    • @EddieX
      @EddieX  Рік тому

      This one didn’t have a Blackwing badge on the back.
      Celestiq will definitely be a flagship

    • @23Piccolina
      @23Piccolina Рік тому

      @@EddieX I'm not a big EV fan, but I suppose it will be luxurious. Keep up the good videos, I watch them all.

  • @TampaDE5
    @TampaDE5 Рік тому +2

    Yeah they should've ditched the V, just made this the CT4 Blackwing, use the cool blackwing logo instead of the V.
    That's said, the V looks good too and I think the 23s do get the little "blackwing" on the rear ... Incredible car. Had a manual for 2 weeks now and it's a totally banger.

  • @OraneenarO
    @OraneenarO Рік тому +1

    Can you lock the doors while it's on and warming up?

    • @soarabove337
      @soarabove337 2 дні тому

      Yes, on a MT, you can exit the vehicle & lock from the outside to keep it running. Once the remote is away from the car for 4-8 mins, it will go into shutdown mode.

  • @M550Mare
    @M550Mare Рік тому

    hey eddie are you recording on an iphone i noticed that the video slows down in frames when youre recording something in a dark area, if so i recommend you turn off night mode because that may be the main reason to why your video frames slow down when recording in dark areas.

  • @AkileshNalluri
    @AkileshNalluri Рік тому

    What winter tires are on the car?

  • @michaelnoland8436
    @michaelnoland8436 10 місяців тому

    What tires are you running and sizes?

  • @hugdeath929
    @hugdeath929 Рік тому +3

    It’s cute and I’m sure I drives well but is a 4 seater with 2 useable seats which effectively makes it a 2 seater. May as well have a Camaro, Corvette, Porsche or something similar. I’m sure the “tidiness” of the vehicle is what gives it the really strong driving dynamics but I’d buy a true two seater. The way this is setup I feel like the manufacturer is selling me the promise of something that will never be realized for my needs. Enjoy 🍻

    • @TampaDE5
      @TampaDE5 Рік тому +5

      The backseat issue is overstated. Camaro trunk is almost unusable, Corvette doesn't have nearly the tech, transmission, fun factor or character. Porsche has absolutely no room in it and unless you want to spend 40k more than this guy, a base cayman would get absolutely throttled by one of these both in a line and on the track.

    • @hugdeath929
      @hugdeath929 Рік тому +1

      @@TampaDE5 I haven’t driven it but I believe what you say about the fun factor. It’s definitely setup for play. I have however sat in the front and back and for my needs it wouldn’t work. All of my passengers are 6’ and above and 250 or so. That’s snug.

  • @michigan616mike
    @michigan616mike Рік тому +1

    My boy! Was you on i94? Just saw one just like that

    • @EddieX
      @EddieX  Рік тому

      If it was in Michigan, not me haha

  • @retrograde11
    @retrograde11 Рік тому

    Hi Eddie, so which one do you prefer driving? Ct4 bw or ct5 bw in terms of driving dynamics?

    • @EddieX
      @EddieX  Рік тому +2

      Ct4 is more nimble, but the noise and power of the 5 is just so epic.
      Pure driving dynamics, I’d take the lighter and smaller 4

    • @retrograde11
      @retrograde11 Рік тому +1

      @@EddieX thanks Eddie! Watching you review of the ct5 v bw. Amazing, amazing cars.

  • @cultofmodernism8477
    @cultofmodernism8477 Рік тому

    What are your thoughts on interior comfort?

    • @EddieX
      @EddieX  Рік тому

      Pretty good, not as spacious as the CT5 but I’d daily one

  • @paulm6481
    @paulm6481 Рік тому

    Do you go toCostco often because you have tiny coupes? You need a Yukon.

    • @EddieX
      @EddieX  Рік тому

      Yep. That’s exactly why

  • @thaiblkman904
    @thaiblkman904 Рік тому

    Well if you have a black wing you can only order the badge through Cadillac. You cannot buy it online. It's strictly for black wing owners that's how I had to get my black wing badge

  • @leea4624
    @leea4624 5 місяців тому

    Based off recent trade-in values, the title should read “living with a $45K CT4V BW.”

  • @gagelembeck
    @gagelembeck 11 місяців тому

    i want to finance one later this year

  • @michaelschneider1365
    @michaelschneider1365 Рік тому

    i’m hoping my 2023 lease can be bought out and I get Into a ct4 v or blackwing or fully loaded sport in august or october when I also go and get my wife a new xt5 or xt6 since her lease is up.

    • @soarabove337
      @soarabove337 2 дні тому

      It's been awhile, but hopefully you made your choice... and went with the BW. It's a faaaaaar different car. I liked the CT5 V size & space, but I chose the 4 BW in spite of how tiny / unusable the rear seat is bc it's just a phenomenal car. I got out of an RS5 for it.

    • @michaelschneider1365
      @michaelschneider1365 2 дні тому +1

      @ I’m now deciding on s3 or m235 I grand coupe since both are new redesigns. My lease can’t get bought out yet no one wants it early. If they were not redesigning the s3 I would probably be in a 2024 model now because Audi has better incentives then bmw. And in my area no ct4 at all in or coming soon

    • @soarabove337
      @soarabove337 2 дні тому

      @@michaelschneider1365 Makes sense! Sort of. Houston Caddy will deliver you a SE (Elevation I think it's called?) that they marked up for 8 mos, just to turn around & offer it far below MSRP. Not picking on them insofar as I'm willing to talk smack to dealers that mark up in the first place lol. It's a hot car (in red), I just wish they'd have met my offer 90+ days ago, which I now know they'd sell it to me; alas, I got my own last week for an agreeable price for a different SE. Weirdos.
      Anyway, it's a raw deal getting out of a recently-purchased car, I get the math. If it don't work that way, then idk how it's ever gonna work for your family (right?), so pick one up used in awhile for a 60% discount. You'll love it then, same as you'd love it today.

  • @vinsetta
    @vinsetta Рік тому

    Cannot get carbon fiber 1 or 2 pkg on any 2023 unless it’s a IMSA edition. Supply constraints.

  • @guledaden2508
    @guledaden2508 Рік тому

    Mr Eddie would have this or the is500 as a daily.

    • @EddieX
      @EddieX  Рік тому +2

      Blackwing

    • @guledaden2508
      @guledaden2508 Рік тому

      @@EddieX ❤️

    • @1dsession
      @1dsession 6 місяців тому

      What did you go with. I’m trying to decide these 2 and the s5

  • @zachbackar5389
    @zachbackar5389 6 місяців тому

    Great sleep er Sports car.

  • @lsjionredlinesupercharged2049

    What was your mark up because unless you greased someone I’m seeing the average mark up 7500-22k

    • @vinsetta
      @vinsetta Рік тому

      I paid MSRP at 77k in SE Michigan. No GM employee discount. That being said you actually can find between 1000 and 1500 off 4 BW now.

    • @lsjionredlinesupercharged2049
      @lsjionredlinesupercharged2049 Рік тому

      @@vinsetta okay okay

    • @SuzukiKid400
      @SuzukiKid400 Рік тому

      22k markup!? LOL!

    • @lsjionredlinesupercharged2049
      @lsjionredlinesupercharged2049 Рік тому

      @@SuzukiKid400 yeah went to palm desert cali and window said 77 or 79k 22500 markup 107k and some change total before tax title license.

  • @salmanmuse2926
    @salmanmuse2926 Рік тому

    He always talks about work what does he do for work?

  • @djcj852
    @djcj852 27 днів тому +1

    This car so sexy 🔥

  • @superchargedsteve3411
    @superchargedsteve3411 Рік тому +1

    My son's name is Jaxson as well! So would you say the CT4 blackwing is worth the money, or just spend a little more and get the CT5 blackwing. The V6 just doesn't sound very good imo.

    • @huzzle101
      @huzzle101 Рік тому +2

      lookup tapout tuning they built a down-pipe and tune for these things, sounds great.

  • @chrisdeming9287
    @chrisdeming9287 7 місяців тому +1

    Who the hell wants to fuck with a stick? Especially when the automatic is pretty damn good in this car.

  • @geralddrevlow3256
    @geralddrevlow3256 Рік тому

    The exhaust sound does not do it for me

    • @soarabove337
      @soarabove337 2 дні тому

      I get that: I too had a 73 Trans Am and a 00 TA WS6 and had to upgrade the exhaust on both by cutting it cleanly out. I'm with ya bro! 🤛

  • @jimwillingham8052
    @jimwillingham8052 Рік тому

    The only complaint that I have about the Blackwing is that the performance seats are uncomfortable. I have the base seats and they are great.

  • @drakegao1
    @drakegao1 10 місяців тому +1

    The touch screen shape, size is just so awkward looking and out of place.

    • @soarabove337
      @soarabove337 2 дні тому

      I liked your comment bc... well, I own a CT4 BW & you're right. In fact, I had to count the # of times I had adults in the back seat of my last 4 cars... and further, how many of those were "important" / critical times where only 1 car was recommended... to say ah heck, what do I care? to bump the RS5 (legit LOADS of usable space) for this. If the 24 deals weren't so good & I wasn't already registered for the V performance academy, I wouldn't have done it.

  • @Fasstv8
    @Fasstv8 7 місяців тому

    Lol m3 holds value and this car is down to 52k now

    • @Rgrafx
      @Rgrafx 3 місяці тому +1

      LOL. M3 starts at 76k and you can by a 2022 for 65K. CT4 V Blackwing starts at only 62k . Doesn't appear M3 holds its value that much better.

  • @paulm6481
    @paulm6481 Рік тому

    This car is too small for you, you are a tall man, at least get the cT5.

    • @EddieX
      @EddieX  Рік тому +2

      How about a Yukon

  • @OtisRobinson-np3id
    @OtisRobinson-np3id Рік тому

    Cadillac dropped the ATS, which was a one generation platform which I feel had better engineering than this. They dropped it supposedly because of poor sales and also to introduce the CT for well. So far the CT for sales are also not very good and in fact, one of the prominent salesman at my local dealership said that nobody likes them. It’s funny because one of the things they complained about the a TS sedan and coupe or the backseats were unusable. Well they’re basically unusable in this thing as well, so where’s the improvement and also they made the interior look more like a Rubbermaid trashcan then but I would like to see in a Cadillac really I think there’s Chevys that have a more posh interior and I still don’t see young people buying a sedan over a coupe. They’re very hard for them to sell.. I have a 2018 ETS premium performance coupe and I would take it over one of these any day. Do I do like the gray leather with a red piping in a blue car. That’s European color way for sure. But the ATS really deserved a second generation, and Cadillac needs a coupe, I mean they didn’t improve their sales numbers with this thing at all so why not just make a coupe and call it a day and give us what we want.

    • @dennishipsley8703
      @dennishipsley8703 Рік тому

      Cadillac did not know how to market the ATS. The coupe was a beautiful platform/presentation and with the 6 speed and 3.73 gears......WOW!!

  • @evan.c43
    @evan.c43 Рік тому +2

    I would 100% take a G80 M3 over it. It's mainly the interior that kills it for me and I just don't like GM.

    • @EddieX
      @EddieX  Рік тому +14

      Well if you “just don’t like GM” nothing is really gonna change your mind. But this drives way better than an M3

    • @jimhimesjr
      @jimhimesjr Рік тому +5

      It’s mainly the front end that kills the M3 for me

    • @pascutia
      @pascutia Рік тому +3

      For me the only benefit that the G80 has is the S58. It’s more powerful and the refinement of the I6 configuration is the only real drawback that I see. But the CT4-V is way more communicative and the manual is more connected than in the G80.

    • @EddieX
      @EddieX  Рік тому +6

      @@pascutia S58 is definitely more potent and exciting. The TT V6 in the Blackwing is just decent, solid power and torque tho. Fully agree with you!

    • @evan.c43
      @evan.c43 Рік тому

      @@pascutia Not the only benefit but as far as manuals go the CT4-V takes it. I don't hate it, I definitely like the looks and sound, but I would personally go M3.

  • @CleeshoeArt
    @CleeshoeArt Рік тому +1

    American culture at it's finest... Overlaying on materialism...

  • @mcphersonjohnathon
    @mcphersonjohnathon Рік тому

    Until the m3 x drive destroys it, half of car buyers need awd to daily

  • @paulm6481
    @paulm6481 Рік тому +3

    Too small and Caddy is a joke. Build a sub-brand and spend tons on it. Turnaround and rename it something else. Gimmicks. Your lady friend is right, this is no Caddy. I never take this over a straight six 3 series. Caddy should have never stopped building CT6. No one in America buys this tiny car.

    • @SuzukiKid400
      @SuzukiKid400 Рік тому +13

      Nobody buys it? Is that why there are none on the lots and it takes 8 months to receive your order? Don't be a blind brand hater.

    • @fzr1000981
      @fzr1000981 Рік тому +3

      Fat guys don't fit in smaller cars and I like that

    • @superfast30
      @superfast30 9 місяців тому

      @@SuzukiKid400 Exactly!