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Nearly Half Of Cadillac Blackwings Sold In 2023 Were Manuals

The Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing and CT5-V Blackwing are supposed to rejoice the tip of the internal-combustion tremendous sedan. Both are supplied with a six-speed guide transmission, Cadillac’s final, and this has proved common with consumers. A Cadillac spokesperson confirmed to Motor1 that just about half of all Blackwings bought in 2023 had been manual-equipped.

While Cadillac didn’t present a precise proportion, the model famous the almost-50-percent determine utilized to each particular person fashions, not simply the whole variety of Blackwings bought.

Take price for the guide has remained robust for the reason that CT4-V and CT5-V Blackwing’s market launch in 2021. For the primary batch of 500 CT4-V and CT5-V Blackwing fashions, manual take rate was 45 percent and 62 percent, respectively. Halfway via 2022, the take rate was around 40 percent for the CT4-V Blackwing and 50 percent for the CT5-V Blackwing. The quantity far eclipsed Cadillac’s preliminary prediction of round 35 p.c.

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There are vanishingly few manual-transmission tremendous sedans in the marketplace. Really, it’s simply the 2 Cadillac Blackwings and the BMW M3. The CT5-V Blackwing is the one V8-powered four-door you should buy as we speak, full cease.

Right now, Cadillac Blackwing sedans are bought within the U.S., Canada, and the Middle East. The CT4-V Blackwing can also be bought in Korea and Israel. But, the guide is just out there for the U.S. and Canada.

While Cadillac doesn’t escape gross sales for CT4 and CT5 fashions by trim, it did say that V-Series and Blackwing gross sales are up 55 p.c 12 months over 12 months within the U.S. All in all, Cadillac bought 9,144 CT4s right here, and 18,593 CT5s final 12 months.

Cadillac has facelifted the CT5 for the 2025 mannequin 12 months, with the Blackwing model but to debut. We’re hoping the replace means these sedans have a couple of extra years in them earlier than the model completes its transition to being all-electric. And we’re glad that consumers are getting manuals, too.

This story was up to date on 1/4/2024 at 12:30 with information on the Blackwing’s market availability.