Back in the early years of the century, I was part of a small group of journalists invited to the Nürburgring by Cadillac to encounter a new car for the first time. This was an era when the US brand was still more associated with size and excess than dynamic prowess, with the only car it sold in Europe being the XL barge that was the front-driven Cadillac Seville. So it’s fair to say that expectations were low.
Yet that first CTS was the start of a long, evolutionary journey - one that reaches its ultimate expression with the car you see here. This is the CTS-V Blackwing, and is also almost certainly the most exciting factory-produced sports saloon in the world thanks to its combination of 668hp, rear-wheel drive and the option of a six-speed manual gearbox. Cadillac has already said that it will be its last V8-powered four-door.
Slippery conditions mean there’s no chance of experiencing full acceleration to begin with - that comes later - but the Blackwing stays driveable in the wet. The Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tyres have to fight for traction, but there’s plenty of lateral grip and steering responses are linear and accurate. Although it is possible to push the rear tyres into a slide even with the stability control fully on, the system intervenes quickly to prevent the drama from turning into a fully fledged crisis.
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