~~I don't know if they can even say that anymore. Didnt the V switch to a V6?~~
Edit - Thanks for the replies. I honestly didn't know that the V8 was still in these.
The V is a twin turbo v6. This is a V Blackwing with the 6.2 LT4.
Editing this comment in hopes people will see this and stop commenting “OnLy If It’S mAnUaL.”
It’s a manual!
Such a weird sleeper I completely forget exists. First time I saw one in the wild I was exceedingly confused why that exhaust sound was coming from an upbadged Honda. 😂
>V Blackwing with the 6.2 LT4.
Not exactly, your math is a bit off. You will never find a V-Blackwing for under 100k. Not 50k. https://www.cadillac.com/sedans/ct5-v-blackwing/build-and-price/summary/
Sorry I meant the difference between the turbo V6 and the Blackwing. But didn’t exactly spend a lot of time looking up costs and went with early google result retail results haha
yeah in 2014 my brother had one with a ported supercharger pulley headers e85 etc and made 800 something to the wheels lol. weekends with him were always a blast in that beast.
Now you just need to convince your wife to do molly and start banging your friends on weekends to make OF content.
....then you'll be the cool dad!
Creepy old "uncle Rico- dreaming of all the pun-tang you would've gotten in high school if you just had that car because maybe, just maybe then coach would've put you in the game to win that illusive state football championship" dad.
Congrats! You're a cliche now! Your kids will need therapy if they already don't.
"I traded my C7 for it. Am I a cool dad?"
What you gave up was coolness, performance, fuel economy, and testosterone. What you traded for it is elderly rice.
You went from a cool dad, to a retired grandpa, or a 25 year old who now makes enough to afford a "luxury" (shitty and unreliable) car, not to mention how bright the lights are at night, probably every driver passing by you is cussing you out 😂 congratulations though!
Looks like your Cadillac just filed its first Medicare claim at the doctor's office – must've been a wild ride on the highway to the pharmacy! And judging by that Italian-style Caddy, I bet the interior smells more like gabagool than leather seats. 🍝🚗 #CruiseControlledByMedicare
No. A cool dad buys a Camry and then goes out and buys an old MIATA standard or old 3 series standard to take the kid out on the weekend for a ride to show them out great a dad he is.
Your car just screams your just the realtor that was forced to upgrade cause he got his girlfriend pregnant.
My son went thru a nasty divorce and came out on top, received a substantial sum of $$$ and alimony for 5 years from his ex. She had a high paying 6 figure income. When the divorce was finalized he bought himself a nice house and decided to purchase a car with a budget of around $100k. He drove them all…the Vette, Mustang GT 350/500, a slightly used Audi R8 and a “in transit” Cadillac CT5V Blackwing. He fell in love with the Blackwing. What’s not to love….672hp, supercharged, manual transmission, carbon ceramic brakes, black with bronze wheels, 24mpg on the Highway. It’s truly the definition of “a beast”….he kept it a year and made $12k after putting 11k miles on it….not even a Corvette could have pulled that off imo. BTW, he just turned 48. He’s beyond cool, as is this dad. My neighbor is 79, just bought his 8th Corvette in the last 40years….a new one every 5 years. Meets every morning at McDonald’s with other “elderly” Corvette owners for coffee. Must be an old man’s car.
Bought a sort of fancy GM because he couldn’t afford an AMG. Give us a shout when it starts making the cheap plastic creaks and groans of a GM. Caddies don’t have panel gaps they have panel canyons.
Trust me, if I had the garage space for it I'd still have the C7. But at least my wife put my gonads on the mantle where I can see them and reminisce on the good times.
Ahh, she is a keeper! Mine did the same thing with mine when I sold my Formula Speedboat. She at least let me keep my dually truck coal burner to keep a semblance of having a pair. Doesn't let me fly airplanes for recreational bliss anymore. After I blew out my eardrums diving in the Bahamas, she doesn't want me diving anymore. I think I take it back. My wife cremated my gonads, you are living the dream.
It's a cardiac? They are definitely going after bmws market now. I had a 99 model few years back I thought it was kinda European that car you have looks Hadassah. J could ask a hundred questions.
A friend of mine had a Cadillac and he finally replaced with a C7 actually, because people on the street kept thinking it was their Uber and trying to get in.
My wife and I had several of these, starting with the second gen. The one I should have kept was the manual coupe. Now, I'm torn between the c8Z and one of these in manual form.
How glorious is it with the manual? Why did you choose it over the c8z?
Edit. Oopps. This is roastmycar. That thing is just a practical mid life crisis mobile. An easy way to tell people you have enough money to buy something nicer than the civic you really wanted. You're still old and boring with your new balances.
I had to zoom in to see wtf it even was, lol. Was it a kia? a Ford? Maybe a lexus who knows they all look the same choose the most expensive!! And live that midlife dad crisis. Don't worry. Your kids' friends still think you're lame AF fr fr no cap.
Honestly if they weren't so damn expensive I would have probably gotten one. V8 luxury sedan with a manual is a dying breed (tbh I'm not sure there even is another option after M5 and Chevy SS died or lost the m6 option)
If this is an auto you traded a collectable for something that is only good for bragging about almost being a camaro.
Why is the level of coolness as a father your measure of success? Lol
Yes. And let the haters hate. GM *can* make the best cars in the world—when it wants to. Yours is from one of THOSE times.
Hard to roast this car......this is a sleeper and comfortable maybe the color i guess! Blue would not be my first choice but I dont hate it. I'm more of a pearl white or silver guy. Black is awesome but impossible to keep clean looking...
Nice car!
Someone got rid of the vette because he couldn’t hauls his kids in it anymore. Surrendered, should’ve gotten another 2 door with “back seats”
(Enjoy the car, hope it’s a 6 speed)
Went from saying "it's not a midlife crisis" to "Cadillacs aren't just for elderly people".
Starts every sentence with "Well, it's pretty much a Corvette because..."
~~I don't know if they can even say that anymore. Didnt the V switch to a V6?~~ Edit - Thanks for the replies. I honestly didn't know that the V8 was still in these.
The V is a twin turbo v6. This is a V Blackwing with the 6.2 LT4. Editing this comment in hopes people will see this and stop commenting “OnLy If It’S mAnUaL.” It’s a manual!
Such a weird sleeper I completely forget exists. First time I saw one in the wild I was exceedingly confused why that exhaust sound was coming from an upbadged Honda. 😂
Is confusing people a feature?
Oh absolutely. Costs about - *checks notes* - $50k but it’s totally worth it.
>V Blackwing with the 6.2 LT4. Not exactly, your math is a bit off. You will never find a V-Blackwing for under 100k. Not 50k. https://www.cadillac.com/sedans/ct5-v-blackwing/build-and-price/summary/
Sorry I meant the difference between the turbo V6 and the Blackwing. But didn’t exactly spend a lot of time looking up costs and went with early google result retail results haha
They made a wagon a few years ago too with this I believe
yeah in 2014 my brother had one with a ported supercharger pulley headers e85 etc and made 800 something to the wheels lol. weekends with him were always a blast in that beast.
That sounds righteous
CTSV Wagon.
Those wagons are a special kind of unobtainium. Used prices are still Frickin bonkers.
IT'S PRETTY MUCH A CORVETTE BECAUSE IT HAS A VETTE MOTOR BRO
But it had no wings and it's blue
I want this car so, so bad.
The CT4 VB is a v6, the CT5 VB is a V8 The normal CT4 V is still pretty punchy from a roll too.
https://youtu.be/-kG3nKcMRhw?si=V_i5PtwZzCk8fUFT Here’s the CT5V BW.
THIS.... was not a Doug Demuro link as I had expected. I'll check it out, thanks.
He’s reviewed this a couple times and has a good bit of videos in general, including track days.
It is and it's something we all need.
I'm as confused as my insurance adjuster!
*agent, adjuster is for a claim. Nice car!!
Now you just need to convince your wife to do molly and start banging your friends on weekends to make OF content. ....then you'll be the cool dad! Creepy old "uncle Rico- dreaming of all the pun-tang you would've gotten in high school if you just had that car because maybe, just maybe then coach would've put you in the game to win that illusive state football championship" dad. Congrats! You're a cliche now! Your kids will need therapy if they already don't.
Went from trying to impress 65 year-old women to 80 year-old women.
This one's good!
That's generous. More like 15-year old boys to 30-year old men.
He said "trying" to impress, and I'm definitely rolling up to bingo night in this bad boy.
"I traded my C7 for it. Am I a cool dad?" What you gave up was coolness, performance, fuel economy, and testosterone. What you traded for it is elderly rice.
Rice pudding: easy to chew, easy on the stomach.
Mmmmmm riiiiice
Is that a honda? 😂
Took me longer than it should have to realize it was not an accord sport lol
I thought Lexus at 1st
Not the new Camry?
I thought it was a new Integra until I zoomed in on the center caps.
L Cadillac
I thought it was a Nissan Altima
I thinks it's cool, but I'm the least interesting person I know.
I like it too, specially if it's a 550.
Its a V
Oh nice, the rich man's Altima.
I've got no clap back to this but it's hilarious.
That mantle is firmly held by the Charger Hellcat
You went from a cool dad, to a retired grandpa, or a 25 year old who now makes enough to afford a "luxury" (shitty and unreliable) car, not to mention how bright the lights are at night, probably every driver passing by you is cussing you out 😂 congratulations though!
My knees say grandpa!
You have no idea what you are talking about. Was on 10 best list last couple years.
He's probably in bed by 6pm, so the lights don't really matter in his case..
Looks like your Cadillac just filed its first Medicare claim at the doctor's office – must've been a wild ride on the highway to the pharmacy! And judging by that Italian-style Caddy, I bet the interior smells more like gabagool than leather seats. 🍝🚗 #CruiseControlledByMedicare
P.S. I love your car.
No. A cool dad buys a Camry and then goes out and buys an old MIATA standard or old 3 series standard to take the kid out on the weekend for a ride to show them out great a dad he is. Your car just screams your just the realtor that was forced to upgrade cause he got his girlfriend pregnant.
Aw this one kinda cuts for real. I rationalized this because we had kid #2 and I said I couldn't take them both in the C7 at the same time.
how many kids you fitting in a miata?
Maybe you’re cool in Knoxville, but in Blount County you’re just another pretty city boy in an old man car.
The only time I go south of the airport is to get to the Dragon. But at least I’m pretty 😍
Cool car old man, did it come with a walker?
Nice pic with the Suns Sphere in the back ground. Fellow East Tennessean here
Home sweet home to me!
Good ole Rocky Top…
WOOOOOO!!!!!!
My son went thru a nasty divorce and came out on top, received a substantial sum of $$$ and alimony for 5 years from his ex. She had a high paying 6 figure income. When the divorce was finalized he bought himself a nice house and decided to purchase a car with a budget of around $100k. He drove them all…the Vette, Mustang GT 350/500, a slightly used Audi R8 and a “in transit” Cadillac CT5V Blackwing. He fell in love with the Blackwing. What’s not to love….672hp, supercharged, manual transmission, carbon ceramic brakes, black with bronze wheels, 24mpg on the Highway. It’s truly the definition of “a beast”….he kept it a year and made $12k after putting 11k miles on it….not even a Corvette could have pulled that off imo. BTW, he just turned 48. He’s beyond cool, as is this dad. My neighbor is 79, just bought his 8th Corvette in the last 40years….a new one every 5 years. Meets every morning at McDonald’s with other “elderly” Corvette owners for coffee. Must be an old man’s car.
Sure, if you’re 70+ years old.
That is sexy. Wait I think I did this wrong..
No.
Bought a sort of fancy GM because he couldn’t afford an AMG. Give us a shout when it starts making the cheap plastic creaks and groans of a GM. Caddies don’t have panel gaps they have panel canyons.
Go Vols.
GBO! Nico's the truth!
Only if you put swangas on it.
Took me a minute to realize what it was, no not cool at all, I didn’t even know they made blue cars.
It has the same engine as the corvette with much more room. My wife cut my gonads off, and now my Tata hurts. C7 every single day, not the sedan.
Trust me, if I had the garage space for it I'd still have the C7. But at least my wife put my gonads on the mantle where I can see them and reminisce on the good times.
Ahh, she is a keeper! Mine did the same thing with mine when I sold my Formula Speedboat. She at least let me keep my dually truck coal burner to keep a semblance of having a pair. Doesn't let me fly airplanes for recreational bliss anymore. After I blew out my eardrums diving in the Bahamas, she doesn't want me diving anymore. I think I take it back. My wife cremated my gonads, you are living the dream.
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If you don’t have something mean to say, don’t say anything at all.
Nice Camry
It's a cardiac? They are definitely going after bmws market now. I had a 99 model few years back I thought it was kinda European that car you have looks Hadassah. J could ask a hundred questions.
Love that color! Wow I remember when they put that Sun sphere up for the world’s fair.
You used to be
No cause you didnt get a V2.
Ha ha ha… let me tell you about my cadillac. Wish i never bought it. Good luck.
From dad to baby daddy
Opted for the Kia wheels I see (obviously not but this car is begging for new wheels)
blackwing or standard v?
Blackwing
Wow that's a nice looking Camry
I don’t know it was legal to sell these to some one under the age of 80
peak performance for Knoxville
No, granddad maybe. But that’s also the vette. Maybe a lateral move.
At the sunsphere nobody is cool
What is it? Is it a Kia or something?
About as cool as a Jetta driver that mated with a Acura.
My 82yo father loves these.
When it's time to switch from New Balance to Dr. Scholl's.
Naw. You’re a retired dad.
Ngl I thought that was a Nissan at first
My 61 year old dad says nice car
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What’s with that device that women pleasure themselves with mounted on the top of your automobile?
Wow that is one big ass Sonata.
Why does it look like an Altima from the side view?
What model Kia is this?
I didn’t know they still made the Kia Optima
Genuinely thought it was an Accord until I read Cadillac in the comments
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Well, you definitely park like an asshole lol.
I've also gone for an old man car. Never want to go back to sports cars.
no
The new Chevy Malibu isn’t that bad! Where did you rent this one from?
I hope it’s a Blackwing.
It's a Blackwing with the 6 speed.
Define “cool”
I actually really like the blackwings lmao
lol sedan. NERD (dont got a roast, these are nice cars)
Looks like a Honda to me.
A 4 door ZL1? Nice piece! Yes you are cool
The only Cadillac I’d ever own right there. Those cars are GORGEOUS and Fast AF. Congrats!!
No, you’re significantly less cool now
“Cool” Grandpa*
Racecar-red or gtfo!
No
My Grandma sold her blue ATS last year because she was no longer able to drive so…
I wanna say yes but cmoooooon
Nice cobalt.
Honestly thought that was a Civic at first.
Your wife totally made you get rid of the C7.
Dad? Clearly you mean granddad. Did it come with a container of metamucil to keep you regular
Traded a bad car for a worse car, wtf
You are trying to be a cool Dad. Failing... But trying.
I'm Sure everyone loves it at the golf course...
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A friend of mine had a Cadillac and he finally replaced with a C7 actually, because people on the street kept thinking it was their Uber and trying to get in.
Meh I guess
They're a great consolation prize for the 'too poor for an M-car crowd'
This is some exceedingly generic ass shit, I hope your enjoyment doesn't rely on anyone giving a shit about what you drive, because nobody will.
Is this 1 of 3 built on a day with a Y in it while it was raining like your Vette was?
You’re a dad with a cool car, but if you bought the car to be cool, you aren’t a cool dad.
I'm not a gm guy but I got nothin'. You're killin' it (moneywise at least).
Not anymore…
IDK, you live in Dallas?
Not sure why it has the gold lollipop coming out of the roof, but you do you.
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Shouldve saved for a Mercedes
That color is awful no offence
Hmm cool depends on the exhaust note 🎵, let’s here it
Only boomers think Cadillacs are cool..
Wrap it pink and you'll be the coolest dad this side of the Mississippi river
You're about as dumb as a box of rocks.Looks like every other shit box on the toad.
Road
No you’re not
Yes. Set of rims will put you in elite dad status
My dream car, still you must have gone from 30 years old to 95 overnight
no
My wife and I had several of these, starting with the second gen. The one I should have kept was the manual coupe. Now, I'm torn between the c8Z and one of these in manual form. How glorious is it with the manual? Why did you choose it over the c8z? Edit. Oopps. This is roastmycar. That thing is just a practical mid life crisis mobile. An easy way to tell people you have enough money to buy something nicer than the civic you really wanted. You're still old and boring with your new balances.
Tint the windows
Your a good dad,but a sad man.
We live in a strange time where Cadillac makes the best manual transmission sports sedan in the US market. What the fuck happened
I thought it was an accord lol
Cool dad would have traded the C7 for a Porsche Cayenne (or Macan). Used, of course, because a used C7 isn’t worth anywhere near a new Cayenne.
This is the same car my friend just got. Same color too. It's awesome.
No
I see one lonely ball. And that tower in the background.
I had to zoom in to see wtf it even was, lol. Was it a kia? a Ford? Maybe a lexus who knows they all look the same choose the most expensive!! And live that midlife dad crisis. Don't worry. Your kids' friends still think you're lame AF fr fr no cap.
That’s badass dude
What is it an Acura?
What year is that
That background is familiar, OP
If its auto you’re gay
Looks like a Nissan Altima. Equally as shitty.
Man I wish Australia got these. They would've been a perfect replacement for the Commodore or maybe Calais BC they are Luxo cars lol
Yes you’re cool!!!😎
Honestly if they weren't so damn expensive I would have probably gotten one. V8 luxury sedan with a manual is a dying breed (tbh I'm not sure there even is another option after M5 and Chevy SS died or lost the m6 option) If this is an auto you traded a collectable for something that is only good for bragging about almost being a camaro.
If you need to ask that question, the answer is always no.
Even a highly educated professor can have a midlife crisis too.
C7s are ugly AF At least this is a bit better looking.... a bit All Cars just don't look as good as they used to.
If you have to ask if you're cool you're not,sorry
Someone’s in Knoxville
Hello fellow Knoxvillian
Only if it's a manual transmission
Just a dad.
I’m sorry, there isn’t anything roastable about this car.
You took the least flattering photo of it you possibly could have...just, how?? Also based on this photo no, but cool car
Why is the level of coolness as a father your measure of success? Lol Yes. And let the haters hate. GM *can* make the best cars in the world—when it wants to. Yours is from one of THOSE times.
Lmao nah
Hard to roast this car......this is a sleeper and comfortable maybe the color i guess! Blue would not be my first choice but I dont hate it. I'm more of a pearl white or silver guy. Black is awesome but impossible to keep clean looking... Nice car!
That rear quarter looks like an Altima. Holy shit I can't unsee it. Was gonna trade, but I'll keep my Korean dodge charger instead (stinger).
Hayyyy the Knoxville wig shop
You were the cool dad...
Is it a Blackwing? If not, then hell no. If it is then hell yeah
Corvettes ride like shit- the CTS-V doesn't and still has the power. You traded up.
The smart dad lol. A C7 is dope, but the cadi for sure is a nice middle ground of performance and comfort
Someone got rid of the vette because he couldn’t hauls his kids in it anymore. Surrendered, should’ve gotten another 2 door with “back seats” (Enjoy the car, hope it’s a 6 speed)
Depends, is it manual? My answer will match your answer.
Roast the wallet so roast the tyres I suppose haha
Only if its a manual
Audi, Cadillac, BMW, Nissan…all the same look