---
title: "2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Sedan Teases 200+ MPH Top Speed"
description: "Cadillac says the new Blackwing models will be its fastest ever."
date: "2020-08-20"
modified: "2020-08-20"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Tsui"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/35877/2022-cadillac-ct5-v-blackwing-steering-wheel-photo-reveals-200-mph-mark"
categories:
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  - "News"
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tags:
  - "Cadillac"
  - "luxury"
  - "sedan"
  - "sports car"
---

# 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Sedan Teases 200+ MPH Top Speed

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2020/08/Final-V-BW-Steering-Wheel-image-1.jpg>)
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Cadillac has released a teaser for the 2022 CT4-V Blackwing and CT5-V Blackwing, showing off a single picture of the upcoming performance sedans’ steering wheel and, lo and behold, it’s the exact same wheel we saw in those [exclusive spy shots we snagged](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/32519/exclusive-photos-show-the-2021-cadillac-ct5-v-will-have-a-manual-transmission>) back in early March. (Remember early March? Good times.)

Par for the luxury sport sedan course, the leather-wrapped wheel is clad in carbon fiber and gets a prominent, red center marker at the top so serious drivers know exactly where their steering wheel is pointed at any given moment. Also visible is a silver-and-red “V-mode” button on the left which presumably sets the car up for maximum track-attack while a button that alters the Performance Traction Management system occupies the same position on the right.

![message-editor%2F1597926786449-finalv-bwsteeringwheelimage2.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1597926786449-finalv-bwsteeringwheelimage2.jpg>)
**Cadillac**

While you're at it, peep the digital speedometer in the background which inconspicuously reads 200 mph—matching the top speed of the old CTS-V and non-verbally reiterating these cars’ [promise to be Caddy’s fastest ever](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/32965/the-cadillac-ct4-v-and-ct5-v-blackwing-will-be-faster-than-any-previous-cadillac>)—as well as the weird blur in front of where the already-confirmed manual shifter should be. While the interior pictured here is that of the CT5-V Blackwing, Cadillac says the CT4-V Blackwing’s steering wheel will be identical.

200 mph in an American four-door with three pedals. Do cars get any cooler than this?

For those who have yet to get caught up on Cadillac’s confusing new nomenclature, the already-released CT4-V and [fantastic CT5-V](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/32169/2020-cadillac-ct5-v-review-nailing-luxury-performance>) aren’t the full-on, high-performance machines their names make them out to be. Instead, the company will do battle with BMW’s M division and Audi’s RS cars using the name of its infamously short-lived performance V8: [Blackwing](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/32154/cadillac-wont-be-using-the-blackwing-v-8-anymore-and-thats-a-shame>).

The 2022 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing and CT5-V Blackwing are expected to get V8s although not the Blackwing V8 that appeared in the CT6-V as casual observers would understandably assume. Instead, they're slated to get the 6.2-liter LT4 found in the aforementioned CTS-V and Chevy's Camaro ZL1. Confusing, right? Let's hope Cadillac is better at building performance sedans this time around than it is at naming them.

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## Author
Chris Tsui is *The Drive*'s former Reviews Editor and current freelance automotive journalist. He's based in Toronto.

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