V goes out like it came in—with an angry roar.Is this the end, or at least a version of the end? The days of manual transmissions and big supercharged V-8 engines appear to be drawing to a close, and we’re beyond sad to see them go.

If you told anyone in the automotive industry 21 years ago that Cadillac would eventually produce the most driver-centric and trackable manual transmission super sedan on the market, you would lose all credibility for making such an outlandish claim.

The CT5-V Blackwing’s Precision Performance Package cuts seconds off track times and doesn’t upset street manners, but is it worth $18,000?

Masterminded by Cosworth and GM, the improved PDR takes lap analysis, real-time feedback, and driver coaching to a new level. And best of all, it's easy to use.

It’s hard to tell what’s crazier: that Cadillac is the last remaining automaker to offer a performance sedan with a V-8 and a manual transmission, or that the engineers behind the CT5-V Blackwing managed to push through the Precision package for the 2025 model year.

We're seeing what happens when the practicality of the 2025 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing is double-underlined with a new long-roof body, as seen in these images.

A new Precision Package derived from Caddy's racing experience makes the updated Blackwing an even greater track beast than before.

I thought the CT5-V Blackwing was the perfect luxury sports sedan, and there was no way for Cadillac to make it any better. It's a good thing I don't run GM's luxury brand, because the 2025 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing has somehow taken a perfect formula and enhanced it even more.

Add the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Precision Package to that club. There are new, sticky Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R tires, stiffer springs and bushings, new rear toe links for additional rear camber,

Cadillac didn’t need to do this. No one would’ve batted an eye had the CT5-V Blackwing carried on with its original, 668-hp recipe until the book closed on its thundering V-8-with-a-manual party of one.