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Is that a manual transmission?  I know Car & Driver magazine loves these new Cadillacs.  Good to see the once-revered Cadillac marque delivering the goods again.

Were other cars in contention before you opted for the Cadillac?

It's a fortified Tremec 6060 transmission, and w the LT4, it is an absolutely perfect power train.
I owned a BMW M4 before the Cadillac. I daily drive an HD truck, so the car is strictly for driving enjoyment. The BMW was a fail in this regard, especially against the Blackwing. It is so fun to drive, I honestly can't get enough of it.

The car was super fast, much more than the Blackwing. But overly sterile and clinical. As if it were created in a lab. At least for me, it was rather emotionless to drive.

Maybe you might wanna go back to m4 gts or m2 cs ? .

I think yours still wins in look catagory though

I understood very well that BMW fans or BMW "PuristS" did not care for the current design language. Buck teeth, beaver face, I read a lot of that before I bought it. But the aesthetics, inside and out, were very pleasing to me.
I might have grown into the driving experience, but again, just found it very devoid of character. The artificial exhaust sound BWM pipes into the cabin was my least favorite feature. Doubly frustrating because the motor on its own sounds great when revving, but BMW augments it through the cabin speakers, and in a not so good way.

I love the beaver teeth/kidney. IMHO it is more authentic to the original on my 2002 tii and missed 3.0 CS.

Namely the engine sound enhancement. It is unfortunately a feature in almost all cars nowadays 🤷🏻‍♂️

I never got it it as I knew the car was not for me. But had i kept it, I would have done some of the coding "mods".

As we say here, it is on the wrist that counts most. I have loved some watches in photos, but they don't excite me the same while wearing.

This supercharged Blackwing is just so pleasing to drive. Fun to the highest degree!

And great that it exists, still. After Audi pulls its RS6 / RS7 it will most likely remain the last of the breed. The reviews it got even in the British motoring press are excellent (and that’s a truly rare thing). 

I had to be in my church early on Sunday for a work shift. It was dry and so I took the car. It was about 38° when I left my house. I broke traction loose in 4th gear. As I have mentioned, the torque is absolutely prodigious!

And keep on enjoying it 👋🏻

It is a welcomed technology for someone like me. I did not grow up driving race cars or on a track. I probably had little business buying such a powerful machine, but the layered traction systems really allow the driver to grow into the car. You can peel off interference from the safety systems as you wish, culminating in a track 2 setting which removes all assistance. I will detail all of this in a review early next year.
For the record, there is a "snow / ice" mode which really cuts out all wheel slip. But in standard mode, with summer tires and colder temps... wheel spin is abundant if you are not careful, even on dry surfaces.

What’s under the hood?

An automatic is available but no driving enthusiast chooses that. I posted a photo of the motor above. Next spring or summer, I'll add a full review of the car. It's really something special. What else could a hot blooded Italian ask for...

The manual transmission so well done. Cadillac really put the focus on the driving experience and sensations. That is where this car is truly a standout machine.