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If you’re in the market for a high-performance, midsize luxury sedan with a manual transmission in 2026, the Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing is an option you may have forgotten about. The\u00a0order books for the 2026 CT4-V Blackwing closed<\/a> back in April, with production winding down this year. But fortunately for enthusiasts on a budget, first-model-year examples have now depreciated to below the current average purchase price for a new car<\/a>, which Kelley Blue Book<\/a> put at exactly $49,220 for this May.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to the site, the current national average fair purchase price of a 2022 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing stands at $48,500 (via KBB<\/a>), down from its original $60,390\u00a0MSRP 4 years ago, and a good lick cheaper than the $65,395 Cadillac charges for a new one \u2014 if you can find it. For more context, $48,500 on the new performance car market is about what Toyota’s asking for a GR Corolla Premium Plus before any dealer markups \u2014 a great car in its own right, but one with half the cylinders, half the turbos, and about half the luxury of the Caddy. Cross-referencing values on J.D. Power<\/a>, a 2022 CT4-V Blackwing is currently trading hands for $50,620. Meanwhile, throwing a nationwide filter for the model on AutoTrader<\/a> showed us 28 cars for sale ranging from the low-$40,000s to the $60,000 ballpark, depending on mileage and condition.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n The CT4-V is a sports sedan for the ages<\/p>\n In case you forgot, this highest-performing CT4 is powered by a twin-turbo 3.6-liter V6 making 472 horsepower and 445 pound-feet of torque to the rear wheels. You also get a choice between a 10-speed automatic transmission and, yes, a slick six-speed manual. That manual is Tremec’s TR-6060, by the way \u2014 the same gearbox found in what feels like every serious American performance car of the modern era.<\/p>\n Overall critical reception has been almost universally positive. When former Jalopnik editor-in-chief Rory Carroll first drove the Blackwing CT4 in 2021<\/a>, he called it “absurdly, monumentally good.” It’s so good, in fact, that when Andy Kalmowitz drove the more pedestrian, perfectly competent CT4-V (not Blackwing) a couple of years ago<\/a>, his main qualm with it was the fact that it had to live in the shadow of its gnarlier Blackwing brother. And, not for nothing, owning a car called “Blackwing” is just cool as hell and probably worth the (discounted) price of admission alone.<\/p>\n
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