Outfitted with a supercharged 6.2-liter LT4 V8 with 668 hp and 659 lb-ft of torque, the 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing is among the most powerful sedans on the planet. As it turns out, the automaker gave some thought to the idea of making it even more powerful.
General Motors has a plethora of potent engines it could have selected to power the CT5-V Blackwing, including the supercharged 6.2-liter LT5 V8 found in the C7-generation Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. Cadillac thought about using this engine but quickly ran into some issues it couldn’t overcome, V-Series Blackwing chief engineer Mirza Grebovic recently told