Thanks to a video recently published by Cadillac’s parent company General Motors’ YouTube channel, we can take a behind-the-scenes look at the production process of the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing. The video host first shows the Lansing-Grand River assembly plant, which assembles the vehicles, before moving on to the Cadillac House at Vanderbilt, which is where the Curated by Cadillac program takes over.
As a reminder, Curated by Cadillac offers 160 hand-painted exterior color options as well as a wider selection of interior colors and materials. With so many different combinations available, customers can create a truly unique CT5-V Blackwing. It’s worth noting here that the actual manufacturing process for customized vehicles using the Curated process takes place at the Artisan Innovation Center near the Cadillac House at Vanderbilt.
Of course, the base Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing without any extras is already a pretty special vehicle. After all, what other nameplate today offers a supercharged V8 engine with 668 horsepower, four doors, and a manual transmission? Hopefully the next-generation CT5 can keep the tradition alive, which is more than we can say for the smaller CT4-V Blackwing, as it won’t be replaced once it discontinues production later this year.
“I know we don’t have much time, but how much can we see, from start to finish, of the creation of the Cadillac Blackwing today,” asked the video host. “You can see it from the time it comes out of the paint shop to the time it comes off the production line,” answered Troy Comiskey, director of the Lansing Grand River plan where the CT5 is assembled. If that conversation interests you, you’ll likely appreciate the 12-minute viewing.
Therefore, click play on the embedded video below, and enjoy.
