The Blackwing Spotting Thread

[ST Expat]

White 4BW this morning coming off I-280 around Milbury/Woodville OH this morning - speak up now! First one I've seen in this area!

 

[Dirkbg]

Sunday the 28th, sometime between 6-630 pm eastbound 96 near Southfield fwy. I THINK this is a BW, but it's missing the blackwing badge under the V....

It's probably a 2022. I got my badge, but it's still in the box and I probably won't install it just because...it's a 2022.

 

[Everest]

It's probably a 2022. I got my badge, but it's still in the box and I probably won't install it just because...it's a 2022.

That's what I thought too.

 

[RKS]

It's probably a 2022. I got my badge, but it's still in the box and I probably won't install it just because...it's a 2022.

Is that considered up-badging? I thought Cadillac set those out to owners of previous years?

 

[Dirkbg]

Is that considered up-badging? I thought Cadillac set those out to owners of previous years?

I don't know what it's considered, but yeah they were made available to us '22 owners when the '23s came out with trunk badges.

 

[HoustonCuse]

Will 23 owners now get badges for the sides since the 24s came with those? Lol

 

[dizz81]

Just debadge the car. I get a lot of people at lights going "Is that a blackwing?!" and I'm like "Absolutely!" and they're like "Damn sweet car"

I love this damn thing.

 

[NorCal Blackwing]

Not going to lie, I sometimes fantasize about replacing my V badge (I didn't get the Blackwing badge on my '22) with a "350 T"

 

[TheShark]

Just debadge the car. I get a lot of people at lights going "Is that a blackwing?!" and I'm like "Absolutely!" and they're like "Damn sweet car"

I love this damn thing.

approaching 2 years with 11,000 miles (debadged) and no one has ever asked if it is a Blackwing. Lots of questions, stares and head snaps, but people just don't know what it is and I love it.

Edit for addition - and when I say it's a manual, they say, "oh like with paddles? those are cool." NO DA! IT'S A Fg MANUAL TRANSMISSION. People have no idea what a stick shift with 3 pedals is anymore.

 

[dizz81]

approaching 2 years with 11,000 miles (debadged) and no one has ever asked if it is a Blackwing. Lots of questions, stares and head snaps, but people just don't know what it is and I love it.

Edit for addition - and when I say it's a manual, they say, "oh like with paddles? those are cool." NO DA! IT'S A Fg MANUAL TRANSMISSION. People have no idea what a stick shift with 3 pedals is anymore.

I mostly get thumbs up out windows. I have had 3 people ask if it's a blackwing, everyone else just does a double take or gives me the thumbs up lol

I have to edit this because I was on my way to pick up my girl yesterday and as I was approaching a light, rev matching gears on downshifts the light turned green and I gave it a bit more gas to the next red light. This guy in a pickup truck pulls up next to me and his two kids were leaning over looking.
He's like:
Him: Is that stock?!?
Me: Yessir
Him: Oh man that sounds good. Is that a CT5V? I've never heard one like that!
Me: Indeed, it's a Blackwing
Him: Ohhhh ok. Man it sounds so good. You don't have any badging on it so I was like that has to be modified
Me: Oh yeah I always rip the badging off all my cars, I like the cleaner look
Him: It's beautiful man, I love it!
Me: Thanks bro I appreciate it!

Then I "semi" aggressively accelerated away from the light.

I love interactions like that.

 

[savethemanual]

Spotted a black 5bw enthusiastically waving back at me on ca 9. I am the guy in the electric blue ct4 bw in the opposite direction.