Did you name your Blackwing?

[5VBW Nick]

I will start by saying that I have never named a car in my nearly 30 years of owning them. On the Cadillac app you can name the car, so I decided to do something that wasn't generic. If you did something similar, share your car's name and why you chose it.

Name: Adamas
Adamas is from ancient Greece and is the root word for "diamond".

Directly translated, it means "unconquerable".

My car is Black Diamond tricoat, and I like to pretend it can't be beat

 

[piranha971]

I nickname cars really only as a matter of convenience, to make it easier to refer to in conversation with my wife. It is never anything passionate, though I am certainly passionate about cars. My ats-v was "V", her X5 is "X", our explorer was "X", my blackwing is "blackwing". I hate that actually as its far too long, but nothing shorter has yet stuck. I think I need to transition to "wing", and see if it works.

 

[ArnoldJudasRimmer]

Got into F1 shortly before getting my DL. It was at the beginning of Vettel's domination and since he named his F1 cars I thought I should follow suit and name my POS V6 Mustang and somehow have kept that tradition going. My 2016 Mustang GT was Princess Beyonce, my 2019 Mustang GT was Ms Jackson. For my Blackwing I was torn between going the pornstar/stripper route (Shyla, Katja, Kandi) or the old grandmother route (Bertha, Marge). Ended up going with Lafawnduh because Napoleon Dynamite is one of my favorite films and the name felt right for a Cadillac.

 

[CT5VBW]

uh... I thought everyone named their cars when they get em????

Mine is named "Tricia"... as in Tricia Helfer... just smoking ass hot. Do you see the resemblance?

 

[sonny200]

I've always named my vehicles as I believe every car has its own idiosyncrasies & therefore, a "soul" of sorts. The ones currently in the stable:

• 2022 Genesis GV80 - "Genny" (for obvious reasons)
• 2023 Chevy Stingray Vette - "Rapide" (she's pretty quick!)
• 2016 Subbie Forester - "Gump" (movie reference)
• 2016 Ford F-150 - "Blackie" (exterior color)
• 2023 5BW - "Pegasus"
  • as in the winged horse of Greek mythology that came from the blood of Medusa when she was killed
  • carried Zeus' thunderbolts & the 5BW's exhaust note is a good substitute
  • the symbol of divine flight & therefore fitting for the ludicrous speeds this car is capable of
  • My 5BW is Rift Metallic so, essentially, white -- the color of Pegasus

 

[sonny200]

uh... I thought everyone named their cars when they get em????

Mine is named "Tricia"... as in Tricia Helfer... just smoking ass hot. Do you see the resemblance?

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Did you mean to include a photo of your car for reference as I don't see one.

 

[CT5VBW]

Did you mean to include a photo of your car for reference as I don't see one.

adjusted the post... probably doesnt display right side by side.

 

[sonny200]

adjusted the post... probably doesnt display right side by side.

Still don't see a car -- I see this beautiful woman in a red dress & that's as far as I get...

 

[Savethemanuals]

Nicknamed mine Black Widow after the Marvel character. I’ve been nicknaming my cars after characters for the last 4 or so cars I’ve owned. Why Black Widow? Well there is the “black” commonality with “Blackwing” and my car is radiant red and she’s a red head…

 

[Exia]

Nope, I just call them by the model or something. I referred to it as the Blackwing or the Caddy.

I think people would look at me funny if I said I was "taking Samantha out for a spin".

They would probably ask if she was a blonde or a brunette.

 

[vagabond]

I named my CT5-V Blackwing Mercedes.

 

[CaddyTrack]

Recently sold my 05 Escalade that we called Escalade Ron Burgundy. (ok only I called it that) Looked like this:

 

[KnightI2]

Never really did in the past but my daughter started the trend. When she was around 8 we had a 2000 BMW 3 323i that was blue. She called it Blubelle one day while driving with the wife. My first Silverado 2500 shortly after that was called Big Bertha by her. Most of them have had nicknames since.
The Cadillac is Bleu ICE

 

[chrishuy]

My Radiant Red CT5-V Blackwing is named Bia. Greek goddess of force, power, and strength.

My 2011 6M CTS-V Wagon is named Victoria. Vicky the Vagon if you're nasty. (also Red tintcoat)

The wife's Miami Blue Macan Turbo is known as Sully (the blue furry character from Monsters, Inc.)

 

[Yo Nadz]

I call mine Clark.

 

[bloominguez]

I will start by saying that I have never named a car in my nearly 30 years of owning them. On the Cadillac app you can name the car, so I decided to do something that wasn't generic. If you did something similar, share your car's name and why you chose it.

I named my car Edgar. Edgar Allan, actually. Why, because it's a Blackwing, and I specifically ordered Black Raven. Edgar Allan seemed appropriate.

When I tell people that, they often say, "Ah, Edgar Allan Poe." And I say, NO! It's not Edgar Allan Poe. My car's full name is "Edgar Allan GO!" You know, because it's fast.

Why Black Raven? As much as I like other colors, as boring as a plain black can be, Black Raven was the only color I even considered.

Post in thread 'Blackwing Order Tracking - 2022 Model Year'

Feb 8, 2022

I agree. Forums like this are invaluable to the enthusiast community. And the best ones keep you coming back long after you sold the car that brought you there.

any chance yours is #riftGang ? and also not sure if the EDD is a good thing or bad as it risks turning expectations into disappointment. I think there are still a few on the list with status 4300 and EDD in the past. =/

Nope, Black Raven for me. Classic black. I love Rift Metallic, and many of the other colors as well (I'm partial to the blues), but Black Raven was literally the only color I even considered. Of all...

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