1gturbo
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First post, rejoining forums for first time in years to keep up with info on these cars... just took delivery of my 2025 CT5V Blackwing this week... Deep Space Metallic, manual, CF1/2, bronze wheels, sky cool grey seats, microfiber steering wheel/shifter, ultraview roof.
stressed for months over color choice..online renderings do nothing for them once seen in person... if blaze orange was available i probably would have went with it. the bright blue and yellow i didnt like at all and id never do black or white if i could help it (and buying new you can so). Red tintcoat looks awesome in person, especially with tan interior and bronze wheels. typhoon looks super cool but i didnt think liking it would last... waking up and seeing a green car everyday. Saw one 4BW with it in person and it does look sick. surprised, and personally happy, that more buyers dont opt for the bronze mesh style wheel over the base wheel option. very pleased with deep space; in bright sun, cloud, and inside lighting - looks different shades of grey and blue depending... hoping these pictures help someone on the fence about the color as i searched but found nothing (other than a couple base CT5s).... think this may be one of the first handful examples of the color to hit the dealers.
i almost took allocation on a 24 - SOOO glad i waited for the facelift - front end is 10x better IMO, without being over the top. The infotainment/gauge screen i love.... its wide, but not overpowering or tall. everything pretty intuitive - only gripe is no volume knob (as has been posted before ive seen). i get the take of "i like the cluster better" too.
Very pleased with how quiet it is inside, even when starting the car up with exhaust open in track/v mode in a garage.
had pre-order in Nov, accepted pretty quick with allocation. built middle of december. delivered this week.
been set on one of these for a few years. had a 2011 CTSV wagon (with basic bolt ons) for 4 years a few years back too. this will join the 06 Evo, 79 Deville, 71 Camaro, 91 Eclipse, and our daily driver fusion, santa fe, and sierra. will need to put a force field around it to keep the kids away from it.
winter in pa so car wont see miles for awhile. enjoy.
stressed for months over color choice..online renderings do nothing for them once seen in person... if blaze orange was available i probably would have went with it. the bright blue and yellow i didnt like at all and id never do black or white if i could help it (and buying new you can so). Red tintcoat looks awesome in person, especially with tan interior and bronze wheels. typhoon looks super cool but i didnt think liking it would last... waking up and seeing a green car everyday. Saw one 4BW with it in person and it does look sick. surprised, and personally happy, that more buyers dont opt for the bronze mesh style wheel over the base wheel option. very pleased with deep space; in bright sun, cloud, and inside lighting - looks different shades of grey and blue depending... hoping these pictures help someone on the fence about the color as i searched but found nothing (other than a couple base CT5s).... think this may be one of the first handful examples of the color to hit the dealers.
i almost took allocation on a 24 - SOOO glad i waited for the facelift - front end is 10x better IMO, without being over the top. The infotainment/gauge screen i love.... its wide, but not overpowering or tall. everything pretty intuitive - only gripe is no volume knob (as has been posted before ive seen). i get the take of "i like the cluster better" too.
Very pleased with how quiet it is inside, even when starting the car up with exhaust open in track/v mode in a garage.
had pre-order in Nov, accepted pretty quick with allocation. built middle of december. delivered this week.
been set on one of these for a few years. had a 2011 CTSV wagon (with basic bolt ons) for 4 years a few years back too. this will join the 06 Evo, 79 Deville, 71 Camaro, 91 Eclipse, and our daily driver fusion, santa fe, and sierra. will need to put a force field around it to keep the kids away from it.
winter in pa so car wont see miles for awhile. enjoy.
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