Do you have a moment to talk about this 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing that's listed for sale? The sports sedan has been flooded, as water appears as the primary damage on the automotive hall of shame website known as Copart.
The vehicle is a 2023 model finished in black with a black leather interior. The car looks extra shiny inside and out, so it has likely been hosed down and cleaned to be ready for sale. If you want to make it yours, you can find it in Tampa South, Florida, and that's basically where the information ends, albeit with one exception.
The vendor says that the 2023 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing has an estimated retail price of almost $60,000. Mind you, that is what a pristine copy would normally change hands for, not one that has succumbed to water. The odometer reads nothing, as H2O has affected the dash. However, we can clearly see a check engine warning light, which is anything but good news.
Still, as any petrolhead and their grandfather could tell you, the error could be due to numerous factors, so it doesn't really tell us much. We’d recommend running a diagnose on this car if you plan to buy it, assuming the vendor would let you do that, and finding out if it was salty or fresh water that has gotten the best of it. Each one comes with its own issues, so better safe than sorry.
Photo: Copart
The Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing uses a V6 engine with a 3.6-liter displacement and dual turbos. The motor produces 472 horsepower (479 ps/352 kW) and 445 pound-feet (603 Nm) of torque, so it is about as punchy as a base BMW M3. The GM-owned premium car marque reveals that the car can push up to 189 mph (304 kph) and takes just under four seconds to zip to sixty miles per hour (97 kph).
A six-speed manual transmission is offered as standard, and buyers must fork out more for the ten-speed automatic. Pricing for the 2025 CT4-V Blackwing begins at $62,195 and for the lesser CT4-V at $47,295. The former uses a turbocharged 2.7-liter engine paired with a ten-speed auto 'box. It has 325 hp (330 ps/242 kW) on tap and 380 pound-foot (515 Nm) of torque. The top speed stands at 156 mph (251 kph), and Caddy says this model needs 4.8 seconds to sprint to 60 mph.
The regular CT4 has an MSRP of $36,390 for the 2025MY, uses a 2.0L four-pot with 237 hp (240 ps/177 kW) and 258 lb-ft (350 Nm), and does 0-60 mph in 6.2s. It's also available with a 2.7L motor that makes 310 hp (314 ps/231 kW) and 350 lb-ft (475 Nm), dropping the sprint time to 4.8s.
Now, if you were shopping for a damaged Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing, how much would you pay for the flooded example that's advertised here?
After a series of unfortunate events put an end to Cristian's dream of entering a custom built & tuned old-school Dacia into a rally competition, he moved on to drive press cars and write for a living. He's worked for several automotive online journals and now he's back at autoevolution after his first tour in the mid-2000s. Full profile
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