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Is the 2026 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing America’s Last Manual, V8, Rear-Wheel-Drive Sedan?

The 2026 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing is a manual, V8, rear-wheel-drive sedan. The evidence supports calling it the last midsize sports sedan with an available manual, not definitively the only qualifying sedan in America.
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The 2026 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing is a manual, V8, rear-wheel-drive sedan—but the available evidence does not prove it is the only sedan in America that meets all three criteria. A more supportable description is that Cars.com calls it the last midsize sports sedan with an available six-speed manual. Cadillac lists the Blackwing with a supercharged 6.2-liter V8 and a six-speed manual, while Car and Driver identifies it as rear-wheel drive.

Which sedan fits the description?

The 2026 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing is a four-door luxury sport sedan. Cadillac specifies a hand-built, supercharged 6.2-liter V8 and offers the car with either a six-speed manual or a 10-speed automatic. Its published figures with the manual are 668 horsepower and 659 lb-ft of torque; those are Cadillac specifications, not independent test results. Cadillac’s 2026 specifications and model page provide the manufacturer’s details. Car and Driver lists the car as rear-wheel drive in its 2026 specifications.

Does “the only one left in America” hold up?

Not as an established, market-wide fact. Cars.com describes the CT5-V Blackwing as “the last midsize sports sedan with an available six-speed manual” on its 2026 CT5-V research page. That is a narrower claim: it does not establish that no other sedan in any category currently sold in the United States has a V8, rear-wheel drive and a factory manual transmission.

The answer also depends on what “left” and “available” mean. A model offered new, an unsold vehicle still sitting at a dealer, and any car that can be found used are different groups. The sources cited here do not provide a census of all qualifying models or establish the Blackwing’s current production status. So the CT5-V Blackwing is a clearly documented match, but the absolute “only one” claim should be treated as unverified.

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Manual or automatic: what can buyers choose?

The Blackwing is not manual-only. Cadillac lists both a six-speed manual and a 10-speed automatic. The 668-hp and 659-lb-ft figures cited above apply to the manual configuration in Cadillac’s published specifications; do not assume those figures describe an independent road test or use them to infer a comparison Cadillac does not make.

Cadillac labels the model “limited availability.” That label does not say whether a particular dealer has a car in stock, and these sources do not establish dealer pricing or remaining production quantities. Buyers should check current local inventory and confirm the configuration directly with a Cadillac dealer.

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What the evidence establishes

  • Model: 2026 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing, a four-door luxury sport sedan.
  • Engine: Hand-built supercharged 6.2-liter V8, according to Cadillac.
  • Transmission choices: Six-speed manual or 10-speed automatic, according to Cadillac.
  • Manual-output specifications: 668 horsepower and 659 lb-ft of torque, as published by Cadillac.
  • Drive layout: Rear-wheel drive, as listed by Car and Driver.
  • Exclusivity: The available sources support Cars.com’s narrower midsize-sports-sedan characterization, not a definitive count of every sedan in America meeting all three requirements.

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