Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Cadillac wasted 16 million dollars on a single engine design, that they only built 800 examples of. Right about the time they moved their headquarters to New York. Frankly, I don't know how they aren't bankrupt

The Blackwing is unlike any other V-8 in GM’s current lineup, closer to the high-end powerplants of the German luxury brands than the General’s pushrod offerings. It’s the first twin-turbo V-8 in the company’s history, with an aluminum block and heads, dual throttle bodies, water-to-air charge coolers, and electronic wastegates. In the CT6 Premium Luxury, the engine made 500 horsepower and 574 lb-ft of torque; in the high-performance CT6-V, those figures jumped to 550 horsepower and an astounding 640 lb-ft.

The few examples of the twin-turbo V-8 were hand-built in Kentucky, at the Bowling Green plant where the Corvette is assembled. Each engine was constructed from start to finish by a single employee, one of just six appointed to this role. One source estimates that the Blackwing cost General Motors $16 million to develop—around $20,000 per example.

2 comments:

  1. sooner GM go bankrupt again the better. get rid of Mary Barra and co then just let the company go into Chapter 7.

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  2. Nope. No Chapter 7. BALE OUT BABY! Just another debacle.

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