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channel air to an open slot in the rear brake rotor dust
shields
Even the large muffler acts in unison with the underwing. Its
specific, contoured and ridged shape aids laminar airflow
THE APEX OF THE NEXT LEVEL:
CARBON FIBER PACKAGES
Fine Books © Dalton Watson Fi With its standard aero componentry, the CT4-V Blackwing is a
fully track-capable, nimble and fast machine. Cadillac’s stated
performance figures are 3.8 seconds to 60 mph for the automatic,
4.1 for the manual, 1.04gs of lateral acceleration and a top speed of
189 mph. To fully realize its track-proficiency, the CT4-V Blackwing
can be fitted with two optional, lift-reducing and downforce-
inducing carbon fiber aero packages. All the components were
extensively wind tunnel tested and track validated for their function
and produced to Cadillac’s high standards of fit and finish for their
form.
The Carbon Fiber 1 Package applies a sharply-angled one-piece splitter
that joins with wheel deflectors and adds dive planes to the front fascia.
The glossy-weaved components transform the already aggressive-looking
Cadillac Pressroom: “Both available aero packages were developed
CT4-V Blackwing into something military technology would conjure.
using a new five-belt rolling-road wind tunnel at the GM Technical
Center in Warren, Michigan, as well as the Windshear wind tunnel
used by Cadillac Racing in North Carolina. The result is the highest
level of aerodynamic downforce ever produced by a Cadillac
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“The available aero packages are inspired by the multiple-
championship-winning Cadillac racing DPi-V.R race car. Over 500
hours of wind tunnel testing and 300 simulations using advanced
Computational Fluid Dynamics technology honed the Carbon
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Fiber packages on the CT4-V Blackwing. The use of Virtual Reality
headsets also allowed Cadillac engineers to identify opportunities
in real-time to exploit additional aerodynamic efficiencies.”
The optional aero components are formed from book-matched,
exposed-weave carbon fiber, and are more aggressively styled and
© Dalton Watson Fine Books © Dalton Watson Fine Books dynamically functional than the standard pieces. The first set, aptly
named Carbon Fiber 1 Package (CFZ), includes:
Extra aero front splitter (VS2)
Front wheel deflectors,
Front dive planes
Also part of Carbon Fiber 1 Package, the rear spoiler looks like something
Bruce Wayne (Batman) would have on his car. True to its name and
Extra aero rear spoiler
functionality, the extra aero piece is visibly taller and wider than the
standard ducktail unit and is formed with higher side sections and a 3-mm
EXTRA AERO FUNCTIONALITY
gurney lip.
VORaCIOUS // ThE V4 CT4-V aND CT5-V BLaCkWINgS (2022) CADILLAC’S V-SERIES Unlike the standard aero, divided two-piece splitter blades,
the CFZ splitter is a single piece extending the length of
the fascia and connecting to the deflectors that rise up
more aggressively off the spoiler’s trailing edge, creating
the wheel arches. It contours to the shape of the fascia at
substantially greater downforce. The lower center section
maximum angle, enabling increased downforce permits a less obstructed rear view
alton Watson Fine Books © Dalton Watson The front dive planes or canards are applied to add further
downforce and grip to the front wheels. They feature an 18-
Carbon Fiber 2 Package (CFV) is only available in addition to and
mm sidewall that directs the vortices of air down the sides
with a requirement of Carbon Fiber 1 Package (CFZ). It adds:
of the car for better aerodynamics
Carbon fiber rocker molding extensions
The extra aero rear spoiler works with the front splitter for
Lower rear valance diffuser
even greater balance and high-speed stability. It is taller
and wider than the standard spoiler, wrapping around
The CFV side extensions are more “winged” toward the rear than
the trunk lid. Its design features two raised side sections
are the standard B6A pieces and the rear diffuser features taller fins
that channel undercar air more efficiently.
and a 3-mm gurney flap. The gurney flap directs airflow
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