- Cadillac’s ‘Le Monstre’ package for the CT5-V Blackwing will be priced at $37,395 in Canada
- The option is an homage to the marque’s Le Mans heritage, and includes unique paint and interior trim
- The unrelated Precision Package is a $20,700 ask; throw in Super Cruise and you near $200,000 total
At last year’s running of the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans, Cadillac announced it would be introducing a limited-run special edition for the mighty CT5-V Blackwing, one which would tip its cap to the brand’s Le Monstre race car which campaigned the race in 1950. Well, pricing for the package has finally surfaced on the Canadian build-and-price tool for Cadillac vehicles—and it’s a doozy. Opt for it and a total of $37,395 will be added to the 2025 CT5-V Blackwing’s $107,999 base price, bringing the sum close to 150 large plus taxes once the likes of destination fees are applied.
That’s a heap o’ beans, to be sure. But marketers at Cadillac are said to be limiting this car to just 101 copies as a nod to the Le Mans anniversary at which the package was first shown last year. Moneyed gearheads and collectors love that type of stuff, so don’t expect these to sit idly next to a base Equinox on the showroom floors. There’s a solid chance Rick Hendrick already has one on order. It is unclear how many are officially allocated for Canada, if any.
What does the cash buy other than exclusivity? An exterior finished in a so-called Magnus Metal Frost matte paint, for starters, along with blue accents in the carbon-fibre trim and brake calipers, plus blacked-out exterior badges. A special plaque appears on the B-pillar, as does a 3D-printed medallion on the shifter which calls out the heritage. Same goes for the upholstery, in yer choice of grey or black, with blue accents around the original Le Monstre race car number embroidered onto the seats.
No performance upgrades are mentioned, though the CT5-V Blackwing hardly lacks in this department. In a world hurtling towards milquetoast crossovers and all-electric vehicles, the model packs a supercharged 6.2L V8 engine belting out 668 horsepower and 659 lb-ft of torque. And, yes: the system allowed us to spec one with the six-speed manual transmission. That combination will cause quite the stir at Barrett-Jackson thirty years from now.
Checking all the boxes, including the $20,700 Precision Package (carbon-ceramic brakes, gummy tires, recalibrated dampers, et al) and Super Cruise, which forces selection of an automatic transmission, pushes the total for your new 2025 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Le Monstre just a few shillings shy of $200,000.
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