CT5-V Blackwing vs Tesla Model S Plaid vs M5 CS Review and Drag Race — Jason Cammisa ICONS Ep. 05

No. About a decade ago we started criticizing BMW for prioritizing numbers and speed over experience. We told them it was a dangerous game. And guess what? They just lost that game to an electric car. This is not as fast as the Tesla in a straight line. And then, what we are left with is the experience. And he's not even in the same league as Blackwing. Yes, I do zee schspeed now. I make zee time back! I surrender. I have a beautiful balance. I let the power go to ground. Yes, and now we have sex. Hey? And that's why the CT5-V Blackwing is so important.

It sure can't keep up with an M5 in a straight line... ...let alone the Tesla Model S Plaid. But I have a smile on my face and my clutch leg hurts. In an age where even cars that are identified as "sports" need fake engine noises coming through the speakers so you can hear how they work... ...this thing? Do you want to shut up! It's a little embarrassing. It's a bit excessive! 660 horsepower is too much for any car. That's too much for a rear-wheel drive car! ...and all this has happened too late. So late that Cadillac already killed the gas-powered Blackwing franchise.

All future Blackwings will be electric. And if you think electric cars can't be fast on a track, think again. The Blackwing's lap record also stood for only a couple of minutes... ...before the Tesla Model S Plaid broke the record again, beating both the M5 CS and the Cadillac, with unbeatable stability control and no claim of any clue. We don't need any more proof that the numbers game is over for the internal combustion engine. But to hell with the numbers. The internal combustion engine wins once again, without a doubt, by generating a sea of ​​emotions behind the wheel.

So the CT5-V Blackwing is too much, too late. But it is memorable! And that, my friends, is how an ICON is created. Okay, then you'll keep the Ferrari framed at all times. Yes, perfect, I'm not a rich YouTuber asking you to like and subscribe. Hey, up, up, up, Keep the Ferrari out. I am a car. journalist asking you to like and subscribe and that's because that's how youtube works if you don't click those buttons youtube doesn't know that you like what you're watching and it won't show you anything else if you don't If you like what you're watching you're watching, join the club, and by this I mean the Hagerty Drivers Club, which gives you access to this award-winning magazine as well as discounts on some awesome stuff, and if you still don't like what you've seen, well, then leave a nasty comment because that's how the internet works.

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