well here to tell you about these two special cadillacs uh we have brandon vivian here from
cadillac he's the cadillac executive chief engineer so tell us all about the car and
then we'll talk about the charity well thank you first on behalf of cadillac i'd like to thank
craig jackson steve davis and the entire barrett-jackson team for our partnership
in this v-series represents the pinnacle of cadillac performance craftsmanship and technology
in blackwing denotes the highest level of performance and track capability in the v
series lineup in the performance of this vehicle is outstanding 180 ma nine mile an hour top speed
3.8 second zero to 60 thanks to the 472 horsepower twin turbocharged 3.6 liter engine
we're passionate about endurance racing and we have a long history of winning championships
and races and we've used that experience to create the most aerodynamic downforce cadillac in history
we use the same features that we have on our dpiv race cars on the ct4v blackwing we love to
drive and because of that in cadillac meaning no compromises six-speed transmissions come standard
in the v-series black wings i love the connection that manual transmissions give to the vehicle
and we specifically designed the pedals in the shifter for hill toe downshifting
and thrilling up shifts this is the best cadillac driver's car ever and cadillac is very excited
to partner with black ambition a program of policy link and a pharrell williams founder
they're unable to attend the auction today but we have a video to watch
only three percent of venture capital goes to black and latinx entrepreneurs it's this
opportunity and wealth gap that pharrell williams sought to address with starting black ambition
black ambition is providing mentorship and access to capital for black and latinx entrepreneurs
my name is willa selden i'm a senior advisor to black ambition and a partner at the bridgeband
group we are so grateful to gm cadillac for the work that they've done to help foster
this opportunity and for all the ways they've supported entrepreneurs through the generations
and we also thank barrett-jackson for their role in this initiative
all right joseph let's sell the first one the ct-4 all right here we go
the ct-4 is a mid-sized cadillac the ct5 we'll see in a moment is a full size this one has a
twin turbocharged v6 now we can remember back in 2003 the v series came along as cadillac's
performance brand for the wing series takes that even further yeah and you know we don't really
think of cadillac as being a performance car in the old days i mean you look at those 1960s the
1959 the big beast but cadillac does have a pretty strong racing history you go back to 1950 le mans
where they have the le monstra this big funky looking give or take a quick google of the 1950
le mans cadillac it's quite a creature it also ran in some nascar races in the late 40s and 50s so
it does have a racing history and of course later it became a strong racing now it races in inside
that's right you know that the nurburgring ring a lot of the records are held by cadillac's and
again in 2003 cadillac really reinvigorated their image with the v series a lot of the cars were
corvette powered here we have d6 power and unlike camaro and corvette which rely on superchargers
cadillac went with turbo chargers which is a distinct yeah departure the nice thing about this
472 horsepower under the hood and once again for a mid-sized car boy this thing will get up and go
the great detail too is this has a six-speed manual with an honest-to-goodness clutch pedal
no um no tiptronics or any kind of semi-automatics this has an
old i don't know not an old-fashioned but a driver integrated six-speed stick with a clutch
love it numbers are getting up there at 140 000 right now about the light tubes
used to identify the corners of the car and also accentuate the body lines really cool
seconds
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the hood and front fenders are lightweight smc material to again reduce weight
all right let's pull up the next one yes the ct5v blackwing exudes american luxury
incredible power luxurious craftsmanship with zero compromise between the two and cadillac
craftsmanship is on full display with details like a metallized v-series logo embedded in the full
carbon back panel on the optional nappa leather seats the 3d printed stainless steel shifter knob
that has the cadillac monitoring racing pattern in it this car earns the v series blackwing
designation by being the most powerful cadillac ever 668 horsepower 659 pound-feet of torque
from a 6.2 liter supercharged v8 engine it is the fastest cadillac ever with over 200 mile an
hour top speed it is the fastest accelerating cadillac ever 3.4 seconds 0-60 and it has the
largest brakes ever put on a cadillac optional carbon ceramic brakes 402 millimeters i can
wear an italian suit driving this car or race suit driving this car and this car makes you feel like
you're johnny o'connell speaking of johnny johnny is the four-time winning drivers championship
in a cadillac v series in three-time manufacturers championships for cadillac in cadillac v series
and pearly world challenge johnny how's this car make you feel well i got i got to tell you
i'm excited we can finally talk about these cars because they're way faster than this guy talks
so you know is about a year and a half where i was first invited to drive these cars at road
atlanta and i knew right off the bat that these cars were a total home run they weren't just
a little bit faster than the previous generation but they were seconds faster so those of you that
really enjoy the athleticism uh of the v series or in any car you're gonna love these cars
but uh i i'd like to think that it was because of the association with racing the the the you know
combination between racing and production that made him so good but what a lot of people need
to know is that brandon and the majority of the the guys that are designing these cars are also
race car drivers which is why on both these cars you'll see they come with a manual and so whoever
the winning bidder is not only are they going to get these beautiful cadillacs but you're going to
get to spend a day with me out at the cadillac v academy at spring mountain where i will teach you
the what soon is to be the ancient art of heel toe downshifting along with a lot of other fancy race
car driver tricks so uh hopefully we can build these things up because you know these these
cars are very special indeed all right here we go you just heard from johnny o'connell we used to
call him mr corvette because he won le mans he won all the sports car races and now he's mr cadillac
driving these in sports car racing and he is the man and if you get a chance to spend the day
in this car with him oh boy you're going to learn a lot now the ct-5 is the ct force big brother
and while the ct-4 was strictly 4 or v6 powered these are 4 v6 or v8 now this one does share the
6.2 liter lt engine with the camaro and corvette but instead of blowers this one is turbocharged
trim fellow charge it's unique to cadillac at all gm 225 000 the numbers still going up
and like the ct-4 black wing this one also has a six-speed manual transmission with a clutch pedal
remember this is the fastest cadillac ever and
this is the very first one that will roll off the line
are you all done one more one
and now 70.70
we are with the team that have just raised almost half a million dollars that was unbelievable craig
jackson chairman and ceo barrett jackson uh brandon vivian chief engineer at uh cadillac
and johnny o'connell legendary race car driver gentlemen these are spirited cars they go really
quickly but that auction that went quickly right were you surprised by the reaction
look we're we're very happy to be here and be able to partner with black ambition and
generate this kind of money and and of course we want to thank barrett jackson and uh for this
opportunity and partnership it's it's truly amazing tell me about the support for black
ambition and why that's important to cadillac so cadillac is about technology and innovation
and black ambition has uh their methodology is to fund uh startups in uh technology in other
spaces and that's why it's a good partnership with with cadillac and specifically they find
uh entrepreneurs black and has uh latinx in high growth startups is that right absolutely yes yeah
excellent and craig have you seen an auction go through the roof like that that quick well i
was actually in the ct-5 for a while yeah it went fast i got my doors blown off so i'll be ordering
one i think it's a great cause i think they're great cars and being born in detroit i love that
my dad's a graduate of general motors tech so anything to do with technology and and uh
just helping is part of our foundation of barrett jackson and we couldn't be prouder absolutely now
believe the winning bidder is at home hopefully they're watching johnny to you what would you say
for them taking these cars and and what advice would you give them to handle these bases these
these cars are so beautiful and i'm glad craig to hear that you're getting one because i visit
phoenix and so when them in town maybe you can lend me the keys but uh these these yeah i like it
we'll have we'll have some fun but these cars are so well behaved you know the first thing i do when
it then it doesn't matter what car is i always turn off all the assists so i can see what the
true balance of the car is and this is by far the best handling cadillac v series in the entire
history so i'm excited about that and and also the fact that it's got a manual transmission because
there's those of us that really enjoy the the athletic part of driving you know and the the
the skill of doing heel toe well it's really what separates great drivers from good drivers
so i'm excited that they included me in this program to coach a couple guys
the winning bidders out at spring mountain we'll have a lot of fun but really let them
you know have the opportunity to appreciate the athleticism that is the b series well we thank
you for your time cadillac a wonderful wonderful support of a wonderful initiative black ambition
and of course craig as always your support for all of charity and this one in particular
is always greatly appreciated wonderful effort boys thank you very much back to you guys
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