What were your must have options?

[Todd]

I think they look cool and I'm not sure, but not many other car companies, if any, (not seat makers) have them. Again, something different than everybody else. Oh, and they improve your laps times.

In 2022, top level seats only came with carbon backs. IIRC, 2023 (or 2024) you could order top level seats and delete the carbon backs. They are not available on the 4BW unless you bought a special edition.

Yeah, Porsche is an example, but the carbon backs are part of a completely different seat structure, so it’s more function than just form.

Despite the few ounces of weight savings (which definitely undisputedly of course no doubt will help with lap times ), the BW shells are just cosmetic.

You can still delete them on the top tier seats, I think it saves like $3k.

 

[rubberduck]

I think they look cool and I'm not sure, but not many other car companies, if any, (not seat makers) have them. Again, something different than everybody else. Oh, and they improve your laps times.

Agreed, they are brilliant. When you have them, you know why you have them. When you don’t, you may not miss them.

 

[white98ls]

Ordered what I wanted, within budget. Musts for me (5BW):
-Manual
-NO sunroof (after owning a convertible, it's a big weight penalty for 25% of that experience)
-Tech Bronze wheels
-Performance seats
-Parking Pkg, for the cameras

Wanted but couldn't justify cost:
Any carbon, mainly CCBs
PDR

 

[jbawden]

Must have: 6M, no sunroof, optional wheels, black raven.
Regrets: CCB for the lack of dust, unsprung weight savings, and they elevate the overall radness. Paying MSRP for the car hurt my feels, so adding another $9k to tab was a no-go at the time, but I should have checked that box.

 

[CBH]

I ordered mine nearly exactly what I wanted. Must haves:

1. Manual tranny
2. Read paint
3. Gray seats (mid-grade)

Only regret - didn't get PDR. Really wish I'd figured out how to add it to the options list.

 

[ngoni]

Only regret - didn't get PDR. Really wish I'd figured out how to add it to the options list.

There are some aftermarket options.

Waylens Horizon review

With this first version, there is a lot to like but ultimately it falls flat in some major areas.

www.digitaltrends.com

 

[VBhak]

As I've narrowed down my search for a '25 BW, curious for those of you with both generations - what were your must have options? And perhaps, looking back - what were options that you think you would have left off if you would do it again?

'23 -- tech bronze wheels, CCB, CF1, manual, no sunroof, AT LEAST mid-tier seats (I wanted carbon backed but they were on supply constraint so I got the mid-tier). FYI -- I pieced together the CF1 package through my dealer with OEM parts over the course of the year, including the air strakes that come with the CCB+CF1 package.

I didn't do the PDR (in retrospect, people are using it as a camera while driving, so might have been a good idea), and everything else I MIGHT have sprung for but don't miss (CF2, carbon backed seats, camera mirror) were on constraint.

 

[Savethemanuals]

Non-negotiable must haves for me were manual transmission, CF1 package and the non-base seats. Manual for obvious reasons and the CF1 package because the car looks too plain without it imo. Non-base seats for enhanced bolstering and looks. Otherwise the car comes well equipped before adding other features (premium audio, heated/ventilated seats, wireless carplay etc).

 

[Chuck99]

I'm looking to order a 2026 CT4-V Blackwing automatic. Looks like it comes with quite a bit standard & I was going over the Build-It website options.

Is the Technology Package worthwhile? Looks like it adds a Head-Up Display & Cabin air filter, including pollutant, odor and fine dust. Doesn’t the car have a cabin air filter as standard equipment? And it requires the $1600 Performance data and video recorder option. Does that just record video of the car going around a track or 0-60 time? I thought it might be nice to have a Head-Up Display but don't want to spend $2K just for that.

I see people talking about a parking package but didn't see that on the Caddy Build-It website. Is it called something else?

Any suggestions & comments would be appreciated.
Thanks

 

[FLYARMY]

I have the parking package. It is the automatic parking where the car parks itself. I tried it once , just for shitz and giggles. Took a bit to figure it out. I can parallel park much faster than the system does. It is kinda cool watching the car park itself. I do regret not getting the Performance Data Recorder.

 

[Chuck99]

I was thinking the parking package had 360° cameras so you could see all around. I've seen this on other cars & liked it.

 

[ArnoldJudasRimmer]

I have the parking package. It is the automatic parking where the car parks itself. I tried it once , just for shitz and giggles. Took a bit to figure it out. I can parallel park much faster than the system does. It is kinda cool watching the car park itself. I do regret not getting the Performance Data Recorder.

Is that part of the parking package on the autos? I thought it was a standard feature on all of them. Parking package on my 6M ‘23 shows as a $710 option with the following listed under it: rear camera mirror, air ionizer, and hands free decklid release.

 

[ArnoldJudasRimmer]

I was thinking the parking package had 360° cameras so you could see all around. I've seen this on other cars & liked it.

The 5s get the 360 camera system. I don’t think the 4s have that option that I’ve seen

 

[Kawman]

First and foremost was manual shift. I would not have bought the car except for that.

I ended up with a dealer's Watkin's Glen car with the PDR. I had no interest in the PDR at the time. Now I would say, don't order a car without it!

I had never been on a track before, now tracking it is my new favorite hobby and the PDR is amazing.

 

[FLYARMY]

My sticker reads : Automatic Parking Pkg....$1100 rear camera mirror, air ionizer, hands free decklid release, "automatic parking assist" w/ braking, rear pedestrian alert. Driver Assist Pkg...... $900 adaptive cruise control, enhanced automatic emergency braking, reverse automatic braking.
Another thing I just noticed......there was no "gas guzzler tax" on my sticker , nor on my bill of sale. My dashboard has buttons for the 360* views. I also found out that there is a SD card in the trunk on the right-side that kinda acts like a surround camera that records when the vehicle is running only.

 

[Chuck99]

First and foremost was manual shift. I would not have bought the car except for that.

I ended up with a dealer's Watkin's Glen car with the PDR. I had no interest in the PDR at the time. Now I would say, don't order a car without it!

I had never been on a track before, now tracking it is my new favorite hobby and the PDR is amazing.

If a person did not track the car what would they use the PDR for on a daily or regular basis?

 

[ToniCipriani]

If a person did not track the car what would they use the PDR for on a daily or regular basis?

Dashcam. Insurance fraud prevention and eye-witness in the event of an accident.

Apparently you do have to manually turn it on every time, and it can be configured to automatically record when it's in valet mode.

 

[Kawman]

If a person did not track the car what would they use the PDR for on a daily or regular basis?

Resale value - correct, some buyers wouldn't care, but some buyers wouldn't buy a car without it. IMHO

 

[Bald Guy]

I absolutely did not want a moonroof in my performance car but that's just me. Almost every single one had a moonroof for the most part.

A six-speed manual transmission was a must have for me.

The one step above sportier seats was a plus for me. I really didn't want anything else other than minor things that I could live without. I would have loved the performance features with the carbon and ceramic brakes, precision pkg - everything else would jack it up close to 150k and I didn't want to pay that much when I thought this vehicle was already overpriced at 100k.

 

[AdamUCF]

Dashcam. Insurance fraud prevention and eye-witness in the event of an accident.

Apparently you do have to manually turn it on every time, and it can be configured to automatically record when it's in valet mode.

It turns on and records automatically every time if you want it to.