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5BW is my 7th car in 23 years of driving, and my first new car. I buy cars I really like, and never want to miss winding up in a car I like less. I plan to keep the 5BW and my Lotus Elise for a very long time as I can't think of a better pair within budget for what I like. As far as cars I...

Yep you're correct. I like it more and more.

Agree. They're the ones paying for warranty claims and with a reputation on the line. If they say to break it in, I'm not going to second guess that.

As someone who had his heart set on an E63 Wagon before the Blackwing came out, this is good to hear.

Well put. It's like when people talk about what a performance value the Corvette is, but in the next breath say the interior isn't great. You can't have everything (and have it be less expensive than rivals). Some people want the best driving car they can get, and don't necessarily need or want...

I noticed that too - they're simply not synchonized. Doesn't bother me. I also noticed yesterday that if you put the hazards on, at some point they stop ticking inside the car. Kind of nice for those periods when you have to sit and wait with the hazards on.

I had that problem, but after a week or two of using it, it just sort of "clicked" in my brain and it wasn't a problem at all after. It's funny, I got back from driving a rental car for a week on vacation and in the first couple glances at the camera mirror I got that same feeling again, but...

Just like a 911's gauges then!

2020 Civic Type R. I actually got it in November 2021 as a placeholder while waiting for '18+ E63S Wagon prices to cool back off... but then was sold on the 5BW and ordered one literally 3-4 weeks later. It took 14 months to arrive so I got 8,500 miles on the CTR. Great car but 5BW is on another...

It can depend on the road and speed. I have a high degree of confidence that while MRC dampers are downright magic in most situations, the BW still requires some hefty swaybars at this level of performance. So on low-speed (like crawling through city traffic and parking lots) uneven pavement you...

In the newest print version of C&D they have a mileage tracker on each of their long-term vehicles and looks like they have hit 45,000 on their 5BW (normally they only go to ~40k, they must not want to give it back) so a summary report should be imminent.

If that savagegeese video made you want one, the second half of this follow-up video they did will make you REALLY want one.

This was my first American car and first new car. Only other Cadillac I had driven was a late '90s DeVille, lol. Hadn't even driven a GM small-block before, had only seen one 5BW in person between order and delivery, and had only sat in a regular CT5. Everything exceeded my expectations. Be...

Another sign of priorities... 5BW has relatively "small" 19"s (and 4BW has 18"s) without even an option for bigger wheels (believe the regular V can be had with 20"s!), while the competition has 20"s or even in the case of the Audi RS6/7, 22"s. As a result, it has actual ride compliance, better...

I owned an E39 M5 from 2009-2015, an E90 M3 MT from 2016-2020, and have recently driven an M3 Comp RWD. The E39 M5 was my favorite car I've owned, and I've usually paired up a fast V8 sports sedan with a light, agile 4-cyl sports car (currently and maybe forever a Lotus Elise). I wanted a more...

How about a Lotus Elise? That's my 2nd car. A sub-2,000lbs mid-engine sports car that sticks like hell and communicates everything, that you can wring out to an inch of its life and not break every speed limit instantly... and a comfy, fun, manual luxury sedan with 5x the torque :_rock and a...

No comments about the Gen 3 style hood vent? Love how the guy is wearing his V Blackwing shirt, a true enthusiast. Hopefully he is made whole and can get another one without a huge wait. When I drive to the city I park in the one garage I can find that does NOT have a valet.

As much as I love the Tech Bronze wheels, I've heard they're no lighter than standard.

Drove my 5BW to a BMW "M Tour" event (basically just test drives without a salesperson) just for giggles. Took out an M3 Competition RWD (and an i4 M50 since my wife is interested). I'm glad I went with the 5BW. The M3 was fast (although 5BW feels faster to me - they have virtually identical...

Mine too, a little embarrassing.