Cadillac has just announced something rather dangerous for your bank account: Curated by Cadillac, an exclusive new program that lets you spec your 2026 CT5-V Blackwing like it’s a hand-made Italian suit. And yes, they mean exclusive — limited numbers, all hand-built, and all offering more colors than a Skittles factory explosion.

Here’s the pitch: you get the same ferocious CT5-V Blackwing underneath — a 6.2-liter supercharged V8 that roars out 668 horsepower and 659 lb-ft of torque, with your choice of a 6-speed manual (proper) or a 10-speed automatic (for the people who use “Gran Turismo” as a verb). This means it’ll still scare you in a straight line, shred your tires into molecular dust, and make your neighbors reconsider their property values.

But the real news here is that Cadillac wants to turn your Blackwing into a rolling piece of bespoke art. There’s an expanded color palette of more than 160 shades, including high-gloss, frost, and finishes so refined they’re hand-painted by actual humans. Yes, real people. Not robots. This is essentially the automotive equivalent of a Michelin-starred chef personally seasoning your fries.

Inside, the level of customization borders on lunacy: millions of possible combinations of colors, materials, and finishes. You could spend days pairing navy leather with copper stitching, carbon trim, and Alcantara headliners — and still have room to argue about it with your concierge, who, by the way, has a background in things like fashion, fine arts, and luxury home design.

Cadillac calls this an “elevated client experience.” Translation: you’re going to have someone who’s dressed better than you helping design a car you can barely believe you own. It’s a bit of CELESTIQ magic — Cadillac’s six-figure hand-built halo sedan — trickled down into the Blackwing.

All of this opulence is assembled at Cadillac’s Artisan Center in Warren, Michigan, where the cars are hand-built by people with an eye for microscopic imperfections and probably more patience than a Buddhist monk.

The cost of all this bespoke glory? A cool $158,000 to start (before you add the kind of paint job that probably makes insurance companies cry). Production starts mid-2026, and they’ll only be sold in the U.S. and Canada.

So, what you’ve got here is a 668-horsepower missile that’s been dressed in Savile Row tailoring and sent to charm the world. It’s loud, it’s luxurious, and it’s likely to be the most personal Cadillac you’ll ever see — unless you’re Jay Leno.

Source: Cadillac