H1000 Caddy CT5-V Blackwing by Hennessey Is Rightfully Nicknamed the 'Destroyer' 

As always, Hennessey Performance Engineering only deals with the finest American stuff across the automotive market. They dabble with just about anything, actually – from Last Stand Mammoth 1000 Ram 1500 TRX special editions of mighty pickup trucks to elegant yet quick H850 Cadillac Escalade full-size SUVs and from defunct Exorcist Final Edition Chevy Camaro ZL1s to an entire host of Ford VelociRaptors.

There is also quite ample space for anything in between (and above – like the Venom F5). Hence, their pleasure of doing business with the supercharged Corvette Stingray that's more powerful than both the E-Ray and Z06 or the 500-hp Ford Bronco Raptor 'VelociRaptor,' among many others. However, one of their best ideas to date was to take the seemingly discreet Cadillac CT5 for an H1000 ride.

Of course, they didn't start from scratch; instead, they used the 668-horsepower CT5-V Blackwing packing the 6.2-liter supercharged V8 as their template. Even without their upgrades, it's truly a pinnacle of American automotive engineering. Alas, not long ago, they envisioned it as part of their H1000 roster – complete with a Bugatti Veyron-rivaling 1,000 horsepower and 966 pound-feet (1,310 Nm). Just to show they mean business, they even benchmarked the stock Blackwing and their H1000 version to show us the differences: 841.66 horsepower and 765.18 pound-feet (1,037 Nm) at the rear wheels instead of the stock figures of 598.56 horsepower and 633.05 pound-feet (858 Nm) of torque.

All this twist in a rear-wheel drive car that can be specified with a manual transmission not only sounds glorious but also should feel entirely juicy, right? Yep, Hennessey feels the same way, too, and just released a 'review' presentation video on their YouTube channel. Obviously, it's a marketing stunt to raise awareness for their H1000 package for the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing. Alas, unlike other outlets, they have access to an entire playfield with no other cars around and thus can fully send the mega-performance business sedan on its merry way, do donuts with it, and perform massive burnouts.

Obviously, there's no need to explain further why they titled the video 'Destroyer of Tires,' right? Anyway, one good thing to note is that Cadillac is preparing to send the subtly updated 2025 CT5-V Series to nationwide dealerships, which still includes the Blackwing model. Better act fast, though; as GM said, the latter would be available in highly limited quantities, and we fear the 2025MY might be the last one for the thundering supercharged V8.