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Next Cadillac CT5-V Will Offer a Naturally Aspirated V8 and a Manual Transmission 47%
By Byron Hurd44%
7/23/2026, 6:01:10 PM
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The Cadillac sedan replacement rumor mill has been going full-tilt this week, and we’re prepared to add a little more fuel to the situation.
A top Cadillac sales person just shared some more big news: Cadillac is not only working on a gas-powered replacement CT5 , but it sounds an awful lot like it will essentially be a Cadillac version of the rumored Camaro Sedan—and it’ll have a naturally aspirated V8 with a manual gearbox.
Andrea.sells.cadillac shared the news in an Instagram reel that also appears to confirm that the XT6 crossover will return sooner rather than later.
“My sources confirmed this and I haven’t heard it anywhere else,” she said.
“The CT5-V is going to have a naturally aspirated V8 engine available in a manual transmission and automatic.”
She speculated that pricing would land somewhere in the $70,000-$80,000 range, which would align with the current CT5-V.
We were immediately skeptical, given that this appears to be new info, so we reached out to Cadillac for confirmation.
That “naturally aspirated” part is the new piece of information here.
Previous to this, we’ve only heard rumors of a revived Camaro (likely as a four-door) and a potential revival of the Blackwing with its supercharged V8 .
The current CT5-V is equipped with GM’s twin-turbocharged V6 and sold exclusively with an automatic.
“We don’t comment on future product speculation, and we have nothing new to announce at this time,” a Cadillac spokesperson confirmed to us via email.
“That said, Cadillac has confirmed that the CT5 will return as an internal combustion product in the future.”
So, in other words, we’re not hearing a “no.”
If (when?)
this bears out, it will be the first time since the Chevrolet SS was discontinued that GM has offered a naturally aspirated V8-powered sedan with the stick.
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Update 7/242026, 6:40pm ET — The Instagram reel was deleted by Andrea.sells.cadillac after The Drive ran this story, presumably at the request of GM/Cadillac for releasing information about future product.
The broken embed for the reel is still in the story and the exact quote from the reel remains in the story along with the link to the original post that has since been deleted.
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