web01.fireside.fm Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:49:41 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Unnamed Automotive Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Blackwing” https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/tags/blackwing Thu, 29 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -0400 Every week automotive journalists Benjamin and Sami review cars and get weird, and funny, and honest, about the automotive industry. en-us episodic Cars, trucks, and a weird sense of humor. Unnamed Automotive Podcast Every week automotive journalists Benjamin and Sami review cars and get weird, and funny, and honest, about the automotive industry. no cars, trucks, automotive, comedy, driving, EV, car reviews, truck reviews, EV reviews, electric vehicles, automobiles, journalism Unnamed Automotive Podcast benjamin@benjaminhunting.com Episode 288: 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing, Porsche Taycan GTS Charging Revelations https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/288 aeeec849-2fbf-437e-862e-91b62527b27c Thu, 29 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -0400 Unnamed Automotive Podcast full Unnamed Automotive Podcast We're serving up sport sedans in two appetizing flavors. First Benjamin gushes over the super powerful 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing, which packs 668 hp, rear-wheel-drive and an honest to goodness manual transmission. Then Sami takes the obvious opposite, talking about the 2022 Porsche Taycan GTS, and describes all the little things it does to help make long distance roadtrips a bit easier for EV owners. 57:29 no Another high speed podcast from your favorite high speed hosts! Benjamin and Sami dive into some serious discussions about a pair of sport sedans. First up Ben gets his hands on the 668 hp 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing. As the owner of a first gen CTS-V there are few more qualified to describe just how this fiery four-door drives. Listen to Benjamin run down the history of sport sedans and why the Blackwing is such a highlight these days. Then Sami comes on to dish some high speed electric car knowledge after his long distance trip in the 2022 Porsche Taycan GTS. From preconditioning batteries to high speed chargers and special drive modes, Sami teaches a bewildered Ben how much electric vehicle drivers have to go through to get the same road trip experience that gas powered cars can handle without a second thought. After listening, don't forget to head on over to the website, subscribe or leave us a tip on ko-fi! Cadillac, Blackwing, CT5-V, Porsche, Taycan, GTS, EV, car talk, truck talk, SUV talk. EV talk. car podcast. truck podcast, SUV podcast, EV podcast Another high speed podcast from your favorite high speed hosts! Benjamin and Sami dive into some serious discussions about a pair of sport sedans. First up Ben gets his hands on the 668 hp 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing. As the owner of a first gen CTS-V there are few more qualified to describe just how this fiery four-door drives. Listen to Benjamin run down the history of sport sedans and why the Blackwing is such a highlight these days.

Then Sami comes on to dish some high speed electric car knowledge after his long distance trip in the 2022 Porsche Taycan GTS. From preconditioning batteries to high speed chargers and special drive modes, Sami teaches a bewildered Ben how much electric vehicle drivers have to go through to get the same road trip experience that gas powered cars can handle without a second thought.

After listening, don't forget to head on over to the website, subscribe or leave us a tip on ko-fi!

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]]> Another high speed podcast from your favorite high speed hosts! Benjamin and Sami dive into some serious discussions about a pair of sport sedans. First up Ben gets his hands on the 668 hp 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing. As the owner of a first gen CTS-V there are few more qualified to describe just how this fiery four-door drives. Listen to Benjamin run down the history of sport sedans and why the Blackwing is such a highlight these days.

Then Sami comes on to dish some high speed electric car knowledge after his long distance trip in the 2022 Porsche Taycan GTS. From preconditioning batteries to high speed chargers and special drive modes, Sami teaches a bewildered Ben how much electric vehicle drivers have to go through to get the same road trip experience that gas powered cars can handle without a second thought.

After listening, don't forget to head on over to the website, subscribe or leave us a tip on ko-fi!

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]]> Bonus Episode - Cadillac Blackwing Deep Dive! https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/bonus-episode-cadillac-blackwing-deep-dive a67ac0c3-2794-4c04-9faa-204d5c7c4854 Mon, 01 Feb 2021 19:15:00 -0500 Unnamed Automotive Podcast full Unnamed Automotive Podcast Benjamin and Sami have the inside info on the Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing and Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing, and can't wait until next week to share it. 22:37 no A briefing with Cadillac's Executive Chief Engineer Brandon Vivian and the V Series design team gave Benjamin and Sami a ton of info about the upcoming Blackwing versions of the CT4-V and CT5-V sedans. This bonus episode dives deep into both cars and discusses whether GM has done enough to bring the V Series reputation back where it belongs alongside BMW M and Mercedes-AMG. Cadillac, CT5-V, CT-4, Blackwing, V Series, performance car, performance sedan, car talk A briefing with Cadillac's Executive Chief Engineer Brandon Vivian and the V Series design team gave Benjamin and Sami a ton of info about the upcoming Blackwing versions of the CT4-V and CT5-V sedans. This bonus episode dives deep into both cars and discusses whether GM has done enough to bring the V Series reputation back where it belongs alongside BMW M and Mercedes-AMG.

]]> A briefing with Cadillac's Executive Chief Engineer Brandon Vivian and the V Series design team gave Benjamin and Sami a ton of info about the upcoming Blackwing versions of the CT4-V and CT5-V sedans. This bonus episode dives deep into both cars and discusses whether GM has done enough to bring the V Series reputation back where it belongs alongside BMW M and Mercedes-AMG.

]]> Episode 195: 2021 Cadillac CT5-V, 2020 Ford Escape Titanium, Fake Movie Cars That Fooled Us https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/195 e5b4c509-93a4-4785-815c-456d7ce6d9ed Sun, 25 Oct 2020 08:00:00 -0400 Unnamed Automotive Podcast full Unnamed Automotive Podcast Benjamin samples the next all-new V Series Cadillac, the 2021 CT5-V, while Sami struggles to find a reason not to buy the 202 Ford Escape Platinum. The two also get deep with Hollywood's fake movie cars and how easily they've been fooled in the past. 49:30 no Is the 2021 Cadillac CT5-V a marked improvement over the CT4-V in terms of driving feel, even though the two cars are surpisingly close in price? Benjamin gets his turn behind the wheel of the latest V Series and discovers what works, and what doesn't, about the quickest performance sedan from Caddy outside of a Blackwing. Sami re-acquaints himself with a perennial favorite, the everything to everyone 2020 Ford Escape SUV. The pair wrap things up with a look at the fake movie cars that Hollywood churns out to feed our need for speed. Cadillac, CT5-V, V Series, CT4-V, Blackwing, Ford, Escape, movie cars, SUV, car talk, truck talk, SUV talk, car podcast, truck podcast Is the 2021 Cadillac CT5-V a marked improvement over the CT4-V in terms of driving feel, even though the two cars are surpisingly close in price? Benjamin gets his turn behind the wheel of the latest V Series and discovers what works, and what doesn't, about the quickest performance sedan from Caddy outside of a Blackwing. Sami re-acquaints himself with a perennial favorite, the everything to everyone 2020 Ford Escape SUV. The pair wrap things up with a look at the fake movie cars that Hollywood churns out to feed our need for speed.

]]> Is the 2021 Cadillac CT5-V a marked improvement over the CT4-V in terms of driving feel, even though the two cars are surpisingly close in price? Benjamin gets his turn behind the wheel of the latest V Series and discovers what works, and what doesn't, about the quickest performance sedan from Caddy outside of a Blackwing. Sami re-acquaints himself with a perennial favorite, the everything to everyone 2020 Ford Escape SUV. The pair wrap things up with a look at the fake movie cars that Hollywood churns out to feed our need for speed.

]]> Episode 168: Cars That Found A Way To Fail, 2021 Mazda 6, 2021 Cadillac Blackwing https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/168 23c9b66e-888d-42b1-bc81-ae4554af1a8b Sun, 19 Apr 2020 08:00:00 -0400 Unnamed Automotive Podcast full Unnamed Automotive Podcast History is full of cars that should have succeeded but found a way to fail. Benjamin and Sami look at 8 of the most puzzling this week, before talking about Mazda's bizarre move into the luxury world with the next-generation Mazda 6, and Cadillac's equally weird decision to build a Blackwing without a Blackwing. 33:00 no Even with the market primed and ready, there are still cars and trucks out there that completely whiffed on finding an audience. Benjamin and Sami take a look at 8 vehicles that found a way to fail despite the best possible chances of success. The pair also discuss Mazda's strange decision to court luxury customers with an upscale, rear-wheel drive version of the Mazda 6, as well as Cadillac's orphan Blackwing V8, which can't even find a home in a pair of cars with Blackwing written on the badge. Cadillac, Blackwing, CT6, CT4, CT5, CT5-V, CT4-V, CT6-V, Mazda, Mazda 6, car, cars, car podcast, truck, trucks, truck podcast, luxury cars, sports cars Even with the market primed and ready, there are still cars and trucks out there that completely whiffed on finding an audience. Benjamin and Sami take a look at 8 vehicles that found a way to fail despite the best possible chances of success. The pair also discuss Mazda's strange decision to court luxury customers with an upscale, rear-wheel drive version of the Mazda 6, as well as Cadillac's orphan Blackwing V8, which can't even find a home in a pair of cars with Blackwing written on the badge.

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]]> Even with the market primed and ready, there are still cars and trucks out there that completely whiffed on finding an audience. Benjamin and Sami take a look at 8 vehicles that found a way to fail despite the best possible chances of success. The pair also discuss Mazda's strange decision to court luxury customers with an upscale, rear-wheel drive version of the Mazda 6, as well as Cadillac's orphan Blackwing V8, which can't even find a home in a pair of cars with Blackwing written on the badge.

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