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Cadillac has introduced the most powerful Blackwing ever created. A six-speed manual is the only transmission offered on this edition. 26 units will be made and each features a Midnight Stone Frost exterior. Cadillac has unveiled the CT5-V Blackwing F1 Collector Series, ahead of the Miami Grand Prix. It’s an “ultra-exclusive” special edition that celebrates the brand’s entry into the pinnacle of racing . Developed in close collaboration with Formula 1 and the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, the limited edition model is the “most powerful Blackwing ever produced by Cadillac” as its supercharged 6.2-liter V8 engine has been tuned to produce 685 hp (511 kW / 695 PS) and 673 lb-ft (911 Nm) of torque. That’s 17 hp (13 kW / 17 PS) and 14 lb-ft (19 Nm) more than the regular model. More: Cadillac’s Latest Six-Figure Special Is A Hand-Built V8 Muscle Car The sm...

A Corvette ZR1X will pace the 110th Indianapolis 500 on May 24. The C8’s livery commemorates the US’s 250th birthday this year. Hybrid, all-wheel drive supercar’s 5.5-liter V8 makes 1,250 hp. Corvettes have paced every Indianapolis 500 race since 2017, and plenty before that, but there’s something different about this year’s car. For the first time it’s almost as fast as the single seaters it’ll be leading around the Brickyard. That’s because this year’s Corvette pace car is the top-line ZR1X. With a top speed of 233 mph (375 kmh), the all-wheel drive, hybrid-assisted weapon is surprisingly close to the 230 to 240 mph (370 to 386 kmh) speeds IndyCar racers hit on the oval during qualifying. Related: Trump’s Indycar Race In Washington DC Is Free For Fans, But Not For Taxpayers That doesn’t mean it could keep up over a lap. The Indy cars run slick tyres, oval-specif...

Ford has already booked a $1.3 billion tariff refund on its earnings report. GM expects to recover roughly $500 million through the new refund program. Stellantis is in line for about $469 million from the same refund process. The cheque is in the mail, apparently, and Detroit is first in line. Washington has only just cracked open its tariff refund program, and already the country’s largest automakers are queueing up to claim back what they paid. For an administration that spent years insisting foreign governments footed the bill, the optics are not flattering. Approximately $166 billion in tariffs, which were unlawfully imposed through the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), will be refunded to importers over the coming months. The refunds follow a February U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down parts of the tariff program, prompting companies to begin filing claims last week. In its most recent ear...