Cadillac CTS-V Black Diamond Edition

Cadillac CTS-V Black Diamond Edition Front Angle View

Cadillac CTS-V Black Diamond Edition Front Side View

Cadillac CTS-V Black Diamond Edition Front View

Cadillac CTS-V Black Diamond Edition Interior View

Cadillac CTS-V Black Diamond Edition Rear Side View

Cadillac CTS-V Black Diamond Edition Cockpit Dashboard View

Available in coupe  sedan  station wagon or form of this special CTS-V’s Black Diamond Edition designation earned by a special paint pigment called Bright Silver Pigment spectra flair. Designed by JDSU, the pigment is mixed with the dark Dupont Tri-coat paint, the colors of one of the most popular in the automotive paint industry shine. Cadillac is the first application of this pigment JDSU.

JDSU, which referred not an acronym for a State University, but an optical technology company in Milpitas, California, uses magnesium fluoride (MGF (index 2) for potential chemists out there) to suspend aluminum flakes. The resulting spectra flair compound helps deliver a mixed Black Diamond-like brilliance, hence the name “Black Diamond”. Magnesium fluoride is commonly used in the optics field.

“The CTS-V Black Diamond Edition is a finely crafted, custom-made tuxedo,” said Michael Killen, Cadillac exterior designer colors. “The basic color is a simple black, but make the details and richness of the material in its entirety.”

Glossy paint is not the only brand on the Black Diamond Edition. The CTS-V Brembo brake calipers are painted yellow and behind the Satin Graphite 19-inch wheels give it a sinister look of all caddies. Inside the 14-way adjustable Recaro seats French-stitched leather and microfiber suede on the increase, while Midnight Sapele wood darkens lines add visual elements of the cabin.

Lest we forget, all three CTS-V models start with the same MSRP of $ 64,340, including $ 875 destination charge. The Black Diamond Edition commands an additional $ 4,850 bonus that the manual-equipped versions at $ 69,190 and automatic model at $ 70,490. The particular color will be at dealerships in March.

If you have tried to create to build your own CTS-V, noting that a mandatory $ 1,300 to pay for options because it is a gas-guzzler tax. Hey, that price is of 556 hp and a thirst for fuel compressor motor.