Cadillac CT5

Cadillac's future may be electric, but there are a few years left in its turbocharged V6 and supercharged V8 sports sedans.

Cadillac’s track-ready V-Series Blackwing sedans have supercharged V8 and turbocharged V6 engines, rear-wheel drive and manual transmissions for those not yet ready for a downsized, electrified future.

The Holden Commodore may be gone but V8-powered sedans with manual transmissions will still be made by General Motors. We just won't get them here.

Damien Reid has a quick drive in Cadillac's rival to the BMW M5 – and it has a familiar taste to some Aussie-made sedans of yesteryear.