---
title: "Special Championship Edition Cadillac CTS-V and ATS-V Coming to Dealers"
description: "Only 200 total Championship Edition models will be produced."
date: "2017-11-30"
modified: "2017-11-30"
authors:
  - name: "Dave Bartosiak"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/dave-bartosiak"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/16579/special-championship-edition-cadillac-cts-v-and-ats-v-coming-to-dealers"
categories:
  - "Cadillac News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "ats-v"
  - "Cadillac"
  - "Championship Edition"
  - "CTS-V"
  - "racing"
  - "Weathertech"
---

# Special Championship Edition Cadillac CTS-V and ATS-V Coming to Dealers

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Cadillac has taken quite the victory lap after winning the 2017 International Motor Sports Association Manufacturer, Driver, Team and Endurance Championships. After celebrating the winners during an [exhibit in their Cadillac House](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/16165/new-visionaire-racing-exhibit-at-the-cadillac-house>) in New York, it is now offering up a little slice of heaven for consumers. The [Cadillac CTS-V super sedan,](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/15161/2017-cadillac-cts-v-germany-review-tearing-up-the-autobahn-at-175-mph-in-americas-super-sedan>) ATS-V coupe, and ATS-V sedan will be getting [a special Championship Edition](<https://media.cadillac.com/media/us/en/cadillac/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2017/nov/1130-cadillac-championship-edition.html>).

The models will celebrate Cadillac’s first-ever endurance racing manufacturer’s champions. The cars will be available in both Black Raven or Crystal White with V-Performance graphics on the hood and rear spoiler, Red Obsession side-view mirror caps, DPi-V.R. graphics on the quarter windows, red Brembo brake calipers and forge polished alloy wheels with pockets painted Midnight Silver.

The special edition also upgrades the interior with a Morello Red interior package coupled with black Recaro race-inspired seats, red front and rear door armrests and a Morello accented carbon fiber interior trim. You also get some neat gadgetry including a performance data recorder with the Cosworth toolbox and a rear camera mirror. [The ATS-V comes with a turbocharged 3.6L V6](<https://thestore.thedrive.com/>) pushing out 464 horsepower and 445 pound-feet of torque and comes standard with a six-speed manual transmission. [The CTS-V shares the 640 hp LT4 V8](<https://thestore.thedrive.com/>) found in the Chevy Corvette ZO6.

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*An interior fit for a champion in the ATS-V, *Cadillac**

The Championship Edition cars will begin arriving at select dealers in December. Each new V-Series model also includes tuition and accommodations at the 2-day Cadillac V-Performance Academy at Spring Mountain, where you’ll learn all about controlling that hulking V8 power. The ATS-V version starts at $72,190 for the sedan and $74,3909 for the coupe. The CTS-V will set you back $105,730. In total, only 200 Championship Editions will be built.

Cadillac’s V-Performance DPi-V.R. Prototype race car kicked off this past season in [the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship](<https://www.thedrive.com/start-finish/14596/imsa-weathertech-sportscars-visit-florida-racing-takes-an-emotional-victory-at-laguna-seca>) with seven straight victories. Cadillac placed three cars in IMSA’s prototype category last season, including the No. 10 Konica Minolta Caddy driven by Jordan and Ricky Taylor.

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