Cadillac Commemorates IMSA Title With Championship Edition V-Series Models

12/03/2017 6:12 PM | Anonymous


Manufacturer Endurance Championships in 2017, Cadillac has announced a limited-production Championship Edition of the company's high-performance models: the 2018 ATS-V coupe and sedan and the 2018 CTS-V sedan.

Cadillac made its return to endurance racing in 2016, 14 years after it last competed in the category, entering three cars in IMSA’s Daytona Prototype international (DPi) class. Including Jeff Gordon, Ricky Taylor, Jordan Taylor and Max Angelelli’s win at the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona, Cadillac’s DPi-V.R racers won the first seven races of the season to clinch the manufacturer’s championship. Additionally, the Konica Minolta team—one of three race teams running Cadillac’s DPi-V.R prototype race car—took the team championship, and brothers Ricky and Jordan Taylor won the drivers’ championship.

The cars that mark the achievement are the ATS-V Championship Edition coupe and sedan and the CTS-V Championship Edition. All models come in black or white with red accents. Special graphics adorn the hood, spoiler, and quarter-windows. Each also come with a Carbon Fiber package (front splitter, hood vent, rear spoiler, and rear diffuser), a Morello Red package (split-folding rear seats with red stitching and red-accented carbon-fiber interior trim), Recaro seats, and Brembo brake calipers (also in red).

The ATS-V further includes a sunroof and special 18-inch wheels. In the CTS-V, the Championship Edition also throws in a large sunroof, a Luxury package, and special 19-inch wheels. And all V-series cars come with a gratis session of driving instruction at a two-day V-Performance Academy in Pahrump, Nevada within the first year of ownership.

There will only be 200 manufactured so if you want one of these limited edition V's, better give Sewell Cadillac, Ken Batchelor Cadillac or Covert Cadillac a call today and place your order!