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What is a Cadillac ATS-V?


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Most people that aren't car people have no clue about this car. When you first tell people you own a Cadillac most minds conjure up grandpa's finned Cadillac with a 20 foot hood, but this ain't grandpa's Cadillac anymore. In today's world, Cadillac's are known for innovative performance on par with the best the rest of the world can offer, and this car is no exception. 

With the introduction of the V Series models, Cadillac stepped up to the world of serious high performance cars. The initial design criteria for the 2012 ATS debut was based on the BMW E46 3 Series. 

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To establish parameters around which they would design the ATS, GM engineers benchmarked the 1999-2006 BMW E46 3 Series, which ATS chief engineer Dave Masch and his team regarded as the most dynamic and driver-focused iteration of the 3 Series. The engineers emphasized low weight when developing the ATS and their efforts resulted in a finished vehicle that weighs less than the BMW E46 benchmark. To achieve this result, Masch suggested that the engineering team disregarded certain GM product development rules that, had they been followed, would have resulted in a heavier vehicle.


But Cadillac needed to bump up the performance even more, and that's how the V Series got started. The V Series is Cadillac's version of Chevrolet Corvettes. 

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The Cadillac ATS-V is a high performance version of the Cadillac ATS, similar to how the CTS-V is to the standard CTS model. The ATS-V series includes two body styles, which feature a turbocharged DOHC V-6 engine and a sport-tuned suspension. The ATS-V sedan and coupe were introduced for the 2016 model year.

The sedan with the automatic transmission can reach 60 mph in 3.7 seconds and can achieve a top speed of 189 mph. The ATS-V is rear-wheel drive, and is powered by a LF4 3.6L twin turbocharged V6 producing 464 hp and 445 lb⋅ft of torque.

Motor Trend conducted a comparison between the BMW M3, ATS-V, and Mercedes-AMG C63-S. The Cadillac managed to accelerate faster than both German vehicles and was the fastest around Willow Springs International Motorsports Park; it was also the least expensive in the test.

 

This car is a 2017 coupe with 11, 700 miles and these were the production numbers. As you can see, there aren't a lot of these around, especially the coupes. 
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The total numbers for 2016 through 2019 look like this:
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This car was ordered with the following options:

  • ENGINE: 3.6L V6 TWIN TURBO SIDI, DOHC, VVT (464 hp [343.3 kW] @ 5850 rpm, 445 lb-ft of torque [603.3 N-m] @ 3500 rpm) (STD) : LF4
  • TRANSMISSION: 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC : M5U
  • AXLE RATIO: 2.85 RATIO (Included and only available when (M5U) 8-speed automatic transmission is ordered.) : HRD
  • PREFERRED EQUIPMENT GROUP:  includes standard equipment : 1SV
  • WHEEL TYPE: 18" X 9" (45.7 CM X 22.9 CM) FRONT, 18" X 9.5" REAR (45.7 CM X 24.1 CM), ALUMINUM (After Midnight Black Included with (A7A) Carbon Black Package. Not available separately when (A7A) Carbon Black Package is ordered.) : RIL
  • PAINT: PHANTOM GRAY METALLIC (Available at extra charge.) : G7Q
  • SEAT TYPE: RECARO PERFORMANCE includes driver power-adjustable seat back bolster and front passenger power-adjustable seat back bolster (Requires interior color (HG1) Light Platinum with Jet Black seatbacks, (HG2) Jet Black with Saffron inserts or (HG3) Jet Black. Included when (A7A) Carbon Black Package is ordered and requires interior color (HOK) Jet Black or (HOL) Light Platinum with Jet Black accents.) : W2E
  • SEAT TRIM: JET BLACK, LEATHER SEATS W/SUEDED MICROFIBER INSERTS (With low gloss Carbon Fiber interior trim. Included and only available when (A7A) Carbon Black Package is ordered.) : HOK
  • RADIO: CADILLAC CUE INFORMATION AND MEDIA CONTROL SYSTEM WITH EMBEDDED NAVIGATION AM/FM stereo with embedded navigation, 8" diagonal color information display, three USB ports, auxiliary input jack, Natural Voice Recognition, Phone Integration for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto capability for compatible phone, Collection and Teen Driver (Included and only available when (Y26) Cadillac CUE and Navigation is ordered.) : IO6
  • ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT:
    • CARBON BLACK PACKAGE includes
      • (W2E) Recaro performance seats,
      • (CFZ) Carbon Fiber Package,
      • (5CS) sueded microfiber shifter,
      • (53S) sueded microfiber steering wheel,
      • (TSA) Black chrome grille and (RIL) 18" x 9" front, 18" x 9.5" rear, After Midnight dark finish alloy wheels (Requires (Y91) Luxury Package, interior color (HOK) Jet Black or (HOL) Light Platinum with Jet Black accents, exterior color (G1W) Crystal White Tricoat, (G7C) Velocity Red, (G7Q) Phantom Gray Metallic or (GBA) Black Raven. Not available with (SJ9) Black chrome V-Series grille, LPO or any other wheels.) : A7A
    • LUXURY PACKAGE includes
      • (Y26) Cadillac CUE and Navigation,
      • (A45) Memory Package,
      • (VV4) OnStar with 4G LTE,
      • (JF5) sport alloy pedals,
      • (UG1) Universal Home Remote and
      • (T4F) high intensity headlamps (Not available with (Y4Q) Track Performance Package.) : Y91
    • CARBON FIBER PACKAGE (Included with (A7A) Carbon Black Package and (Y4Q) Track Performance Package. Not available with (C43) Base Splitter (No Charge) or (R6G) No Splitter.) : CFZ
    • SAFETY AND SECURITY PACKAGE includes contents of
      • (Y61) Advanced Security Package and
      • (Y65) Driver Awareness Package (Includes (UV6) Head-Up Display. Requires (Y91) Luxury Package. Not available with (Y4Q) Track Performance Package.) : PCW
    • ADVANCED SECURITY PACKAGE includes
      • (UTR) shielded theft-deterrent alarm system with dedicated power source,
      • (UTU) inclination sensor,
      • (N08) locking fuel door,
      • (ULS) locking steering column and (PB4) locking wheel lugs (Included and only available when (PCW) Safety and Security Package is ordered. Requires (Y65) Driver Awareness Package and (Y91) Luxury Package.) : Y61
    • DRIVER AWARENESS PACKAGE includes Lane Change Alert,
      • (UE4) Following Distance Indicator,
      • (UEU) Forward Collision Alert,
      • (UHX) Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning,
      • (UFG) Rear Cross-Traffic Alert,
      • (UKC) Side Blind Zone Alert,
      • (TQ5) IntelliBeam headlamps and (CE1) Rainsense intermittent wipers (Included and only available when (PCW) Safety and Security Package is ordered. Requires (UV6) Head-Up Display, (Y61) Advanced Security Package and (Y91) Luxury Package.) : Y65
    • CADILLAC CUE AND NAVIGATION includes
      • (IO6) Cadillac CUE with Embedded Navigation,
      • (UQS) Bose premium surround sound 10-speaker system (12-speaker system on V-Coupe) and
      • (KI6) 110V power receptacle (Included with (Y91) Luxury Package.) : Y26
    • MEMORY PACKAGE recalls 2 driver and exit position "presets" for power driver seat, and outside mirrors (Included and only available when (Y91) Luxury Package is ordered.) : A45
    • CALIPERS, RED BREMBO (Not available with (J6J) Dark Gold Brembo calipers.) : J6F
    • LOCKING FUEL DOOR (Included and only available when (PCW) Safety and Security Package is ordered.) : N08
    • WHEEL LUGS, LOCKING (Included and only available when (PCW) Safety and Security Package is ordered.) : PB4
    • SUNROOF, POWER, SLIDING (Requires (Y91) Luxury Package. Not available with (Y4Q) Track Performance Package.) : CF5
    • HEADLAMPS, INTELLIBEAM (Included and only available when (PCW) Safety and Security Package is ordered.) : TQ5
    • HEADLAMPS, HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (Included and only available when (Y91) Luxury Package is ordered.) : T4F
    • WIPERS, FRONT INTERMITTENT, RAINSENSE (Included and only available when (PCW) Safety and Security Package is ordered.) : CE1
    • AUDIO SYSTEM FEATURE, BOSE PREMIUM SURROUND SOUND SPEAKERS (Included and only available when (Y26) Cadillac CUE and Navigation is ordered.) : UQS
    • PERFORMANCE DATA AND VIDEO RECORDER (Requires (Y26) Cadillac CUE and Navigation. Included with (Y4Q) Track Performance Package.) : UQT
    • STEERING WHEEL, SUEDED MICROFIBER (Included with (A7A) Carbon Black Package. Not available separately when (A7A) Carbon Black Package is ordered. Includes (5CS) sueded microfiber shifter.) : 53S
    • STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED PADDLE SHIFT CONTROLS (Included and only available when (M5U) 8-speed automatic transmission is ordered.) : KB7
    • SHIFTER, SUEDED MICROFIBER (Included and only available when (53S) sueded microfiber steering wheel is ordered.) : 5CS
    • SENSOR, VEHICLE INCLINATION (Included and only available when (PCW) Safety and Security Package is ordered.) : UTU
    • HEAD-UP DISPLAY (Included with (PCW) Safety and Security Package.) : UV6
    • PEDALS, SPORT ALLOY (Included and only available when (Y91) Luxury Package is ordered.) : JF5
    • REMOTE START (Included and only available when (M5U) 8-speed automatic transmission is ordered.) : BTV
    • UNIVERSAL HOME REMOTE includes garage door opener, 3-channel programmable (Included and only available when (Y91) Luxury Package is ordered.) : UG1
    • SHIELDED THEFT-DETERRENT ALARM SYSTEM, WITH DEDICATED POWER SOURCE (Included and only available when (PCW) Safety and Security Package is ordered.) : UTR
    • LOCKING STEERING COLUMN (Included and only available when (PCW) Safety and Security Package is ordered.) : ULS
    • RECEPTACLE, POWER, 110V (Included and only available when (Y26) Cadillac CUE and Navigation is ordered.) : KI6
    • FOLLOWING DISTANCE INDICATOR (Included and only available when (PCW) Safety and Security Package is ordered.) : UE4
    • FORWARD COLLISION ALERT (Included and only available when (PCW) Safety and Security Package is ordered.) : UEU
    • LANE KEEP ASSIST WITH LANE DEPARTURE WARNING (Included and only available when (PCW) Safety and Security Package is ordered.) : UHX
    • SIDE BLIND ZONE ALERT (Included and only available when (PCW) Safety and Security Package is ordered.) : UKC
    • REAR CROSS-TRAFFIC ALERT (Included and only available when (PCW) Safety and Security Package is ordered.) : UFG

Car people know that you can go online to build and price new cars from just about any manufacturer, and luckily Cadillac has a site for the legacy cars (older cars) where you can go build and price the older cars just like you could do when they were new. So I took all the options on the car and plugged it in and came up with this. And no, thankfully the original owner took the depreciation hit because this is not close to what I paid (the car was listed at $44K with 11, 700 miles).  Goes to show you why you don't want to buy a new car. 😉 

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In the next post I'll talk about my planned modifications. 🙂 Of course, what red blooded car guy wouldn't make changes??? 🙂 And I think the changes are going to be awesome. Oh... she has a name now.
Meet "Grace" 

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Really great cars. I always go to the drag races that are held at Heavens Landing airstrip up here every year and there are always a few ATS-V and CTS-V. Probably one of the best stock performance cars America makes, and one of the only ones that doesn't make you sacrifice room and comfort in order to drive it lol. 

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