2016 Cadillac V-Series: A Third-Generation CTS-V, and a New ATS-V

This record's own dek states that a new 640-hp, 200-mph CTS-V arrived with the LT4 and an eight-speed automatic, marking a new, third generation of the car. This record's own overview states that the third-generation CTS-V, priced from $83,995 in Cadillac's April 30, 2015 announcement, used a supercharged 6.2-liter V8 rated 640 hp and 630 lb-ft with an eight-speed automatic, and that Cadillac claimed 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds and a 200-mph top speed.¹

This record's own dek states that 2016 also brought the first ATS-V coupe and sedan with a 464-hp twin-turbo V6, offered in the two body styles from its debut. This record's own overview states that the new ATS-V used the LF4 twin-turbo 3.6-liter V6, SAE-certified at 464 hp and 445 lb-ft, with a six-speed manual with Active Rev Match or a Hydra-Matic 8L90 eight-speed automatic, and that the V-Series production list gives 1,887 CTS-V sedans, 1,379 ATS-V coupes, and 1,496 ATS-V sedans for 2016.^2,3

This record's own key facts restate the three production totals and state that MotorWeek listed the ATS-V at $63,660 for the coupe and $61,460 for the sedan, and the CTS-V at $85,990. This record's own prices section documents Cadillac's own $83,995 announced starting price for the CTS-V, a figure whose destination-charge treatment is not stated in the release excerpt, against MotorWeek's $85,990 figure which appears to include destination, a roughly $2,000 gap between the two prices for the same car.⁴

This record's own conflicts section addresses a MotorWeek discrepancy directly: the CTS-V's 0-60 mph time is 4.0 seconds in episode 3526 and 3.7 seconds in episodes 3503 and 3515, two separate tests of the same configuration shown as measured results rather than averaged. This record's own performance section documents the CTS-V's 11.9-second quarter mile at 126 mph, from the same episode 3526 test that gave the 4.0-second 0-60 figure, and the ATS-V coupe's 4.2-second 0-60 mph time and 12.6-second quarter mile at 114 mph, also from episode 3526.^4,4

This record's own options section documents key CTS-V RPOs: Y40 Luxury Package, CFZ Carbon Fiber Package, PCI Crystal White Frost Limited Edition Package, W2E Recaro seats, and J6F red or J6J Dark Gold Brembo caliper colors against the gray Brembo calipers standard on the car. It documents key ATS-V RPOs: Y91 Luxury Package, Y4Q Track Performance Package (which deletes carpeted mats, the inflation kit, and tow hooks, restorable via WPQ), and M5U, the eight-speed automatic offered against the standard MG9 six-speed manual, neither carrying a published take rate.^5,6

This record's own specifications section documents a 114.6-inch CTS-V wheelbase, 15.3-inch front brake rotors, and EPA ratings of 14/21/17 mpg city/highway/combined for the CTS-V. This record's own paint section documents eight colors, including GB8 Stellar Black Metallic exclusive to the CTS-V and GD1 Vector Blue Metallic exclusive to the ATS-V with late availability, and this record's own identification section documents order-guide model codes 6AJ69 for the CTS-V sedan and 6AE69 and 6AE47 for the ATS-V sedan and coupe, each paired with its own Preferred Equipment Group in the order guides.^7,5