Cadillac, with a heritage spanning 121 years, has established itself as a renowned manufacturer of luxury vehicles. Founded in the heart of Detroit, Michigan, the brand's crest pays homage to its birthplace. Over the years, Cadillac has epitomized luxury and performance, offering vehicles that cater to the most discerning tastes. From 2003 to 2019, Cadillac produced the Cadillac CTS, a vehicle that combined an array of features with remarkable performance capabilities. In a bid to elevate the CTS to new heights, Cadillac birthed the CTS-V, a model hailed as the most powerful Cadillac ever created. Due to its exceptional power, the CTS-V has earned a moniker as the "four-door Corvette," underlining its prowess on the road. In 2018, Cadillac unveiled a limited Championship Edition to celebrate its return to endurance racing. Today, you have the opportunity to acquire the high-performance 2018 Cadillac CTS-V Championship Edition, which has received notable power upgrades from Late Model Racecraft, a Houston-based tuning specialist. With these upgrades, the engine output has soared to a staggering 1,000 horsepower, making this CTS-V a true powerhouse on wheels. This extraordinary vehicle has just 22,500 miles on the odometer, promising a thrilling and rare driving experience.

Exterior and Interior

The 2018 Cadillac CTS-V Championship Edition exhibits a striking exterior presence. This model was exclusively offered in a single exterior finish—Crystal White Tricoat—with prominent Cadillac V-Performance graphics enhancing its visual appeal. Notable features on the front end include gloss black-finished grilles, carbon fiber elements on the front lips, and hood vents. The side view mirrors provide an intriguing contrast with a dual-tone finish in Red Obsession. The rear of the vehicle incorporates a carbon fiber duck lip spoiler and a quad exhaust tip setup that rests within the carbon fiber rear diffuser. The vehicle rides on forged alloy V-Series wheels with a polished finish and Midnight Silver painted pockets, further accentuated by bold red Brembo brake calipers. Inside, the Championship Edition boasts a distinctive Morello Red interior details package, beautifully complemented by Morello accented high gloss carbon fiber interior trim elements. The sporty Jet Black Recaro bucket seats feature matching Morello Red accents, ensuring that the interior of the vehicle is both visually appealing and performance-oriented.

Engine

The 2018 Cadillac CTS-V Championship Edition is impressive in its own right, but Late Model Racecraft (LMR) from Houston, Texas has elevated its power to an astonishing 1,000 horsepower through a range of carefully chosen upgrades. These enhancements include the installation of the 17+ZL1 1000hp Supercharged Package, featuring a Magnuson 2650 supercharger and a 103mm billet throttle body. Other performance improvements include stainless steel long tube headers with connection pipes and high-flow catalytic converters, NGK Iridium spark plugs, LMR Firecore spark plug wires, an LT1/LT4 dry sump damper, and a 9.17-inch 15% supercharger drive damper pulley. The engine also received a supercharger drive belt, LMR CNC LT4 cylinder heads with heavy-duty stainless exhaust valves and bronze guides, an LMR Stage II Cam Package, a custom grind camshaft with a focus on fuel efficiency, Chromoly pushrods, a double valve spring kit, a cam phaser limiter, a DOD (Displacement On Demand) deletion kit, lifters with trays and bolts, DOD plugs, head gaskets, head bolts, a Low Side fuel system, and LMR 1000HP badging. These enhancements have transformed the 2018 Cadillac CTS-V Championship Edition into a high-performance powerhouse that ensures an exhilarating and exceptional driving experience.