Black Cadillac CTS-V Wagon, three-quarter front view

Cadillac CTS-V Wagon

2011–2014 · 6.2L supercharged V8, 556 hp · manual available · wagon
8.1 / 10
Involvement 8.5 / 10
Miles actually driven6.5
Bought to drive, not to flip6.0
Track-day sightingscontext · not scored5.5

Reference — shown, never scored

Handling · 6.2 SC LSA, manual wagon7.8
Power-to-weight · commitment zone288 hp/t
556 hp · 1,928 kg

Why 8.1: A supercharged V8, a stick, and a longroof — the spec sheet enthusiasts invoke like scripture, built by Cadillac of all people. The few manual wagons get driven hard and hoarded simultaneously, somehow.

DougScore 66 / 100Weekend 34/50 · Daily 32/502019 CTS-V (sedan) · dougdemuro.com

Market value

Median asking price, good condition · $60k (2012) → $95k (2026), trending up · illustrative data

$45k$95k201220202026$95k

The long version

This is the car enthusiast forums manifested into existence by demanding it loudly enough, and the buyers who actually wrote the check tend to match the forum profile — people who wanted one vehicle that could do a school run and a track day without swapping keys. Manual-transmission examples get a scarcity premium now, which nudges some owners toward garage weekends instead of grocery runs, but the wagon body still does real hauling duty in a way its sedan sibling rarely gets asked to. It is a spec sheet built as a joke that turned out to have owners driving it seriously.

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