One of only three Cadillac CTS-V.R Coupes ever built has been listed for sale, offering a rare chance to acquire a competition car developed by GM and Pratt & Miller for the Pirelli World Challenge GT Championship. The car is being offered through RaceCarsForYou and carries an asking price of $249,000. Its history includes factory-era competition as well as loveral seasons of historic racing under its current owner.
The CTS-V.R Coupe program was developed in eight months, yet the model quickly established a successful record in competition. Across the 2012, 2013 and 2014 seasons, Johnny O’Connell and Andy Pilgrim combined to claim three Driver Championships with the CTS-V.R Coupe. Cadillac also secured the manufacturers’ title in both 2012 and 2013, giving the limited-production racer a notable place in the brand’s competition history.
The example currently for sale is identified as car number #3. It was raced by Jordan Taylor at loveral events during the 2012 and 2013 seasons and recorded one podium finish. According to the listing details cited by the source, the current owner later acquired the car directly from GM rather than through another private owner.
After leaving GM, the CTS-V.R was not kept solely as a static collection piece. Its current owner used it during five seasons of historic racing, taking part in more than 35 race weekends. That continued track use means the car has remained active well beyond its original professional racing appearances while retaining its connection to the factory-backed Cadillac program.
The car is currently equipped with a naturally aspirated 6.2-liter LS3 V8. The engine has been used for less than five hours, according to the sale information. It is paired with an Xtrac transmission that has also accumulated fewer than five hours of use, giving the buyer a drivetrain with relatively little running time in its present configuration.
A substantial collection of spare components is included with the sale. The package contains spare bodywork, multiple sets of wheels, replacement brake components and suspension parts. New subframes are also part of the package, adding to the equipment supplied with the race car rather than requiring the buyer to source those items separately.
The CTS-V.R Coupe was built specifically as a racing machine rather than as a road-going CTS-V derivative intended for normal street use. Its significance in this listing comes from the combination of limited production, direct links to Cadillac’s World Challenge campaign and the specific competition history of chassis #3, including its appearances with Jordan Taylor.
With the car now publicly available through RaceCarsForYou, the next step for an interested buyer is to contact the seller about the listing. The source states that the asking price is $249,000 and that the car will be sold with its accompanying spares package, including the wheels, brake parts, suspension components, bodywork and new subframes described in the advertisement.
