Hemmings’ Mike McNessor blogs about Caddy’s family hauler – CADILLAC CTS-V WAGON: BEAST OF BURDEN – with a 6.2-liter LSA V-8 and available manual and automatic transmissions.
Most vehicles degenerate into third- or fourth-hand beaters before clawing their way to collectability — assuming they survive the years of neglect and deferred maintenance. Not so with Cadillac’s 2011-’14 CTS-V Wagons. The newest of these factory hot-rod Caddy haulers turned 10 years old in 2024 and their collectible status seems more secure than ever.
CTS-V Wagon prices have remained stable since 2020, averaging more than $50,000 for an automatic-equipped V or $70,000 for a six-speed car, according to Classic.com. That puts them in the neighborhood of their factory $60,000-plus base MSRP. By piling on some options, like the $3,400 Recaro seats, $1,150 UltraView sunroof or $800 wheels, the price of a new CTS-V WAGON could’ve increased to more than $70,000, back then.
V wagons were never produced in large quantities —something that’s also in their favor. Fewer than 1,800 were built over four model years, and of those, just 514 were equipped with manual transmissions. But these cars come up for sale quite often. There are usually several up for grabs on Hemmings.com. Last June, a low-mileage Opulent Blue, automatic example sold for $59,850 (including fees) as a Make Offer listing. During the auction it attracted 19 bids — the highest of which was $52,000 (from the bidder who wound up offering more and ultimately buying the car)— and nearly 13,000 views.
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