I came from a tuned ‘16 atsv, which was the first year of the atsv. Took it to the track enjoyed a first session, then rode with a well sorted gt4, and instantly knew I wanted to sell it. It’s fun for what it is, but it’s not meant to track hard without a lot of specific track mods. I hated the brand and the regular ats drivers were not people I’d want to associate with. The cluster was actually very nice when turned off, but the font sucked. Weird shitty detail that bothered me at first, until I really looked at it when powered down. The v got a lot more respect than the r does, but I honestly enjoy driving the r much more. I had it ceramic coated a couple times, made it as nice as I could, then it became a burden (CO sand is prevalent, especially up in the hills where I live). The lines were really hard to get used to…angles everywhere. The shifter was a little long throw and no aftermarket shifter available. Rare car, everyone thought it was a ctsv. Random electrical/ electronic events that would occur from time to time that would go away with a restart. Never liked the way it sounded but the r isn’t much better, if at all. Paid $38.5k for it, drove it for 2 years and 20k miles (never a daily
, and sold it for what I bought it for. I would not buy one again, nor would I consider a blackwing. I did see a ct5bw drive by one day and it sounded great. The lf4 that the atsv and ct4bw use) will always sound like a tractor, no matter the exhaust. Interior reminded me of a really nice Malibu, but never really felt like luxury. The interior was better than the r in many ways. Recaros in the v were better than the r seats. I did love the no lift shift and it was pretty fast, especially up top. Just kept pulling and pulling, even at high elevation. One thing that I miss was driving with supercars, something I won’t attempt with the r. I don’t miss the v, but don’t regret the experience.