Cadillac ATS sedan shows more skin. GM testing at Nurburgring

ogrady · 09-12-2011, 11:54 AM

Gotta say this thing has some potential in the looks department. Can't believe there standard version gets brakes that large.

Spy pics: http://www.atsforums.com/forums/show...aling-Look-Yet!

The ATS-V version should prove potent if the CTS-V is any indication.

MediaArtist · 09-12-2011, 12:48 PM

The CTS-V is 2 years old and still a better performer than the new M5. So seeing an "ATS-V" outperforming it's class competitors is not too far out of the realm of reality.

Litos · 09-12-2011, 01:56 PM

i'll be going to S. Korea for 3 months in about 3 weeks or so.

in a perfect world, i'll trade in my 335 for an 09 CTSV sometime next February.

love those damn cars.

Pangloss · 09-12-2011, 03:09 PM

They're doing a great job at Cadillac these days. The CTS is 190-inches long but I've heard the ATS is smaller. If it's around 180" that'll put it alongside the 3-series and the MB C-series. All of which are too short to be true luxury cars, IMO, but it does seem to be the optimal range for the now-dominant luxury-performance compromise. The idea of chopping ten inches off a CTS-V is probably making 5-series designers extremely nervous.

(I'd also love to see GM try a serious, non-roadster, performance-oriented 170" platform, like the 1-series.)

MediaArtist · 09-13-2011, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by stingray23

OH OH! Now you did it! While I agree with you, you just made a blasphemous statement and will be ridiculed by the Kool Aid gang.

It's okay, I find the vast majority of fan boys and brand fanatics have never even driven, or can't even afford, the cars they're bashing in the first place.

hks786 · 09-13-2011, 05:43 AM

That looks really good. I thought it might just look like a scaled down CTS but actually it looks quite nice. Look forward to seeing it unveiled.

DASHOCKER · 09-13-2011, 04:35 PM

Stunning! Caddy is on the rise.

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MediaArtist There is No Substitute 72 Rep 1,186 Posts Drives: Audi A6, 997 GT3 RS, E90 335i Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Laguna Beach, CA iTrader: (0)	The CTS-V is 2 years old and still a better performer than the new M5. So seeing an "ATS-V" outperforming it's class competitors is not too far out of the realm of reality. __________________ '13 Audi A6 '07 Porsche GT3 RS '08 BMW E90 335i
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Litos Banned 220 Rep 2,991 Posts Drives: 2012 Challenger RT Junk Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Houston/Pearland iTrader: (1)	i'll be going to S. Korea for 3 months in about 3 weeks or so. in a perfect world, i'll trade in my 335 for an 09 CTSV sometime next February. love those damn cars.
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Pangloss Lieutenant 28 Rep 563 Posts Drives: 2012 135i Convertible Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: South Florida iTrader: (0)	They're doing a great job at Cadillac these days. The CTS is 190-inches long but I've heard the ATS is smaller. If it's around 180" that'll put it alongside the 3-series and the MB C-series. All of which are too short to be true luxury cars, IMO, but it does seem to be the optimal range for the now-dominant luxury-performance compromise. The idea of chopping ten inches off a CTS-V is probably making 5-series designers extremely nervous. (I'd also love to see GM try a serious, non-roadster, performance-oriented 170" platform, like the 1-series.) __________________ 2012 135i convertible, DCT, Black/Beige, HK, Prem, M sport, no nav.
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hks786 Major General 2169 Rep 5,364 Posts Drives: * Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	That looks really good. I thought it might just look like a scaled down CTS but actually it looks quite nice. Look forward to seeing it unveiled. __________________
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