The swagger-laden modernization of the Cadillac brand name comes to the unbelievably fast, extremely slab-sided Batmobile-inspired Cadillac ATS-V. This is the newest of General Motor’s terrifying, completely BMW/Audi/Mercedes-beating products.
Cadillac ATS-V is a Little More American And A Little More Daring
If the handling and stylish but subdued cabin are any sign of what a simple 464-horsepower Cadillac could do, the possibility of the full-blown CTS-V as well as its 600-plus horsepower is quite attractive to potential buyers. ATS-V’s explosive power comes from a reimagined, twin-turbo variation of the 3.6-liter V6 found across the GM family, transformed right into a high-revving tool of mass destruction. It also purrs lightly like a European turbo while idle, but drivers can make 3.8-second 0-to-60 times, and such raw thrust (even in fourth or 3rd gear) that one would think they added on a few more cylinders.
Cadillac ATS-V Engine and Body Power
The engine is impressive. The ATS-V is excellent for rates above 190mph. Speed is efficient even in regular setups. All that power, properly and confidently used by a strong six-speed handbook transmission is linked to a chassis that offers an encounter that inevitably looks like a taller, four-passenger-ready variation of the brand-new Corvette Stingray.
Corners thaw and contours yield with a streaming, stunning intensity. Added the light overall light feel and the natural wonder of the old-fashioned rear-wheel drive, and the ATS-V is a downright pleasure. Fat Brembo brakes (six pistons in advance, 4 in the rear) also maintain all of that galavanting rather realistic and also secure when you should reel it in.
Pretty Specs for a Pretty Price
The ATS-V’s physical body style is highlighted by the noticeable and insanely reduced carbon fiber front splitter, back diffuser and air extractor, all part of the $6,195 Track Performance Package, along with a physical body colored rear spoiler. Air intakes like snow fence on the grille suggest the millions of gallons of oxygen that will be trapped as the V’s engine splits through the world like a ramjet, with careful venting as well to cool down the brakes. It features Corvette-styled quad water pipes in the back surface the task, with a little much less eruptive sonic outcomes compared to they may on a Corvette. It goes with a V-6.
The Cadillac ATS-V features high chrome, natural leather and also Alcantara-infused Recaro race seats for $2,300, plus piano black on the console, haptic A/C controls and also a somewhat scaled down version of the CUE infomercial system found in various other Cadillacs. There’s a whole lot of dark plastic in the log cabin, including some odd pleather-styled patches really stitched to the top of the Alcantara-draped doorways, with an overall feel that seems simply a little austere given the rest of the vehicle’s insane visibility.
