Cadillac ATS, 2012 - 2019
The Cadillac ATS is a mid-size luxury sedan designed to compete with titled rivals - the Lexus IS, the C-Class Mercedes-Benz, the Audi A4 or the 3 Series BMW. The car is manufactured with both rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive systems connected to a 6-speed manual or 6-speed automatic transmission. It must be acknowledged that the design of the car not only went well and attention-grabbing, but perfectly continues the recently introduced Cadillac style - the angled shapes give the car strength, but at the same time they are elegant and perfectly compatible with each other. At ATS it’s very similar to its big brother Cadillac XTS, but that’s not a drawback. Inside, passengers are greeted by luxury, high-quality materials and again an eye-pleasing design. The basic 2.5-liter petrol engine has 202 hp, the smaller 2.0 turbo engine - 272 hp and the most powerful engine - the 3.6-liter V6 generates 321 hp. Despite the large capacity of the engines, the Cadillac ATS weighs very similarly to its German competitors, the weight is perfectly distributed on the front and rear axles at 50:50, and the handling has been polished where it belongs to every self-respecting sports car manufacturer on the Nurburgring. Obviously, the ATS is aimed at BMW 3 Series buyers. True, many companies have been trying to overthrow the BMW 3 Series from the throne of sporty luxury sedans for decades ...