ATS-V is a beast!!

[Gripenfelter]

http://i.imgur.com/nu21kez.png

:eek: :burnout:

[eblend]

Nice. Do want. Few more years and will be getting an ATS-V or CTS-V for sure! Miss my old CTS :(

[rage2]

All the forums are questioning the ATS-V's acceleration times from this article, because nobody has been able to come close to that 1/4 mile numbers in the real world. That trap speed is 8mph higher than anyone's been able to achieve.

Wonder if GM sent them a ringer or something.

[Graham_A_M]

Do want. :love: Jeez, it wouldn't be least bit hard to tune that engine and get some staggering numbers from it with just light bolt ons.

[schocker]

Originally posted by rage2
All the forums are questioning the ATS-V's acceleration times from this article, because nobody has been able to come close to that 1/4 mile numbers in the real world. That trap speed is 8mph higher than anyone's been able to achieve.

Wonder if GM sent them a ringer or something.
Marchionne sent some mechanics from maranello to try and get gm buttered up for a merger :rofl:

[Kloubek]

Nice stats - slightly padded or not.

But man - what's with a car in that class having such horrible interior room?

[gpomp]

ATS placed 3rd out of 3 cars in that test... :dunno:

[xnvy]

^Also is $10,000+ cheaper than the cars it went up against.

The reported acceleration and lateral G figures are pretty great for this car but I guess we will have to wait for the first deliveries until we get reliable figures on the acceleration.

[benyl]

Originally posted by Kloubek
Nice stats - slightly padded or not.

But man - what's with a car in that class having such horrible interior room?

They are compact cars. Honda Civics are in the same class.

[xnvy]

Really? Wow... Just for curiosity's sake I decided to lcompare their dimensions.

Here are the Cadillac dimensions:

Wheelbase: 109.3 in
Length: 184.0 in
Width: 71.3 in Height: 55.7 in
Passenger volume: 84 cu ft
Cargo volume: 10 cu ft
Curb weight: 3800 lb

And here (http://www.edmunds.com/honda/civic/2015/?tab-id=specs-tab&sub=) are the one's for the Civic:

Wheelbase: 105.1 in
Length: 179.4 in
Width: 69 in Height: 56.5 in
Interior volume: 107.1 cu ft
Cargo volume: 12.5 cu ft
Curb weight: 2811 lb

That weight difference, Caddy's a porker as expected.

[Gripenfelter]

Car and Driver got similar results:

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2016-cadillac-ats-v-sedan-test-review

[schocker]

Originally posted by xnvy
^Also is $10,000+ cheaper than the cars it went up against.
As you can tell, some of that discount comes in the interior :rofl:
http://autoguide.com.vsassets.com/blog/wp-content/gallery/2016-cadillac-ats-v-coupe-vs-2015-lexus-rc-f-july-9-2015/2016-Cadillac-ATS-V-Gauges-01.jpg

[rage2]

Originally posted by Gripenfelter
Car and Driver got similar results:

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2016-cadillac-ats-v-sedan-test-review
Car and Driver got the same results as Car and Driver? ;)

[Xtrema]

Originally posted by schocker

As you can tell, some of that discount comes in the interior :rofl:
http://autoguide.com.vsassets.com/blog/wp-content/gallery/2016-cadillac-ats-v-coupe-vs-2015-lexus-rc-f-july-9-2015/2016-Cadillac-ATS-V-Gauges-01.jpg

I'm surprised that 1980s dash layout got approved for a 2014 car.

I can tolerate the bad fit and finish for styling but that dash is a huge deal breaker.

[Disoblige]

When I drove the ATS 2.0L, the dash also felt weird to me. Just felt so cheap when other cars lower in price have a way nicer look.

[E46..sTyLez]

That thing gets after it in the high speeds, holy crap. Almost 300km/h in a 70k car.

[rage2]

Originally posted by Disoblige
When I drove the ATS 2.0L, the dash also felt weird to me. Just felt so cheap when other cars lower in price have a way nicer look.
I disagree. The ATS interior, in comparison to cars in its price (CLA250, A3, BMW 2) was miles ahead in person. Mibz and I both loved the ATS interior in comparison to cars in its price range.

http://forums.beyond.ca/st2/2015-audi-a3-s3-revealed-sedan/showthread.php?s=&threadid=367994&perpage=40&highlight=&pagenumber=13

[Neil4Speed]

"Beyond the steering wheel are gauges that are more appropriate for a Chevy Cruze; Lexus did better gauges 25 years ago."

Found that quite amusing for sure.

[Gripenfelter]

Originally posted by rage2

Car and Driver got the same results as Car and Driver? ;)

GAH! lol

I thought I was reading Motor Trend.

Motor Trend actually got a MUCH lower trap speed.

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/1504_2016_cadillac_ats_v_first_test/

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