2014 Cadillac ATS

Hello everyone. Today we’re going to talk about a car that Connor and I actually like.It’s the new Cadillac ATS.

Cadillac’s new small sedan has been out on the market since August of 2012, so it’s hardly brand new anymore. The reason we want to write about it is because this is an important car for General Motors and it’s really well made. The car is based on the rear wheel and all wheel drive GM Alpha platform. to give you an idea of what this platform is under, the current CTS is and the 2015 Camaro will be based on it. This car strays way away from the Cadillacs of old. This new car is surprisingly light at around 3,400 pounds thanks to lots of new lightweight materials. This is the first Cadillac since the Cimarron of the late ‘80s which has four cylinders and trust me, it’s way better. This new car actually has 3 available engines. the base model gets a naturally aspirated 2.5L four pot making 202hp and 190lbft of torque. The top of the line gets the same 3.6L V6 you get in the Camaro with 321hp and 274lbft of torque. Both of these models are auto trans cars only. That’s why we like the middle child. GM made this car for enthusiasts by fitting it with an optional six speed manual and a 272hp turbo 2.0L four cylinder. The torque curve on this car is impressive for a small capacity four cylinder, making 260lbft. You can have either of the upper range cars with all wheel drive.The car handles great due to the engineers giving it a near 50/50 weight distribution across the lineup. The interior and tech in this car all works well. You get a wide arrange of options on the ATS. One of which is the touchscreen CUE system which controls just about everything in the car. Prices start at $33,065 and can reach 58,760 if you check all of the boxes. That means this car, for the quality and performance, is actually a pretty fair deal. Especially if you consider the BMW 3 series, the ATS’s main competition, which to get the same performance you would be looking at spending upwards of $40,000. The styling on the ATS is in the same chiseled gothic look the company has had for a while. They have updated the company look rather well and it has a very clean design. All around it’s a solid entry for that price bracket.

Griffin

I really didn’t take too much notice to this when it first came out. I was way more into the CTS-V, and still really am. The ATS is cool though. It’s a small Caddy that will handle and that’s something I can really get behind. The turbo four they put in it is really a fun motor and I like it, but I’m waiting for someone to do a LSA swap from a CTS-V in it. I will forever back cars that come out with three pedals because they’re always more fun and I don’t like paddle shifters because I’m old school. The touch screen stuff isn’t my bag but GM’s system seems to work better than Ford’s. I’m glad Cadillac went with a rear wheel drive platform instead of front wheel like they have so much in the past. All in all I really dig the ATS and I’m looking forward to the coupe.

Connor

Sorry guys. I am busy with school and don’t have time to post stuff. Come back later to see what I think of the ATS.