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After being rumored for quite some time, Cadillac has finally officially confirmed a new entry in the compact luxury segment. The vehicle is codenamed ATS and as of right now, the automaker has only revealed the first sketch of the car.
This teaser sketch shows off a design language inspired by the CTS sedan, but with different headlamps and a more sporty feel. The small Cadillac will begin production next summer at Lansing Grand River, the same Michigan assembly plant that builds the award-winning midsize Cadillac CTS sedan, coupe, and wagon.
"The car we codenamed ATS is being developed to be a driver’s car on an all-new Cadillac-specific RWD-AWD architecture," General Motors North America President Mark Reuss said. ?We have extensively and exhaustively studied the competitive segment, and we have benchmarked the best. And when this car comes out, that will be readily apparent."
The Cadillac ATS Compact Luxury Sedan will be launched in 2012. So far, there has been no mention of the ATS-V version expected sometime in 2013.
UPDATE 09/12/2011: The now long-awaited ATS, Cadillac’s response to the BMW 3-Series, has been caught testing with a clear resemblance to its bigger brother, the CTS. And while our spy photographers were busy chasing it, Cadillac has unveiled a teaser video for the car. Hit the jump to watch it!
UPDATE 10/25/2011: Cadillac has taken the upcoming ATS sedan for another round of testing. This time, the car was tested at the "The Green Hell" - a stunning testing ground known for attracting?and tormenting?the best drivers and performance vehicles in the world.
UPDATE 11/25/2011: Cadillac continues to reveal details on their upcoming ATS luxury sedan using a series of teaser video. The one revealed today presents the engineers working on the all-new Cadillac ATS, which begins production in 2012. Most of them have also developed Cadillac?s CTS and V-Series high-performance models, and have the highest level of training as test drivers.
Cadillac ATS Compact Luxury Sedan originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 25 November 2011 17:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/cadillac/2012-cadillac-ats-compact-luxury-sedan-ar113533.html
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