"It'll kill the M3" The Cadillac ATS-V

[Yaj Yak]

....those some fightin' words...

"It'll kill the BMW M3." That's the totally original sentence that GM's Mark Reuss used to describe the Cadillac ATS-V. Nobody has ever tried to kill the BMW M3 before. No sir. And while we don't yet have full specs, we do have these: The first ever shots of the ATS-V Coupe. And it has the look to scare the shit out of the M3

The soft ATS coupe has become rock solid with the introduction of the ATS-V, which has a very CTS-V-esque front grille treatment, a wonderful — wonderful — hood scoop, quad pipes, and a rear deck spoiler that looks more tacked on than functional.

While we don't have official word on the powertrain yet, we do expect the ATS-V will be the first turbocharged Cadillac V car, with a version of the 3.6 liter twin turbo that is found in the CTS Vsport.

In that car, it makes 420 horsepower and 430 horsepower, which are similar numbers to the brand new BMW M3 and M4 twins. We'd expect that Cadillac will bump that up for the ATS-V, something about 450 horsepower feels right for this application.

Now, will it "kill" the M3 and M4? Many have tried, but nobody has ever murdered that car, since, y'know, it's still around.

We bet that it won't kill the M3 or M4, but it will be a valid contender from one of America's great brands. We can't wait to see it in person at the LA Auto Show and to drive it sooner than later.

Cadillac ATS-V Coupe: This Is It

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[MikeyLikesIt]

:roflwtf:

 

[Gone_2022]

Rofl m3 killer rofl. Sit down caddy your drunk.

 

[Chester Copperpot]

 

[Bru]

I have no doubt they can make the ATS as fast as the M3/M4. The base car's dynamics are nearly spot-on with an comparable 3 Series. It's the whole luxury experience that the ATS will lack compared with the BMW.

 

[Turk]

Lol. Reminds me of the Cts-v challenge in which bob lutz challenged anybody to race against him in a stock sedan vs lutz in a Cts v at a road course. A 20 year old kid showed up with an m3 and smoked him. Oops.

 

[HYPROPULSION_R]

Lol. Reminds me of the Cts-v challenge in which bob lutz challenged anybody to race against him in a stock sedan vs lutz in a Cts v at a road course. A 20 year old kid showed up with an m3 and smoked him. Oops.

link?

 

[Turk]

BMW M3 faster than Bob Lutz and his Cadillac CTS-V

To save face GM had three professional drivers come in to beat a kid in his privately owned m3.

 

[Lead Pipe]

That's it!!!!! Finally!!!!! I want. Make mine a sedan.

Fuck BMW. Why? Cuz Merica.

 

[bikrboy128]

retarded statement from GM aside, that's one good looking car :drool:

 

[jason05gt]

When Cadillac builds an interior that “kills” BMW or Audi, then I will be interested.

 

[stan5050]

Little disappointed with the door handles. I like it though, if they don't get stupid with their pricing, I "think" I will get it.

 

[Great White Drake]

Mother fucker Kay jay is the ambassador of Cadillac news, I was just ganna post this.

It's a bad bitch and if they crammed an LS in it, I'd buy it. The turned up V sports are good for low 12's now but they blow up.

 

[Bru]

Lol. Reminds me of the Cts-v challenge in which bob lutz challenged anybody to race against him in a stock sedan vs lutz in a Cts v at a road course. A 20 year old kid showed up with an m3 and smoked him. Oops.

That was hilarious

 

[Mike K]

I think it looks good for an ATS but if I'm cross shopping it against this...

or this...

Suddenly it's still looking as plain jane as the standard ATS.

GM has already proven it can make a car nearly as fast as BMW. The last Gen CTS-V was basically lock step with the V10 M5. The real differences are in the interior, overall drivability and the fact that most people spending this much money are vapid, shallow, insecure trolls (myself included) that aren't going to pay for a wreath. They want the roundel.

 

[Bru]

The turned up V sports are good for low 12's now but they blow up.

Really? What's going on with those?

 

[stan5050]

The turned up V sports are good for low 12's now but they blow up.

I thought that was an issue with the 2.0 turbos not the V sports? They are destroying pistons.

 

[Great White Drake]

Really? What's going on with those?

To be honest, I don't know details. Just something I've come across a few times on a Cadillac forum I'm on.

 

[Yaj Yak]

links?

 

[Great White Drake]

I thought that was an issue with the 2.0 turbos not the V sports? They are destroying pistons.

He's probably right^^

 

[DanJ]

When Cadillac builds an interior that “kills” BMW or Audi, then I will be interested.

The superior interior.

 

[Great White Drake]

Why own a 3 valve if interior quality makes or breaks a car purchase? Serious question.

 

[Yaj Yak]

 

[Mook]

1st pic - car is ugly
2nd pic - i like the side profile

Further notes - that little penis spoiler is dumb as fuck.

 

[Primalzer]

The first picture make it look like it has a Kim Kardashian ass