Upcoming 2012 Cars Cadillac ATS Preview With Specification and prices

Upcoming 2012 Cars Cadillac ATS Preview With Specification and prices

The Upcoming 2012 Cars Cadillac ATS is expected to provide competition to the BMW 3-Series. This rear-wheel drive vehicle may not make it to showrooms until after 2011. It is likely to be released as a coupe, but sedan and wagon versions are likely to follow; an all-wheel drive version may also be released.

Cadillac ATS Specifications

Here are the known specs of the Upcoming 2012 Cars Cadillac ATS:

Pricing: pricing has not been announced, but most vehicles that will be competing with this vehicle sell in the $35,000 range
Engines: May have a 2.4-liter, 182 horsepower four-cylinder; a 2.0-liter, 230 hp turbocharged four-cylinder; 3.0-liter, 255 hp V6; a hybrid model may be available
Acceleration: if it wants to compete with the BMW 3-Series, acceleration will have to be brisk
Car safety features: official car safety features have not been announced, but the vehicle is likely to have antilock brakes, airbags, blind spot warning, and lane departure warning. These safety features could make getting cheap auto insurance easier.

Suspension: should have a sporty suspension


Warranty: four-year/50,000 mile basic warranty; five-year/100,000 mile powertrain warranty and roadside assistance; six-year/100,000 mile corrosion warranty

A concept ATS was previewed to about 100 members of the public yesterday along with GM's PR team, and it's been described as a baby CTS, about 8 inches shorter in length. The model shown was a two-door coupe with a roof-line closer in shape to the CTS sedan rather than the extreme fastback profile of the CTS coupe. No pictures or renderings have yet been released.