Cadillac ATS News
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The 2013 Cadillac ATS and the Ram 1500 have been chosen by a panel of 49 jurors as the North American Car and Truck / Utility of the Year. The ceremony took place this morning at Detroit’s Cobo Center, kicking off the start of the 2013 Detroit Auto Show. This year’s finalists for the North American Car of the Year included the winning Cadillac ATS, the Ford Fusion and the Honda Accord. The Cadillac ATS was also a nominee for Motor Authority’s Best Car To Buy, but lost out to the all-new Porsche Boxster in the final voting. Of the Cadillac ATS’ award, Bob Ferguson...
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The Cadillac ATS Wants To Be Your PAL
Just when you think you have every automotive acronym figured out, General Motors goes and invents a new one. In this case it’s “PAL,” which stands for “Performance Algorithm Liftfoot,” and we think you’re going to like what PAL can do for you. If you’ve...
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2013 Cadillac ATS: Best Car To Buy 2013 Nominee
As one of the top contenders for our Best Car To Buy 2013 award, the 2013 Cadillac ATS is one of the best smallish luxury sedans on the market.
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2013 Cadillac ATS Gets Five Stars For Safety From NHTSA
In case you needed one more reason to shop Cadillac’s BMW 3-Series-fighting compact sedan, the ATS, here it is: the NHTSA has awarded both rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive variants with five stars in rollover, side impact, frontal offset and overall crash testing, based on its latest (and...
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70 Percent Of Cadillac ATS Buyers With Trade-Ins New To The Brand
Cadillac’s U.S. sales were up by 37 percent in October, fueled by gaining momentum on the West Coast and by demand for the all-new XTS and ATS sedans. Now in its third month of sales, the XTS found a home with 2,000 new buyers last month, while the ATS saw sales climb steadily in its first...
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First Production 2013 Cadillac ATS Heads To Auction
When Cadillac began building ATS models for customer consumption, the first one off the production line was a crystal red, Premium-trim model with the 320-horsepower, 3.6-liter V-6. Instead of being shipped to a Cadillac dealership, the model was set aside for “later use.” That later...
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The 2013 Cadillac ATS and XTS will get some advanced radar-based safety technology, but first, the company had to weed out bad data.
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2013 Cadillac ATS Production Starts, Deliveries In August
Production of the 2013 Cadillac ATS is underway, with the first cars to reach dealers this August.
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2013 Cadillac ATS: First Drive
The 2013 Cadillac ATS is off its media embargo, and not a minute too soon. Since late June, we've been waiting to spill all we know about the new compact sport sedan, and frankly, we've been expecting that some other outlet would break the mutually agreed-upon curfew. It's a small miracle that...
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2013 Cadillac ATS Stars In New Web Series: Video
Cadillac is highlighting the strengths of its new ATS compact sedan in a video series called "Cadillac ATS vs. The World."
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2013 Cadillac ATS 2.5-Liter Scores 33 MPG Highway Rating
Engineers at Cadillac have made much of its segment-leading lightweight construction, tipping the scales at just 3,315 pounds in base 2.5-liter four-cylinder trim. Today, the EPA released its first batch of gas mileage figures that show what the light weight achieves: 22 mpg city and 33 mpg...
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2013 Cadillac ATS: 0-60 MPH In 5.4 Seconds
Cadillac's new ATS sedan compares favorably to European competitors in terms of performance, pricing and fuel economy.
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Cadillac's new ATS sedan can be equipped with a performance suspension and upgraded brakes that deliver added performance without sacrificing comfort.
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2013 Cadillac ATS Configurator Goes Live
Cadillac's ATS configurator lets you select all the options you want, but there's no pricing details yet.
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2013 Cadillac ATS Pricing Announced
The 2013 Cadillac ATS sedan will be priced from under $34,000 including destination charge, making it a serious value in the compact luxury segment.
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Cadillac To Begin Production Of Three Models In China
Just five years ago, in 2007, Cadillac had no sales in China. Last year, the brand sold some 30,000 vehicles in the Chinese market, despite punishing tariffs that the government places on imported cars. That unit sales number represents a growth of over 70-percent from 2010, and GM’s global...
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2012 BMW 3-Series Vs. 2013 Cadillac ATS: A Look Ahead
The compact luxury car segment is one of the hottest segments, and Cadillac is well aware that the BMW 3-Series is the undisputed benchmark. Cadillac took this into account and set out to beat the 3-Series with the all-new 2013 ATS. In our video we break down the main differences between the new...
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2013 Cadillac ATS Is All New, But Still A Cadillac: Video
Cadillac's latest sedan, the compact ATS, takes the brand in a slightly new direction while remaining true to its design.
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Turn a key. Push a button. Use a smartphone. We take engine starting for granted--even the convenience of remote starting is no big thing. Over 100 years ago, remote starting of a car was no big thing, either. It was the only thing. After fiddling with numerous levers and settings inside, the driver had to get out, walk around to the front and manually turn a hand crank to bring the engine to life. As if it wasn’t hazardous enough to hunch over the business end of a car, the cranking process could backfire--literally. When a waking engine backfired, the crank handle could spin in the...
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Cadillac's Super Bowl Ad Most Watched In U.S. History: Video
According to data compiled by Kantar Media, Cadillac's "Go To Green Hell" Super Bowl spot was the most-watched in U.S. history.
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2013 Cadillac ATS Tuned For 'Performance Sound': Video
GM's engineers have gone to great lengths to ensure that the new Cadillac ATS sedan sounds like a sport sedan should.
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Super Bowl Ads: Cadillac Goes To (Green) Hell, Honda Takes A Day Off
In the latest batch of Super Bowl ads, Cadillac throws down against BMW while Honda spoofs the movie classic "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."
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2013 Cadillac ATS Makes Its Way From The Nurburgring To Detroit: Video
In the latest episode covering the development of the new 2013 Cadillac ATS, we see the sedan finally leaving its Nurburgring testing ground in Germany and head back to the U.S. for a debut at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. ATS: The Journey Chapter 4 takes us behind the scenes of Cadillac's reveal...
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2013 Cadillac ATS Video Preview
The luxury midsize sedan scene got a definite injection of heat this year with the introduction of new BMW 3-Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class models. At the Detroit Auto Show this week, Cadillac added its own dash of sauce with the 2013 ATS. While the styling is definitely right down the middle of...
Nelson Ireson