Brandon Glab (left) and Luis Pivaral detail a Cadillac ATS-V Wednesday, February 11, 2015 in preparation for Media Preview Days at the Chicago Auto Show starting Thursday at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. The show opens to the public on Saturday.
Cadillac dealers are accepting orders for the 2016 ATS-V – the brand’s inaugural luxury compact performance car that starts production this spring. Available in sedan and coupe forms, the twin-turbocharged ATS-V purportedly offers a dual-purpose luxury performance – track capability straight from the factory, along with “road manners.”
Powered by the segment’s highest-output six-cylinder engine – a twin turbo rated at 455 horsepower (339 kW) and 445 lb.-ft. of torque (603 Nm), ATS-V posts 0-60 performance in 3.9 seconds and a top speed of 189 mph. The six-speed manual comes with “Active Rev Match,” no-lift shifting and launch control, or a paddle-shift eight-speed automatic transmission featuring launch control and Performance Algorithm Shift.
