2013 Cadillac ATS Teaser Out

Cadillac has released the first teaser of its 2013 ATS at the Centre for Automotive Research’s Management Briefing Seminars.  The car maker seems to have extensively studied the competitive segment and has gone in for a vehicle that would prove to be a benchmark.

 

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Mark Reuss, General Motors North America President, has been quoted as saying:

“The car we codenamed ATS is being developed to be a driver’s car on an all-new Cadillac-specific RWD-AWD architecture”

The ATS is expected to be a rear-wheel Alpha platform vehicle and would feature a turbocharged four-cylinder engine and a turbocharged 3.0-liter V6 with 380 hp in the ATS-V.

The model is set to gearing up for release next summer, and is expected to take competition from models such as Audi A4, BMW 3-series and Mercedes C-class head on.

The production of this model will get underway at the Lansing Grand River, the same plant that builds the award winning midsize Cadillac CTS sedan, coupe and wagon. It has been reported that the plant has received a $190 million investment and 600 additional jobs for the new model.