Took a trip to my local Cadillac dealer last week to try out an ATS. I had my eye on a black 2.0T performance edition but they couldn't seem to locate it. The guy was looking everywhere and had the key in his hand when I got there but it seemed to be on the missing list. I was there earlier in the week looking myself and they had 6 ATSs on the lot but I couldn't see the black performance anywhere.
So he had the 3.6 L Luxury ready for me. Maybe it was the bait and switch but I couldn't be sure, either way the 321 HP V6 sounded good to me. He assumed I would want him to come along but I told him I'd rather go myself so eventually he just let me go. The salesguy was a younger guy and he said he had fun "burning" the caddy earlier and when I started it up the music was blaring.
The leather seats were nice, and it was well appointed. Right away I noticed the lack of buttons on the dash, it was all touch. I tried to adjust the radio volume and it was more difficult than I would like, one volume knob would have gone a long way. There was not one single knob on the entire dash. I wasn't too concerned however because I only had about 20 minutes and I wanted to take this baby for a good run.
I headed straight for the highway and this 3.6 beauty can put out.... there is about a 1/10 of a second it thinks about it and then kicks in big time, major pick up and acceleration. It handles really tight and braking is great. The ride is a bit harsh but maybe that is normal for a stiff handling car. I switched between driving modes but they were all a bit rough. Unfortunately at this time of year NL roads are full of potholes and bumps, I'm sure with a normal road it wouldn't be quite so bumpy.
The car handled wonderfully and had tons of power. If I'm looking to lease I can get into this for less than $700 / month while a similar Mercedes is about $900 and BMW $1,000.
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