The 2016 Cadillac ATS-V Is More of an M3 Than an M3 - RoadandTrack.com (blog)
It never had an engine that would overpower the chassis, the footprint was just right, and it had all the ingredients of a race car turned to road use. The change to turbo power resulted in a car that had the same horsepower as before, but a torque curve like the M3 had never seen. And now, with the ATS-V, Cadillac is building the M3 BMW should have. In order for Cadillac to be taken seriously as a luxury performance brand, since that's what they are now, they needed a car that could be considered a competitor with the M3. That means that they took the ATS-V very, very seriously. Cadillac was also adamant that they are "not in the Hellcat business. The traction control system is derived from the system that's on the ATS race car. And while the V weighs about 300 pounds more than the M3, it feels lighter, smaller (it is slightly smaller), and more alive. The ATS doesn't. On Monticello Motor Club's challenging 4. 1 mile track, the ATS feels like it belongs. The electric steering, which is still a work in progress for every manufacturer, is pretty good, not great, but pretty good. Source: www.roadandtrack.com
