Challenge to BMW

At the Detroit show, Cadillac had fighting words backing up the ATS. GM North America president Mark Reuss said the car will challenge German supremacy in the sport-sedan segment. Touting the brand's latest small sedan. Reuss said the ATS is "the most mass-efficient car in its segment," with a curb weight of well under 3,400 pounds. The proof will be in the driving, but the ATS fits the Cadillac lineup and it doesn't look deliberately scaled down.
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( Cars.com photo / January 9, 2012 )

At the Detroit show, Cadillac had fighting words backing up the ATS. GM North America president Mark Reuss said the car will challenge German supremacy in the sport-sedan segment. Touting the brand's latest small sedan. Reuss said the ATS is "the most mass-efficient car in its segment," with a curb weight of well under 3,400 pounds. The proof will be in the driving, but the ATS fits the Cadillac lineup and it doesn't look deliberately scaled down.

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