Daily Archives: August 27, 2014


The debut of the Cadillac ATS-V will provide the best clue yet about what to expect in terms of weight from the next Camaro

The debut of the Cadillac ATS-V will provide the best clue yet about what to expect in terms of weight from the next Camaro

Since the reveal of the new Mustang, there has been plenty of speculation about it's chief competitor which is moving from GM's aging Sigma platform to the Alpha platform developed for the ATS and CTS. 

While the current ATS is substantially lighter than the current Camaro, the next Camaro will almost certainly be substantially heavier than the ATS to account for the bigger brakes and other reinforcements to accommodate the V8 engines.  The 2016 Camaro will probably be lighter than the 15 but whether it can undercut the Mustang remains to be seen. ?

Cadillac is lacing up its boxing gloves for the upcoming auto-show season as it prepares to deliver a one-two punch with new V-series performance cars. The 2015 Cadillac ATS-V, America’s first honest shot at the BMW M3, will debut at the 2014 Los Angeles auto show, which kicks off on November 19. Two months later, […]