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At this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show, Cadillac decided to unveil the weapon it’s going to use against BMW’s M4: the ATS-V Coupe. Admittedly, there’s also a sedan version just like there is an M3, but we’re looking at the cooler, less practical models today.
The ATS-V Coupe is the one model that actually has a chance to rain on BMW’s parade. Up until now, the battle has been fought between the 4 Series and the regular ATS Coupe, but now things are getting hardcore with each model gaining a consonant.
That competitor came in the shape of the C63 AMG. Sure, the Audi RS4 is also a pretty strong case, but due to the four-ringed company’s strategy of either keeping it in sedan shape or Avant guise, things are a bit more complicated there.
Therefore, the last 30 years had only one name for enthusiasts that wanted track performance and a daily driver: M3. Now, the Coupe version is replaced by an all new model, the M4.
Coming fitted with a 3-liter twin turbocharged inline 6-cylinder engine making 431 HP and 550 Nm (406 lb-ft) of torque, the new Coupe is a deadly weapon. It’s also light on its feet and will do 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.1 seconds when fitted with the automatic 7-speed DCT gearbox. The 0 - 60 mph (96 km/h) run is 0.2 seconds faster. For the 6-speed manual, that time increases another 0.2 seconds.
You can also have it in either a 6-speed manual guise or with the new 8-speed gearbox from the 2016 Corvette Z06, a gearbox that GM claims it shifts gears faster than Porsche’s PDK.
With this top spec choice, the ATS-V Coupe will do 60 mph in 3.9 seconds, the same as the M4. It’s a pretty close race. If our gut feeling is correct, we think that the Caddy is a bit heavier than the Bimmer. We don’t have official numbers yet so we’ll have to wait to see if we were right.
The question is... Which one would you pick?
The Champ
For nearly 30 years now, BMW’s M3 Coupe has been the champion of its segment. To be completely honest, it didn’t actually have a competitor up until a couple of years ago. At least one that would actually stand a chance.That competitor came in the shape of the C63 AMG. Sure, the Audi RS4 is also a pretty strong case, but due to the four-ringed company’s strategy of either keeping it in sedan shape or Avant guise, things are a bit more complicated there.
Therefore, the last 30 years had only one name for enthusiasts that wanted track performance and a daily driver: M3. Now, the Coupe version is replaced by an all new model, the M4.
Coming fitted with a 3-liter twin turbocharged inline 6-cylinder engine making 431 HP and 550 Nm (406 lb-ft) of torque, the new Coupe is a deadly weapon. It’s also light on its feet and will do 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.1 seconds when fitted with the automatic 7-speed DCT gearbox. The 0 - 60 mph (96 km/h) run is 0.2 seconds faster. For the 6-speed manual, that time increases another 0.2 seconds.
The Challenger
On the other side of the ocean, we have the American challenger: the Cadillac ATS-V Coupe. For this model, the engineers went with a 3.6-liter V6 twin-turbo setup making 455 HP and 445 lb-ft (603 Nm) of torque. As you can see, better numbers than the M4.You can also have it in either a 6-speed manual guise or with the new 8-speed gearbox from the 2016 Corvette Z06, a gearbox that GM claims it shifts gears faster than Porsche’s PDK.
With this top spec choice, the ATS-V Coupe will do 60 mph in 3.9 seconds, the same as the M4. It’s a pretty close race. If our gut feeling is correct, we think that the Caddy is a bit heavier than the Bimmer. We don’t have official numbers yet so we’ll have to wait to see if we were right.
The question is... Which one would you pick?
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