The Cadillac ATS was about to be front-wheel drive

The Cadillac ATS is the best American sedan segment D of history. It may not be at the level of pure and dynamic BMW 3-Series, according to Autoblog, but glows and mechanical behavior.

Curious thing is that when General Motors got into all the trouble of bankruptcy, was not so clear that the ATS had to happen to disastrous BLS , might have rear-wheel drive. In fact, General Motors has said that the first model mules were mounted on elongated Delta platform (yes, the same as the Astra and Cruze).

The BLS already experimented with the idea of ​​a premium front-drive platform known, and failed.

The engineers commented that the car was behaving properly, but product managers soon realized that if they wanted to create a true rival for compact sedans rear drive Germans was indispensable. It was therefore decided to invest in the development of a modular Alpha platform, which also has also served as a basis for the newly introduced skeleton Cadillac CTS.

Cadillac ATS While we like the aesthetic, both inside and out, What is clear is that with the weak sales network has the GM luxury brand in Europe, coupled with the lack of mechanical diesel (for now) is going to be almost impossible to achieve the ATS grab a share sensitive market, however great it may be.

Source : AutoBlog