2016 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe 6MT: Regular Car Reviews
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- The Cadillac ATS-V should have been called a Chevy Chevelle
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I wouldn’t make it a Chevelle...Black it out, square up the styling, add a Buick badge and call it the grand national
Given that if you take this exact car and swap an LT1 into it you get the Camaro, he isn't entirely wrong.
Which also explains why the Mustang and Challenger keep jumping the Camaro (it's too small); but that's a rant for a different day.
Would make sense. Plus, it'd help out Buick's brand image.
Thisss
Exactly, no V6 Chevelle
GN fans when they look under the hood:
"This is getting out of hand, now there are two of them!"
Dude, forget Chevelle. Turbo 6? Sports handling? This has Grand National written all over it.
Make it green, put on a Lotus badge and you've got a modern-day Lotus Carlton.
Dang how many times have I seen this comment on this video?
I think "Cadillac Grand National" has a neat ring to it
That is an EXTREMELY L.A. human.
And like everyone in LA, he somehow has an ungodly amount of money to spend despite looking like he surfs for a living.
The dream eh?
Lots and lots of debt
Bingo.
I never understood this phenomenon. I have a pretty decent household income, am very much fiscally responsible/conservative and this car isn't remotely in my reach.
trust fund
"Ungodly."
"He's a Saab guy at heart, but there's no future in that"
**crying cat meme**
Polestar 2, spiritual successor to Saab.
Maybe not in LA but they've got a big following over here on the east coast
Brutal.
I felt that 😔
Time to petition NEVS to come to the US
Poor guy drove all the way from LA just to have his car clowned on. Lol.
Mr Regular clowns every car.
It's RCR, you know what you're in for.
He also had to lug the engine and not properly wring it out lol
I know it's what RCR does, I just found it funny.
@@julians7268 trying to explain your joke indicates it isn't funny 👌
as a Polish guy I appreciate the 'PIEROGY' plate
It's spelled wrong tho
@@thetrainshop It is but these are americans. They're special.
I live in Utah and didn't understand what a mormon was like to the uninitiated until I asked a kid in the store where the pierogis were, and he asked me what those were, even though his store carried them.
I’d appreciate a plate of pierogis
As a Russian, its spelt пироги.
It’s really an attractive car.
Yeah I always thought the atsv looked great exterior wise
I love thm
@@alexwhiteman2628 similar speeds as a c63, barely beaten by a c63s, and WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY cheaper than a c63, and not even in the same class as a e63. hot take.
@@alexwhiteman2628 I love Mercs-AMGs but caddys look really sexy come on
the big yeet as someone who owned over 5 Benz this is an attractive car. I doubt you ever been in either/or you sat on your dad’s friend C63 and felt anything is subpar because that’s the only “luxury” car you’ve sat on
If they would’ve called this a Chevelle they would’ve rioted in the streets for it not having a V8. At least with it being a Cadillac it has the great used market and what I would describe as a solid interior.
If they named it the GNX, I bet that no one will complain about the V6.
It is a sleeper as a Cadillac. The cops don't expect you to drive like a dick in a Cadillac.
@@emptyshirt Cops know what a CTS-V is...
It’s a solid interior, but not the interior you would expect on a $70k car. Look at your BMW / Audi / Merc, I know which interior id rather have.
It's a same platform as current Camaro. They could put V8 in it easily. In fact ATS-V doesn't have LT1 only because Europe favors small engines and not 6.2 liter V8 and Cadillac wanted to succeed in Europe. They didn't succeed anywhere instead.
Honestly didn't know Cadillac still made manual cars. Interesting.
They made a manual V8 wagon called the CTS-V
Well they kinda don't because the ATS has been dropped unfortunately
They actually STARTED making manuals recently
They claim their new sedans will have manual options put out within the next few years
@@SuperSstealth this thing is I don't personally understand a manual Cadillac. It almost is in contrast to what Cadillac stands for in a way. Still good to have choice mind l.
Ryan, the Cadillac's owner, looks like Jesus on Vacation.
MFW
Is there a photograph that Jesus took that proved he was a long haired white guy from the middle east?
@@finalpharoah1 Yeah, the RNC hangs it on the wall and masturbates to it during conventions.
@@finalpharoah1 well, if my memory serves me right, most people used make up back in the day and looking white was not that far fetched.
or about 25% of guys aged 18-34 in ca
I disagree on one thing... Not Chevelle but Monte Carlo. I need a new Monte Carlo in my life.
It honestly already reminds me of the old Monte Carlo styling. Just make the back sorta square and keep the front rounded in a way and it would work.
While I agree in theory, now consider the price tag... A $70k Chevelle? A $70k Monte Carlo? I'm not feeling it. A whole bunch of boomers would certainly go for it, but they need Cadillac luxury these days. It's in the grey area, but I think Cadie made the most sense.
@@sethw9979 This car is the premium model... and the Cadillac name also adds at least $10K. My 2007 Monte SS was $35K (which is $45K today) new and it wasn't totally loaded.
in my opinion they should have named the SS as Chevelle. Would have sold more if it had a catchy name.
Too bad they dragged the name over every ghetto/trailer park with those disposable FWD versions. They were not bad cars but they were never Monte Carlos.
The owner looks like he's fresh off the fear and loathing movie set
We can't stop here! This is bat country!
we can't stop here! this is bat country!
He looks like the type of creature that calls LA home
That man def has a suitcase full of drugs at home.
@@DK-nv9zu LA has the best car culture so keep making fun buddy. you see these and m3 all day and hey were regularcar guys
Owner of the car be looking like Tame Impala
Every single one of 'em
I thought he looked like Brian's hippy twin brother.
But he didn't pull the mirrors off his Cadillac
@@TerribleUsernameAmirite Nice
*kevin parker
GM is gonna let this car go unnoticed like they did with the SS
Look what they did to the SS
Lol. You realize they don't make these any more, right? They already dropped it like a hot potato.
@@Snooder No I actually did not know GM stopped making these. lol. I actually never knew these existed before this video. Kinda like the SS.
The ss and ats v are two of my favorite looking cars too at least ones reasonably within my budget lmao
@@Snooder the ct4 is the new gen ats
If this were called a Chevelle, it'd be criticized for not being a "real" Chevelle because it would have lacked a V8; not been as big as the older cars; and lacked retro styling reminiscent of the 1960s and 1970s cars. In many ways, a new Chevelle like the one described in the video could have experienced the same cold reception as the 2004-06 Pontiac GTO.
that GTmonarO was fucking fantastic
Exactly! but even more since it's a v6
Jersey Jimmy It certainly was. However, people expected the reborn GTO to have retro styling and perhaps more room along with a lower price tag, and the car did not deliver on those.
They are saving Chevelle for a three cylinder turbo AWD crossover.
@@Tool0GT92 Don't you put that evil on me
Don't care. I like sporty Cadillacs and I like this.
Cope
Me too thy are cray
some of the best cars in the market in my opinion, beat my 2012 ctsv to hell, then modded the hell out of it, and it just keeps asking for more
@@Nate_H. nice I got a 14 ats it's my old head car so keeping it stock just rims, myb the ats v wing
Alpha chassis all the way
The shots of this cadi on the freeway looks so good. I personally think this car is gorgeous.
Same, honestly love tht Cadillac put this out.
I Just bought one today for my Wife, Damn This car is Fast! It pulls hard!
From the front and side..
If you think the back… a guy must be into out of shape Karen’s in their 40S
It is gorgeous! I've got a XTS VSport Platinum, which is just epic.
I remember working for GM when this was developed...it was a quagmire but fun as hell to drive.
Do you mean a literal quagmire
Family guy came up to my mind.
*GIGGITY*
The council has awarded you with a single giggity
@@angelesc2033 its a crossover with American dad the posters name is Steve smith
I would hope you’d remember. It’s only been a few years
Official car of the 72 month finance.
That would be the mustang gt350 imo lol
That would be a brand new Nissan Versa.
Most cars nowadays are financed for 72 months... you're thinking 84 months or 96 months if you're trying to make a joke about a ridiculous financing term.
104 month in Canada
@@DannysGarage jesus christ! At that point id rather finance a beater car with mods worth more than what Ill get back.
This is NOT your father’s Cadillac.
Some kid 30 years from now:
*Wait so my dad's Cadillac wasn't his?*
This ain’t your daddy’s Caddy.
...Or is it, when he pays for it...
O L D S M O B I L E
Again?
I want to eat at home, dawg. It's a pandemic. Frozen waffles, breakfast sausage, and whiskey for dinner.
For Dinner?
Whiskey is Now A Food Group 😂 Coffee=wild turkey
Lunch Wild turkey and a Hoagie
More Wild Turkey
Grill food for Supper. Wild turkey And Miller lite.😎 Btw Have you Noticed The Whiskey shelf's are Kinda Bare Lately
I never knew the state stores delivered until all this went down. Now that they're open again, I don't even bother. Bourbon delivered right to my door? Almost soothes the sting of having the PLCB in the first place.
Beer for breakfast and whiskey for dinner 🍽️😋
It's a plandemic
@@paulosicne5803 you're a plandemic
Realistically the nova makes more sense considering they're both the same size and are entry level cars
Except the nova originally cost about half the ATS in today's dollars
Nah. Make this a modern Buick Grand National.
You all know Chevy would have made it a “Celebrity Coupe”
@@hacon4 and? A Nova wouldn't have all the features of a cadillac. The ATS is the same platform as the 6th gen Camaro that starts at $25k.
@@DrewLSsix my argument is that it's not the same as a nova, it's aimed at a completely different market. Also there really is no way to compare it to a nova in terms of features because they come from completely different time periods but the ATS is a luxury vehicle and the Nova is definitely not
Major respect for the owner being a Saab guy at heart. We’re cut from the same cloth
Coulda got a late-model 9-5 Aero wagon and tuned the shit out of it, though the reliability would be highly suspect. But at least you get actual buttons and don't have to deal with the absolutely horse-shit touch capacitance center stack.
I have this car in phantom grey in la also for the same reasons as this dude Ryan. I think the people that complain about the instrument cluster have never driven it it’s fine once you turn the damn car on and drive it. The touch panel console is super easy once you figure it out. This car is a sleeper beast
It's a very good looking car and being a manual Cadillac, I have to respect this thing.
It's a weird car, and it was way too expensive, and the interior is awful, and it's a dumb name, and holy shit these are fun to drive though. Wow they are a handful. What a fun ass car.
If you just want a fun drive, for half the price, you can get a V8 Camaro/Mustang with nearly as much HP.
@@ghaleon128 Camaros and Mustangs are tired douchebag cars driven almost exclusively by douchebags
@@pontiacGXPfan who cares what others say. they will saying something about anything but your will remain true
ATS = Alpha Touring....Sedan? Coupe
@@pontiacGXPfan must be a lot of douchebags out there then because they're outselling these pretentious tin cans by about 30:1.
That Blink-182 joke fell flatter than tornado alley
Blink-182 IS the joke...
So funny story, I own one of these and my tuner and I were going through the ECU the other night...
No matter how fast you're going, no matter what gear you're in; if you're anywhere under 4000 revs... it will NOT give you full throttle. You can mash that gas pedal all the way to the floor and it won't give a goddamn. It's got such a nanny state style electric throttle that it will wait until 4k before it even gives you over 60% throttle input. Thank god it can be tuned out lol
I hope you still check your comments. I’m looking into getting one used.. they are going for 30-40k. Have you had any problems.. how much was the tune and what was the result ?!? Scale of 1-10 would you do again ?!?
@@theyunglos The 3.6 engine has been super reliable in out 2013 Buick Lacrosse. It's not a twin turbo, but it's the same engine.
I'm glad Riff Raff let you borrow his Cadillac.
I'm not sure you know who Riff Raff is
@@midwestairtech takes one to know one.
@@Corkoth55 D:
Was... was that a... *self burn* ? Gat damn.
Imagine if Pontiac stayed in business and just made good sports cars like this, not trying to beat the Corvette, rather just compete with the M3, etc. To hell with the infighting :(
But then we’d never have all the awesome Buicks
"He's a SAAB guy at heart"
Oof
Why cry when you can SAAB?
I'll miss those crazy bastards and their "do or die" designing spirit.
@@ericdeguzman9997 Fun fact: GM give Saab ready car just for styling and add more saab flare, they change 90% of it even the wheelbase
wow those gauges look like they came out of a dihatsu. GM still going to GM even when you pay 60k.
And??? Nobody seems to care when Lexus takes generous donations from the Toyota bin.
@@DrewLSsix Most Toyota parts look decent. That gauge cluster plastic looks like it was sourced from Dollar Tree.
@@DrewLSsix It's about brand expectations.
Lexus always kinda had that tinge of being drawn from the premium Toyota parts bin. Remember that their first big name car was the IS series in the US, and those were effectively rebadged Toyotas anyways.
Cadillac on the other hand has a much more storied reputation and people still remember when a Cadillac used to be this grand status symbol. This is not a status symbol. This is a BMW with the serial numbers fled off and some obviously bootleg parts attached.
Yeah they are garbage
Like BMW somehow has a better instrument cluster than this just because it's a BMW. take the X5 for example. To get a decent instrument cluster in that car requires paying almost twice the original window sticker and even then the interior still looks kinda......blah
This man has Pierogi as his license plate.
Thank you
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Kind of ironic that your entire position on this car is that "DERP, THIS ISN'T A REAL CADILLAC". It's ironic because that's exactly the position of the Boomers you always make fun of (and did in this very video).
FART NOISE GO FRRRRTTTTT
Sounds right
That's not his argument. His argument was "This shouldn't have been a cadillac, as it doesn't sell with the cadillac crowd." At no point does he actually give the brand flak for building the car this way, he just says that it has the wrong badge on it to sell with the target demographic that would have been interested in it.
it's not "This isnt a real cadillac", its "The people buying cadillacs will see it that way and those that like these cars won't want a cadillac."
As others have pointed out, the Chevelle SS wouldn't have been a good choice either, but the Buick GNX would have been excellent.
@@zibingotaeam3716 there was no Cadillac crowd. With this, they're making one. Get it through your head.
He may just b slightly biased against modern Cadillac.
the problem with chevelle is that it isn’t a muscle car name. chevelle was just the name of the mid size car for chevy. yes the ss was a muscle car but the chevelle itself wasn’t. But i think the malibu name has gotten a little tired and renaming chevy’s midsize car back to chevelle could harken back to the 60’s.
I think it makes sense to have this car as a cadillac. they know it wouldn’t sell very well as a chevy because want stereotypical american is going go want a twin turbo v6 with a small trunk. most people just want something that gets them and their friends there without hassle. So put it with a brand that has lower sale volume to make it look better and at the same time put a “luxury” interior and make a bunch of profit. on each car instead of less money as a chevy
I'd rather they use new names if the styling isn't going to hearken back to the old design.
You're hitting on a point that I've discovered recently. It seems old names are subject to revisionist history. When you hear "Chevelle," you think of the powerful, big-block muscle cars from the 1960s and 1970s, not the name of Chevrolet's midsize sedan line, the majority of which had inline-sixes or lower-displacement V8s. That name carries all sorts of expectations that, if a car were to use it and fall short of those expectations, people will see it as a pretender, rather than a true successor.
If only Pontiac wasn’t dead...
What about Monte Carlo?
@@kylesoler4139 monte carlo is a personal luxury car so it could work.
"What's that rattle?"
Thats the GMC in Cadillac.
Thats the caddillac in the caddillac
That's your 72 month, $70k investment reminding you you're an idiot
@@_dmfd what do you drive?
@@Nate_H. my daily is a 2019 Jetta SEL, last daily was a 2012 Malibu LTZ which went to my gf and a 2009 Kia Spectra5 SX Sport for gas mileage, my fun cars are a 1997 Saab 9000k aero, and a 2003 Saab 9⁵ aero wagon. And yes, Ik, my Saabs are GM lol. I'd never invest into a NG Cadillac.
The Chevelle name on that would be a huge mistake.
As a resident of the commonwealth of north east Pennsylvania, I’ve never seen anything like this before
Haha.. jessup Pa.
I’ll let you know if I ever see one with a “You Bet Your Dupah I’m Polish” vanity plate.
I'm European and I absolutely love the way this thing looks and want one so baaaad
Maybe that’s the problem, Cadillac was never for the youth, it was always for middle to late age people who could afford American luxury and comfort. They were never about performance.
What about African Americans and the 2000s Escalade?
so Cadillac should limit itself to the same bag of wrinkles customer base it has been catering to for a century? Lincoln tried that with the Continental and now they don't even have the Continental anymore
pontiacGXPfan be honest with yourself, when you think performance, you don’t think Cadillac. Cadillac’s been trying to be too much like a European performance brand rather than the luxury cars they were known for. It’s more of an identity crisis than anything. It’s not so much the age demographic that’s the issue, sedans have been decreasing in popularity for years, Ford killed off its sedan line up to make CUVs and SUVs, naturally Lincoln would have to fall in line.
Kyle Soler bro that is racist as hell
Kyle Soler idk what you’re trying to stir up or insinuate. You could have just asked about the Escalade.
I got a "Febreeze bathroom odors" ad right after "OH, SHUT UP".
TH-cam is making the fart jokes for you now.
I love the way these Cadillac V cars look so much. Just absolutely gorgeous.
Fun fact- one of the most powerful cars ever made by GM, with the exception of the corvette z06, was the Cadillac STS V, a supercharged northstar
That looks neat, however that dude has a neat shirt and he looks FULL BLOWN L.A.
There is nothing more Pennsylvania than a California license plate that reads "PIEROGY".
I'm still so confused by the whole plate situation lol, he has PA inspection stickers up front??
@@jaychoi4973
My guess is he bought the Caddy in PA, moved to Cali, and is back for a visit. Those windshield stickers are a pain to remove so I'm not surprised to see them still there.
I’m so glad GM did not call this a Chevelle
I Like Green Erasers Chevette then ??
fordlandau 😂 bruhhh lol
One Of the things that drew Ryan to this car was his time spent nailed to the cross, that really changed his outlook on what cars he drives.
I may be biased because I sell Cadillac but I’ve driven this car quite a bit and it way more fun to drive than an M3 or M4. Extremely underrated car. Awesome preowned bargain. You can get a nice one in the mid $30ks
I got mine for 25,900 with 53k on it. Pretty much gave it away! 🙌🏽
Well I mean it cost me more cause the wife got a 2015 fully loaded XTS with 32k also but we got a deal on both so everybody won I think 🤔
The official car of: I own 3 subways, one in Fond Du Lac, one in Waupun, and in Ripon.
Fond Du Lac, but yes, 100%.
@@lc7581 fixed😂
Officer Buckley has entered the chat...
Obligatory up vote for Wisconsin references.
Cheese country
Roman’s intro and outro to this were really well done! His voice is getter better and more defined.
excellent episode. hit on demographics, the auto industry with awesome advice, voice effects, comparisons, and dissected the car entirely while finding a nice way to summarize the car! MOAR!!!!!!!!!
Hey there, Studio City, LA resident here, about a third of all guys here look like the owner.
As a big fan of both Cadillacs (as in 6 meter coupes) and sporty cars I really like the fact that this exists, might get one when they get cheap. After all the Caddy badge lost it's REAL meaning in the late seventies when they started putting other marques' engines in their cars so why not go all out and make some sporty fun ones
I wanna eat at Bob Evans
Where I can get a plate of H O T B R O W N
and a pint of c o l d y e l l o w
@@penelopeboivin3191 W A T E R S P O R T S
"effort is too often equated with desperation" that was deep and very true.
The new gen Pontiac’s were literally gonna be built on this platform. This literally could’ve been the sunfire GXP and the CTS V would’ve been the Grand Am GXP and and and and and and
They killed Holden
On a long enough time line...Even Mr. Regular will find his "Soap Opera Twin."
Seriously though, am I the only one who sees it?!
"PIEROGY" I love this licence plate almost as much as I love to eat pierogy.
I love the styling on this car. I think it's a solid look for Cadillac.
Mr. RCR is at it again......bringing the quality TH-cam content that we all know and love!
"...and in a cynical era, effort is too often equated with desperation."
The best indictment of everything wrong with grunge music.
To be fair, I like grunge. What you're saying sounds like mumble rap's issue.
Grunge is amazing
So it was supposed to be a Pontiac when in development, but that ended when the brand ended.
That explains why it looks like the whole world pissed in it's bowl of malt o meal.
@@viniciusbraga9881 thats so dumb. Why?
@@BigWheel. "Malt O Meal." Trailer park approved!
@@viniciusbraga9881 probably could've resurrected a classic name like Catalina, Tempest, Phoenix , Parisienne, or a new name altogether something that screams Pontiac.
@@viniciusbraga9881 well um sorry but this was supposed to be a g6
At one point in time in the 20th century, Cadillac was a top notch luxury brand right up there with Rolls Royce. What the hell happened
What happened to Rolls Royce..The same
Oh sweet I just bought an atsv just like this.
I also just drove from DC to sf with it, and I fit my entire home gym (barbell, 500 pounds of plates, folded up bench, squat stands) and 2 carry on suitcases of clothes. It is functional!!
I’m looking into getting one. Do you like it
Better car than that new CT4. If only Caddy put a decent instrument gauge in this car...
I wouldn't get my hopes up because BMW stuck in the ugly ass digital gauge cluster in the 3 series
As an owner, I never look at gauge cluster (not that it ever bothered me,...they are gauges, not a video game) as my HUD has majority of what I need.
The CT4-V Blackwing will get the same engine and manual transmission.
The CT4V and CT5Vs are a joke, slower than some non-V Cadillacs, hopefully blackwing will be better
You can upgrade to the digital one without too much trouble. My CTS has the same blah cluster.
LOL. Nothing's ever good enough for Mr. Regular,
The c8 was pretty close
LS SWAP WINNEBAGO
Except a Toyota, any Toyota, even a rusty death trap
Turns out, most cars are kinda eh.
He was pretty happy with the Accord coupe
This feels like a back to your roots RCR video. Great video!
I’ve always been attracted to this car, would want to own one
Seems really fun to drive.
Meh, screw the car... is the owner taken?
I want a 2 door I have a 4
I feel like there was a slight punch at Ellen DeGeneres at around 11:00
10:58
A Cadillac made it from California to PA? Im kinda impressed
Not just a Cadillac. A GM 3.6 powered Cadillac! And kept it's timing chains on!
Its a great car for the right person. I bought it to hoon and it does it wonderfully. I don't care what Cadillac stands for or stood for or is supposed to stand for. I don't care if its a Cadillac or a Nissan or a Kia. I bought it for the driving experience that it provides while hauling our family of four and a mid size dog (though slower with the pup onboard). The interior? Don't care. Oh, and I didn't pay 70k for it, or 60k or 50k.
I was cross shopping this car and instead got a 997 Carrera S. Best decision!
I remember reading the car and driver take on this car, they couldn’t stop singing praises about it, definitely a future classic!
I have the four door. My kids have never complained about the rear seats and we love the car. 🏁
Interestingly, a mechanic I know told me the car this felt the most like to him was a GTR.
Hennessy calls it a baby GTR. After his tune of course
"He's a SAAB guy at heart but, there's no future in that."
T_T
I feel hit☹️
A friend of mine just sold his 2017 4 door automatic ATS V. The 8 speed automatic does an admirable job of keeping the engine in the meat of the power band at any speed, and the car was crazy fast. Just nuts, a well kept secret, those cars. And now at around 40K, affordable by those who shouldn't be anywhere near them.
"Where do you want to eat?", "WHERE do you want to EAT!?" That whole thing gave me flashbacks.
"I guess Cadillac did it.... but at what cost?" This single quote hit me. Cadillac, the once glorious brand of Deville, Fleetwood, and Eldorado's, has been beaten to death. Replaced by an American brand with a sense of shame amid an identity crisis. I want my American land yacht, I want my V8 engine and bench seat, and I have a fist full of money. No, I'm not 65yrs old, just an Italian-American millennial that remembers when owning a Cadillac was not only a sign that you made it but a welcome card to the middle class, it was a big deal. Something you took pride in handwashing every Sunday. Sadly it seems those days are long past. So the world is left with a $70k+ Sports Cars to drive on the lunar surface that is the *average* American roadway.
A Millennial...With a fist full of money...And wants to drive a Cadillac...
...Soooo, do you market your products in teenths, or Nickels and Dimes...? 😶
I miss the big American boats.
@@andyking894 Just a man who enjoys a Cadillac. All my money has been earned 100% legally through hard work. Cadillac's of the past were just comfortable cars. When I owned my last Cadillac people always were surprised how comfortable the car rode and about eh plush interior. I guess I just like different things when I buy a vehicle.
@Frank White - I'm glad you like them. Everyone has different tastes when it comes to cars.
if you built cars that only appealed to pimps and geriatrics, you'd be ashamed of yourself too
It's the Caprice. This is what the Caprice would have looked like as a two-door, Chevy just didn't want to import to Holden and the Caprices.
But the Caprice was the largest sedan Holden made though.
In the US the Caprice has always been a working man’s land yacht/family car/cop car. Bring the name back here and people will expect body-on-frame construction, bench seats for six or more adults, and enough trunk space for a full bordello.
God I want one of these. My in laws have the 4 door ATS 2.0 Turbo and it's one of my favorite cars I've ever driven.
A few years ago I got to drive this at a Cadillac event in NYC - the driving instructor told me to floor it. And it was glorious.
Remember when Cadillac actually meant "Quality?"
1968?
Noone watching these videos was alive in the medievals
Up to early 70's? Everything after that took a nosedive.
No. I wasn't born yet.
I do sometimes, but suffer from short-term loss of long-term memory or is it long-term loss of short term memory...........I forget.
Would rather have this than the equivalent beemer, you see them everywhere and theyre always damn automatics.
Plus, Cadillac is like the US's Rover.
That intro... wasn't thinking it was true then by the end of it was spot on.
I love the song at the end
This would make a better Buick Grand National than a Chevelle.
Buick is supposed to be the "family brand" now
Even when this car was announced I argued with a bunch of people saying that this car should have got the LS7. And I still feel that way to this very day.
Eric Ashton if you wanted v8 you wanted a ctsv
@@RaceboyYT If I wanted a vehicle with a V8 built on the same Alpha Platform, I would've got a Camaro. But that's not the point.
No point for an LS7 beside the sound I'd definitely like myself. Getting minimal gains out of an NA engine is far too expensive, the beauty of boosted engines, cheap gains
@@WingedKuriboh117 but I want to see out of the car, Camaro's are a blind spot with an engine
Also congrats on almost a million subs! you'll be there in no time
I don't love the car in general, but I'm glad there exists another manual out there. For me, the old manual CTS-V sedans (and wagons) are what I absolutely love. As a 28 year old with a family, the new CT5-V Blackwing with a manual is the car I want more than any other.
Regardless of the image, this is one very capable car even in stock form.
“Fail at capturing the youth market?” Well... ...it would help if that market had the disposable income to purchase/lease a brand new car, let alone a “high end” model.
We are too busy buying BRZ's/86's
thats true, but even if that market had the disposable income they wouldnt be getting the ATS-V
@@rj6110 No, they would probably buy a high end pickup truck and then jack it up
for their oil patch job.
Good to see you were able to find a car that meets all those 'specific' needs you outlined.
The rant in this video made my life. Thank you for this.
“This should’ve been a Chevelle!”.....it should have. IT SHOULD HAVE! If GM had imported the SS as a Chevelle and offered all the body levels, then it would’ve sold more
I think Nova would've been more appropriate given the similar dimensions to the Camaro.
Except the Holden commodore was the zeta platform (fifth gen camaro) and the ats is the alpha platform (6th gen camaro) so no it shouldn't have been the chevelle
I'd love to see Mr. Regular review a Reliant Robin
Ezekiel Betia Mr.Bean’s nemesis....oh yeah!!!
That would be really funny
A season in Europe would be great. Imagine a Panda review.
Mottmatt he already did a season in england once
@@hsvcommodore4111 i know I'm just saying another one maybe or somewhere else in Europe.
You caught on camera around 6:20 the funky GM brake light function. The center brake light turns off before the outers do in a noticeable delay. Can’t unsee it now.
crazy thing is, I was JUST thinking the other day how i should watch some youtube videos on the ATS-V because its an awesome track car and you never hear about it......and then BAM.....you make a video
Or...instead of the Chevelle, GM could have used the Grand National name.
12:11 "C'mon man, *don’t let a Subaru beat you!" Owner takes off!*
now you've said it i can't stop thinking about this as a chevelle, it'd work so well
Damn that little opening song I want a full version