July 10, 2012 at 9:00am by Justin Berkowitz
The version of the ATS that Cadillac meant to boost the company’s overall fuel-economy numbers has just received a rather lackluster rating from the EPA. With a 200-hp, 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine, the ATS is rated at just 22 city mpg and 33 highway.
These are solid numbers, but a little disappointing in context. The new BMW 328i scores EPA ratings of 23/33, and gives drivers 240 hp and 255 lb-ft to play with. (The stick-shift 328i scores a bit higher, but considering the 2.5-liter ATS comes only with an automatic, we went for an apples-to-apples comparison.) Even Audi’s s four-year-old A4 is rated at 20/30, and does so with 11 more hp, 70 more lb-ft of torque, and all-wheel drive.
- Comparison Test: 2012 BMW 328i vs. 2012 Audi A4 2.0T, 2012 Infiniti G25, 2012 Mercedes-Benz C250 Sport, 2012 Volvo S60 T6 AWD
- Comparison Test: 2011 Audi RS5 vs. 2010 BMW M3, 2011 Cadillac CTS-V
- Long-Term Road Test Wrap-Up: 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon
Numerical negativity aside, EPA ratings aren’t always indicative of real-world performance. Even more important, the ATS is a relatively small rear-wheel-drive sedan from Cadillac; we’re mostly just glad it exists. Look for our first drive of all the ATS variants soon.
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