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2016 Cadillac ATS-V: First Drive

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    We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
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    We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
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    We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
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    We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
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    We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
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    We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
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    We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
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    We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
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    We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
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    We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
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    We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
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    We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
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    We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
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    We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
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    We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
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    We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
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    We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
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    We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
We drive Cadillac's all-new ATS-V at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Can it beat the BMW M3?
Alex Lloyd
·Editor at Large

Cadillac has been producing some stellar performance cars over the past few years, but outside our geeky gearhead walls, the general consensus — rather unfairly — is that Cadillacs are still for old, withered gentleman with hips that beep every time they go through airport security.