Review: 2017 Cadillac ATS-V (Manual)

[@Huna98]

only watching for the, "Alright lets turn on to this back road here..."

[@gmaxsc]

Davis Winn and the giggles that soon follow.

[@moto51legend]

Davis Winn 9:05

[@nateyzf]

Davis Winn 😂

[@thelittlechief98]

Davis Winn this is also the only reason why I watch too

[@guitarsncarsnart]

That is great! He's a good guy.

[@hectorfigueroa9396]

This car is the perfect combination of beauty and speed

[@GlycerinZ]

A Caddy with a manual.. I'm sold

[@6kilo508]

Glycerin v6 doe

[@chxpo8776]

Hugo Villarreal that just killed it for me

[@ryanspangler4569]

If he’d only start the fucking thing

[@astront917]

my god your a likeable chap, let's just turn on to this back road............ whoooo hooooo yippeeeeeee,giggle smile whoooooooooooaaaaaa its quick, makes me smile,great fun to watch, thanks for uploading again regards from the UK carlo

[@denrico777]

astront917 I love how excited he gets on the back road part of each video.

[@Silenced_by_Utoob]

i applaud caddy for putting a real manual in this beast.

[@gesalbte]

Agreed. Real men use straight razors. Real drivers use three pedals.

[@cmara3696]

gesalbte real women reuse bloody tampons

[@SternDrive]

If I was rich I would buy one today! Love that 6 speed !

[@thatoneintrovert9618]

@@gesalbte Lol it's not a real manual. You don't need to take your foot off the gas pedal in order to shift.

[@great4ever845]

I think i want this car gota do much more research

[@coureurdebois]

incredible, Cadillac really has taken the segment by storm, to think just 10 years ago Cadillac was miles behind in every aspect, now they are right in line with performance, quality, Luxury, and features, their interior is better than anything from Infiniti, Lexus, Acura, or Lincoln, but they just have to put a bit more in the interior (not much more) and they could easily be tops in the segment.

[@CadexLaw]

umm...We are looking at the same car right?

[@VanillaCracker]

I wouldn't go as far to say as the interior has gotten better. The interior is still shit imo. I will whole heartedly agree with their performance though!

[@Red_OhFour]

How is this interior bad at all?

[@VanillaCracker]

Red_OhFour Design is subjective (even though I don't like this design) so that doesn't count. What is not subjective is making everything capacitive. Capacitive buttons in a car to begin with is a terrible idea. All glossy plastic is an even worse idea. Steering wheel button layout is obtrusive to holding the wheel in prime spot of 9 and 3. Placement of cubbies is not well thought out (main one is literally right in front of the stick). Nitpicks; gauge cluster looks pretty shit (upgradeable), Nav/screen system is mediocre compared to japanese and german competitors (never been an american strongpoint), turning signals and paddle shifters are both piss poor and turn signals are the same from the chevy malibu. When it comes to the design, the word disjointed comes to mind. Never liked American cars for their interior - it bothers me a bit, but if you ignore that aspect; the car has more character than any other car in it's class, on the roads nowadays.

[@Red_OhFour]

VanillaCracker I thought it looked nice but I also don't like the capacitive touch. I feel like it could easily fail. To you, would those drawbacks be big enough to keep you from buying one?

[@Speedaholics]

Awesome man, my dad has this car (manual sedan). It does great on the track! The performance data recorder is awesome too

[@VirusTornado]

RR Wraith, M3 Competition Pack, Golf R, CTS V, GT350! Keep em coming! Friendly suggestion: Why don't you sit down and find a few new phrases that help describe the cars better so viewers can differentiate between a fast car and a super fast car, or a comfortable car, a stiff subtle car, and a stiff harsh car, or a punchy engine etc etc. The reason I recommend writing things down is because most great car journalists (Tiff Needell, Chris Harris, Jeremy Clarkson, etc) were all magazine journalists and wrote a shit-ton of reviews before standing in front of a camera. I reckon it would help reduce video length a bit while also being more professional and drastically improving quality, and trust me that will definitely put you above other KZbinrs. You've come this far, you can do it!

[@georgethezebra7496]

Damn this looks incredible in red

[@leloodallasmultipass]

oh my god yes.

[@mr.2cents.846]

George The Zebra It's a great red tone.

[@raslminia]

You haven't seen it in white !

[@dmitriyn8255]

Much rather have this than the BMW. I have the regular 3.6 ATS and every time I drive the car I don't want to get out.

[@flacko001]

Dmitriy Nanaziashvili any issues with it Now? Just wondering because I'm really interested in getting a regular ATS

[@jaikarchatha1967]

flacko001 zero In my ats-v

[@stevencampos4456]

Jaiker Chatha that’s good to hear I still Haven’t decided weather I want to buy me a 2018 ATS-V or a 2018 Camaro Zl1!!!

[@spiritaam6689]

Steven Campos preference, NA V8 or TT V6

[@shadowrambo117]

GSRx did you just call a ZL1 naturally aspirated? 😂😂😂

[@patrickphippspa584]

Thanks Matt! Love your split screen to watch the street view and also see you during your review. Your subtle improvements along the way are clearly noticable. Appreciate your consistent hard work and high quality video productions! Love ya man!

[@DavidLowry1]

I love how enthused you get when you stomp on the pedal. It's nice to see people still get like that when they drive something with horsepower. Love the vids. (Y)

[@wireshpunwasi2894]

“And it starts right up” I fucking love how consistent he is

[@RBMMediaa]

Man oh man. The ATS -V has aged well. Great video as always Matt. It’s been a few years since I watched this review

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it! I agree, these have definitely aged well.

[@bigd1223]

It's nice to see Cadillac finally upping their game

[@CubanRider]

From what a recall the biggest complaint when this car got released two years ago was the Vue system and the slow haptic feedback. I'm glad to hear it has gotten better, but this was actually one of the things that made me look elsewhere at the time. I love the looks of the car, and actually prefer this engine to the LT1 in the Corvette/Camaro for it's tuning potential and not losing as much power at altitude. Thanks for the review.

[@danygutierrez7381]

You make the best reviews man I love the editing and enthusiasm

[@klasseact6663]

Love your initial reaction to nailing the gas Matt! Look up the skit "Sprokets" on SNL and when Mike Myers pulls on the front of his shirt and says "like a little girl", that's what you sound like and I mean it without any disrespect to you, just love your natural sound, it's real and its what we come to expect here!

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Haha glad you enjoy the reactions!

[@evan4856]

can't wait to get one of these in 20 years

[@riothero313]

watch prices, they fall so hard. You can get one really cheap in a few years.

[@evan4856]

riothero313 it's a joke. I don't even want one. just bought a camaro

[@nickbelanger5225]

I do the same thing when i see a new car

[@5.7_TY]

Hopefully In 20 yrs I can afford a 17 base model Corolla

[@albundee4236]

Hopefully in 20 years i can afford a '89 honda civic

[@itswhitenoise9607]

The Recaros look very satisfying to be in!

[@hueyf7561]

SCIENCEoverRELIGIONS there is heating lol

[@Antoniuslaw]

As an ATS-V owner I enjoyed your review Matt. I love my car it handles very well and is slightly more balanced than the ss and zl1 of the same platform.

[@LEWDSocietyOfficial]

Antoniuslaw. the only people that don't like this car don't drive or own this car... by far the most unique car in the segment

[@erinfreize]

Doug might be the king, if you don't count Leno, but your videos are so much more fun to watch. Plus, instead of driving around highways in So Cal, you tackle back roads that are pretty much what I learned on in Upstate NY and the hills of Pennsyltucky. It's obvious you're having a blast, too!

[@americanstylefreak]

I love the way this thing looks

[@marcelopinheiro2727]

damn that red color looks great on this car

[@therealmaskriz5716]

Marcelo Pinheiro it really does

[@nathanmcdonald5817]

it really really does

[@75kgliftr]

it really really really does

[@matthewlackey3894]

it really really really really does

[@jacure123]

Matthew Lackey it really really really really really does.

[@jameswillard1]

You're the first person that's reviewed this car that's has actually praised the gauges/instrument dials. Most have compared them to a GMC/Chevy CK pick up truck from the 90's

[@MattMaranMotoring]

The analog portion isn't great but like I said the digital portion is very nice, and the fact that Cadillac gives you things like a boost gauge that the M3 doesn't offer with all it's electronics is why the ATS-V has an edge with it's gauges.

[@2010challengerRT]

Rather have this than an M3/M4. Cadillac is more BMW than BMW these days.

[@PRLoco21]

the ats-v is a amazing car this would even be better in my opinion with a two tone red and black no complaints on the exterior Cadillac is doing amazing things and making brilliant vehicles

[@goons123flofy]

"Lets turn onto this backroad" time to see wrxfan O face. Rotfl

[@TivonSanders]

And hear his voice go up two octaves. lol

[@SevericK_BooM]

People always forget cost of ownership. Any Cadillac is more reliable than a bmw, and in the event a Cadillac does break down, parts are everywhere and considerably cheaper

[@superfly3990]

I really like the ATS-V. I was able to gag the turbo waste gate with lock wire. It's a great way to boost the horsepower without expensive modifications.

[@jdmcivicsi90]

Any noises from the front of the firewall at low rpms that some people complaint about it on the forums?

[@robertmuellers9107]

your videos keep getting better. great job with the dual camera shots!

[@theunknown4772]

This car is simply beautiful

[@ChavaYang]

Man, your reactions are priceless. The cars make you laugh and giggle which makes me do the same. Always contagious. Can't wait for 300k to see another laughing montage. Keep it up!

[@Ara198826]

ugliest gauges ...looks like early 2000s ups truck

[@gesalbte]

I talked to some GM car fans and they told me that's actually the best thing ever happened to the ATS-V. Imaging it's like the CTS's fancy digital gauges that stop working at any random moment it feels like to. You don't even get to read fuel left and have to pull over and measure the gas tank with a tube every once a while. They told me I would understand once I become familiar with "GM quality."

[@spazzmonster]

Agree 100%, it is a great car that is over the top in the twisties. Good advice on skipping the carbon option.

[@somatraseng]

One of my goals in life is to turn on that back road

[@ellislamb5899]

"let's turn onto this back road here..." - smiles-

[@DailyPanigale]

I freaking love this dude, just has too much fun lol

[@datsie14]

The V6 sounds really good honestly

[@mistamaog]

Had a feeling it was a TT V6, but when you showed the exhaust, it surprisingly sounded like a V8

[@DevPack]

Awesome car! That gauge cluster is pretty ugly though...

[@AZPB12]

DevPack you can get an LCD gauge cluster as an option.

[@Treehouse1230]

Unfortunately you can not. You're stuck with this cluster while the CTS-V gets all the cool stuff...

[@AZPB12]

Capt. Hugemeat hmmm really? I work at a Cadillac dealership and I swore that one of the ATS-Vs I took in from shipment had an ICD gauge. I must be mistaken!

[@Treehouse1230]

Yeah, it's one of the biggest complaints for this car. The HUD makes the cluster obsolete though. I have a 2016 and I never look at the cluster anymore. Everything I need is in the HUD. So that helps.

[@AZPB12]

Capt. Hugemeat I see! Oh definitely I've always hated that design they use for the gauges. I love the heads up display its futuristic looking yet so convenient at the same time!

[@UnitedRecording]

The best vehicle in that segment. Hands down. No competition - because it is simply the best.

[@jonathandecanio8833]

Dude you make entertaining and informative videos... Thank you for sharing your love and knowledge for cars... and by the way does anyone else crack up every time this dude floors it in all these reviews... hahaha its great, you can tell he loves the industry.... SO PEOPLE- DOUG DEMURO OR MATT MARAN? - honestly its a tough call for me... both great

[@4406bbldb]

I like this V a bunch. I've been a test driver in the past,so I would love to see how much I could close up that 3 tenth gap from the Automatic. I'm 70 so I might not be as fast as in the past.

[@VicMcNeal]

dope review and car! favorite car reviewer!

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Thanks man!

[@Tunercraze]

I'm just glad that this is available in a Manual!

[@MrIIISi]

It's a MONSTER ! Congratulations #Cadillac #ATSV 🇺🇸

[@BrayZap]

Not a single car on the market under like 100k that i would take over this car. This thing is absolutely fucking genius. I can't get over this.

[@bullet5760]

i really want one, ill probably get one in 2020something.

[@nayeer01]

its 2020

[@nayeer01]

buy it

[@pwally2714]

They're at $33k-ish now. Give it another 4-5 years and it'll be $22k

[@victor1234547]

I just hope i find a good manual one.

[@AceBoogieV]

Did you get it?

[@BIGWEBB88]

Hey Matt, if you double click the traction control button it takes you to more traction modes.

[@LJ-gn2un]

I just bought a new 2016 ATS-V and Matt is absolutely right, this thing is a blast to drive! AND I just spanked a brand new Mustang GT!

[@chairrules2007]

That red color is unofficially called "cop magnet red".

[@DiaperSNiFFER]

Thats the problem with this color it will attract a lot of attention people will be eyeballing you Definitely needs a little tint on the Windows for a little low peofile

[@Jesusprayerwarriorbw]

Love this car! Getting the Blue 4 door here very soon.

[@ethan12313]

Great car. Great review, love these videos. Keep up the good work.

[@geoffblevins977]

It gets better looking every time I look at it

[@NewtMedia]

Wow that sounds awesome! Great review as always!

[@naperking]

At 5:40, is that rough plastic on the edge of the door's storage bin? Yikes...

[@rorymichalowski8983]

great vid sbruwrxfn ! just watched a part of your video in slow motion.....almost cried laughing...sounds like you had a bottle of whisky after dental surgery meds!

[@miketroy4563]

That is an amazing sounding V6.

[@Dormantee]

I see some indention there from a car seat I suppose. Would this baby well?

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Haha I've never "babied" before but you're right it looks like some other journalist has. I'd guess it would fit a car seat just fine.

[@Dormantee]

My only concern would be the wear of the "sueded micro-fiber" on the back of the seats.

[@leloodallasmultipass]

This is a real concern. There is nothing harder to clean than Alcantara. I hate the stuff.

[@CMH_1975]

Maximus Potestas they make pads that you can use to protect the seat and keep the seat from making permanent indentions in the seats. I used two in my Evo 9.

[@1in7.8b]

The gauge cluster is very underwhelming and plain looking for a car that costs as much as this one does. Flat font with no 3D character that looks like it is out of a Pontiac sunfire, standard gauge needles that continue to do the annoying super slow motion sweep, and an LCD that hardly looks integrated (like it is just cut out of the cluster face without any smooth transition). Also those massive turn signal arrows just seem out of place. As an owner you will be looking at this gauge cluster area often and you would want it to continue to impress you every time you glance down at it. My wife's 2011 TSX has a more appealing gauge design than this with its floating needles, LED glow, 3D look etc. and it's a pretty inexpensive car! I'm just picky maybe.

[@coureurdebois]

well there is a small LCD screen with 3d graphics so part of your rant is moot, but i agree they should do an all digital display... but the BMW M3 is also an offender in this issue with the gauges... with that said the interior of the ATSV blows every thing from Acua, Lincoln, Infiniti, and Lexus away. good try though.

[@1in7.8b]

justin bouche An all LCD display would be cool, but I don't think it's absolutely necessary to make this look a little more premium for the potential buyer. They can give you that special feeling when looking at the cluster with a more elegant design. Look at some of the other manufacturer's clusters, some of them are quite beautiful! I was only talking about the cluster and never mentioned anything else about the car so not sure why you brought that up haha, but yes I agree without a doubt the rest of that interior is gorgeous.

[@coureurdebois]

i was just pointing out that I AGREE about the cluster, but i can forgive it for the interior being quite good for the price being a good 5K less than a similarly equipped M3. well the M3 gauges also suffer from the boring / meh issue, i would love a half digital or full digital display. something like the LFA gauges would be cool.

[@MattMaranMotoring]

I didn't look at the gauges cluster too much because it has a heads up display.

[@1in7.8b]

justin bouche yes or even something similar to the new IS350 gauges would be sufficient.

[@TeaDoubleyou]

Love you reviews Matt, keep up the great work!

[@zuleimavaldez6377]

0-60 3.9 sec 5 passenger 3.6L twin turbo damn .😎

[@cdsmithers]

Great review as always , love the split screen.

[@irvisgarcia1324]

I would like to see this go against the chevy ss I think it would be a good matchup.

[@blackoutgang09]

You should start showing the gauges and lights at night

[@tjhouston1280]

That song in the beginning is bad ass and fits this car well.

[@JordanMoffitt]

Favourite car reviewer.

[@justinlowe337]

Love it. I'd have a lot of fun in its bigger brother the CTS-V but I'm low key scared of how fast the CTS is! Bold of me to say on here so the ATS-V would be great because I can build up to it. If I go big now I'd never want anything less

[@heeltoe6845]

The LM series blizzaks are performance winter tires so in temps under 40 deg f or so, they will have more grip than a summer or all season tire.

[@MattMaranMotoring]

I had the LM32s on the Legacy GT for years. They are good for snow tires but still don't have even half the grip that summer tires do in the summer.

[@heeltoe6845]

In warm temps yes. I was speaking about cold temps. Last night I was driving in 35 deg weather with my hankook rs-3s (200tw autox oriented tire) and I could trigger abs with about half pedal pressure. Summer tires have no grip in cold temps (obviously) which is where the lm series comes in. Performance in cold temps, though the term performance is relative of course.

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Oh right, yeah under 40 degrees snow tires have more grip.

[@JayVincentFitness]

Which would be a smarter buy for a used purchase? I feel the ATS-V will depreciate much quicker, making the M3 a smarter purchase. What do you think?

[@vernonprice5986]

The M3 is worse, and loses value faster, and is less reliable. The ATS-V is the smarter purchase.

[@MrPAVLE3]

Bro u are the best guy who shows the cars....you could show agera R ?

[@agh8459]

Great video. I got a 2016 ATS-V Coupe a couple of months ago and seriously couldn't be happier with it. The car is amazing, comfy, fast... and as you said you rarely see another ATS-V coming the other way on the road. I get even better gas mileage though; 21.6mpg lifetime average so far, though that might change when I get my winter tires on. I do also agree about the exhaust. It's good, but not great. There are some aftermarket downpipes that seem to improve the sound while retaining the adjustability of stock... we'll see how that goes. Oh, and the PDR problem is the SD card. I had this problem at first and after replacing with a better SD card, the problem completely vanished. Keep up the awesome reviews, Matt. Been watching your vids for a while now and have been hoping you would get to the ATS-V.

[@thenumber1bobo]

Shouldn't surprise that a performance car performs well in cold weather on performance winter tires

[@Tard129]

cadillac is so cool

[@rueben44]

Those paddles are magnesium not plastic! I like the interior with one issue....I hate the gauges. Yes I could live with them but they are ugly to me. I got s chance to drive one of these and boy did I love it. Edit: I stand corrected those rev-match paddles are plastic the automatic cars gets the magnesium.

[@DJCamYank]

This was the manual. They are, indeed, a dark plastic--which is visible in the video. The shiny magnesium paddles are only available with the automatic transmission. They are also option with the regular ATS Performance and Premium package automatics.

[@HUMC5]

9:10 acceleration :)

[@kingsunneyproductions5555]

Um C Thank You...Real MVP!

[@jacobpierce2880]

Looks like I dont have the paycheck to watch you anymore.

[@MattMaranMotoring]

I reviewed a lot of affordable stuff over the summer and have some other very affordable cars that I'll be posting reviews of in January. I go back and forth to try and appeal to everyone.

[@avqc954]

Jacob Piece look at his past videos.. you're wrong.

[@bAnJ0br0]

his giggle is contagious cause I make the same sound when I floor it

[@DrummaBoy202]

thank you so much for ridding that wavy jazz hands intro

[@leloodallasmultipass]

I just wish there were an LS version of it! That would be so outrageous. CTSV is cool too, but I want a smaller car... with a stick. I also don't really understand all the motors in seats now. My car has what feels like 30 motors in each seat and I adjusted it once, the day I got it. A year later and I have never touched it again.

[@SternDrive]

I am a 43 year veteran long haul driver, and my cars are always manual. I am GM only guy, and now have a Chev Cruz with 6 speed. I would love to drive this ATS-V and would relish that 6 speed. Alas, I am not rich, so I will not ever get to drive this wonderful car. If anybody buys one and does not know how to shift the manual real well, I would be happy to give you driving lessons for free.

[@brianjoyce9040]

The red is nice. Fast sporty Caddy. This old guy surprised and pleased

[@royward4495]

Powerful car + heavy foot = Brings out the kid in Subaruwrxfan. Gets me every time he starts laughing, voice goes up a few octaves and he's grinning ear to ear upon heavy acceleration.

[@FortuneSeek3rz]

The good news if you're in the market, is that they depreciate quickly. Buying one just one year old gets you a solid 12k dollar discount.

[@ElliotsWC]

Matt the Cadillac fits you perfect!

[@203supercars9]

I saw this car (same plate) on the merit parkway in CT with both gas caps open!

[@waynem4388]

If you had to buy one, which one would you choose taking cost into account - Chevy SS or Cadillac ATS-V?

[@MattMaranMotoring]

Chevy SS for sure. The ATS-V handles better but it's also way more expensive and I prefer the sound of a V8.

[@berzerkrobot]

I had that same dilemma, but I ended up with a low miles SS last week for 1/2 the cost of the ATS-V. I love it, for what it's worth.

[@TheBoostLife]

these recaros are way better looking than the plain ones in the 6th gen camaros.

[@theunknown4772]

I love how in the interior summary the negative thing is CUE annoys people lol

[@DragnBarZ]

I don't get why they got rid of the led headlights that went down to the fogs. they went backwards with that

[@nicholaskephart7528]

I have a similar engine in my G6 that rips pretty good, without the Turbos. I can't imagine thowing two turbos on top if it all, she must really fly!

[@about47t-rexes12]

Awesome review, you've earned a new subscriber!

[@bravobraza4081]

In the future, use the performance data recorder for another cool angle!

[@robnews11]

Best vid I've seen all week! woohoo!

[@Omar-em5wc]

I'll just wait for that Cadillac depreciation to kick in

[@LEWDSocietyOfficial]

Omar Reyes my 2010 Cts V is worth 32K trade in to a dealer... do a little more research on the V cars

[@DiaperSNiFFER]

These won't lose their value as much

[@TwinTurbo10spd]

You can get a low mileage 16' for mid 30s now lol

[@QarthCEO]

Why the hell did they put in the lame turbo V6 instead of the amazing corvette V8?? The ATS is the same platform as the Gen 6 Camaro, so the V8 would have been a natural choice and the superior power plant.

[@NakedChicken69]

Xaro Xhoan Daxos because it would probably hurt cts v sales. But I agree, an Lt1 would be awesome.

[@vernonprice5986]

I doubt it, the CTS-V would still have 200 more HP than the ATS-V even if the ATS-V had an LT1 V8.

[@MattMaranMotoring]

There's rumors that a V8 powered ATS-V+ is coming.

[@vernonprice5986]

subaruwrxfan I will say I think the ATS-V would be better with an LT1 too. But the LF4 does actually have more power and torque than the LT1, and because it has turbos it's super, ridiculously easy to get it up to 500+ at the wheels. It just doesn't have that V8 sound.

[@QarthCEO]

Vernon Price I have driven LT1 cars and this ATS-V with the turbo 6, and I just have to say the LT1 is a far more fun experience overall. HP numbers are secondary to the driving experience. GM's wheelhouse is the small block V8 and the ATS platform deserves one.

[@jasondubya428]

I appreciate his enthusiasm

[@EldePHX]

love the car! the only bad thing is the gauge cluster could've been designed a little better😞

[@paulcondie2520]

I want one sooo bad! Realistically probably will end up with just an ats 3.6 non v but if the right deal comes up might b able to swing a used v with low miles. Awesome car!!!