2013 Cadillac ATS Long-Term Road Test

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2013 Cadillac ATS Long-Term Road Test

The optional adaptive cruise control is anything but cruise-y in Edmunds.com's long-term 2013 Cadillac ATS.

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nukedetroit

Always be wary of a car design to think for you... especially one engineered by the likes of Government Motors!

allthingshonda

Government Motors...didn't know people were still using that phrase.

barich1

That is such an ugly gauge cluster.

What's with the speedometer changing scale after 120 MPH, too?

allthingshonda

The changing scale allows the speedometer to have a range from 0-160 without making the numbers on the lower and most often used portion of the scale small. They remain large and with more detailed 10 mph increments vs 20 mph increments after 120. Also the driver info center can show exact mph in digital form. The gauges aren't ugly to me just old school. And sometimes old school beats high tech. I bet the gauges never wash out regardless of sunlight through drivers window.

allthingshonda

Correction, 5 mph increments not 10.

agentorange

Non-defeatable adaptive cruise is a deal breaker for me.

zman24_

Even our 2004 Sienna had a defeat function for the Distronic cruise control. Can't believe GM wouldn't have it in 2013. Frankly, I hated the Distronic for the reasons cited in the article. Instinctively defeated it every time I turned on the cruise.

stovt001_

@barich1: I like the changing scale over 120. It allows the automakers to get their kicks by putting absurdly unrealistic upper limits on the speedometer while keeping most of the speedometer at a useful scale. Notice that over 50% of that speedometer sho