Spy Shots: Mystery small Cadillac spotted - ATS or Converj?
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchback</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/cadillac/" rel="tag">Cadillac</a></p><a href="http://www.burlappcars.com/2010/01/2012-cadillac-ats.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/burlapp-mystery-caddy-mule-250.jpg" alt="" /></a>A previously unseen prototype has been spotted wearing surprisingly light camouflage. Given the visible details at the back of the car, this appears to quite clearly be a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/cadillac/">Cadillac</a> of some sort, as the vertical taillamps and the horizontal spoiler/high-mounted stop lamp are dead giveaways. The confusion lies with the rest of the car. While Burlapp Cars is speculating that this may be a prototype of the upcoming <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/10/from-the-twitterverse-gm-shows-cadillac-3-series-fighting-ats/">ATS</a> that will slot in below the CTS, we have our doubts. The styling buck we saw at GM's design center last summer was a notchback two-door, and we would expect a four-door sedan to follow a similar layout. <br />
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A more likely scenario is that this is a prototype of a four-door <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/11/detroit-2009-cadillac-converj-with-video/">Converj</a>. The <a href="http://green.autoblog.com/2008/09/16/officially-official-2011-chevrolet-volt-finally-revealed/">Chevrolet Volt</a>-based Converj appeared at last year's <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/Detroit-Auto-Show/">Detroit Auto Show</a> as a two-door coupe with a similar profile to this car. The car in the photos appears to offer similar proportions to the Volt.<br />
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It's certainly possible that Cadillac has shifted design directions for the ATS to go with this fastback look. It's also possible that Cadillac is developing a five-door hatch based on the ATS for the European market to go up against the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/a5">Audi A5 Sportback</a> and the Gran Turismo version of the next generation <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/3+series">BMW 3 series</a> that was <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/08/spy-shots-bmw-3-series-gran-turismo-caught-swirling-around/">recently spotted testing</a>. <em>Thanks to Ed for the tip!</em><br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.burlappcars.com/2010/01/2012-cadillac-ats.html">Burlapp Cars</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/10/spy-shots-mystery-small-cadillac-spotted-ats-or-converj/">Spy Shots: Mystery small Cadillac spotted - ATS or Converj?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:07:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/10/spy-shots-mystery-small-cadillac-spotted-ats-or-converj/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19310894/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/10/spy-shots-mystery-small-cadillac-spotted-ats-or-converj/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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