Yes, I have lots of talents,
Yes, I have lots of talents, Jacob. Nice of you to notice.
Let's see, now, since you want to make it personal. I write one article out of about 1200 tech articles the past three years that you do not agree with, and now I am supposed to feel so put down by your open criticism that I should just give up and quit. I've made my qualifications as a design engineer, author and day trader quite public; and I know they're much higher than most auto writers who accept perks from the OEMs for their reviews.
Besides, how many people do you know that saved GM $1.92M per year for a design process idea? And I had to persevere 6 years just to get it through due to all the corporate politics. I see GM far more than you will ever know. So, I do not give up easily; meaning, your criticism of my skills is merely a cheap shot that just faded away.
With regard to the ATS, it was a news/opinion piece, not a driver review. Furthermore, it was based on an official GM news release that tooted its own horn on weight reduction. So, I challenged the thinking and the marketing hype.
So, I did not bash the ATS as dark as you state; there was plenty of praise for what the Cadillac team achieved; but I did challenge the direction that GM is taking Cadillac by under-using known technology that it, the corp, needs badly to compete. That was the angle, that was the focus; but your thin-skin feelings appear too offended to realize it.
The ATS as designed reads to be a fine car.I was an owner of the 2005 Cadillac CTS; so I know the brand personally. However, it was a corporate opportunity missed to set Cadillac as the best of GM and the best in the world. A new car, a new model, with lots of money spent. Fact is, their own new release boasted of low weight when it was a nothing earth shattering, and BMW achieves it without so-called exotic materials.