That little blur you see above is actually the 2013 Cadillac ATS in one of its test sessions at the fearsome Nurburgring. Cadillac apparently wants to come up with a proper BMW 3-Series rival because they’ve been camping at the ‘Ring from the early stages of developing the ATS. They are endlessly testing and fine-tuning the car to make sure it is the sports saloon they want it to be. We hope they don’t compromise on comfort in their quest to make the ATS sporty.

Cadillac decided to involve you in the ATS’ development story by releasing a series of online videos. Here’s chapter one: