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American auto enthusiasts may associate the letters ATS with Cadillac’s smallest sedan, but Europeans will know it as Automobili Turismo e Sport. The marque was founded in 1963 by former Ferrari employees who’d had enough of old man Enzo’s notoriously difficult manner, built a road car and an F1 challenger (signing Phil Hill to drive it), and then quickly disappeared again. Last year a consortium gathered to revive the marque, unveiling the ATS Sport 1000 track car a few months ago, and now they’re back with the design for the new ATS 300 Leggera.
The design calls for a front-engined, rear-drive roadster that pays homage to the small sports cars that roamed the Italian countryside (and ours) in the 1950s and '60s. It’s designed around a 1.6-liter turbo four with 200 horsepower, motivating a vehicle targeted to weigh just 1,433 pounds to deliver a high power-to-weight ratio and obviating the need for electronic aids.
ATS plans on building each car to order starting next year, with a sticker price of 30,000 euros (about $41k) and certification for European markets as well as these United States. Specifications are still forthcoming, but in the meantime you can scope out the brief press release below and the renderings in the gallery above for a closer look.Continue reading ATS reveals design for new 300 Leggera roadster
ATS reveals design for new 300 Leggera roadster originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 04 Nov 2013 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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