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The reviewer of the ATS says "with the performance packages adjustable shock absorbers...".
But the problem is that the ATS 2.0 'Performance' variant does not come with the adjustable magnetic suspension.
On Cadillacs website, the ATS 2.0 Performance model doesn't even show the adjustable suspension as an option. It shows the 2.0 Performance model as having a "sport suspension", and the magnetic system has an "X" showing it's not even available on that model.
To get the magnetic system and "performance" suspension you have to step up to the next model the "2.0 Premium", but it costs more than the MSRP shown for the ATS tested here.
So, what gives?
Also, part of the cost when opting for the manual trans, includes the addition of a mechanical LSD.
That LSD is standard in the 2.0T Premium pkg, and you can have LSD with auto trans with that pkg.
Seems that either they are using the higher cost 2.0 Premium ATS, which includes magnetic dampers and the "performance" suspension, or the ATS used is a 2.0 Performance ATS that uses the standard non-magnetic damper sport suspension.
If it is the standard sport suspension, then the ATS chassis and no adaptive suspension is even better than even the reviewers thought.
The "FE3" option includes the magnetic dampers, but that system is not shown on Cadillacs options list.
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