The 2015 ATS Coupe uses Engine Sound Enhancement - a technology that amplifies the vehicle’s engine and exhaust sounds through the audio system.

It’s a road car on road tires, so it doesn’t blow your mind on an F1 track; still, corner-to-corner, smile-per-mile, Cadillac’s ATS-V can absolutely hang with its premium German competitors.

The Cadillac ATS-V Coupe—featuring Engine Sound Enhancement—is a performance version of GM’s premium compact coupe. Dan Neil feels the noise.