You may remember the Converj concept Cadillac wowed everyone with earlier this year in Detroit. The XTS will incorporates some of the design elements of the Converj concept and will take the place of the DTS and STS sedans. A huge upgrade in style if you ask me.

The XTS will no doubt be a very powerful addition to the Cadillac family. And just as exciting is the ATS that will be joining the Cadillac clan around the same time. Like the XTS, the ATS incorporates some of those very aggressive Converj design cues with the overall design language of the CTS to make for a very congruent style.

I really can’t wait to see these production models hit the showrooms at Chicago Cadillac dealers. There isn’t any official word on pricing yet, but with the ATS set to compete with the BMW 3 series and like autos, I’ll guess that you can expect a starting price slightly lower than its direct competitors when it rolls onto lots. After my recent Cadillac CTS Chicago test drive, it seems clear to me that the ATS will fit nicely in luxury and price range just below the CTS, and the XTS will come in as a larger, decked-out sedan priced above the Cadillac flagship vehicle.

The best we know now is that the ATS and XTS will be coming to Chicago Cadillac dealers “soon” in GM’s words. When it does get to showrooms, you can bet I’ll be one of the first there to play with, um … test drive and review it. You can read a bit more about my Cadillac CTS Chicago test drive here.