Cadillac BLS

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Cadillac BLS (2006-2010)
Cadillac BLS (2006-2010)
BLS
Production period: 2006–2009 (Sweden)
2009–2010 (Russia)
Class : Middle class
Body versions : Limousine , station wagon
Engines:
Otto engines : 2.0–2.8 liters
(129–188 kW)
Diesel engines :
1.9 liters
(110–132 kW)
Length: 4680-4716 mm
Width: 1752 mm
Height: 1471-1543 mm
Wheelbase : 2675 mm
Empty weight : 1460-1585 kg
successor Cadillac ATS

The Cadillac BLS is a mid-range vehicle from the US vehicle manufacturer Cadillac , which is the only Cadillac model so far designed exclusively for the European market.

history

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Development: Summer 2003-November 2003 (presentation); Role of Simon Padian and Michael Mauer in design

Although Cadillac also enjoys the reputation of a premium brand in Europe , the heavy cars with large gasoline engines found few buyers there. Bob Lutz , the vice director of GM, intended to align sales of the Cadillac brand more globally and to address more local markets. In the summer of 2003, the Cadillac Design Center came up with the idea of ​​a Cadillac model for Europe, for this purpose contact was made with the design department of Saab Automobile (which was GM's European premium brand at the time), and agreed to work on the idea separately for the time being and later to meet. The joint presentation took place in Sweden in November 2003.

The BLS was finally developed as type YSCF by an American-Swedish team at Saab Automobile, where production then took place. The design team in Mölnlycke included a. the Cadillac designer Chip Thole, who designed the exterior, Lars Falk, who was responsible for the interior, as well as Simon Padian and Michael Mauer. The foreseeable small number of units led to a consistent common parts strategy, but the BLS does not have a sheet metal part in common with its sister model Saab 9-3 , the BLS-specific development costs were 1 billion crowns (around 140 million USD at the time). The vehicle was presented formally for the first time as a concept study at the Geneva Motor Show in 2005 and as a series model at the IAA of the same year.

In the spring of 2006, the BLS notchback sedan came onto the market. The car was offered in four equipment lines: Business, Elegance, Sport and Sport Luxury.

Internally, the car was called the B-segment Luxury Sedan , from which the name is likely to be derived. The purpose of the model was to raise awareness of the brand in Europe and to improve the underutilization at Saab a little, prior announcements by the manufacturer were based on the assumption that the number of units would be low, as the BLS was two different vehicles in the same segment in Europe. Although German brands have long since developed models in the USA and built them for them, the German press was not enthusiastic about the opposite way, the FAZ wrote: “Why should you buy an American car in Germany for any other reason than a weakness for? American cars? ”The sales figures fell short of expectations, for example 282 units were sold in Germany in 2007, 500 were planned. In addition to Europe, the notchback sedan was also offered in several other markets, including South Africa, Arabia, South Korea and Mexico. At the beginning of 2007, the BLS Wagon was presented as the first station wagon in the history of Cadillac. The formal presentation took place at the IAA 2007.

The Dutch company Kroymans, which operates in Europe a. a. sold the Cadillac brand as general importer, went into bankruptcy in February 2009, at the same time it became apparent that GM was planning to liquidate its ailing subsidiary Saab Automobile (where the BLS was also manufactured). The production of the BLS was discontinued in June 2009, only for the Russian market in small numbers copies were assembled under license by Avtotor in Kaliningrad until the end of 2010 . In total, only 7356 copies were made. In September 2012, the ATS was presented as the successor model, and sales in Europe followed at the end of 2012.

  • Rear view of the step check limousine

  • Cadillac BLS Wagon

technology

The BLS is based on the GM Epsilon platform and therefore has front-wheel drive. There is a close relationship with the Saab 9-3 ; both models were built in the same factory in Sweden. The car was classified in the middle class, but is much larger than other cars in this category, about 90 mm longer than the Audi A4 of that time. The panes are fully retractable, which is only structurally possible with a few models. The audio systems were supplied by Bose.

  • Vehicle supplier

Engines

On the engine side, the range is based heavily on the engines of the Saab 9-3. The 1.9-liter four-cylinder is the first turbo-charged diesel engine in a Cadillac ; previously there was an Oldsmobile diesel in 1979 in what was then the Cadillac Seville . The common rail unit is a joint development between Fiat and GM and has an output of 110 kW (150 hp) and 132 kW (180 hp).

The gasoline engines are also turbo units from Saab; The 2.0-liter engine is offered in two output levels with 129 kW (175 PS) and 154 kW (210 PS) and a 2.8-liter V6 engine, from GM-Holden (Australia), with 188 kW ( 255 hp).

Furthermore, a variant of the weaker 2.0-liter four-cylinder, called Flexpower , is offered, which can be operated with both petrol and E85 and whose output increases by 18 kW to 147 kW in E85 operation. All engines are available with a six-speed manual gearbox or, at an additional cost, with a five-speed or six-speed automatic.

model 2.0 T 2.0 T Flexpower 2.0 T 2.8 T V6 1.9 D TiD 1.9 D TTiD
Engine type Gasoline engine Diesel engine
Number of cylinders 4th 6th 4th
Displacement, cm³ 1998 2792 1910
Max. Performance in min -1 , kW (hp) 129 (175) at 5500 147 (200) at 5500 154 (210) at 5300 188 (255) at 5500 110 (150) at 4000 132 (180) at 4000
Max. Torque at min -1 , Nm 265 at 2500-3500 300 at 2500-4000 300 at 2500-4000 350 at 1800-4500 320 at 2000-2750 400 at 1850-2750 (370 at 1750-3250)
Drive type Front wheel drive
Gearbox, as standard manual 6-speed gearbox
Gearbox, optional (5-speed automatic transmission) (6-speed automatic transmission)
Top speed sedan, km / h 215 (210) 225 (220) 230 (225) 245 (240) 210 (210) 220 (215)
Top speed station wagon, km / h 210 (205) 215 (210) 225 (220) 240 (235) 200 (195) 215 (210)
Acceleration, 0-100 km / h 8.7–8.8 s (9.7–9.9 s) 7.7 s (8.8 s) 6.8 s (7.5 s) 9.8 s (11.0 s) 8.7 s (9.4 s)
Combined fuel consumption, l / 100 km 8.3 (9.0) S. 8.3 (9.0) S. 8.5 (9.1) S. 10.2 (10.8) S. 6.1 (7.2) D. 6.3 (7.3) D.
Carbon dioxide emissions, g / km 197-200 (216-222) 199-202 (218-233) 245-254 (259-274) 159-164 (194-197) 170-175 (197-202)
Tank capacity, l 58
Emission standard Euro 4
New price in Germany, (1) € 28,500 (30,500) - 33,000 (35,000) 36,500 (38,500) 29,000 (31,500) 31,000 (33,000)

Values ​​in () brackets apply to the automatic transmission

(1)Rounded values ​​(basic prices), including VAT. All prices refer to the cheapest equipment variant.

Registration numbers

Between 2006 and 2010, 474 Cadillac BLS were newly registered in the Federal Republic of Germany. 2006 was the most successful sales year with 218 units.

Source: Federal Motor Transport Authority

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.heise.de/autos/artikel/Auto-Mann-Bob-Lutz-im-Interview-mit-AUTO-NEWS-470581.html heise.de Interview with Bob Lutz
  2. ↑ Thomas Borowski: Cadillac BLS: The short one should show what's going on - look. In: blick.ch. Retrieved on August 10, 2018 (Swiss Standard German).
  3. ^ Jon Winding-Sørensen: Cadillac BLS: Cadillac BLS: To fluer i ett smekk - BilNorge.no. In: bilnorge.no. May 3, 2006, accessed on August 10, 2018 (Norwegian Bokmål).
  4. ^ William Stopford: Future Curbside Classics: Cadillac BLS - Budget Luxury Sedan? Blingy Little Saab? In: curbsideclassic.com. Retrieved May 1, 2015, August 10, 2018 (American English).
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  7. ↑ Gerold Lingnau: Driving report Cadillac BLS 2.8T Elegance Automatic: Far from the old brand image - driving reports - FAZ. In: faz.net. August 20, 2006, accessed August 10, 2018 .
  8. ↑ auto motor und sport , 3/2008, p. 13
  9. ↑ hd: Cadillac opens the door: BLS Wagon is coming in 2007 - first station wagon in the 104-year history of Cadillac will start in Europe - hot cars. In: heise.de. March 12, 2007, accessed August 10, 2018 .
  10. ↑ A Cadillac BLS Wagon is on display at th Pictures - Getty Images. In: gettyimages.com. September 11, 2007, accessed August 10, 2018 .
  11. ↑ Stefan Leichsenring: Cadillac restart: GM takes over after Kroymans bankruptcy. In: de.motor1.com. September 9, 2010, accessed August 10, 2018 .
  12. ↑ "Автотор" догоняет АВТОВАЗ на иномарках - Колеса.ру. In: kolesa.ru. December 15, 2010, Retrieved August 10, 2018 (Russian).
  13. ↑ Edmunds InsideLine: It's the End of the Line for the Cadillac BLS in Europe ( Memento of the original from August 21, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.edmunds.com

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