Road Test
Cadillac BLS
Test date 19 April 2006
Price as tested £25,073
For High speed refinement, driving position, clear instrumentation
Against Expense, unsettled on B-roads, engine lacks torque
How much ?
- Price as tested £25,073
- Price as tested £25,073
How fast
- 0-30mph 3.3 sec
- 0-60mph 9.5 sec
- 0-100mph 29.2 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
no data
- 0-400m
no data
- 0-1000m
no data
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
no data
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
no data / no data
- 50-70mph in 5th
no data
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
127 mph
- Noise at 70mph
69 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
no data
- Test best/worst
no data / no data
Government figures
- Combined/urban
46.3 / 34.8 mpg
- CO2 emissions
164 g/km
How big?
- Length
4680 mm
- Width
1752 mm
- Height
1471 mm
- Wheelbase
2675 mm
- Weight
1510 kg
- Fuel tank
58.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls Inline , 1910 cc
- Max power 148 bhp at 4000 rpm
- Max torque 236 ft at 2750 rpm
- Specific output no data
- Power to weight no data
- Installation F
- Bore/stoke 94.0/82.0 mm
- Compression ratio 9.5:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel no data, Diesel
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st no data / 5.5
- 2nd no data / 10.3
- 3rd no data / 15.3
- 4th no data / 19.9
- 5th no data / 24.6
- 6th no data / 29.5
- Final drive no data
Suspension
- Front Independent McPherson struts, coil springs, gas-filled shock absorbers. Anti-roll bar.
- Rear Independent four-link rear axle, coil springs, gas-filled shock absorbers. Anti-roll bar.
Steering
- Type Hydraulic power-assisted rack and pinion
- Lock to lock 2.70
Brakes
- Front 285mm ventilated discs
- Rear 292mm ventilated discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front no data
- Size rear no data
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front no data
- Tyres rear no data
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