The New Cadillac BLS Wagon

10 months ago 30th Dec 13:15

Why is it that as soon as anyone mentions the name ‘Cadillac’ a huge pink car springs to mind complete with plush leather seats. That’s the power of music for you from the hit single by the B52’s.

Yet the memory sticks so it was with great excitement that I booked the new Cadillac BLS Wagon for this weeks test drive. Whenever anyone asked what car was coming I very proudly announced ‘a Cadillac’. Wow! They were all impressed.

Sadly when the BLS did turn up any ounce of impression went out of the window quickly replaced by disappointment.

Now we all know we should never judge a book by its cover yet equally first impressions are well, so important. This BLS simply lacked any exterior wow factors and just blended into the background. I wanted to scream and shout at it. “You are supposed to be a Cadillac with more wow factors than Simon Cowell. Not some insignificant last minute C celebrity replacement”.

Feeling more let down than a deflated balloon, I pulled myself together and being of positive nature looked indeed for the positive attributes this car surly must have.

This is the first wagon Cadillac has ever made in its incredible 104 years of manufacturing cars. Built in Europe especially for the European market the BLS is longer and higher than its siblings boasting a whooping 1273 litres of boot space that will appease all those Brits who travel with thier car.

Only one trim is available that of Elegance, giving customers quite an unprecedented level of luxury that should be music to the ears of the stringent British mother holding the purse strings. There are only two diesel engines too choose from as opposed to four petrel engines but then prices start from a competitive £21,495 for the entry level 175 ps petrol rising to £24, 495 for the flags ship V6 engine 255 ps models.