Cadillac has just pulled the wraps off the first estate car in its glittering 104-year history. First that is, if you don't count the Escalade and SRX 4x4s as estate, and Cadillac obviously doesn't, so let's press on.
The BLS Wagon is based on the compact BLS saloon which is in turn based on the Saab 9-3 saloon. It's a pretty natural extension of the BLS range, considering that Saab already has its Sports Wagon ready to donate its structure, and sporty, compact estate are big sales news in the UK and on the Continent. Not so much in Ireland, it has to be said, although sales of such cars have defintely picked up of late.
As with the saloon, there are four engine options, a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol with either 175 or 210bhp, a 2.8-litre V6 turbo with 255bhp and a 1.9 diesel with 150bhp and a super-clean particulate trap. Going on our experience of the BLS saloon, (which we quite like, even if it fails to disguise its Saab roots sufficiently) the 175bhp petrol will be the pick of the range.
Prices should work out at about €1,500 to €2,000 more than the saloon model, so expect a base price in the region of €41,500 when the Wagon goes on sale in the latter part of this year.
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