This car has a 4 door saloon body style with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
Its engine is a turbocharged petrol, 2.8 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 251.5 bhp (255 PS/188 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 365 N·m (269 lb·ft/37.2 kgm) at 1800-4500 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Maximum speed claimed is 250 km/h or 155 mph, quoted fuel consumption is 15.4/7.1/10.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 245.0 g/km.
Full specs
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Applicable to the European domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2675 mm | 105.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1506 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Length | 4680 mm | 184.3 inches | |
| Width | 1752 mm | 69 inches | |
| Height | 1471 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 58 litres | 12.8 [15.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2792 cc (170.378 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 74.8 mm
3.5 × 2.94 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.19 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 255 PS (251.5 bhp) (188 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 365 Nm (269 ft·lb) (37.2 kgm) at 1800-4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 67.2 kW/litre 91.3 ps/litre 90.1 bhp/litre 1.48 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
130.73 Nm/litre
1.58 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1642.8 kPa (238.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 465.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 15.4/7.1/10.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.4/7.1/10.2 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.5/14.1/9.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 18.3/39.8/27.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 15.3/33.1/23.1 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 245.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.750 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.4Li.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½ x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½ x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/45 R 17 94W | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/45 R 17 94W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 314 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 292 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.55 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 141603 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 29.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Cadillac BLS 2.8 V-6T added 2006-05-08. Last modified 2015-07-13. |
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