in Europe, shares most of its underpinnings with a Saab and will never see America - meet the strangest Cadillac ever.' Name The BLS is known by many as the "Bob Lutz Special" - a reference to Vice Chairman Bob Lutz who oversaw all GM product development at the time. Lutz, a supporter of badge engineering, wanted to leverage the Saab 9-3 to fill holes in Cadillac's product range. The reference to Bob Lutz can be viewed both as support and as criticism of his strategy. While the BLS was a market failure, many of the techniques of badge engineering employed in the BLS resulted in other GM product successes, most notably a significant improvement in overall passenger car product quality and performance output. According to GM, BLS stands for "B-segment Luxury Sedan", being in a smaller class than the CTS mid-size saloon. This is consistent with the Seville Luxury Sedan, later known as the Cadillac SLS in China. References External links Parker's BLS Review WhatCar.Com BLS Review Car and Driver Article on BLS Debut Auto Express Review BLS 2.0T BLS Mid-size cars Compact executive cars Sedans Station wagons Front-wheel-drive vehicles Cars introduced in 2006 2010s cars