The name Cadillac DeVille has been used widely over the years on a number of Cadillac’s luxury vehicles. After the Fleetwood was discontinued from the Cadillac line, the Cadillac DeVille became the biggest of Cadillac’s sedans. For the year 2006, the name DTS (DeVille Touring Sedan) replaced the Cadillac DeVille name.
The name DeVille – which means “of the city” in the French language – takes its name from its design, which features an enclosed passenger compartment and open chauffeur compartment. The Configurationof the car elevated it to a major symbol of status over the years. The idea of a “town car” was initially employed by Lincoln in the early 20s as a means of describing a car that had been specially built for Henry Ford.
But it was not until the year 1949, when Cadillac built the Coup De Ville, that the name was used on a Cadillac. A four door hardtop version of that car was later released, in the year 1956.
Both of these versions of the car were based on the Series 62. Beginning in the 1960s, DeVille was used to denote the mainstream model of Cadillac, which was situated between the Fleetwood and the Calais.
