Cadillac DeVille

Classic American cruiser

The Cadillac DeVille was a full-size luxury car produced by General Motors from 1959 to 2005, long serving as Cadillac's bestselling model.

The name evoked elegance—"de ville" meaning "of the town" in French.

Through various iterations, it represented accessible American luxury: not the flagship Fleetwood, but a step toward the Cadillac mystique.

My grandfather drove nothing but DeVilles.

Related
  • luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
  • sedanEnclosed passenger car
  • land yachtVery large recreational vehicle
  • finsSwimming appendages
  • chromeReflective metal coating

American · Fleetwood · V8 · cruiser · Sunday driver · plush · velour · bench seat · landau · leather · boulevard · pimp · pimped out · whitewalls · white walls · Northstar · Detroit · classic

Categories
Opposites
luxury vs. economy vehicles

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Ford Pinto · Kia Rio · Honda Civic · Dodge Neon · Ford Escort

vehicle size

Cadillac DeVilleMini Cooper

Small British-designed automobile

Fiat 500 · microcar · city car · compact car · Honda Fit

american automotive excess vs. practical transportation

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Japanese economy sedan

Honda Civic · bicycle · public transit · bus pass · Vespa

Family

Cadillac, ville, village, villa, villain, villainy, villainous

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G