The Cadillac DeVille has been out of production for almost 20 years, but we here at Cadillac Society have been known to resurrect old nameplates and render them as modern-day vehicles. Today, we’re focusing on the DeVille and reimagining it as a large luxury sedan just for a visual of what could have been.
We modeled our hypothetical Cadillac DeVille after the Cadillac Ciel concept – a large convertible with road presence for decades. That’s why our renders wear the wreathed Caddy insignia, which was last used in 2014, but we think it’s a great logo to decorate our modern DeVille.
Our hypothetical Cadillac DeVille would slot in above the second-generation Cadillac CT6, with which we imagine it shares the Omega Platform. Our imaginary render features a traditional three-box sedan profile, because it’s a real sedan, and not a fastback, a four-door coupe, or some other modern day “interpretation” of a sedan. We also borrowed the Ciel’s large chrome grille and large, vertically-oriented headlights.
Out back, our DeVille features a deck lid design heavily inspired by the Ciel, with sharp angles, a subtle spoiler integrated into the edge of the deck lid, and the wreathed Caddy badge. We’ve also included squared-off exhaust outlets finished in chrome, stark against the dark paint.
Instead of going the electric vehicle route, our imaginary DeVille harnesses the 4.2L V8 Blackwing engine (production code LTA), which was capable of 550 horsepower under the hood of the CT6-V.
Sadly, we aren’t aware of any plans to bring back the Cadillac DeVille or the Blackwing engine, but our rendering does provide a lovely piece of artwork that would have turned heads anywhere it went. The closest vehicle to this model is the Cadillac Escala concept, which would have been positioned right above the CT6 in the lineup. Unfortunately, the Escala was axed because it featured a gasoline-powered engine, rendering it obsolete to GM/Cadillac execs in the face of electrification.
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