Cadillac Fleetwood
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The Cadillac Fleetwood was a full-size luxury sedan that was marketed by Cadillac from the 1976 to 1996 model years. Taking its nameplate from a coachbuilder historically associated with the General Motors division, the Cadillac Fleetwood became a stand-alone model line in 1985.
Cadillac Fleetwood | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | General Motors |
Production | 1976–1996 |
Model years | 1977–1996 |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Full-size luxury car |
Layout | Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive (1985–1992) FR layout (1993–1996) |
Chronology | |
Successor | Cadillac CT6[citation needed] |
The first generation of the Fleetwood was introduced as Cadillac converted its C-body platform to front-wheel drive. Serving between the Sedan deVille and the Sixty Special in the front-wheel drive Cadillac line, the Fleetwood also filled the gap between the deVille and the rear-wheel drive Fleetwood Brougham (Cadillac Brougham from 1987-1992). The second generation moved to the D-body platform, serving as the replacement of the Brougham (the Fleetwood Brougham returned as a trim option).
Following the 1996 model year, Cadillac retired its Fleetwood line as GM ended production of its full-size sedan lines in North America. Within Cadillac, its large sedan lines were consolidated solely to the deVille series (later the Cadillac DTS).