Cadillac Fleetwood

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.

This article is about Cadillac Fleetwood. For the upscale Brougham version, see Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham. For the Brougham as a separate model, see Cadillac Brougham. For the limited-production series often carrying the Fleetwood name, see Cadillac Sixty Special.
Cadillac Fleetwood
1995–1996 Cadillac Fleetwood
Overview
ManufacturerGeneral Motors
Production1976–1996
Model years1977–1996
Body and chassis
ClassFull-size luxury car
LayoutTransverse front-engine, front-wheel drive (1985–1992)
FR layout (1993–1996)
Chronology
SuccessorCadillac CT6

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).

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