| Cadillac Fleetwood | |
|---|---|
 1994 Cadillac Fleetwood | |
| 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 Cadillac Fleetwood is a full-size luxury sedan marketed by Cadillac from the 1976 through 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.
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 (renamed Cadillac Brougham from 1987 until 1992). The second generation moved to the D-body platform, replacing the Brougham. The Fleetwood Brougham became a trim option.
After the 1996 model year, Cadillac discontinued the Fleetwood line as GM ended production of full-size sedan lines in North America. General Motors consolidated Cadillac's large sedan lines into the deVille series and later as the Cadillac DTS.