Cadillac DeVille 1985 to 2005 including: 1985-1992 Fleetwood, 1993 Sixty Special, All FWD ForumForum for discussions regarding the front wheel drive 1985 to 2005 DeVille, 1985-1992 Fleetwood and 1993 Sixty Special.
General:
Vehicle type four-door luxury sedan
Chassis layout transversely mounted front engine and transaxle, front-wheel drive
Construction unitized welded-steel body with rubber-isolated front cradle and rear suspension member
Body material steel with aluminum hood and thermoplastic olefin bumper fascias
Trim levels DeVille, DHS, DTS
Engine Type DOHC V8
Bore x stroke, in 3.66 x 3.31
Materials:
Cylinder block (upper and aluminum lower)
Cylinder heads aluminum
Cam covers aluminum
Crankshaft nodular iron
Camshafts nodular iron
Pistons aluminum
Intake manifold molded nylon
Exhaust manifolds fabricated stainless steel
Transaxle Type?:
Hydra-Matic 4T80-E electronically controlled 4-speed automatic with overdrive and viscous torque converter clutch
Case material die-cast aluminum
Transfer system link chain gear ratios:
1st: 2.960:1
2nd: 1.626:1
3rd: 1.000:1
4th: 0.681:1
Reverse 2.130.1
Final drive ratio:
DHS 3.11:1 (and DeVille)
DTS 3.71:1
Chassis Construction:
safety cage unibody with front and rear rubber-isolated subframes
Front suspension:
independent, strut-type with coil springs, anti-roll bar
Rear suspension:
independent, semi-trailing arm with toe-control link, coil springs, electronic level control, anti-roll bar
Steering:
Magnasteer® rack-and-pinion with electronically controlled power assist
Stability system:
StabiliTrak (optional DeVille and DHS as part of a package, standard DTS) Continuously Variable
Road-Sensing Suspension:
(CVRSS) (standard on DTS, not available on DeVille or DHS)
Brakes:
4-wheel disc brakes with anti-lock braking system
Rotor diameter x thickness, f/r 303mm x 32mm/297mm x 11mm
ABS Delco-Bosch 5.3 four-channel with electronic proportioning (using select-low application strategy for rear brakes)
DTS F/R distribution, %:
61/39 @ curb vehicle mass
53/47 @ gross vehicle mass
Steering wheel turns lock-to-lock: 2.5
Fuel capacity, gal: 18.5
Interior:
Front head room 39.1"
Front leg room 42.4"
Front hip room 56.4"
Front shoulder room 60.4"
Front seat travel 8.7"
Rear head room 38.4"
Rear leg room 43.2"
Rear hip room 56.7"
Rear shoulder room 60.1"
Front interior volume 57.8 cu. ft.
Rear interior volume 57.5 cu. ft.
Total passenger volume 115.3 cu. ft.
Usable luggage capacity 19.1
EPA volume index 134.4 cu. ft.