1991 Cadillac DeVille Touring Sedan review from North America

By the time I bought this car I had some experience with Cadillac's and always bought the manual. The Cadillac's have onboard diagnostics. With just two fingers and the manual it will tell you what's wrong.

This was a de Ville Touring Sedan - a real wolf in sheep's clothing. It has a different final drive ratio making it a lot quicker to 60, and losing a mile to the gallon city and highway.

The standard equipment is impressive. The interior has real lacquered wood, better saddle colored leather upholstery, a different tighter and harder riding suspension, and electronic sensor-trac shocks which are no longer available, and that adjust the ride to road speed.

Appearance-wise it looks like a caddy that a teenager has made into a hot rod. No hood ornament, color-matched handles and mirrors, no pinstripes and minimal chrome add to the mystique.

It was the third and best Cadillac I have ever owned. Other than routine maintenance, I replaced only a computer for $120.- a power steering pump $60. and a front wheel bearing for $60. doing the labor myself. A catalytic converter for $140. and a water pump for $550. both by the dealer.

The water pump should always be replaced by the dealer. On this transverse engine it is very difficult to do. It will have a lifetime warranty on it, and I had it go out again a year later.

A real smoker at the stoplights. Low insurance rates make it great for teenagers, and fun to drive.