Kudos to Cadillac for remaining committed to the sedan game, as while some American car manufacturers have long ditched this body style, in our market anyway, GM's premium auto brand still has a few such rides in its current portfolio.
The future-proof Celestiq joins the CT5 and CT4 in Cadillac's U.S. lineup, and in this story, we'll focus on the latter. The reason? Well, it has been virtually replaced by a brand-new Seville, emphasizing the word 'virtually' as this model only exists in fantasy land.
The last time we officially heard about this nameplate was in 2003 when Caddy ceased production of the fifth generation. It was a front-engined and front-wheel-drive car built on the G platform, which was also used on the era's Cadillac DeVille, Buick Park Avenue, LeSabre, Oldsmobile Aurora, and Pontiac Bonneville.
It came with a pair of V8 engines and a four-speed automatic transmission that sent the respective thrust to the front wheels and measured 112.2 inches (2,850 mm) between the axles. This makes it as big as the modern-day G20 BMW 3 Series, slotting between the modern-day CT4 and CT5, although closer to the former than the latter.
Photo: Screenshot Youtube | Digimods Design
As a result, a modern-day take on the Cadillac Seville would replace the CT4. Logic tells us it would stay true to the internal combustion unit recipe, likely packing a punchy motor in the range-topping version that could use a different suffix than Blackwing. After all, Caddy would still take a swing at the BMW M3 and other fast and fun-to-drive sports sedans in the premium compact class.
This hypothetical 2025 Cadillac Seville was the work of Digimods Design. The rendering artist came up with a rather-strange yet interesting CGI model that was shared on YouTube a few days ago. It kind of looks like a Chrysler 300 from certain angles, albeit with Caddy's unmistakable front fascia, with a pair of LED headlights flanking the typical large grille, vertical side vents, and a large intake in the bumper.
It also has muscular wheel arches, sporty side skirts, familiar taillights, a sporty rear bumper and diffuser combo, a trunk lid mounted spoiler, and a discreet antenna on the roof. The virtual car rides on large multi-spoke alloys with a V-pattern backed up by uprated brakes with red calipers. The sports sedan has a blue paint finish, a few black accents, and privacy windows.
A hypothetical revival of the Cadillac Seville seems impossible at this point, as such a ride would step on both the CT4 and CT5's toes. However, we have learned that the never-say-never saying applies to the automotive world, so who knows, maybe the GM-owned premium car brand will eventually bring this moniker back from the dead.
After a series of unfortunate events put an end to Cristian's dream of entering a custom built & tuned old-school Dacia into a rally competition, he moved on to drive press cars and write for a living. He's worked for several automotive online journals and now he's back at autoevolution after his first tour in the mid-2000s. Full profile
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