Next-generation Cadillac DeVille.

This illustration above shows what a new, large Cadillac sedan could look like. We already know Cadillac is working on 2 new sedans based on an updated version of the Ultium platform. A more conventional yet modern design than the Celestiq could work very well on a new, large, more conventional-looking Cadillac sedan.

At various times in its long history, the DeVille series was available as a 4-door sedan, a 2-door coupe, and a 2-door convertible. Through many generations, the sedan was produced from 1949 to 2006. The 2-door coupe was dropped in 1993.

Up to 1977, the 2 door Coupe DeVille was often more popular than the sedan. Something hard to imagine these days, when 2-door cars are very rare in general. These large sedans were always pretty popular for Cadillac, with over 100,000 units sold most years. Of course, sales started going down in the early 2000s. And while the CT6 was a better car than the DeVille ever was, sales numbers never went over 10,542 units back in 2017.

Of course, large sedans are far from the most popular things these days, but I really think a new large Cadillac sedan could work in the EV age. Something costing less than a Mercedes S-Class or BMW i7. And something very different from the crazy expensive $340,000 Cadillac Celestiq. I think there is a market for a $100,000 large modern EV sedan. Something that competes against the Lucid Air and the aging Tesla Model S.

Cadillac has shown sketches of possible future design directions, and they all look good. Let’s hope the upcoming 2 new EV sedans we know they are working on will be a step in the right direction.

At least, it’s wonderful to know they are not just working on SUVs.