Cadillac DeVille Engines by Year

The DeVille became its own Cadillac series for 1959 and ran until it became the DTS for 2006. Rear-drive DeVilles used Cadillac's big V8s; front-drive cars from 1985 used transverse V8s ending with the Northstar.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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1959–1960: 1959 · 1960

1961–1964: 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964

1965–1970: 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970

1971–1976: 1971 · 1972 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976

1977–1984: 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984

Front-drive (1985–1993): 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993

1994–1999: 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999

2000–2005: 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005

1959–1960

The 390 V8.

1959 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
390 V8	325 hp gross	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville
390 V8	345 hp gross	Coupe de Ville / Sedan de Ville (option)

1960 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
390 V8	325 hp gross	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville
390 V8	345 hp gross	Coupe de Ville / Sedan de Ville (option)

1961–1964

The 390, then 429.

1961 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
390 V8	325 hp gross	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville

1962 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
390 V8	325 hp gross	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville

1963 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
390 V8	325 hp gross	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville

1964 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
429 V8	340 hp gross	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville, De Ville convertible

1965–1970

The 429, then 472.

1965 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
429 V8	340 hp gross	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville, De Ville convertible

1966 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
429 V8	340 hp gross	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville, De Ville convertible

1967 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
429 V8	340 hp gross	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville, De Ville convertible

1968 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
472 V8	375 hp gross	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville, De Ville convertible

1969 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
472 V8	375 hp gross	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville, De Ville convertible

1970 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
472 V8	375 hp gross	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville, De Ville convertible

1971–1976

The 472 and 500.

1971 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
472 V8	—	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville

1972 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
472 V8	220 hp net	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville

1974 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
472 V8	205 hp net	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville

1975 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
500 V8	—	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville

1976 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
8.2L / 500 V8	—	De Ville (option)
8.2L / 500 V8	190 hp net	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville

1977–1984

The 425, 368, V8-6-4, HT4100 and diesels.

1977 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
7.0L / 425 V8 (L33)	180 hp net	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville

1978 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
7.0L / 425 V8 (L33)	180 hp net	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville

1979 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
5.7L / 350 V8 diesel (LF9)	—	De Ville (option)
7.0L / 425 V8 (L35)	—	De Ville (option)
7.0L / 425 V8 (L33)	180 hp net	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville

1980 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
5.7L / 350 V8 diesel (LF9)	105 hp net	De Ville (option)
6.0L / 368 V8 (L61)	—	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville

1981 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.1L / 252 V6 (LC4)	—	De Ville (credit option)
5.7L / 350 V8 diesel (LF9)	105 hp net	De Ville (option)
6.0L / 368 V8 (L62)	—	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville

1982 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.1L / 249 V8 (LT8)	—	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville
4.1L / 252 V6 (LC4)	—	De Ville (credit option)
5.7L / 350 V8 diesel (LF9)	105 hp net	De Ville (option)

1983 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.1L / 249 V8 (LT8)	—	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville
5.7L / 350 V8 diesel (LF9)	105 hp net	De Ville (option)

1984 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.1L / 249 V8 (LT8)	—	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville
5.7L / 350 V8 diesel (LF9)	105 hp net	De Ville (option)

Front-drive (1985–1993)

The 4.1, 4.5 and 4.9 V8s.

1985 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.1L / 249 V8 (LT8)	—	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville
4.3L / 262 V6 diesel (LS2)	—	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville (option)

1986 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.1L / 249 V8 (LT8/L8B)	—	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville

1987 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.1L / 249 V8 (LT8/L8B)	—	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville

1988 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.5L / 273 V8 (LR8)	155 hp net	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville

1989 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.5L / 273 V8 (LR8)	155 hp net	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville

1990 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.5L / 273 V8 (LW2)	—	Coupe de Ville, Sedan de Ville

1991 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.9L / 300 V8 (L26)	200 hp net	Coupe de Ville (to 1993), Sedan de Ville

1992 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.9L / 300 V8 (L26)	200 hp net	Coupe de Ville (to 1993), Sedan de Ville

1993 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.9L / 300 V8 (L26)	200 hp net	Coupe de Ville (to 1993), Sedan de Ville

1994–1999

The 4.9 and the Northstar.

1994 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 279 V8 (LD8)	270 hp net	DeVille Concours
4.9L / 300 V8 (L26)	200 hp net	Coupe de Ville (to 1993), Sedan de Ville

1995 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 279 V8 (LD8)	275 hp net	DeVille Concours
4.9L / 300 V8 (L26)	200 hp net	Coupe de Ville (to 1993), Sedan de Ville

1996 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 279 V8 (LD8)	275 hp net	Sedan de Ville, D'Elegance (1997-99)
4.6L / 279 V8 (L37)	300 hp net	DeVille Concours

1997 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 279 V8 (LD8)	275 hp net	Sedan de Ville, D'Elegance (1997-99)
4.6L / 279 V8 (L37)	300 hp net	DeVille Concours

1998 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 279 V8 (LD8)	275 hp net	Sedan de Ville, D'Elegance (1997-99)
4.6L / 279 V8 (L37)	300 hp net	DeVille Concours

1999 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 279 V8 (LD8)	275 hp net	Sedan de Ville, D'Elegance (1997-99)
4.6L / 279 V8 (L37)	300 hp net	DeVille Concours

2000–2005

The Northstar V8.

2000 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 279 V8 (LD8)	275 hp net	DeVille, DHS
4.6L / 279 V8 (L37)	300 hp net	DeVille DTS

2001 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 279 V8 (LD8)	275 hp net	DeVille, DHS
4.6L / 279 V8 (L37)	300 hp net	DeVille DTS

2002 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 279 V8 (LD8)	275 hp net	DeVille, DHS
4.6L / 279 V8 (L37)	300 hp net	DeVille DTS

2003 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 279 V8 (LD8)	275 hp net	DeVille, DHS
4.6L / 279 V8 (L37)	300 hp net	DeVille DTS

2004 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 279 V8 (LD8)	275 hp net	DeVille, DHS
4.6L / 279 V8 (L37)	300 hp net	DeVille DTS

2005 DeVille engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 279 V8 (LD8)	275 hp net	DeVille, DHS
4.6L / 279 V8 (L37)	290 hp net	DeVille DTS

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