The redesigned fourth generation of the full-size C-body Cadillac DeVille debuted for the 1971 model year. Overall length grew almost an inch from the '70 model, to 225.8", while the wheelbase got a half-inch stretch to 130".
Motive power was provided by the same 472 cubic inch OHV V-8 that had been under Caddy hoods since 1968, but compression was reduced from 10.0:1 to 8.5:1 in order to comply with a GM corporate edict that all engines be able to run on unleaded gasoline. This dropped the rated horsepower from 375 SAE gross bhp to 345. (SAE net horsepower was listed parenthetically in the brochure as 220bhp.)
The Sausalito Green Firemist '71 Coupe DeVille in the photo would have come standard with variable-ratio power steering, power front disc brakes, and a Turbo Hydra-Matic 3-speed transmission with a 2.93:1 rear end.
Motor Trend magazine tested a '71 Sedan DeVille and the 472 cube motor had enough grunt to haul the 5,100+ pound barge to sixty in 10.1 seconds and through the quarter in 17.1 seconds at 82mph through the traps. The slightly lighter Coupe DeVille would have been a corresponding couple of ticks quicker.
The one in the photo was captured with a Nikon D200 and a 24-84mm f/2.8-4D zoom lens in August of 2021.
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