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Origins

How the company began.

The founder story explains why the later cars took the form they did.

Manufacturer history

Cadillac through time.

Read the company as a sequence of engineering, design and business decisions.

Museum catalogue

Every model gets a plaque.

An image on the right, a concise interpretation on the left and a clear statement of why the car belongs in the chronology. Missing images fall back gracefully until you upload the WebP.

1950s

1 model

1952–2002Passenger Car

Eldorado

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue + historical curatorial range.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac Eldorado

1990s

8 models

1992–1993Passenger Car

Allante

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac Allante

1992Passenger Car

Brougham

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac Brougham

1992–2005Passenger Car

DeVille

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac DeVille

1992–1996Passenger Car

Fleetwood

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac Fleetwood

1992–2004Passenger Car

Seville

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac Seville

1993Passenger Car

Sixty Special

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac Sixty Special

1997–2001Passenger Car

Catera

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac Catera

1999–2024Passenger Car

Escalade

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac Escalade

2000s

7 models

2002–2013Passenger Car

Escalade EXT

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac Escalade EXT

2003–2019Passenger Car

CTS

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac CTS

2003–2024Passenger Car

Escalade ESV

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac Escalade ESV

2004–2016Passenger Car

SRX

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac SRX

2004–2009Passenger Car

XLR

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac XLR

2005–2011Passenger Car

STS

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac STS

2006–2011Passenger Car

DTS

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac DTS

2010s

9 models

2013–2019Passenger Car

ATS

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac ATS

2013–2019Passenger Car

XTS

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac XTS

2014–2016Passenger Car

ELR

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac ELR

2016–2019Passenger Car

ATS-V

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac ATS-V

2016–2020Passenger Car

CT6

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac CT6

2016–2019Passenger Car

CTS-V

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac CTS-V

2017–2024Passenger Car

XT5

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac XT5

2019–2020Passenger Car

CT6-V

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac CT6-V

2019–2024Passenger Car

XT4

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac XT4

2020s

8 models

2020–2024Passenger Car

CT4

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac CT4

2020–2025Passenger Car

CT5

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac CT5

2020–2024Passenger Car

XT6

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac XT6

2023–2024Passenger Car

LYRIQ

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac LYRIQ

2024Passenger Car

Celestiq

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac Celestiq

2025Passenger Car

Escalade IQ

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac Escalade IQ

2025Passenger Car

OPTIQ

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac OPTIQ

2026Passenger Car

Vistiq

Discovery Timeline model-nameplate record. US catalogue observation.

Why it matters: This model forms part of the manufacturer’s evolving road-car chronology.

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Cadillac Vistiq