DTS
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DTS, for DeVille Touring Sedan, is a premium version, priced identically
to DHS, but it skews toward the performance enthusiast. It has 300 horsepower,
vs. 275 hp on the other two models. It comes with a broader array of
traction-enhancing, skid-controlling features and a firmer suspension. It
alone, among DeVilles, has a floor-mounted gearshift.
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DHS
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DHS, which stands for DeVille High-luxury Sedan, is another premium version designed
to appeal to those among younger buyers who lean more toward luxury and less
toward sport. Distinguishing features include chrome wheels, more power
accessories, a hedge-your-bets switch to choose analog instruments with big,
round gauges and pointers or digital displays of the speedometer and minor
gauges or a combination that displays both dials and digital readouts. The hood
emblem lies flat instead of sticking up. Front seats are buckets, not bench.
The gearshift remains on the column.
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Vehicle type:
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four-door luxury sedan
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Chassis layout:
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transversely mounted front engine and transaxle, front-wheel drive
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Construction:
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unitized welded-steel body with rubber-isolated front cradle and rear
suspension member
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Body material:
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steel with aluminum hood and thermoplastic olefin bumper fascias
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Trim levels:
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DeVille, DHS, DTS
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Type:
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DOHC V8
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Bore x stroke, in/mm:
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3.66 x 3.31/93.0 x 84.0
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Displacement, cu in'cc:
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279/4565
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Compression ratio:
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10.0
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Emissions controls:
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PCV, EGR, catalytic converter, evaporative system
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Valvetrain:
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chain-driven dual overhead camshafts, roller-type finger followers, hydraulic
lash adjusters, four valves per cylinder
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Ignition:
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coil-on-plug cassette design with extended-life platinum-tipped spark plugs
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Induction:
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molded-nylon center-feed intake manifold
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Fuel delivery:
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sequential injection with top-feed twin-spray injectors
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Horsepower, SAE net @ rpm:
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DTS:
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300 @ 6000
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DeVille, DHS:
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275 @ 5600
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Torque, SAE net @ rpm:
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DTS:
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295 @ 4400
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DeVille, DHS:
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300 @ 4000
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Recommended fuel:
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91 octane unleaded regular
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Redline rpm:
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DTS:
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6700
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DeVille, DHS:
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6400
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Materials:
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Cylinder block (upper and lower):
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aluminum
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Cylinder heads:
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aluminum
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Cam covers:
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aluminum
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Crankshaft:
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nodular iron
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Camshafts:
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nodular iron
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Pistons:
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aluminum
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Intake manifold:
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molded nylon
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Exhaust manifolds:
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fabricated stainless steel
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(in./mm except where noted)
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Wheelbase:
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115.3/2929
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Length:
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207.2/5258
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Width:
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74.5/1891
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Height:
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56.7/1439
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Front track:
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62.7/1590
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Rear track:
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62.2/1578
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Ground clearance:
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5.3/134
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Turn circle, curb to curb, left/right ft:
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40.2/41.4
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Curb weight, lbs:
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3978 DeVille, 4049 DHS, 4047 DTS
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F/R distribution, %:
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61/39 @ curb vehicle mass
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53/47 @ gross vehicle mass
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Steering wheel turns lock-to-lock:
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2.5
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Fuel capacity, gal:
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18.5 gal.
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Trailer tow capacity:
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2,000 lbs. standard (3,000 lbs. optional on DTS only)
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(in./mm. except where noted)
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Front head room:
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39.1/992
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Front leg room:
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42.4/1077
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Front hip room:
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56.4/1432
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Front shoulder room:
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60.4/1532
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Front seat travel:
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8.7/220
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Rear head room:
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38.4/974
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Rear leg room:
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43.2/1098
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Rear hip room:
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56.7/1438
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Rear shoulder room:
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60.1/1526
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Front interior volume, cu ft:
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57.8
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Rear interior volume, cu ft:
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57.5
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Total passenger volume, cu ft:
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114.3
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Usable luggage capacity, cu ft:
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19.1
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EPA volume index, cu ft:
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134.4
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Type:
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Hydra-matic 4T80-E electronically controlled 4-speed automatic with overdrive
and viscous torque converter clutch
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Case material:
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die-cast aluminum
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Transfer system link chain gear ratios:
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1st:
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2.960:1
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2nd:
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1.626:1
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3rd:
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1.000:1
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4th:
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0.681:1
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Reverse:
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2.130.1
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Final drive ratio:
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3.11:1, DeVille, DHS
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3.71:1 DTS
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Construction:
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safety cage unibody with front and rear rubber-isolated subframes
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Front suspension:
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independent, strut-type with coil springs, anti-roll bar
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Rear suspension:
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independent, semi-trailing arm with toe-control link, coil springs, electronic
level control, anti-roll bar
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Steering:
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Magnasteer rack-and-pinion with electronically controlled power assist
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Stability system:
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StabiliTrak 2.0 (optional DeVille and DHS, standard DTS with CVRSS 2.0)
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Brakes, f/r:
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vented disc/ disc with vacuum power assist
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Rotor diameter x thickness, f/r:
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303mm x 32mm/297mm x 11mm
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ABS:
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Delco-Bosch 5.3 four-channel with electronic proportioning (using select-low
application strategy for rear brakes)
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Tires:
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P225/60SR-16 Michelin all-season blackwall (standard DeVille, DHS)
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P235/55HR-17 Goodyear blackwall all-season performance radials (standard DTS)
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Wheels:
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7 x 16-inch cast aluminum with machined and painted or chromed finish (DeVille)
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7 x 16-inch cast aluminum with painted or chromed finish (DTS)
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7 x 17-inch cast aluminum with chromed finish (DHS)
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