Seville Cadillac Models & History 1989
The Seville offered several interior improvements and new standard features. Cadillac depicted the touring sedan option (a YP6) as featuring “European styling, exclusive appointments, performance and road manners that make [it] a driver’s car in the European tradition.” The Seville’s color choice was revised to include a white diamond finish for the standard Seville and the replacement of black metallic with sable black. A total of 18 colors were offered. The bird’s eye maple trim also used for the Eldorado was standard for the Seville. The 1988 Elegante seat was now standard. The new Tampico carpets were protected by front and rear mats with the same design as those used on other Cadillacs. The Seville also had the VATS installed on the 1989 Eldorado. New standard equipment included Cadillac’s electrochromic day/night mirror, an engine oil life indicator, driver side express-down window and Delco/Bose II Symphony sound system. Except for the Eldorado’s accent molding and snowflake wheels, the Seville shared that model’s new standard equipment. Power front passengers and driver recliners and 15 in. cast aluminum lace wheels were also standard for the Seville.
The Seville touring sedan was available in four exterior colors: white diamond, sable black, black sapphire and carmine red. It featured hand-stitched beechwood ultrasoft leather seating areas, anti-lock braking, touring suspension. a 3.3:1 drive ratio, 15 in. cast aluminum alloy wheels and Goodyear Eagle GT+4 blackwall tires. Additional Seville touring sedan (STS) features included an STS grille with flush-mounted wreath and crest, modified front fender with the cornering light moved to the fascia and headlight monitors removed, car-color front lower airdam and body side moldings, matte black export license pocket with bright bead, matte black front bumper impact pads and rear bumper guard vertical insert, car-color outside rearview mirror with black patch, modified Eldorado rear reflexes (moved to bumper), modified export tail lamps with three-color European style lenses, STS nameplate on decklid and an STS exclusive cloisonne deck lid lock cover.
The STS interior was fitted with a 12-way power front seat, manual articulating front seat headrests, center front armrest with cassette and coin/cup storage console trimmed in ultrasoft leather, net-type map pockets, rear bucket seats with integral headrests, center rear console and rear storage compartment, leather-wrapped front and rear door trim panels, door pull straps and overhead pull straps, high-gloss elm burl wood appliques on door trim panels and switch plates, horn pad and bar, instrument panel and front and rear consoles, beechwood thaxton floor carpet and a deck lid liner in tara material with STS logo. Other standard STS features consisted of automatic door locks, illuminated driver and passenger side visor vanity mirrors, illuminated entry system, rear window defogger, theft-deterrent system and trunk mat.
V.I.N. DATA
| The 1989 Cadillac had a 17-symbol vehicle identification number (VIN) stamped on a metal tag attached to the upper left surface of the cowl visible through the windshield. The code was as follows: |
| First digit |
“1” |
represented the manufacturing country (United States) |
| Second digit |
“G” |
represented General Motors |
| Third digit |
“6” |
represented Cadillac |
| Fourth digit |
“K” |
Seville car line |
| Fifth symbol |
“S” |
Seville series identification |
| Digits six and seven |
“69” |
Four-door sedan body style |
| Eighth digit |
“7” |
273 cu. in. V-8 engine |
| Ninth digit |
“?” |
a check digit |
| Tenth digit |
“K” |
represents the model year, 1989 |
| Eleventh digit |
– |
represents the assembly plant |
| Digits 12-17 |
– |
the production sequence: 800000 and up |
STYLE
| Model |
Series Number |
Body/Style Number |
Body Type |
Factory Price |
Shipping Weight |
Production Total |
| Seville |
6K |
S69 |
4-dr Sedan |
$29,935 |
3422 lb |
20,422 |
| Seville Touring |
6K |
S69 |
4-dr Sedan |
$- |
– lb |
1893 |
ENGINES
| Type |
90-degree, overhead valve, V-8, aluminum block and cast iron cylinder liners, cast iron cylinder heads |
| Displacement |
273 cu. in. (4.5 liters) |
| Bore & Stroke |
3.62 in. x 3.31 in. |
| Compression ratio |
9.0:1 |
| Brake horsepower |
155 @ 4000 rpm |
| Torque |
240 lb.-ft. @ 2800 rpm |
| Main bearings |
Five |
| Valve lifters |
Roller hydraulic valve lifters |
| Fuel supply |
Digital electronic fuel injection |
CHASSIS
| Model |
Wheelbase |
Overall length |
Height |
Width |
Front Tread |
Rear Tread |
Standard Tires |
| Seville |
108.0 in. |
191.4 in |
53.7 in. |
71.7 in. |
59.9 in. |
59.9 in. |
Michelin P205/70R15 |
| Seville Touring |
108.0 in. |
191.4 in |
53.7 in. |
71.7 in. |
59.9 in. |
59.9 in. |
Goodyear Eagle GT+4 P215/65R15 |
DRIVETRAIN
| Model |
Seville |
Seville Touring |
| Transmission |
THM 440-T4 automatic four-speed (includes overdrive and viscous converter clutch) |
THM 440-T4 automatic four-speed (includes overdrive and viscous converter clutch) |
| Steering |
Power-assisted rack and pinion |
Power-assisted rack and pinion |
| Ratios |
16.5:1 |
15.6:1 |
| Front Suspension |
independent MacPherson strut with coil springs, strut-type shock absorbers and stabilizer bar |
independent MacPherson strut with coil springs, strut-type shock absorbers and stabilizer bar |
| Rear Suspension |
fully independent with coil springs. Automatic level control and strut-type superlift shock absorbers |
fully independent with coil springs. Automatic level control and strut-type superlift shock absorbers |
| Brakes |
Power-assisted front disc/rear drum with Teves anti-lock braking system |
Power-assisted front disc/rear drum with Teves anti-lock braking system |
| Body construction |
Integral body-frame |
Integral body-frame |
| Fuel Tank |
18.8 US Gal. |
18.8 US Gal. |
DRIVETRAIN OPTIONS
- Seville touring sedan option YP6, $5,754 (includes a touring suspension also available as option FE2, $155, for both the Seville and Eldorado consisting of stiffer front springs, larger diameter front stabilizer bar, a rear stabilizer bar and faster steering. The STS also had a 3.33:1 final drive ratio)
- engine block heater, $45
CONVENIENCE/APPEARANCE OPTIONS
- Accent molding [n/a with STS], $150
- Accent striping, n/c
- Anti-lock braking system, $925
- Astroroof, $1355.
- California emissions and testing, $100
- Cellular mobile telephone, $1975
- Cellular mobile telephone provision, $395
- Rear window defogger, $195
- Automatic door locks [incl. in STS], $185
- Remote release fuel filler door, $65
- Gold ornamentation package $395
- Leather seating area [incl. in STS], $450
- Automatic day/night mirror, $80
- Firemist paint [not avail. with two-tone paint on Seville Sedan], $240
- Primary firemist paint [Seville Sedan with two-tone paint], $190
- Secondary firemist paint [Seville Sedan with two-tone paint] $50
- White diamond paint, $240
- Two-tone paint [n/a with STS], $225
- Delco-Bose with compact disc system, $872
- Power passenger seat recliner, $95-$410
- Phaeton roof [n/a with STS or full padded vinyl roof], $1195
- Seville touring sedan, $5754
- Leather-trimmed steering wheel, $115
- Theft deterrent system [incl. in STS], $225
- Whitewall P215/65R15 tires [n/a with STS], $76
- Touring suspension [incl. with STS], $115
- Wire locking wheel discs [n/a with STS]. $235
- Aluminum alloy wheels [n/a with STS], no charge
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