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.
I. D. 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
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
ENGINE DATA
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
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
Model
Transmission
Steering
Ratios
Front Suspension
Rear
Suspension
Brakes
Body construction
Fuel Tank
Seville
THM 440-T4 automatic four-speed (includes overdrive and viscous converter clutch)
Power-assisted rack and pinion
16.5:1
independent MacPherson strut with coil springs, strut-type shock absorbers and stabilizer bar
fully independent with coil springs. Automatic level control and strut-type superlift shock absorbers
Power-assisted front disc/rear drum with Teves anti-lock braking system
Integral body-frame
18.8 US Gal.
Seville Touring
THM 440-T4 automatic four-speed (includes overdrive and viscous converter clutch)
Power-assisted rack and pinion
15.6:1
independent MacPherson strut with coil springs, strut-type shock absorbers and stabilizer bar
fully independent with coil springs. Automatic level control and strut-type superlift shock absorbers
Power-assisted front disc/rear drum with Teves anti-lock braking system
Integral body-frame
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/APPEARNACE
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
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