Cadillac offered four series this year: Catera, DeVille, Eldorado, and Seville.
The DeVille featured three models: 4-door Sedan, d'Elegance Sedan, and Concours Sedan.
The Eldorado featured two models: 2-door Coupe and an all new 1999 ½ 2-door Touring Coupe.
The Seville featured two models: SLS Sedan and STS Sedan.
The Catera gained an optional Sport Package model.
The big news for Cadillac was the Escalade -- the first truck-based vehicle in Cadillac's history.
New optional equipment for 1999 included the innovative massaging lumbar seat to provide maximum driver comfort.
Model
Series Prod. No.
Body Style No.
Body Type
Factory Price
Shipping weight
Catera
VR5
R69
4-door Sedan
31775
3770
DeVille
KD5
D69
4-door Sedan
38630
3978
KE5
E69
4-door d'Elegance Sedan
42730
4049
KF5
F69
4-door Concours Sedan
43230
4047
Eldorado
EL1
L57
2-door Coupe
39235
3825
ET1
T57
2-door Touring Coupe
43495
3856
Seville
KS5
S69
4-door SLS Sedan
43355
3976
KY5
Y69
4-door STS Sedan
47850
4001
I D DATA
The 1999 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:
POSITION
DIGIT
MEANING
1
1 or 4
manufacturing country (United States)
2
G
General Motors
3
6
Cadillac
4 & 5
car line series
V/R
Catera
E/L
Eldorado
E/T
Eldorado Touring
K/D
DeVille
K/E
d'Elegance
K/F
Concours
K/S
Seville (SLS)
K/Y
Seville (STS)
6
the body style:
1
two-door coupe
2
two-door
3
two-door convertible
5
four-door sedan
6
four-door
8
four-door station wagon
7
the restraint code
2
active (manual) belts w/dual frontal airbags
4
active (manual) belts w/dual frontal and side airbags
8
the engine
Y
LD8 4.6L V-8
9
L37 4.6L V-8
R
L81 3.0L V-6
9
check digit
-
10
model year
X = 1999
11
the assembly plant
-
12-17
the production sequence number
-
HISTORY
Cadillac, within its future design theme of "The Fusion of Art & Science," debuted its Evoq concept car on the 1999 auto show circuit to rave reviews.
The two-seat convertible with detachable hardtop was powered by a 405-horsepower 4.2-litre Northstar V8 topped by an integrated supercharger/intercooler system.
Other features of the Evoq included an automatic transmission that featured Performance Algorithm Shifting.
borrowed from the 1998 Seville Touring Sedan; Eyecue heads-up display and the Night
Vision System borrowed from the 2000 DeVille.
Cadillac also stunned the racing world when the luxury automaker announced it would
compete in the 2000 24 Hours of LeMans endurance race.
The racing Cadillac, the prototype was named LMP (for Le Mans Prototype), was based
on a Riley & Scott chassis fitted with a twin-turbocharged, intercooled 4.0-liter
Northstar V-8 (not a regular production item).
With a reported budget of $30 million spread over four years, the reason given for
Cadillac to enter the competition arena was "image" and enhancing Cadillac's reputation
as a global automobile.
