1989 CADILLAC SEVILLE

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
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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