The Eldorado continued to be available as the Eldorado
coupe and as the Eldorado Biarritz, which was ordered as Option Code
YP3. A new white
diamond color was introduced, allowing a choice of 18 colors for the
Eldorado buyer. The
black metallic roof of 1988 was replaced with a sable black version. The
Biarritz roof was
revised via the elimination of the bright bead adjacent to the roof molding.
New options
consisted of the electrochromic mirror, Delco/Bose Symphony sound
System and digital disc
player. New standard features consisted of an accent molding, remote fuel
door release, front
license plate mounting, the AM/FM stereo radio used on the Sixty Special
and aluminum
alloy wheels with a snowflake finish.
The 1989 Eldo boasted more standard
equipment with no significant price increase, while the '90 gained 35 bhp
with no loss in mileage by switching from throttle-body injection to the
more efficient multi-port type. A driver's airbag became standard that year,
and the Touring Coupe returned as a nine-second 0-60 sprinter with 215/60
performance tires, 16 x 7-inch forged-alloy wheels, 10-way power sport
seats, and a deftly dechromed exterior. Performance improved further for
1991 via a newly stroked 4.9 V-8 delivering 200 bhp and 0-60 in 8.2
seconds. Even better, ABS became standard, as did a velvety-shifting new
chip-controlled automatic transaxle. Also standard now was Computer
Command Ride, the speed-dependent variable-rate damping system
pioneered for 1989 on Cadillac's singular two-seat Allanté.
Interior changes for 1989 were headlined by a high-gloss bird's-eye maple
wood trim for the
instrument panel, front console and door panels that were installed on the
Eldorado Biarritz
and standard on Eldorados with the B20 Appliques option. The Eldorado's
floor mats were of
the new design used on other 1989 Cadillacs. A passive vehicle anti-theft
system (VATS) that
disengaged the starter, fuel pump and ECM we standard. Also found on all
Eldorados was a
driver side express-down window with a three-second activation and a tap
up/down
deactivation. The heater/defroster and bi-level air modes were revised to
provide a more
gradual and comfortable transition from warm to cool air, as well as an
increased bi-level airflow.