2002 Cadillac Seville
Body style(s): 4-door sedan

Trim Levels: SLS, STS
MSRP range: $43,524-$49,080

Notes: Magnetic Resonance suspension replaced CVRSS on the STS during 2002. Also provided: XM satellite radio, a pay-per-month service that allowed customers a much wider range of channels. The Seville was now five years old, and had not been restyled at any point during that time. Although its rear-drive successor, the STS, had been predicted for 2003, the model did not debut until 2004, as a 2005 model. The Seville, therefore, was left to persevere in the face of ever-stiffening competition. The more sophisticated traction/antiskid systems, coupled with brake assist variants of ABS, made the front-drive platform essentially obsolete on performance luxury cars. With this handicap (although Seville had alwasy been able to perform exceptionally for a front-driver), Seville sales slipped through 2002.

Series: 1998-2004

DESIGN

Layout:
Seats:

Engine(s):		 transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive, steel unibody
5

4.6L 32-valve dohc SFI V8 [SLS]
Bore x stroke: 93.0x84.0mm
Compression ratio: 10.0 to 1 (87-octane unleaded)
Horsepower: 275bhp@5600rpm
Torque: 300lb-ft@4000rpm
Transmission: 4-speed automatic (f.d. ratio 3.11:1)
Fuel economy (city/hwy): 18/27mpg
4.6L 32-valve dohc SFI HO V8 [STS]
Bore x stroke: 93.0x84.0mm
Compression ratio: 10.0 to 1 (87-octane unleaded)
Horsepower: 300bhp@6000rpm
Torque: 295lb-ft@4400rpm
Transmission: 4-speed automatic (f.d. ratio 3.71:1)
Fuel economy (city/hwy): 18/27mpg

DIMENSIONS

EPA Class:
Wheelbase:
Length:
Width:
Height:
Track, F:
Track, R:
Clearance:		 MIDSIZE
112.2"
201.0"
75.0"
55.4"
62.7"
62.9"
5.0"
Kerb weight: 3989lbs., 4050lbs. (STS)
Interior volume:
Cargo volume:
Fuel tank:		 55/49 cu ft. (f/r)
15.7 cu ft.
18.5 gal.

TECHNICAL

Tires:
Suspension
(f/r):
Brakes (f/r):
Steering:
Active sys.:
Airbags:		 235/60-16; 235/55-17 (opt., STS)
independent: MacPherson struts, coil springs, tube shocks (STS: adj.), ARB
independent: multilink, coil springs, self-levelling tube shocks (STS: adj.), ARB
disc/disc, ABS (11.9" vented/11.6" solid)
rack-and-pinion, variable power-assisted, 2.4 turns-to-lock
traction control (std.), stability control (std.)
dual front, dual front side

PERFORMANCE

Acceleration (zero to 60 mph):
Braking (60 to zero mph):
Roadholding (skidpad):
Slalom speed (100' intervals):
Turning circle:
Towing:		 6.8sec. (STS)
128ft.
0.82g
62.8mph
40.5ft.
2000lbs., 3000lbs. (STS)


SEE ALSO: Buick Park Avenue, Buick LeSabre, Cadillac DeVille, Oldsmobile Aurora, Pontiac Bonneville
COMPETITORS: Acura RL, Audi A6, BMW 5-Series, Jaguar S-Type, Lexus GS 400, Lincoln Continental, Lincoln LS, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Saab 9-5, Volvo S80

2002 Cadillac Seville STS sedan
Cadillac Seville sedan.


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