Cadillac Seville Engines by Year

The Seville was Cadillac's smaller luxury sedan, launched for 1976 with a fuel-injected 350. It went front-drive for 1980, used Cadillac's aluminum HT4100 and its 4.5 and 4.9 successors, and from 1993 the Northstar V8. The Eldorado has its own page.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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1976–1979: 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979

1980–1985: 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985

1986–1991: 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991

1992–1997: 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997

1998–2004: 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004

1976–1979

The EFI 350 and the diesel.

1976 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
5.7L / 350 V8	180 hp net	Seville

1977 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
5.7L / 350 V8	180 hp net	Seville

1978 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
5.7L / 350 V8	—	Seville
5.7L / 350 V8 diesel (LF9)	—	Seville (option)

1979 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
5.7L / 350 V8	—	Seville
5.7L / 350 V8 diesel (LF9)	—	Seville (option)

1980–1985

The diesel, 368, V8-6-4, V6 and HT4100.

1980 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
5.7L / 350 V8 (L49)	—	Seville (California option)
5.7L / 350 V8 diesel (LF9)	105 hp net	Seville (standard 1980-1981, option 1982-1985)
6.0L / 368 V8 (L61)	145 hp net	Seville (option, not California)

1981 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.1L / 252 V6 (LC4)	125 hp net	Seville (credit option)
5.7L / 350 V8 diesel (LF9)	105 hp net	Seville (standard 1980-1981, option 1982-1985)
6.0L / 368 V8 (L62)	—	Seville (gasoline option)

1982 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.1L / 249 V8 (LT8)	125 hp net	Seville, Seville Elegante
4.1L / 252 V6 (LC4)	125 hp net	Seville (credit option)
5.7L / 350 V8 diesel (LF9)	105 hp net	Seville (standard 1980-1981, option 1982-1985)

1983 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.1L / 249 V8 (LT8)	—	Seville, Seville Elegante
5.7L / 350 V8 diesel (LF9)	105 hp net	Seville (standard 1980-1981, option 1982-1985)

1984 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.1L / 249 V8 (LT8)	—	Seville, Seville Elegante
5.7L / 350 V8 diesel (LF9)	105 hp net	Seville (standard 1980-1981, option 1982-1985)

1985 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.1L / 249 V8 (LT8)	—	Seville, Seville Elegante
5.7L / 350 V8 diesel (LF9)	105 hp net	Seville (standard 1980-1981, option 1982-1985)

1986–1991

The 4.1, 4.5 and 4.9.

1986 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.1L / 249 V8 (LT8)	130 hp net	Seville, Seville Elegante

1987 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.1L / 249 V8 (LT8)	130 hp net	Seville, Seville Elegante

1988 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.5L / 273 V8	155 hp net	Seville, Seville STS

1989 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.5L / 273 V8	155 hp net	Seville, Seville STS

1990 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.5L / 273 V8 (LW2)	180 hp net	Seville, Seville STS

1991 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.9L / 300 V8 (L26)	200 hp net	Seville, Seville STS

1992–1997

The 4.9 and the Northstar.

1992 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.9L / 300 V8 (L26)	200 hp net	Seville, Seville STS

1993 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 279 V8 (L37)	295 hp net	Seville STS
4.9L / 300 V8 (L26)	200 hp net	Seville (SLS)

1994 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 279 V8 (LD8)	270 hp net	Seville SLS
4.6L / 279 V8 (L37)	295 hp net	Seville STS

1995 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 279 V8 (LD8)	275 hp net	Seville SLS
4.6L / 279 V8 (L37)	300 hp net	Seville STS

1996 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 279 V8 (LD8)	275 hp net	Seville SLS
4.6L / 279 V8 (L37)	300 hp net	Seville STS

1997 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 279 V8 (LD8)	275 hp net	Seville SLS
4.6L / 279 V8 (L37)	300 hp net	Seville STS

1998–2004

The Northstar.

1998 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 279 V8 (LD8)	275 hp net	Seville SLS
4.6L / 279 V8 (L37)	300 hp net	Seville STS

1999 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 279 V8 (LD8)	275 hp net	Seville SLS
4.6L / 279 V8 (L37)	300 hp net	Seville STS

2000 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 279 V8 (LD8)	275 hp net	Seville SLS
4.6L / 279 V8 (L37)	300 hp net	Seville STS

2001 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 279 V8 (LD8)	275 hp net	Seville SLS
4.6L / 279 V8 (L37)	300 hp net	Seville STS

2002 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 279 V8 (LD8)	275 hp net	Seville SLS
4.6L / 279 V8 (L37)	300 hp net	Seville STS

2003 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 279 V8 (LD8)	275 hp net	Seville SLS
4.6L / 279 V8 (L37)	300 hp net	Seville STS

2004 Seville engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.6L / 279 V8 (LD8)	275 hp net	Seville SLS

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