Cadillac Seville — K-body (fourth generation) (1992–1997)
The NICB VIN manuals list the Seville (series code KS) and the Seville Touring Sedan (series code KY) in every model year from 1992 to 1997. Wikipedia names the Seville Luxury Sedan (SLS) and the Seville Touring Sedan (STS) as the two versions and gives each one's engine by year. GM's own Seville RPO code lists in the archive start with 1998, so no factory list covers 1992–1997, and no source in the archive prints a transmission, axle, package, equipment, paint or trim code for these years; the three engine rows below rest on Wikipedia alone and are single-source.
Codes
Engines
| Code | Description | Years | Models/Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L26 | Engine, 4.9L, V8 | 1992–1993 | SLS 1992–1993 and STS 1992; the Wikipedia engine article lists the same engine in the Eldorado in the same years. The engine article's Seville list ends in 1993, as does the Seville article [Wikipedia: Cadillac Seville; Cadillac High Technology engine] | single-source |
| L37 | Engine, 4.6L, V8, Northstar | 1993–1997 | only in: STS; the Wikipedia Northstar article lists the same engine in the Eldorado ETC [Wikipedia: Cadillac Seville; Northstar engine series] | single-source |
| LD8 | Engine, 4.6L, V8, Northstar | 1994–1997 | only in: SLS; rated 270 horsepower in 1994 and 275 horsepower in 1995–1997; the Seville article starts the SLS Northstar in 1994, the Northstar article in 1993, so 1993 is left out; the Northstar article lists the same engine in the Eldorado [Wikipedia: Cadillac Seville; Northstar engine series] | single-source |
Sources
Factory documents (T1)
None. No GM RPO code list or order guide for the Seville of 1992–1997 is in the archive.
Other sources
- NICB VIN manuals
docs/reference/nicb/nicb1992-gm.txtp.39 throughnicb1997-gm.txtp.35 (series tables: Seville KS, Seville Touring Sedan KY), read in the repository, 2026-11-05. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Seville — 2026-11-05, raw wikitext by direct fetch (fourth generation section and engine table: SLS and STS engines by year).
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_High_Technology_engine — 2026-11-05, raw wikitext by direct fetch (L26 4.9 application list).
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northstar_engine_series — 2026-11-05, raw wikitext by direct fetch (L37 and LD8 application tables). Wikipedia's article for the nameplate and its engine articles count as one source.