Zero to 60 Run--4.6 Cadillac Northstar V8 vs. 4.9 OHV V8

Zero to 60 comparison between my new 2001 Cadillac Seville SLS with a 4.6 Northstar V8 and the 1991 Cadillac Sedan de Ville with a 4.9 that I've owned since 2005. The Northstar in the Seville is faster, especially at the top end, but the good old 4.9 in the DeVille holds its own--especially for an 18-year-old car with 257,000 miles on it.

Judging from the time codes in the video, the Seville did it in 7 second flat; the DeVille is just over 9 seconds.

Interestingly, both cars shift from 1st to 2nd at 45 MPH, and both hold 2nd gear all the way up to ~80 MPH. Without a tach in the DeVille, I have no idea how high it was revving, but it probably went close to redline.

The noise you hear besides the engine revving in the Seville is raindrops on the windshield. I had the camera on a tripod held down between my legs in the Seville; in the DeVille, it's just handheld, so it's shakier.

Both runs done on Stapleton Rd. just south of Monmouth/Independence, Oregon

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• 0-60
• Northstar
• 4.9
• Cadillac
• Seville
• Sedan de Ville
• 2001
• 1991

[jeffharro1]

LOL 0 MPG!

[Motorfordtoyota]

@TimD106 not if your like me and hate dealer service and do it all yourself.

[EAchankre]

I just bought a 94 deville the 4.9L, white paint black tint no rust whatsoever 150,000km. Anything to watch out for?

[MrFuckallthat]

@julianasage trust me.. its not set on KM..... My 96 Eldorado ETC runs the same speed if not faster, Northstar 4.6 is a fucking beast for the size plus caddys tend to be heavy as fuck... plus they have 300 hp and 275 ft lb torque

[mowrman100]

For what it's worth, somebody gave me a cherry '91 park avenue. Tranny lunched 10 years ago and the 3.8 locked tight from sitting. stuck in a junkyard '90 4t60 (no electronic besides converter lockup) and let the Buford's ecm run the 4.9... two of the caddy's injectors get to share a transistor and i had to jack up the fuel presssure to 115 - but it hauls azz in the lighter car! [oh yeah- the 4t60 has a 3.77 final drive instead of the craven original 2.84] Any body want me to make a vid?

[SirtubalotTX]

Looks like the SLS was shifting a little early....

[joust671]

@Forgoten214 damn good car !

[Forgoten214]

@joust671

Yep actually turned out to my advantage I purchased a 1992 from the 1990 insurance money. It was hit by a drunk driver on July 4th of this year. RIP 1990 DeVille!

[joust671]

@Forgoten214 270k Wow you got that many miles out of it.

[BLACKLACDTS]

i had a 03 dts and i smoked a 4.9 deville really bad from a dig but a friend had a seville with the 4.5 v8 and it was a rocket!