Driving is where the Seville really shines. The Northstar powertrain stands among the world's best. This 4.5-liter V8 has plenty of torque for off-the-line acceleration, and enough horsepower to maintain pace on Germany's Autobahn. Powerful, front-wheel-drive cars often exhibit torque steer, a tendency to pull to one side or the other during hard acceleration from a standstill, but the Seville's engineering team has done a credible job of minimizing to only the slightest hint.
Cadillac 4-speed automatic transmission features a Performance Shift Algorithm that analyzes your driving and adjusts shifting appropriately. Hammer the throttle and it mimics the crisp shifts of a manual transmission. Accelerate gradually and the transmission shifts smoothly. Go through a corner under hard acceleration and the system is smart enough to delay shifting until you're through the turn, which improves handling balance.
You'll really come to appreciate the Seville's most sophisticated feature, the StabiliTrak system. It uses a special accelerometer to sense even a minor skid. Then, by deftly controlling brakes and throttle, it brings the car back under the control-often before you noticed anything was wrong. Seville's steering system is linked to the system's sensors. As a result, steering effort is altered according to how aggressively a driver takes a corner.