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The Holden Caprice is a full-sized luxury car produced by Holden, an Australian marque of General Motors from 1990 to October 2017. The similar Holden Statesman, which was also introduced in 1990 as a model below the Caprice, was discontinued in September 2010. Between 1971 and 1984, Holden marketed their long-wheelbase sedans under the Statesman marque.
The Caprice and Statesman are essentially long-wheelbase saloon variants of the luxury Holden Calais range, and as of 2006, were the longest rear-wheel drive saloons offered by General Motors. Internationally, Statesmans and Caprices have been rebadged as the Buick Royaum in China,[1] Daewoo Statesman in South Korea, and Chevrolet Caprice in North America. In addition, these cars have formed the basis of the Chinese-built Buick Park Avenue and the Bitter Vero, a rebodied version from Germany.
The main difference between the Statesman and the Caprice is in their equipment packages. Moreover, Caprices are commonly powered by V8 engines rather than V6 engines, whilst modern Caprices may be mistaken as fully specified versions of the cheaper Statesman, the two were completely different Holden models in the past. In appearance, Caprices can be distinguished by their interior and exterior trim such as the grille insert. In addition to the large V8 engine, in latter years, the Caprice suspension was often more sport-oriented (from the 2003 WK series).[2]
Traditionally in Australia, the Statesman and Caprice have been direct rivals to the Ford Fairlane and LTD, respectively. However, Ford's decision to discontinue these models in 2007 left Holden with the second-generation Chrysler 300 as the only direct competition at pricing point occupied. As announced by Holden in 2014, its entire Australian production comprising the Caprice ceased in late 2017.[3]
Etymology[edit]
The word "caprice" means impulsive, unpredictable or sudden condition, or series of changes or a brief romance.
- ↑ 2005 – Australian Built Buick Royaum for China.
- ↑ Newton, Bruce (23 April 2003). First drive: New WK Statesman and Caprice more sporty. GoAuto. Retrieved on 12 May 2016.
- ↑ Bad News From Oz: No More Holden Caprice After 2017. gmauthority.com.