Chevrolet Caprice (Australia)

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The Chevrolet Caprice is a full-size car produced by Holden in Australia. In the 1970s, General Motors of South Africa sold the Australian Holden Statesman as the Chevrolet Caprice and Caprice Classic. Holden have also named its in-house-developed full-size car the Caprice (more precisely the Holden Statesman Caprice) and exports it to the Middle East where they are sold as Chevrolet Caprices. For the most part, model changes of these Caprices follow their Australian counterpart. The Middle Eastern Caprice came out in 2000 in four versions, base LS, standard mid-range LTZ, a sporty SS and the range topper Royale. Differences between the models were mostly equipment and slight styling tweaks. The base LS and LTZ came standard with a 295 horsepower 5.7 litre Gen III V8, the SS and Royale came with a 325 horsepower version of the same engine. In 2003, Holden launched a revised and facelifted Statesman and Caprice. The new models sported new front and rear fascias and completely redesigned interior. Engines carried over unchanged. The model again made it to the Middle East as a Chevrolet.

In November 2006, Chevrolet launched a completely redesigned Caprice lineup, again based on the recently introduced Holden WM Statesman/Caprice. The new Caprice lineup includes the base LS, LTZ, SS and Royale, all sporting the new 360 horsepower LS2 6.0 litre V8. The Holden sourced Chevrolet Caprice has become GM's top selling vehicle in the region.