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Holden Caprice
The long-wheelbase Commodore, sold as Statesman until 2010 and Caprice after, and exported in quantity as the Chevrolet Caprice PPV — a police vehicle in North America and the Middle East, which is why a great many are high-mileage fleet cars rather than private ones. Mechanically it is a Commodore with more length between the axles, so that car's information covers the powertrain completely. The parts that are its own are the ones the extra length brought: a longer propshaft with its own centre bearing, rear air suspension on some trims whose compressor and height sensors set their own codes, and on the PPV cars a heavy-duty cooling and electrical package that changes the load picture on the alternator and the fans.
Generations
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WL and WM 2003–2013
A stretched Commodore; the propshaft centre bearing and the optional rear air suspension are what the extra length added.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Platform
- GM Zeta
- Engines
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- 3.6 V6 — LY7 · petrol · 335–340 Nm (247–251 lb-ft) · Alloytec, WL and WM
- 3.6 V6 — LLT · petrol · 350 Nm (258 lb-ft) · SIDI, WM
- 3.6 V6 — LFX · petrol · 350 Nm (258 lb-ft) · WM Series II
- 5.7 V8 — LS1 · petrol · 460–465 Nm (339–343 lb-ft) · Gen III, WL
- 6.0 V8 — L98 · petrol · 270 kW (362 hp) · 530 Nm (391 lb-ft) · Gen IV, WM
- 6.0 V8 — L77 · petrol · 260 kW (349 hp) · 517 Nm (381 lb-ft) · Active Fuel Management
- 6.0 V8 — LS2 · petrol · 542 Nm (400 lb-ft) · HSV Grange
- 6.2 V8 — LS3 · petrol · 575–580 Nm (424–428 lb-ft) · HSV Grange
- Transmissions
- 5-speed automatic · 6-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive
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WN 2013–2017
The final long-wheelbase car, exported heavily as the Chevrolet Caprice PPV police vehicle.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Platform
- GM Zeta
- Engines
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- 3.6 V6 — petrol · LFX
- 6.0 V8 — L77 · petrol · 517–530 Nm (381–391 lb-ft)
- 6.2 V8 — LS3 · petrol · 304 kW (408 hp)
- 6.0 V8 — L98 · petrol · 517–530 Nm (381–391 lb-ft)
- 6.0 V8 — LS2 · petrol · 517–530 Nm (381–391 lb-ft) · HSV only
- Transmissions
- 5-speed GM 5L40E automatic · 6-speed GM 6L80E automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive
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