i dont like it , its not what i'd expect outa police unit . ima Crown Vic guy thru n thru . i will give props to Dodge for there 2012 Chargers . great car. as far as GM ....... good try but im not inpresed . GM needs to be true to its roots , Bring back a Retro 1994 ish Caprice.
Unions are bad for any kind of automotive business. This is not the 1920's we already have in place federal regulations for employees. To me why do you think these car companies are going to states that have a right to work act? All unions do is steal from their workers and what it is so funny the people who have lost their jobs are defending the unions by picketing? Get off your ass there are many people in this country who need work. They are not scabs they are wanting to work.
Today in a global market most vehicles are made from parts from all over the world. If the UAW werent so greedy we would still have vehicles made here in the us, Unions today will ruin any kind of American made products!! Oh by the way people that work at the BMW plant in SC and the Mecedes plant in AL are not unionized they make less money but who needs to be paid 50 dollars and hour to put steering column in and they also have fewer people who call in sick.
@MechNight73- its not that the is cars the challenge. It's the legend the cops created along with the auto industry that says- Hey u can't out run a police officer in a police car and then in the very same breath tell u to buy a Toyata or a Honda civic( not hating on ethier car) knoing that most people don't kno its the 2way radio that u have2 out run. Also the P71s don't handle that bad from da facror. I kno I've owned 2 and the handel betta than most famliy cars that are sold in America
Great just when I get my 5oh vision database tuned up after adding the dodge charger now I gotta do it all over again for this and the Ford Taurus cuz we all kno the frist 1s to get this car are gonna be the StateTroopers. Oh and u can by 1of those cars. It's 1 for sale right now on eBay. Cost bout the same as a Phoncho G8 when they were new.
@HoldenAustralia why when a holden goes to america doesnt it keep the holden badge? why not let it stay with holden badge instead of bloody chevy? holden is holden and chevy is chevy keep the to seperated
This machine looks a worthy competitor to the equally-new Ford Taurus P81; we'll see if either or both can keep up with Dodge's freshened-up Hemi Police Pursuit. (I'd also have recommended that Ford Motor Company keep the Crown Victoria P70, and revive the Country Squire in P70 outfit, for the K-9 and evidence-response missions.)
Stop wasting and spending my hard earned tax dollars on this crap to catch a couple of so called speeders!! A toyato corrolla will work just fine in white with simple letters on the side saying police,maybe some tools in the back to actually help some one just not shaking people down for money !! But i rather police just stay in the police station until called,you don't see fire men driving around looking for fires do you ?
Stop wasting spending my hard earned tax dollars on this crap to catch a couple of so called speeders!! A toyato corrolla will work just fine in white with simple letters on the side saying police,maybe some tools in the back to actually help some one just not shaking people down for money !! But i rather police just stay in the police station until called,you don't see fire men driving around looking for fires do you ?
@sn9696 I think you should be more concerned about the rich gettin' your hard earned tax dollars since they're gettin' all the breaks and you're gettin' shit..some agencies have toyotas, but NOT for heavy duty patrolling, that's what this car is for...and don't even compare cops to firemen, those are 2 completely different worlds you're talkin' about, firemen only respond to fires or serious traffic accidents, cops respond to EVERYTHING, including calls that are too dangerous for firemen
@holdenls1ssz your a fucking tard. and why'd you put a smiley, fucking homo ass. your must be a lil bitch who is butthurt. In the us, they dont make chevrolet caprice, not anymore. so you is a dumb fuck. and if you are talkin about arab world, wtf, i sayed in the us its easy to outrun cops. you needa read before commenting, you is a dumb fuck.
As a Ford fan, I have to say this is a very worthy replacement for the Crown Vic. I'm not really a fan of the Taurus police interceptor. Hopefully the Caprice becomes the standard police vehicle over in USA.
@Bobman84 As an Australian observer, an American friend has noted that in Michigan where he lives, crooks saw getting away from Crown Vics as a challenge. No disrespect to the police officers driving them, but being such unwieldly barges, it was hard for them. The Caprice suspension was developed with the BMW 5-Series as a benchmark, and they're making an impact. Some hoods, when they see a Caprice cruiser just give up, knowing they can't outrun them. They've been cop cars in Oz for decades
@Mechknight73 I'm in Australia too. Although, I would have loved to have seen an XR6 turbo over there. They are very popular here with highway patrol units.
@Bobman84 Somebody needs to belt some sense into Ford USA.The Mustang sits on inferior suspension to the even the base model Falcon, yet there was talk of them "demanding" that the world rear drive platform for Ford be the Taurus AWD. Essentially lopping the Falcon's balls off for the sake of saving money. The FG floorpan could have easily been adapted for the Mustang, the same way the VE's floorpan was adapted for the Camaro
really wack, that take off was so slow. like, seriously.. anyone else think so.. i mean for a fat v8, it shouldnt take off that slow, i get the automatic part(for being slower) but thats too slow, shitt. my uncle's g35(6speed) still owns, american cars cant hang with japs, the v6 power to v8 is so unbelievable.. but still only ride chevy never drive a ford..(lil wayne)
@skatedude223 why dont you look up a stock 2006-2011 chevrolet caprice acceleration vid, theres heaps in the arab world on youtube. the caprice is longer and heavier then an Chevrolet lumina ss ( commodore ss in Australia and for you Americans the pontiac g8 gt ) research your facts before you make a fuckwit of yourself ; )
yes the dodges are very costly to maintain oklahomacity refusues to use them
in fact i belive they have bought up a large amount of the last crown vics and have them sitting in a holding lot to use into 2013 ...... most of the county sherrifs use dodges and the v6 version turds delay in the shift from park to gear about a 2 sec loss of time when you really need to get on it
the chevy is a little on the small side however i belive it will yake over the market!!!
The Dodge underpinnings are watered down Mercedes design. They are not holding up to rough service. They have bad brakes and cooling systems. The State of Georgia has dropped their contract with Chrysler because of the problems with reliability and high cost of tires and up keep. The Crown Vics were also not trouble free. The reason Ford sold so many was because they were the only game in town with RWD. I think the gloves are off now, we will see who wins when the dust settles.
HOW about Chevy makes this vehicle in the US! AND we have some jobs for OUR US citizens...Sorry Australia...I love the country, but seriously Chevy...lets make the US product...in the US....
@757arcangel To large companies its not about saving jobs its about what makes economic sense. GM has been bulilding this car in Austraila for awhile now. It makes more sense to bulid the car in the same plant it was already being built at than to reconfigure another plant here to bulid this car. And you must understand something about the car industry. NAMEPLATE DOES NOT EQUATE NATIONAL ORIGIN. Most GM cars sold in the US are build in Canada. Its more American to buy a Camry right now.
@CapitanBluebeard Only 9 of GM's current 29 models for the US market are built outside of the US, and only 8 of those are built exclusively outside the country.
They ARE built from a lot of parts (even entire assemblies like engines and transmissions), produced all over the world, but to say that most of the cars are built in Canada is just patently untrue.
@TBustah Working at a GM Dealership then a Ford Dealership ive seen it over and over again. When you look at the sticker on most Chevys and Buicks it will say "Mfd in Canada" and most new Fords will say "Mfd in Mexico" If buying American is important to you then you should buy a Nissan or Toyota they have plants in Indiana and Kentucky. Hell even BMW has a plant in Georgia.
@CapitanBluebeard I'm not saying they DON'T build them in other countries, or even that some of the better selling models aren't built outside the country, just that the percentage isn't as high as you make it out to be.
The Silverado and Cruze, for example, are Chevy's best selling models at the moment, and both are built in the US.
At any rate, "buying American" really isn't all that important to me anymore. It just means supporting unions, which I despise. And then there's the bailouts...
@TBustah If the government hadnt bailed out the auto industry it would look like the UK. Every single major British car manufacturer is or was owned by a company out of the country. Bentley is part of the Volkswagen group, Rolls-Royce is owned by BMW, Aston Martin was for sometime owned by Ford and I agree with you on the unions because they arent what they once were. Americans love cars so much the thought of letting china own Hummer was out of the question. so we let it tank too.lol
I'm a FordOfAus fan, but I'd be happy to see the yanks take on the caprice. I think they should stick with RWD, and the rear is sort of Crown Victoria-ish, so maybe that could appreciate that. : )
sad that they decided to badge this a caprice i'm sure it's a good car but it's not like the caprice of old.
i want the real caprice back north american made to support our market along with bench seats and column mount shift would be nice for civilan use. i'd buy it in a heartbeat i miss the old caprices.
@rko619wrestlingfan the Caprice you guys in America are used to are a different brand of Caprice,the Caprice you see here is based off the Holden Statesman, going back years ago you had two different types of Statesmen the Caprice and the Deville, i cant remember but i think from memory the Caprice was the more upmarket one(anyone please correct me if im wrong),after the WB i think Holden dropped the Deville and stuck with the Caprice, so essentially its not related the the Caprice you guys have
@GreendragonDMX1 even i know there not really related and im a bloody Ford fan haha (my dad when i was a kid owned a HQ and WB stato both 308 V8's still very nice cars better with age)
@Callihandawg It looks's like a Cruze from the front but an Impala in the rear. It's like they were warped together. Like the movie were a fly & person went in this machine and, well you get the point. Not only that, but suggestions on the right of this video suggest the Cruze. If that's anymore of a point how this car is pretty much a Cruze with police lights.
@StreetArtillery im not sure if i called the right person racist or if i was looking at the wrong screen. Sorry, cant see anything bad that you wrote in the comments. must of called the wrong person in the wrong video racist
@gregg53186 The caprice is a amazing car, the people who designed this made sure American police get the best of the best and everything they need.
In time if most American police departments acquired this car, the Aussies will sell the project to America GM team and let Americans build the car in the states, As Australia really can not cope with such mass production.
@vsboy25 The Ontario plant that has the Camaro was also intended for Commodore-based cars until a new fuel economy regulation that effectively mandates tiny engines killed the Commodore in North America project. That regulation was rammed down by Speaker Pelosi in a bad energy law that bans light bulbs and appliances that work in 2007, making her the de facto leader when the 2/3 supermajority made a Presidential veto impossible. This car was to have been built there.
@WhiteHatBobby It’s a shame because it would created extra jobs and more variety of cars on offer for the North American market. alternate fuel sources and job creation potential is lost due to laws pushed through. I believe North America needs to expand its industry not tie it up with regulations.
@TheRunner72 So the rumour goes at the moment, the Lumina nameplate is returning to North America. Based on the Holden Commodore, on which the Pontiac G8 was based, it may also spawn a new El Camino as well. The Holden Commodore has been around for over 30 years, and rarely goes backwards in its development from model to model
@australianmade74 the car is designed by austrlaians and uses basic American parts. get your facts right, they should ship these put to LAPD and NYPD as those are badass cops.
@ThunderAppeal Because this Caprice is a police vehicle only and police package Chargers are pieces of shit, yesterday I had to unlock a car (10-46) and while I was unlocking the car I heard something make a "thump" on my car. Turns out it was a cooling fan that had came undone and flew off into my radiator and cut it all up next thing I know waters going all over the place. The thing about it that pisses me off is thats the third time that happened and my cars only got 60,210.
@pearldrumsarecool Common sense would dictate that the incident your Charger experienced is not indicative of a while line of vehicles. Furthermore if it is the 3rd time this happened most likely it is the mechanics fault. Lastly you have not addressed my question, nor are you qualified to do so, my question was why is GM making the Caprice a police only vehicle. There is nothing unique about the US bound Caprice's from foreign market Caprices. GM is a condescending piece of shit.
@ThunderAppeal GM is not a piece of shit the Caprice will eventually be available to the public but defiantly not in the PPV model, I have you know my Silverado I just sold had 235,213 miles on it and never had a problem with it because I took very good care of it I recenetly just purchased a 2009 LT Silverado and I love it.
@ThunderAppeal The Obama Administration stole GM because they rewarded Ford in the 2009 Stimulus package with car purchases and punished GM and Chrysler for giving to opponents. Also, Pelosi and the fuel economy regulations of CAFE are the main reasons they can't sell or make a Statesman in North America. Bad government regulators. Thief Obama!
@hendo337 Hang in there for 2013. This is when Holden releases their next model, the VF Commodore. Apparently the Chevy Lumina and El Camino nameplates are to be resurrected in the US. The Holden Commodore already wears Chevy Lumina badges in Saudi Arabia. This is the same car the Pontiac G8 is based on, but will do away with that front bodywork that many find offensive. Allegedly there's a civilian Caprice coming, but in limited numbers
So the new "Chevy Caprice" is made in Australia an is in reality a Holden Commodore? Visit the Law Enfocement Rant and see how American cops feel about driving a tiny car billed as a "full sized sedan" .
@lawenforcementrant It's a holden caprice which is a long wheel base version of a holden commodore & if you think it's a tiny car, then maybe you should lay off the donuts, dough boy.
Look, this isn't a Caprice. As far as I'm concerned, the original luxurious Caprice died in 1990 (or 1996, depending on your taste). This is just a Holden with a bowtie on it.
@NESherv Holden have been building their own Caprice since 1974, and all they've ever had in common were one or two parts and the Caprice badges. The Australian Caprice in its native Holden form has just about everything you could ask for. It's a Caprice all right, but one hugely different from its namesake
Does this mean that the short wheel base version(like the G8) will return for U.S drivers as the Chevy caprice? The PPV is the long wheel base version, i like the commodore look better.
@tmaq97 No. The Chevy Lumina is coming back in 2013, based on the VF Holden Commodore, just like the Pontiac G8 was based on the VE Commodore. Look up "2011 Chevy Lumina"because you will be getting the Saudi Arabian version. Just as sharp as its Holden cousin, just wearing Bowtie badges
I have a 2009 G8 GT (Holden Commodore HSV) and I LOVE my car. I bought it new and it's been a fantastic machine. Good on you Aussies. Pontiac and GM America could never build a car this good in N. America.
20,000 Caprices a year to the police market is not going to be a viable case for the Caprice to be built in the US...with our own Aussie Caprices plus the Middle Eastern market Caprice, total build will be around 100,000 vehicles annually.
Chevrolet sourced this car because they don't have an equivalent & with Ford downsizing their '11 police car, its going to be a slaughter in the marketplace.
Watch for the detective 9C3s when they reach the auctions...
@APS221 Holden is part of Government Motors if you didn't know. And they're RWD, which for some reason the cops prefer. I always found RWD vehicles twitchy in snow.
@sneakers55 Yes, I do know that Holden, Vauxhall, and Opel are all foreign divisions of GM. My comment was in reply to benjaminwayneb who wrote, "US. police forces won't buy an offshore vehicle!!" I, along with many others, have pointed out that governments are only concerned about buying American makes/brands. They are not concerned with where the car is actually built. Another person pointed out that the current police vehicles made by GM, Ford, and Dodge are all actually built in Canada.
@sneakers55 Yes, I also know that they are built on GM's RWD Zeta platform, like the current Camaro and previous Pontiac G8. Cops prefer RWD vehicles for the performance. I'm one of the mant who think GM should offer a RWD full-size sedan on the civilian market. I would also like to see it built in the US, instead of being brought over from Australia as a captive import. GM is obviously trying to position and market the Caprice as a logical successor to the RWD full-size Crown Victoria.
@benjaminwayneb US police forces have bought the Toyota Prius for certain functions and that's definitely more of an offshore vehicle than a Holden (Government Motors Australia) anything!
@bilinearhawk... False assumption! why do you think Holden was still thriving in Australia when GM went under in the US of A and needed to be bailed out by the US federal goverment. Holden may be owned by GM but Holden is its own brand and therefore completely funds its own operations.. As a matter of fact Holden has helped out GM on a number of occassions with design and engineering in the US.
@666demonknight666 I don't disagree with you, but it's like GM tried as possible to make the car look as dull and boring as possible. The Charger is a great looking car in Police trim, but, well, it's a junk box!
@somewhatlongdong this car is from Australia and GM didn't design the car at all. The Aussies design it from scratch. Some GM cars are from Korea Daewoo and yes they're dull and crap. Charger is nice in black, like the one in " Street King". Likewise Chevy Camaro and Mustang.
1.10 - THIS GUY HAS NO IDEA ABOUT DRIVING HE'LL KNOCK HIM SELF OUT IF THE AIR BAG EVER GETS SET OFF 10 AN 2 IS FOR NO AIR BAG CARS / AIR BAG HAND SHOULD BE 9 AN 3 BUT 9 AN 3 GIVE'S BETTER CONTROL OF ANY CAR ANY WAY. OVER 20 YEAR OLD SUSPENSION IN IT AND LOOKS LIKE CRAP.
As for whether they buy it or not..it's a done deal. Hence the vid.
As for the US car industry, this is only going to do it good. US cars are considered shockers on the world stage; Aussie cars perhaps a bit better. Euro and Asian kill us both.
@rachispretty82 Protectionism is very strong in the US especially with the current state of the economy. Many states have mandated buy American and this rules out an Australian built vehicle.
@benjaminwayneb ...from the 'leader' of free trade presumably..?
Goes to show, free trade is a great idea IF your industry at home is strong and competitive.
I wonder if the US negotiators will ever remember this in the future when they pressure and squeeze nations like they do when FTA's are a priority for the US exports.
i dont like it , its not what i'd expect outa police unit . ima Crown Vic guy thru n thru . i will give props to Dodge for there 2012 Chargers . great car. as far as GM ....... good try but im not inpresed . GM needs to be true to its roots , Bring back a Retro 1994 ish Caprice.
NHcrownvic 1 week ago
1:31 thumbs up if you were hoping the car would take out a cone or two.
sizhan 2 weeks ago
Can't wait for the SS Caprice American version. Gonna be sick!
IDRIVEAG8GT 1 month ago
Aussie FG Falcons have better torque and better brakes... :-)
Alex462047 1 month ago
GMC is the best \m/
hristo369 1 month ago
Its a Holden so looks like the Crims wont have any problem getting away.Thats why we`re giving them away to the US..nobody wants one.
TheSkumbucket 1 month ago
Unions are bad for any kind of automotive business. This is not the 1920's we already have in place federal regulations for employees. To me why do you think these car companies are going to states that have a right to work act? All unions do is steal from their workers and what it is so funny the people who have lost their jobs are defending the unions by picketing? Get off your ass there are many people in this country who need work. They are not scabs they are wanting to work.
1998disco72 2 months ago
Today in a global market most vehicles are made from parts from all over the world. If the UAW werent so greedy we would still have vehicles made here in the us, Unions today will ruin any kind of American made products!! Oh by the way people that work at the BMW plant in SC and the Mecedes plant in AL are not unionized they make less money but who needs to be paid 50 dollars and hour to put steering column in and they also have fewer people who call in sick.
1998disco72 2 months ago
So does your father for not pulling out!
1998disco72 2 months ago
cops suck got a complex the morons think they r sub humans
LunarPills 2 months ago
@LunarPills So does your father for not pulling out!
1998disco72 2 months ago
@LunarPills So does your father for not pulling out!
1998disco72 2 months ago
@1998disco72 go sit on a cucumber lolz
LunarPills 2 months ago
The Pontiac G8 lives on through the Chevy Caprice.
stainshield 2 months ago
I get so jealous of what cops are driving.
ChevKen 2 months ago
@MechNight73- its not that the is cars the challenge. It's the legend the cops created along with the auto industry that says- Hey u can't out run a police officer in a police car and then in the very same breath tell u to buy a Toyata or a Honda civic( not hating on ethier car) knoing that most people don't kno its the 2way radio that u have2 out run. Also the P71s don't handle that bad from da facror. I kno I've owned 2 and the handel betta than most famliy cars that are sold in America
caddy8436 2 months ago
Great just when I get my 5oh vision database tuned up after adding the dodge charger now I gotta do it all over again for this and the Ford Taurus cuz we all kno the frist 1s to get this car are gonna be the StateTroopers. Oh and u can by 1of those cars. It's 1 for sale right now on eBay. Cost bout the same as a Phoncho G8 when they were new.
caddy8436 2 months ago
@HoldenAustralia why when a holden goes to america doesnt it keep the holden badge? why not let it stay with holden badge instead of bloody chevy? holden is holden and chevy is chevy keep the to seperated
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Taylahdee 2 months ago
what is that for a dashlight you can see at the beginning it looks great and very bright
CSILCPD 2 months ago
This machine looks a worthy competitor to the equally-new Ford Taurus P81; we'll see if either or both can keep up with Dodge's freshened-up Hemi Police Pursuit. (I'd also have recommended that Ford Motor Company keep the Crown Victoria P70, and revive the Country Squire in P70 outfit, for the K-9 and evidence-response missions.)
bcschmerker 2 months ago
Nice. Build it in North America and make a version available to the public and I'll consider buying a GM.
torinobob 3 months ago
Please make a civil version of this car and bring it to sale Europe!
ChevyBM 3 months ago
UNMARKED POLICE CARS: By the way i don't sop for a car unless it says police on the side !!
sn9696 3 months ago
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Stop wasting and spending my hard earned tax dollars on this crap to catch a couple of so called speeders!! A toyato corrolla will work just fine in white with simple letters on the side saying police,maybe some tools in the back to actually help some one just not shaking people down for money !! But i rather police just stay in the police station until called,you don't see fire men driving around looking for fires do you ?
sn9696 3 months ago
Stop wasting spending my hard earned tax dollars on this crap to catch a couple of so called speeders!! A toyato corrolla will work just fine in white with simple letters on the side saying police,maybe some tools in the back to actually help some one just not shaking people down for money !! But i rather police just stay in the police station until called,you don't see fire men driving around looking for fires do you ?
sn9696 3 months ago
@sn9696 I think you should be more concerned about the rich gettin' your hard earned tax dollars since they're gettin' all the breaks and you're gettin' shit..some agencies have toyotas, but NOT for heavy duty patrolling, that's what this car is for...and don't even compare cops to firemen, those are 2 completely different worlds you're talkin' about, firemen only respond to fires or serious traffic accidents, cops respond to EVERYTHING, including calls that are too dangerous for firemen
chpman2013 3 months ago
@holdenls1ssz your a fucking tard. and why'd you put a smiley, fucking homo ass. your must be a lil bitch who is butthurt. In the us, they dont make chevrolet caprice, not anymore. so you is a dumb fuck. and if you are talkin about arab world, wtf, i sayed in the us its easy to outrun cops. you needa read before commenting, you is a dumb fuck.
skatedude223 3 months ago
please Ford build a new Crown Victoria, with a long big body, and the new 5.0 motor!
mufeez666 3 months ago 17
@mufeez666 I'm willing to bet it will come before this decade is over
chpman2013 3 months ago
@mufeez666
they wont because they turned into eco cunts
extremepsychogamer 2 months ago
@mufeez666 The P71 will never die
VFA103JollyRogers 2 months ago
@VFA103JollyRogers amen to that
mufeez666 2 months ago
@mufeez666 crown vics are shit.
Sickness796 2 weeks ago
@mufeez666 i agree , only keep the 4.6 .
NHcrownvic 1 week ago
between this powerful car in this huge cop criminals dont stand a chance lol
mford7600 3 months ago
As a Ford fan, I have to say this is a very worthy replacement for the Crown Vic. I'm not really a fan of the Taurus police interceptor. Hopefully the Caprice becomes the standard police vehicle over in USA.
Bobman84 3 months ago
@Bobman84 As an Australian observer, an American friend has noted that in Michigan where he lives, crooks saw getting away from Crown Vics as a challenge. No disrespect to the police officers driving them, but being such unwieldly barges, it was hard for them. The Caprice suspension was developed with the BMW 5-Series as a benchmark, and they're making an impact. Some hoods, when they see a Caprice cruiser just give up, knowing they can't outrun them. They've been cop cars in Oz for decades
Mechknight73 3 months ago
@Mechknight73 I'm in Australia too. Although, I would have loved to have seen an XR6 turbo over there. They are very popular here with highway patrol units.
Bobman84 3 months ago
@Bobman84 Somebody needs to belt some sense into Ford USA.The Mustang sits on inferior suspension to the even the base model Falcon, yet there was talk of them "demanding" that the world rear drive platform for Ford be the Taurus AWD. Essentially lopping the Falcon's balls off for the sake of saving money. The FG floorpan could have easily been adapted for the Mustang, the same way the VE's floorpan was adapted for the Camaro
Mechknight73 3 months ago
aslong as there not using asian cars im good idc if its ford or chevy maybe not dodge cause of past safety problems
wtl1964 3 months ago
really wack, that take off was so slow. like, seriously.. anyone else think so.. i mean for a fat v8, it shouldnt take off that slow, i get the automatic part(for being slower) but thats too slow, shitt. my uncle's g35(6speed) still owns, american cars cant hang with japs, the v6 power to v8 is so unbelievable.. but still only ride chevy never drive a ford..(lil wayne)
skatedude223 3 months ago
@skatedude223 why dont you look up a stock 2006-2011 chevrolet caprice acceleration vid, theres heaps in the arab world on youtube. the caprice is longer and heavier then an Chevrolet lumina ss ( commodore ss in Australia and for you Americans the pontiac g8 gt ) research your facts before you make a fuckwit of yourself ; )
holdenls1ssz 3 months ago
word is this is a police version only not avalible to the public
desolategrey 4 months ago
yes the dodges are very costly to maintain oklahomacity refusues to use them
in fact i belive they have bought up a large amount of the last crown vics and have them sitting in a holding lot to use into 2013 ...... most of the county sherrifs use dodges and the v6 version turds delay in the shift from park to gear about a 2 sec loss of time when you really need to get on it
the chevy is a little on the small side however i belive it will yake over the market!!!
desolategrey 4 months ago
The Dodge underpinnings are watered down Mercedes design. They are not holding up to rough service. They have bad brakes and cooling systems. The State of Georgia has dropped their contract with Chrysler because of the problems with reliability and high cost of tires and up keep. The Crown Vics were also not trouble free. The reason Ford sold so many was because they were the only game in town with RWD. I think the gloves are off now, we will see who wins when the dust settles.
jake00765 4 months ago 2
the police need more intimidating cars
Shadow7201 4 months ago
@Shadow7201 like the dodge charger
alexuin 4 months ago
chew toy chevy......
Icandrum2 4 months ago
COLUMN SHIFTER !!!! Put one in
compaq2441 4 months ago
why are we giving jobs to the Australians? Americans need jobs and especially when making a Police Car for the United States...
counkev 4 months ago
@counkev That's a good question!
jstrunck 4 months ago
@counkev
They could use your American cars.
Just turns out they picked Australian cars.
Which are better.
skylinesoldat 4 months ago
Caprice here in Aus is Luxury, whilst they have the caprice body and engin they have less options than a statesman lol
scruffynerfherder90 4 months ago
They can't even bother to make the thing here? C'mon GM
stanbernadino 4 months ago
HOW about Chevy makes this vehicle in the US! AND we have some jobs for OUR US citizens...Sorry Australia...I love the country, but seriously Chevy...lets make the US product...in the US....
757arcangel 5 months ago
@757arcangel To large companies its not about saving jobs its about what makes economic sense. GM has been bulilding this car in Austraila for awhile now. It makes more sense to bulid the car in the same plant it was already being built at than to reconfigure another plant here to bulid this car. And you must understand something about the car industry. NAMEPLATE DOES NOT EQUATE NATIONAL ORIGIN. Most GM cars sold in the US are build in Canada. Its more American to buy a Camry right now.
CapitanBluebeard 4 months ago 10
@CapitanBluebeard Only 9 of GM's current 29 models for the US market are built outside of the US, and only 8 of those are built exclusively outside the country.
They ARE built from a lot of parts (even entire assemblies like engines and transmissions), produced all over the world, but to say that most of the cars are built in Canada is just patently untrue.
TBustah 3 months ago
@TBustah Working at a GM Dealership then a Ford Dealership ive seen it over and over again. When you look at the sticker on most Chevys and Buicks it will say "Mfd in Canada" and most new Fords will say "Mfd in Mexico" If buying American is important to you then you should buy a Nissan or Toyota they have plants in Indiana and Kentucky. Hell even BMW has a plant in Georgia.
CapitanBluebeard 3 months ago
@CapitanBluebeard I'm not saying they DON'T build them in other countries, or even that some of the better selling models aren't built outside the country, just that the percentage isn't as high as you make it out to be.
The Silverado and Cruze, for example, are Chevy's best selling models at the moment, and both are built in the US.
At any rate, "buying American" really isn't all that important to me anymore. It just means supporting unions, which I despise. And then there's the bailouts...
TBustah 3 months ago
@TBustah If the government hadnt bailed out the auto industry it would look like the UK. Every single major British car manufacturer is or was owned by a company out of the country. Bentley is part of the Volkswagen group, Rolls-Royce is owned by BMW, Aston Martin was for sometime owned by Ford and I agree with you on the unions because they arent what they once were. Americans love cars so much the thought of letting china own Hummer was out of the question. so we let it tank too.lol
CapitanBluebeard 3 months ago
@CapitanBluebeard BMWs plant is in SC as well as their testing grounds. ;-)
keyofdavid888 3 months ago
@CapitanBluebeard Guess who basically owns GM! The U.S. government! Damn politicians are making money off of GM.
undertake782 1 month ago
It looks like a Malibu from the back!
Either way, a RWD V8 is a good thing!
at1212b 5 months ago
I just dont think this car will be able to hold a candle to Ford and Dodge offerings.
DodgeMan360 5 months ago
@DodgeMan360 Well it holds its own against the Ford Falcon pretty well, here. Same goes for the Utes.
HSV (Holden Special Vehicles) is doing pretty well, in direct competition with FPV (Ford Performance Vehicles).
Shifter999 4 months ago
I'd love this car if the tail lights didn't look like an Impala's, and the side vents were removed. Everything else is ok.
reaperboy36 5 months ago
Impala + Commodore = this.
carliscskillet 5 months ago
I'm a FordOfAus fan, but I'd be happy to see the yanks take on the caprice. I think they should stick with RWD, and the rear is sort of Crown Victoria-ish, so maybe that could appreciate that. : )
AdamAus85 5 months ago
This car dosn^t remind anything like how the old caprice looked liked:-(
daniellandgrens 5 months ago
@daniellandgrens
Yea, it has that Honda Accord, current Impala look.
the old ones just looked like it was ready to kick ass, more longer therefore hod roddish.
at1212b 5 months ago
@at1212b Yeah. It had charisma and a whole own kick as look.
daniellandgrens 5 months ago
gmh comes up with better shit then usa.. hands down, where u think ur camaro's base come from....
rumpig300 5 months ago
@rumpig300 I love how GM throws the new Camaro off as "American Muscle" but the chassis is Holden and we build them here in Ontario, Canada :P
strumem90 5 months ago
@strumem90 I love how we give you something to build... A?
jrdara 5 months ago
@jrdara its Eh?.....not A?
strumem90 5 months ago
I rather have a Dodge Charger Hemi V8.
shirke01 5 months ago
sad that they decided to badge this a caprice i'm sure it's a good car but it's not like the caprice of old.
i want the real caprice back north american made to support our market along with bench seats and column mount shift would be nice for civilan use. i'd buy it in a heartbeat i miss the old caprices.
rko619wrestlingfan 6 months ago
@rko619wrestlingfan the Caprice you guys in America are used to are a different brand of Caprice,the Caprice you see here is based off the Holden Statesman, going back years ago you had two different types of Statesmen the Caprice and the Deville, i cant remember but i think from memory the Caprice was the more upmarket one(anyone please correct me if im wrong),after the WB i think Holden dropped the Deville and stuck with the Caprice, so essentially its not related the the Caprice you guys have
GreendragonDMX1 5 months ago
@GreendragonDMX1 even i know there not really related and im a bloody Ford fan haha (my dad when i was a kid owned a HQ and WB stato both 308 V8's still very nice cars better with age)
GreendragonDMX1 5 months ago
It looks like a screwed up Impala.
Callihandawg 6 months ago
@Callihandawg It looks's like a Cruze from the front but an Impala in the rear. It's like they were warped together. Like the movie were a fly & person went in this machine and, well you get the point. Not only that, but suggestions on the right of this video suggest the Cruze. If that's anymore of a point how this car is pretty much a Cruze with police lights.
joewillgo 5 months ago
@joewillgo well this car was out long before the Cruze and came out the same time that the Impala was redesigned
chpman2013 5 months ago
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Icandrum2 6 months ago
@StreetArtillery im not sure if i called the right person racist or if i was looking at the wrong screen. Sorry, cant see anything bad that you wrote in the comments. must of called the wrong person in the wrong video racist
artilleryboy1 6 months ago
@StreetArtillery Thats racist and indecent of you.
artilleryboy1 6 months ago
@artilleryboy1 Why thank you SON : ) I am racist
StreetArtillery 6 months ago
Wait, GM made the old 1990's caprice too?
shadowhunter388 6 months ago
@FalloutZombie2010
no there holden motors badged with the chevy logo
bilinearhawk 6 months ago
@ 1:40 Toby Flenderson?
yury08bill 6 months ago
@gregg53186 The caprice is a amazing car, the people who designed this made sure American police get the best of the best and everything they need.
In time if most American police departments acquired this car, the Aussies will sell the project to America GM team and let Americans build the car in the states, As Australia really can not cope with such mass production.
But the car is amazing.
vsboy25 7 months ago
@vsboy25 The Ontario plant that has the Camaro was also intended for Commodore-based cars until a new fuel economy regulation that effectively mandates tiny engines killed the Commodore in North America project. That regulation was rammed down by Speaker Pelosi in a bad energy law that bans light bulbs and appliances that work in 2007, making her the de facto leader when the 2/3 supermajority made a Presidential veto impossible. This car was to have been built there.
WhiteHatBobby 3 months ago
@WhiteHatBobby It’s a shame because it would created extra jobs and more variety of cars on offer for the North American market. alternate fuel sources and job creation potential is lost due to laws pushed through. I believe North America needs to expand its industry not tie it up with regulations.
vsboy25 3 months ago
There goes more american jobs.
mastermind48451 7 months ago
I wish they would make a Civilian RWD Sedan. I'm a big guy and I'm not a fan of 2 door cars, gimme a RWD Sedan GM!!!
TheRunner72 7 months ago
@TheRunner72 So the rumour goes at the moment, the Lumina nameplate is returning to North America. Based on the Holden Commodore, on which the Pontiac G8 was based, it may also spawn a new El Camino as well. The Holden Commodore has been around for over 30 years, and rarely goes backwards in its development from model to model
Mechknight73 3 months ago
Nice PPV But No AWD?
lawman4942 7 months ago
zzzzzzzzzzzzzz american ceo, american engines, chevy components, american design crew, wow an amazing australian car?
australianmade74 7 months ago
@australianmade74 Took an Impala and put a different name and a new grill/headlights
Hbryant188 7 months ago
@australianmade74 the car is designed by austrlaians and uses basic American parts. get your facts right, they should ship these put to LAPD and NYPD as those are badass cops.
vsboy25 7 months ago
jus me or does that thing look like an newish impala on steroids?
Mr45hitman 8 months ago
Anyone Doubting it needs to see "Holdens Billion Dollar Baby" show how much testing and engineering went into this type of car.
RTadzB 8 months ago
GM is a bunch of assholes, why is the general public not allowed to buy a Caprice? Dodge does not have a problem selling their Charger to the public.
GM is condescending shit.
ThunderAppeal 8 months ago
@ThunderAppeal Because this Caprice is a police vehicle only and police package Chargers are pieces of shit, yesterday I had to unlock a car (10-46) and while I was unlocking the car I heard something make a "thump" on my car. Turns out it was a cooling fan that had came undone and flew off into my radiator and cut it all up next thing I know waters going all over the place. The thing about it that pisses me off is thats the third time that happened and my cars only got 60,210.
pearldrumsarecool 8 months ago
@pearldrumsarecool Common sense would dictate that the incident your Charger experienced is not indicative of a while line of vehicles. Furthermore if it is the 3rd time this happened most likely it is the mechanics fault. Lastly you have not addressed my question, nor are you qualified to do so, my question was why is GM making the Caprice a police only vehicle. There is nothing unique about the US bound Caprice's from foreign market Caprices. GM is a condescending piece of shit.
ThunderAppeal 8 months ago
@ThunderAppeal GM is not a piece of shit the Caprice will eventually be available to the public but defiantly not in the PPV model, I have you know my Silverado I just sold had 235,213 miles on it and never had a problem with it because I took very good care of it I recenetly just purchased a 2009 LT Silverado and I love it.
pearldrumsarecool 8 months ago
@ThunderAppeal The Obama Administration stole GM because they rewarded Ford in the 2009 Stimulus package with car purchases and punished GM and Chrysler for giving to opponents. Also, Pelosi and the fuel economy regulations of CAFE are the main reasons they can't sell or make a Statesman in North America. Bad government regulators. Thief Obama!
WhiteHatBobby 3 months ago
@chman2013
well i wish you the best on coming a police officer :)
bilinearhawk 8 months ago
Please give us A civilian version don't make me buy A dodge Charger...
hendo337 9 months ago
@hendo337 Hang in there for 2013. This is when Holden releases their next model, the VF Commodore. Apparently the Chevy Lumina and El Camino nameplates are to be resurrected in the US. The Holden Commodore already wears Chevy Lumina badges in Saudi Arabia. This is the same car the Pontiac G8 is based on, but will do away with that front bodywork that many find offensive. Allegedly there's a civilian Caprice coming, but in limited numbers
Mechknight73 9 months ago
So the new "Chevy Caprice" is made in Australia an is in reality a Holden Commodore? Visit the Law Enfocement Rant and see how American cops feel about driving a tiny car billed as a "full sized sedan" .
lawenforcementrant 9 months ago
@lawenforcementrant It's a holden caprice which is a long wheel base version of a holden commodore & if you think it's a tiny car, then maybe you should lay off the donuts, dough boy.
boob72 9 months ago
Look, this isn't a Caprice. As far as I'm concerned, the original luxurious Caprice died in 1990 (or 1996, depending on your taste). This is just a Holden with a bowtie on it.
NESherv 9 months ago
@NESherv Holden have been building their own Caprice since 1974, and all they've ever had in common were one or two parts and the Caprice badges. The Australian Caprice in its native Holden form has just about everything you could ask for. It's a Caprice all right, but one hugely different from its namesake
Mechknight73 9 months ago
civilian version please?!?!
Artyfil 10 months ago
lol bananaa
daewonskate 10 months ago
@mabey202 damn theyre big
MrCasimopo89 10 months ago
Does this mean that the short wheel base version(like the G8) will return for U.S drivers as the Chevy caprice? The PPV is the long wheel base version, i like the commodore look better.
tmaq97 10 months ago
@tmaq97 No. The Chevy Lumina is coming back in 2013, based on the VF Holden Commodore, just like the Pontiac G8 was based on the VE Commodore. Look up "2011 Chevy Lumina"because you will be getting the Saudi Arabian version. Just as sharp as its Holden cousin, just wearing Bowtie badges
Mechknight73 9 months ago
when will Chicago get unmarked mustangs
mabey202 10 months ago
@hiace24 yeah true but us helps us by giving money to australia but we help by making the cars and shipping some of the cars back
bilinearhawk 10 months ago
I have a 2009 G8 GT (Holden Commodore HSV) and I LOVE my car. I bought it new and it's been a fantastic machine. Good on you Aussies. Pontiac and GM America could never build a car this good in N. America.
jtwdallas 10 months ago
i want that grill !!!!!
i have this caprice .... it's used for the public in saudi arabia,,,
anyway where can i get that grill ????????
Laysisthebest 10 months ago
20,000 Caprices a year to the police market is not going to be a viable case for the Caprice to be built in the US...with our own Aussie Caprices plus the Middle Eastern market Caprice, total build will be around 100,000 vehicles annually.
Chevrolet sourced this car because they don't have an equivalent & with Ford downsizing their '11 police car, its going to be a slaughter in the marketplace.
Watch for the detective 9C3s when they reach the auctions...
jalc69 10 months ago
superannuation
sneakers55 1 year ago
@APS221 Holden is part of Government Motors if you didn't know. And they're RWD, which for some reason the cops prefer. I always found RWD vehicles twitchy in snow.
sneakers55 1 year ago
@sneakers55 Yes, I do know that Holden, Vauxhall, and Opel are all foreign divisions of GM. My comment was in reply to benjaminwayneb who wrote, "US. police forces won't buy an offshore vehicle!!" I, along with many others, have pointed out that governments are only concerned about buying American makes/brands. They are not concerned with where the car is actually built. Another person pointed out that the current police vehicles made by GM, Ford, and Dodge are all actually built in Canada.
APS221 1 year ago
@sneakers55 Yes, I also know that they are built on GM's RWD Zeta platform, like the current Camaro and previous Pontiac G8. Cops prefer RWD vehicles for the performance. I'm one of the mant who think GM should offer a RWD full-size sedan on the civilian market. I would also like to see it built in the US, instead of being brought over from Australia as a captive import. GM is obviously trying to position and market the Caprice as a logical successor to the RWD full-size Crown Victoria.
APS221 1 year ago
@benjaminwayneb US police forces have bought the Toyota Prius for certain functions and that's definitely more of an offshore vehicle than a Holden (Government Motors Australia) anything!
sneakers55 1 year ago
These things don't even come close to the G8.....ugly as hell IMO.
GXPFiend 1 year ago
see we australians make kick ass commodores :D
bilinearhawk 1 year ago 18
@bilinearhawk you Aussie's made this car my dream patrol car....I can't wait to drive it when I become a cop
chpman2013 8 months ago
@bilinearhawk With Chevy motors...
FalloutZombie2010 6 months ago
fucking bullshit they're only doing this for police, and not for sale to the public. it's too bad cus i woulda bought one in a heartbeat.
low72 1 year ago
@low72 Keep lobbying, the Saudi and Emirates versions of the G8 wear Chevy Lumina badges
Mechknight73 1 year ago
@low72 The SWB version is planned for american release sometime later this year or early next year along with the Ute and sportwagon versions
SonofthePhantom 10 months ago
@SonofthePhantom I doubt that.
APS221 10 months ago
@bilinearhawk... False assumption! why do you think Holden was still thriving in Australia when GM went under in the US of A and needed to be bailed out by the US federal goverment. Holden may be owned by GM but Holden is its own brand and therefore completely funds its own operations.. As a matter of fact Holden has helped out GM on a number of occassions with design and engineering in the US.
sbolandatutube 10 months ago 5
check My Caprice ss 2010 in saudi arabia ( My Channel)-thx
wewe3wewe4 1 year ago
American cops will pretty much catch anyone with the caprice.
vsboy25 1 year ago
Saying Holden isn't GM is like saying Mercury isn't Ford.
somewhatlongdong 1 year ago 25
@somewhatlongdong What people should say is ''It's not American''.
danoconnell427 9 months ago
@somewhatlongdong or saying that shelby or saleem arent ford. just like yenko was to the first gen camaros
StreetArtillery 6 months ago
@somewhatlongdong well it isn't anymore now mercury is gone.
sunnymuffins13208 5 months ago
@sunnymuffins13208 i wouldn't say that mercury is now toyota because it's no longer in production. would you?
somewhatlongdong 5 months ago
@somewhatlongdong Never said it was?
sunnymuffins13208 4 months ago
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@somewhatlongdong Never said it was?
sunnymuffins13208 4 months ago
I vastly prefer the Ford PI, the one based on the Taurus. Couldn't GM have made the styling a little more aggressive?
somewhatlongdong 1 year ago
@somewhatlongdong The Caprice is based on a Luxary sedan LWB and luxary sedans don't always look aggressive as they're suppose to be elegant
666demonknight666 1 year ago
@666demonknight666 I don't disagree with you, but it's like GM tried as possible to make the car look as dull and boring as possible. The Charger is a great looking car in Police trim, but, well, it's a junk box!
somewhatlongdong 1 year ago
@somewhatlongdong this car is from Australia and GM didn't design the car at all. The Aussies design it from scratch. Some GM cars are from Korea Daewoo and yes they're dull and crap. Charger is nice in black, like the one in " Street King". Likewise Chevy Camaro and Mustang.
666demonknight666 1 year ago
1.10 - THIS GUY HAS NO IDEA ABOUT DRIVING HE'LL KNOCK HIM SELF OUT IF THE AIR BAG EVER GETS SET OFF 10 AN 2 IS FOR NO AIR BAG CARS / AIR BAG HAND SHOULD BE 9 AN 3 BUT 9 AN 3 GIVE'S BETTER CONTROL OF ANY CAR ANY WAY. OVER 20 YEAR OLD SUSPENSION IN IT AND LOOKS LIKE CRAP.
snyprz 1 year ago
OMG Bring this to the City of Miami PD, Im getting sick and tired of my Impala
T67GS300 1 year ago
We'll be seeing these in the hands of "PHX's finest" here shortly.
Too bad we don't get the civilian version here.. yet.
mattman953 1 year ago
9C1 is back
Scottwax 1 year ago
@TBustah
Yes it is FR but it isn't a flatbed, it's got a tray, usually hard tonneau cover as well
And apparently, the Pontiac kit is stock now on SS's. I think the Holden one is heaps better, the Pontiac kits will get boring soon
PurpleCashew 1 year ago
AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI
TONGAN2144 1 year ago
Holden and nice transmission do not go together.....
theboxmike 1 year ago
@theboxmike actually they do go good together especially the newer ones. they are at least strong and durable unlike asian transmissions.
holdenls1ssz 1 year ago
@holdenls1ssz I'm talking about in comparison to the ZF transmission in the Falcon :D
theboxmike 1 year ago
@theboxmike that's the one of the best transmission in the world.
666demonknight666 1 year ago
@666demonknight666 what the ZF? yeah i know
theboxmike 1 year ago
@theboxmike ZF is the German made transmission/gearbox, apparently is silky quick shifting. GM's 6 spd auto is not bad but I think ZF's are better.
666demonknight666 1 year ago
US. police forces won't buy an offshore vehicle!!
benjaminwayneb 1 year ago
@benjaminwayneb this car is a joint Aussie and US venture.
Powerplant is pure US V8.
As for whether they buy it or not..it's a done deal. Hence the vid.
As for the US car industry, this is only going to do it good. US cars are considered shockers on the world stage; Aussie cars perhaps a bit better. Euro and Asian kill us both.
It's step up and learn or die off. Your choice.
rachispretty82 1 year ago
@rachispretty82 Protectionism is very strong in the US especially with the current state of the economy. Many states have mandated buy American and this rules out an Australian built vehicle.
benjaminwayneb 1 year ago
@benjaminwayneb ...from the 'leader' of free trade presumably..?
Goes to show, free trade is a great idea IF your industry at home is strong and competitive.
I wonder if the US negotiators will ever remember this in the future when they pressure and squeeze nations like they do when FTA's are a priority for the US exports.
anzac68 1 year ago
@benjaminwayneb Too bad they already have. Crown Vic, Dodge charger, Chevy impala are all from Canada.
586mich 1 year ago
@586mich North American auto pact !!!!
benjaminwayneb 1 year ago