📰 Auto News Chevrolet Announces Caprice PPV police car

[Bru]

Autoblog:

It occurs to us that as much as we want to test the just-announced Chevrolet Caprice police patrol vehicle [official details], the only chance we might have is from the back seat. The new police cruiser from General Motors has been designed specifically to woo precincts away from the Ford Crown Victoria police interceptor, and does so with seats designed to accommodate an officer's belt, a humongous optional in-dash screen for electronics (at right) and a 355-hp 6.0-liter V8 to chase down the baddies.

The Caprice PPV, which really isn't a Pontiac G8 at all but rather a left-hand-drive version of the long-wheelbase Holden Statesman, was announced late last night, but this morning General Motors has provided more images of the cop car along with video of it in hot pursuit, lights blaring and siren wailing. Click below to view new high-res images in the gallery or follow the jump for the first video of the only Zeta-based RWD sedan you can't buy in the U.S.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBf6nE4Y7fk

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[EmersonHart13]

This looks like a good move. LS2 with 355 hp? AFM? whaaat?

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

This looks like a good move. LS2 with 355 hp?

its called the l76, the motor in the G8 GT.

 

[EmersonHart13]

I saw a site that references it as an LS2 though... Probably a misprint I suppose. Looks like the police car has a few less horses than the G8...

 

[Bru]

This article says it's based on the Statesman, not the Commodore. But I'm not sure what the differences are between those Aussie models.

 

[Yaj Yak]

this is substantially bigger than the g8 right?

 

[Bru]

Time to investigate!

 

[Yaj Yak]

its got tto be bigger- and i almost remember it being... look how big the back door is- not cut into the wheel well- and how big the last quarter window is.

bigger fo sho.

 

[Bru]

Commodore: Wheelbase 2915.0
Statesman: Wheelbase 3009.0

Commodore: Exterior length dimensions (mm) 4897.0
Statesman: Exterior length dimensions (mm) 5160.0

Wheelbase is usually a good indicator of which platform the car is based on, and these two don't have similar wheelbases. The Statesman is definitely larger than the Commodore (G8)

 

[Yaj Yak]

i speculate. bru brings the facts.

 

[Bru]

Good teamwork bud

 

[skeezer]

what is zeta based

 

[Bru]

Zeta is what GM called its big rwd V8 platform. G8 and Camaro were zeta cars. So is the statesman, although on a stretched version of the platform.

 

[EmersonHart13]

It is a big car, not quite as long as the charger but bigger than the Vic.

 

[Shibby50]

Found another pic of it.

 

[Rebel]

Doesn't look bad. What about the G8s in California though?

 

[IDAFC21]

that looks like a nice cruiser

 

[Euro]

That is sweet!

 

[Primalzer]

No posi-trac on that test model?

 

[MaChiBLue]

Looks good. The only thing I found strange was the "undercover" street-appearance package (9C3) they will sell along side with the marked cruisers. I think it'll be fairly easy to spot these, well at least to car enthusiasts.

 

[Smokinhot]

WTF is w/everyone all of a sudden competing for law enforcement vehicles? I know there is money to be made but come on... 2 GM cars and then the New company based in Indiana? Sooo what is Ford bringing to the table? you know they have something to come up.

 

[BillyBru]

Murder it out and slap on some 22's. Real Nice!

 

[skeezer]

killin em