Spyshots of the new Chevrolet Caprice and Lumina

Also I'm guessing this is the Impala in North America? Please correct me if I'm wrong.

— g_patkar (View Profile)

Posted on 9/10/2006 8:18:15 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

ye thats what i was thinking but whats with the quad exhusts?

— speedracer54 (View Profile)

Posted on 9/10/2006 1:27:12 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

What is it?

— Dante (View Profile)

Posted on 9/10/2006 1:54:37 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

It looks like an Impala, but it is a variation of the Australian built Holden.

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 9/10/2006 2:48:32 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

That is definitely not in the US, maybe Canada. They are on the wrong side of the road, plus that white minivan is not sold here. Do Canadians drive on the other side of the road, eh?

— kart1 (View Profile)

Posted on 9/10/2006 2:57:05 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

This is NOT a Chevrolet. It is a Holden Caprice/Holden Statesman/Holden Calais. It is Austrailian Market.
go to:
http://www.holden.com.au/www-holden/action/modeloverview?modelid=8000

g_patkar-
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— mstangpny07 (View Profile)

Posted on 9/10/2006 3:28:38 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

possibly impala ss or someting

— EvoAudi (View Profile)

Posted on 9/10/2006 4:06:04 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Okay to clear it all up. The poster took this in Dubai, where IRRC the Australian Holdens are sold as Chevrolets Caprice and Luminas and are relatively popular.

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 9/10/2006 4:30:26 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Wow, both look great. Definitely a move in the right direction, GM.

— AUDIMAN4 (View Profile)

Posted on 9/10/2006 6:36:47 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

^Yes, but these aren't headed to the states.

— mstangpny07 (View Profile)

Posted on 9/10/2006 6:59:22 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

It makes me wonder why Chevy doesn't sell it's nicer cars in the US. Get rid of the Equinox and give us the Captiva. Adventura looks nice too, is that basically a Monaro (Pontiac GTO) estate? If they give it the Monaro engine it would do well against the Dodge Magnum.

Revive Pontiac by selling the Berlina and Calias as the new Grand Am and Grand Prix.

And finally replace the Cadillac DTS with either the Statesman or Caprice.

— 00JT (View Profile)

Posted on 9/10/2006 7:49:12 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

In the second Caprice shot, is that a DVD entertainment thing in the headrest? It would be cool in an entry car I think.

— montz (View Profile)

Posted on 9/10/2006 9:08:01 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

we need the caprice, and the commodore in the states. gm would dominate domestic sales and recapture a large portion of sales lost over the past 30 years to imports.

— 1995e34 (View Profile)

Posted on 9/10/2006 9:59:28 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Ok, maybe next time I should read the whole post. My mistake :(.

— kart1 (View Profile)

Posted on 9/10/2006 11:34:26 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Yup, GM sells Chevroltet's here (in Dubai) that are not your standard American styling and taken from the Holden / Opel range. Been seeing a lot of these test vehicles around, so I'm going to try nd capture some exotics under testing here as well.

— g_patkar (View Profile)

Posted on 9/11/2006 1:56:52 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Yeah thats a dual dvd system. Also the Holden Monaro is actually the Pontiac GTO, though I believe the Holden was being sold 2 years prior to the release of the GTO. Australians lending GM a helping hand?

— g_patkar (View Profile)

Posted on 9/11/2006 2:08:31 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

g_patkar,

Just to correct you, the Holden Monaro is a two-door Holden Commodore, which is Holden's variation on the Opel Omega (now discontinued).

The Monaro was shown as a concept in 1998, and went into production in 2002 (I think).

The Pontiac GTO is a re-badged Monaro, not vice-versa.

The only thing Pontiac about the GTO is the badge.

— Matthew1 (View Profile)

Posted on 9/11/2006 4:40:47 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Hi Matthew, thats what I said!

"I believe the Holden was being sold 2 years prior to the release of the GTO."

— g_patkar (View Profile)

Posted on 9/11/2006 8:21:47 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

These are re-badged Holdens...and I'm loving it. I really can't wait.

— Aldairion (View Profile)

Posted on 9/11/2006 9:27:48 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

This is what GM needs in the States. No ifs, ands or buts about it. Why can't GM engineer cars for more than one market when their stateside offerings are so tepid? This seems like a no-brainer.

— UPshift (View Profile)

Posted on 9/11/2006 11:08:48 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1