Troutman
12-07-2012, 12:19 PM
G'day all, I've decided to discontinue a dedicated WM Caprice forum I was running, which leaves a large archive of information and multimedia that, if no one objects, I'd rather post here than see go to waste. If there are any errors please let me know and I'll update it. I'll double check all the URLs.
Please note I am unable to embed the video files as the board only allows one per post.
Australia/New Zealand
Official Websites: Australia (http://www.holden.com.au/vehicles/caprice) - Australia (HSV) (http://www.hsv.com.au/e3/grange/) - New Zealand (http://www.holden.co.nz/new-cars/caprice)
Pics: 75 official pictures from the Holden WM's release (http://www.netcarshow.com/holden/2006-wm_caprice/) -
34 pictures of the Holden WM series II with commentary by Derek Fung (http://www.cnet.com.au/holden-caprice-in-depth-339317334.htm) (also review here (http://www.cnet.com.au/holden-caprice-v-wm-series-ii-339317151.htm))
Misc: Holden brochure (http://www.holdencampaign.com.au/brochure/capriceSeriesII.pdf) - Here's a detailed report on the ANCAP results for the '09 Caprice. (http://roadsafetyinnovationawards.org.nz/resources/ancap/holden/statesman-caprice-2009.pdf)
Videos:
Holden did a short video upon the WM's release about the Caprice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW_vswLEN3Y
A couple of Australian testers tested the WM Caprice upon its '06 release, going into a fair bit of of detail about its features and performance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUE76HN3C2U
A brief advert for the now superceded albeit LS3 HSV Grange.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMGSCZu5MAo
Learn more about the Liquid Propane Injection (LPI) dual-fuel system optional in the latest WM HSV Grange and other HSV models.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQprHf1uGAg&feature=related
Top Gear Australia compare the latest E3 HSV Grange to the supercharged Jaguar XJ Supersport.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ratY5mleAX0
...or do what this guy did and put a Harrop supercharger on a Grange.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXsQAkLPn34
China
Official Websites: China (Buick) (http://www.buick.com.cn/ParkAvenue/)
Pics: 31 official Buick pictures (http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/Gallery/Buick/7209-55/Buick-Park-Avenue-31.html) - Includes additional Buick pics not on the above gallery (http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2007/04/2008-buick-park-avenue-chinese-get.html)
Videos:
A 2010 ad for the Buick Park Avenue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrj6RdNgBwQ&feature=player_embedded
China's Buick Park Avenue has by far the most upmarket interior of all Caprice variants.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYsNzA9i7oM&feature=channel_video_title
The exterior is typical WM.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_ioVri1iLY&feature=channel_video_title
South Korea:
No official website as Daewoo no longer exists.
Pics: 7 official Daewoo Veritas pictures (http://www.motorauthority.com/pictures/1022919_gm-reveals-daewoo-veritas-based-on-holden-caprice_gallery-1#100206475)
Videos:
Daewoo Veritas test drive, South Korea. Very high quality, but not in English.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCg9qbLzITE
Germany
Official Websites: Germany (Bitter) (http://www.bittercars.com/bitter/bitter.nsf/pages/VeroSedan)
Pics: 6 Bitter Vero pictures (http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=49719&vf=1)
Videos:
Bitter Vero in Deutschland (again no English)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WLGV5K4OYc
Middle East
Official Websites: Qatar (http://qa-en.chevroletarabia.com/vehicles/view_all_vehicles/cars/caprice_family/index.html) - Yemen (http://ye-en.chevroletarabia.com/vehicles/view_all_vehicles/cars/caprice_family/index.html
) - Kuwait (http://kw-en.chevroletarabia.com/vehicles/view_all_vehicles/cars/caprice_family/index.html) - UAE (http://ae-en.chevroletarabia.com/vehicles/view_all_vehicles/cars/caprice_family/index.html) - Saudi Arabia (http://sa-en.chevroletarabia.com/vehicles/view_all_vehicles/cars/caprice_family/index.html) - Oman (http://om-en.chevroletarabia.com/vehicles/view_all_vehicles/cars/caprice_family/index.html) - Jordan (http://jo-en.chevroletarabia.com/vehicles/view_all_vehicles/cars/caprice_family/index.html) - Bahrain (http://bh-en.chevroletarabia.com/vehicles/view_all_vehicles/cars/caprice_family/index.html)
Pics: 7 official Chevrolet Caprice pictures (http://www.motorauthority.com/pictures/1032784_chevrolet-caprice-launches-in-middle-east_gallery-1#100198322)
Videos:
Chevrolet Caprice Royale advertisement, 2007, United Arab Emirates
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R5qPgKkgM8
The top speed of this Middle Eastern, modified Caprice is the first I've seen cross the 300 km/h mark, assuming it is genuine. The tapping sound tends to be caused by the roof-mounted aerial tapping on the rear glass under extreme turbulence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRx6Fb93sHs&feature=related
...and this one in Kuwait is the first I've seen keep a Lamborghini Gallardo honest!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8KjXxOe3FA
Great footage from a Chevrolet gathering in Saudi Arabia.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh80bald6GM&feature=related
USA
Official Websites: United States (http://www.chevroletcapriceppv.com/)
Pics: 16 Chevrolet Caprice PPV pictures including some technical documents (http://www.themotorreport.com.au/gallery/1639/2011-chevrolet-caprice-ppv/18358/2011chevrolet-caprice-ppvholden-statesman-based01jpg) - 19 official pictures (http://www.topspeed.com/cars/chevrolet/2011-chevrolet-caprice-ppv-ar112180/pictures.html) - dozens, including Holden Caprice and other Chevrolet law enforcement models (http://www.caranddriver.com/news/car/09q4/2011_chevrolet_caprice_ppv-car_news/gallery
)
Videos:
An Australian channel ten news video from mid-year on the Caprice PPV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGVTkv1dCls
...and channel 7 news
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH3Nn8Os0Ws
This clip was made by Holden itself, showing the Caprice PPV testing in Phoenix, Arizona.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J_xW8NUDgI&feature=related
Chevrolet Caprice 9C3 test drive event in Atlanta, Georgia. Includes rides with a professional driver.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z33Xufh7fnM
Chevrolet Caprice PPV shows off its high-tech goodies outside LAPD Headquarters, California
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_FhHEYdJTw
This guy did a 16 minute in-depth tour of a Caprice PPV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVfq_oqR83c
Cheers,
Troutman (FB (http://facebook.com/wmcaprice/))
Please note I am unable to embed the video files as the board only allows one per post.
Australia/New Zealand
Official Websites: Australia (http://www.holden.com.au/vehicles/caprice) - Australia (HSV) (http://www.hsv.com.au/e3/grange/) - New Zealand (http://www.holden.co.nz/new-cars/caprice)
Pics: 75 official pictures from the Holden WM's release (http://www.netcarshow.com/holden/2006-wm_caprice/) -
34 pictures of the Holden WM series II with commentary by Derek Fung (http://www.cnet.com.au/holden-caprice-in-depth-339317334.htm) (also review here (http://www.cnet.com.au/holden-caprice-v-wm-series-ii-339317151.htm))
Misc: Holden brochure (http://www.holdencampaign.com.au/brochure/capriceSeriesII.pdf) - Here's a detailed report on the ANCAP results for the '09 Caprice. (http://roadsafetyinnovationawards.org.nz/resources/ancap/holden/statesman-caprice-2009.pdf)
Videos:
Holden did a short video upon the WM's release about the Caprice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW_vswLEN3Y
A couple of Australian testers tested the WM Caprice upon its '06 release, going into a fair bit of of detail about its features and performance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUE76HN3C2U
A brief advert for the now superceded albeit LS3 HSV Grange.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMGSCZu5MAo
Learn more about the Liquid Propane Injection (LPI) dual-fuel system optional in the latest WM HSV Grange and other HSV models.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQprHf1uGAg&feature=related
Top Gear Australia compare the latest E3 HSV Grange to the supercharged Jaguar XJ Supersport.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ratY5mleAX0
...or do what this guy did and put a Harrop supercharger on a Grange.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXsQAkLPn34
China
Official Websites: China (Buick) (http://www.buick.com.cn/ParkAvenue/)
Pics: 31 official Buick pictures (http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/Gallery/Buick/7209-55/Buick-Park-Avenue-31.html) - Includes additional Buick pics not on the above gallery (http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2007/04/2008-buick-park-avenue-chinese-get.html)
Videos:
A 2010 ad for the Buick Park Avenue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrj6RdNgBwQ&feature=player_embedded
China's Buick Park Avenue has by far the most upmarket interior of all Caprice variants.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYsNzA9i7oM&feature=channel_video_title
The exterior is typical WM.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_ioVri1iLY&feature=channel_video_title
South Korea:
No official website as Daewoo no longer exists.
Pics: 7 official Daewoo Veritas pictures (http://www.motorauthority.com/pictures/1022919_gm-reveals-daewoo-veritas-based-on-holden-caprice_gallery-1#100206475)
Videos:
Daewoo Veritas test drive, South Korea. Very high quality, but not in English.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCg9qbLzITE
Germany
Official Websites: Germany (Bitter) (http://www.bittercars.com/bitter/bitter.nsf/pages/VeroSedan)
Pics: 6 Bitter Vero pictures (http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=49719&vf=1)
Videos:
Bitter Vero in Deutschland (again no English)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WLGV5K4OYc
Middle East
Official Websites: Qatar (http://qa-en.chevroletarabia.com/vehicles/view_all_vehicles/cars/caprice_family/index.html) - Yemen (http://ye-en.chevroletarabia.com/vehicles/view_all_vehicles/cars/caprice_family/index.html
) - Kuwait (http://kw-en.chevroletarabia.com/vehicles/view_all_vehicles/cars/caprice_family/index.html) - UAE (http://ae-en.chevroletarabia.com/vehicles/view_all_vehicles/cars/caprice_family/index.html) - Saudi Arabia (http://sa-en.chevroletarabia.com/vehicles/view_all_vehicles/cars/caprice_family/index.html) - Oman (http://om-en.chevroletarabia.com/vehicles/view_all_vehicles/cars/caprice_family/index.html) - Jordan (http://jo-en.chevroletarabia.com/vehicles/view_all_vehicles/cars/caprice_family/index.html) - Bahrain (http://bh-en.chevroletarabia.com/vehicles/view_all_vehicles/cars/caprice_family/index.html)
Pics: 7 official Chevrolet Caprice pictures (http://www.motorauthority.com/pictures/1032784_chevrolet-caprice-launches-in-middle-east_gallery-1#100198322)
Videos:
Chevrolet Caprice Royale advertisement, 2007, United Arab Emirates
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R5qPgKkgM8
The top speed of this Middle Eastern, modified Caprice is the first I've seen cross the 300 km/h mark, assuming it is genuine. The tapping sound tends to be caused by the roof-mounted aerial tapping on the rear glass under extreme turbulence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRx6Fb93sHs&feature=related
...and this one in Kuwait is the first I've seen keep a Lamborghini Gallardo honest!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8KjXxOe3FA
Great footage from a Chevrolet gathering in Saudi Arabia.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh80bald6GM&feature=related
USA
Official Websites: United States (http://www.chevroletcapriceppv.com/)
Pics: 16 Chevrolet Caprice PPV pictures including some technical documents (http://www.themotorreport.com.au/gallery/1639/2011-chevrolet-caprice-ppv/18358/2011chevrolet-caprice-ppvholden-statesman-based01jpg) - 19 official pictures (http://www.topspeed.com/cars/chevrolet/2011-chevrolet-caprice-ppv-ar112180/pictures.html) - dozens, including Holden Caprice and other Chevrolet law enforcement models (http://www.caranddriver.com/news/car/09q4/2011_chevrolet_caprice_ppv-car_news/gallery
)
Videos:
An Australian channel ten news video from mid-year on the Caprice PPV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGVTkv1dCls
...and channel 7 news
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH3Nn8Os0Ws
This clip was made by Holden itself, showing the Caprice PPV testing in Phoenix, Arizona.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J_xW8NUDgI&feature=related
Chevrolet Caprice 9C3 test drive event in Atlanta, Georgia. Includes rides with a professional driver.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z33Xufh7fnM
Chevrolet Caprice PPV shows off its high-tech goodies outside LAPD Headquarters, California
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_FhHEYdJTw
This guy did a 16 minute in-depth tour of a Caprice PPV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVfq_oqR83c
Cheers,
Troutman (FB (http://facebook.com/wmcaprice/))