Driving as you always imagined it

Corners straighten. Distances shorten. Heads turn – and stay turned. This is driving as you always imagined it. As you always wanted it. As you always knew it would be.

Supreme power. Sublime handling. Superb luxury. Unified, distilled, unleashed. The Holden Caprice embodies sports-inspired performance and automotive refinement at its absolute, breathtaking best.

In a class of its own – with a class all its own – this is motoring sophistication for a new generation of discerning drivers.

Its time is now. So is yours. Go first class.

An immensely powerful on-road presence

Most vehicles have a best angle – the Caprice has 360° of them.

Head on, the sculpted front-end gives the vehicle an immensely powerful on-road presence.

In profile, the Caprice reveals itself as a body with soul – the short front overhang, sports-styled 18 inch alloys, distinctive wheel arches, sweeping chrome highlights and low slung dynamic proportions.

From behind, the fastback roofline, distinctly tapered boot, LED tail lights and quad exhaust outlets bring the vehicle to an unforgettable conclusion.

Exterior details also show a degree of flair. Bi-Xenon headlamps, with automatic washers, seemingly turn night into day. Sensing rain, the flat blade front wipers activate and adjust according to how heavily it’s falling. Side mirror ‘puddle’ lamps can be switched on when remotely unlocking your vehicle, to help you never put a foot wrong when entering the cabin.

It all goes together perfectly. As does the selection of quality accessories, such as the leather wrap sports steering wheel or satellite navigation with full-colour mapping, you can use to individualise your Caprice.

Impossible to resist

Razor sharp sports dynamics coupled with a true five-star luxury ride. Once, impossible to imagine. Now, courtesy of Caprice’s revolutionary new Linear Control Suspension, impossible to resist.

Based on an advanced front and rear multi-link design, with forward mounted variable ratio steering, the Caprice’s suspension architecture gives the vehicle an agility that belies its size.

Supple through the bends. Centred on the open road. No traditional luxury car vagueness or isolation. Just intuitive, precise handling, a palpable road connection and a ride unwavering in grace and composure.

All of it powered by Holden’s 260kW* Generation 4 Alloy V8 engine. Shifted seamlessly by a six-speed automatic transmission with Active Select. And brought to a rapid, controlled stop by powerful, ventilated disc brakes on all four wheels. Every moment of every journey overseen – unobtrusively – by the vehicle’s finely calibrated Electronic Stability Control, complete with Traction Control System, Anti-lock Braking System, Electronic Brake Assist and Electronic Brakeforce Distribution.

Perfect for when the road beckons to be driven. Perfect for effortless, long distance touring. Perfect, full stop. Once you go first class, there’s no turning back.

*Figure quoted using 98 RON (PULP)

A sleek, urbane aesthetic

Caprice in Onyx Leather appointed seats The luxury treatment begins before you even set foot in the cabin. One touch of your remote key and your individual preferences take immediate effect. From the side mirror positions to your powered seat settings. Radio station presets to your trip computer personalisation. And once your key is in the ignition, the tri-zone climate control activates to your personal preferences.

Inside, the vehicle’s sports pedigree is obvious. The refinement and attention to detail, unmistakeable. The lush, darkcoloured ceiling and pillars. The bold aluminium accents. The exquisite ‘soft-touch’ tailored leather and suede in understated tones. Contrasted, they engender a sleek, urbane aesthetic with a distinct, performance-oriented edge.

For a vehicle of awesome power, there is an audio system to match. Bose®, of course. With a six-disc CD stacker and 10 speakers – including sub-woofers and roof-mounted centre speaker – it delivers 220 watts of incomparable surround sound.

And while you enjoy audiophile quality music, rear seat passengers can enjoy DVDs on screens incorporated into the back of each front seat headrest.

With so much quality entertainment going on, the Caprice’s theatre lighting – which slowly dims interior lights to a soft, ambient glow – will come as no surprise. Nor the myriad of other thoughtful touches, such as a centre front armrest. Retractable rear seat cupholders. And a centre fold-down rear seat armrest, complete with storage tray.

Focus, not excess

The Caprice’s driver-centric dashboard makes you master of all you survey – maximising your road view and placing all essential vehicle information in your immediate line of sight.

From speed and engine revs to real-time trip metrics, audio system status and tyre pressure alerts – plus turn-by-turn street directions, with the optional satellite navigation installed – you’re in a position to monitor every detail with your eyes ahead for optimal driving control.

The four analogue instruments and three multifunction displays in the primary cluster are supplemented by the high-resolution full colour LCD display in the centre instrument panel – a unit that shows individual climate control settings, the electronic parking sensor display and more, including DVDs, when the vehicle is stationary.

Commonly used functions, such as the integrated hands-free Bluetooth® mobile phone system for compatible mobile phones, can be operated via fingertip controls mounted either side of the leather grip steering wheel. Other controls are placed intuitively and, through ergonomic use of satin chrome finishes and tactile rubber grips, operate intuitively. By your side – seat, window and mirror controls. Overhead – lighting and DVD controls, plus climate control and entertainment controls for rear seat passengers.

The vehicle even features night panel illumination, which helps reduce driver fatigue by dimming all interior lighting to leave only the speedometer illuminated. A huge plus for long distance driving after dark.

In the Caprice, it really is all systems go.

 

The world’s toughest proving ground

To ensure the Caprice passes the ultimate test – your total driving satisfaction – it was subjected to years of unrelenting examination on the world’s toughest proving ground: Australia. And when winter ice proved in short supply, Holden flew the vehicle to Sweden and New Zealand and tested it there as well.

Refined, analysed and refined again, its Linear Control Suspension evolved into the most advanced suspension architecture ever developed for a Holden vehicle. A system totally at home in any of Australia’s diverse driving conditions, and unsurpassed by even the most revered European sports luxury sedans.

Safety research was equally exhaustive. Indeed, the Caprice was crash-tested under virtually every imaginable real world scenario, with a range of crash test dummies representing virtually every size and shape of driver and passenger possible.

All throughout the vehicle’s development, no idea was too big and no detail too small. An entire production line was stripped and rebuilt to ensure the narrowest interior fit and finish tolerances in Holden’s history. Dozens of tyre compounds were trialled on the test track. And 60 different music genres used to tune the high-end audio system.

And yet impressive as all this may sound, it’s still just a sample of what went into creating the Caprice. So just imagine the enjoyment you’ll get from driving it.

Safety

With stunning on-road performance and all encompassing luxury, goes an unwavering dedication to driver and passenger safety. Inside the Caprice, you are surrounded – literally – by an advanced new multi-layered driver defence system featuring state-of-the-art active and passive safety technology. The former to help prevent collisions; the latter to help prevent injury in the event of a collision.

Active safety

Up to 200 times a second – that’s how often the Caprice’s active safety systems monitor on-road dynamics. Everything from the vehicle’s speed, lateral acceleration and rotation, to the steering wheel angle and brakeforce you apply.

When normal tolerances are exceeded, one or more of the following systems initiate integrated – non-intrusive – counter measures to help ensure you retain maximum control of the vehicle.

Passive safety

A collision is a contest between impact energy and your vehicle’s safety features. You want everything possible on your side.

That’s why the Caprice features Holden’s Adaptive Occupant Restraint System – which includes dual-stage front airbags for driver and front passenger – as well as multiple load paths to help channel impact energies and a safety cell reinforced with ultra high strength steel.

Most impressive of all, in a frontal crash, the Caprice can automatically initiate and co-ordinate all on-board passive safety measures in an incredible 90 milliseconds (ms) – about the time it takes to snap your fingers.

Technology

The Caprice is a vehicle driven by innovation. From the futuristic component synchronisation and optional on-board telematics, to the sublime convenience of integrated Bluetooth® connectivity for compatible mobile phones...

Power

Alloytec V6

The Caprice can also be fitted with the 3.6 litre High Output Alloytec V6 engine. One of the most advanced production engines ever manufactured in Australia, it generates a potent 195kW# of power and 340Nm# of torque, with features that include:

Engine hardware may vary # Maximum figures as per ECE regulations

Generation 4 Alloy V8

Brutal, road dominating power. Supremely responsive performance. Endless satisfaction. When you go with the 6.0 litre Generation 4 Alloy V8 engine, you never look back. Delivering an awesome 260kW* of power and 517Nm* of torque, it features:

Engine hardware may vary * Figure quoted using 98 RON (PULP)