Holden · 2006–2010
Holden WM Caprice
The WM and WN series are the third and final generation of the Holden Caprice/Statesman, a range of full-size luxury cars produced by the Australian manufacturer Holden from August 2006 to October 2017, sold primarily in Australia and New Zealand. They were also exported in various guises to the United States, the Middle East, China and South Korea. The range debuted alongside the smaller Holden VE Commodore, which the Caprice shares its Zeta platform with, on 16 July 2006 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The WM Caprice and Statesman were an A$190 million investment, in combination with the $1.03 billion VE Commodore programme. The car's main target market was to senior Federal and State politicians, government officials, businesspeople and private buyers in Australia and overseas. In August 2010 the WM Series II was released, and the 'Statesman' variant was discontinued, leaving only the Caprice. The range was updated further to the WN in 2013, followed by the WN Series II in 2015. Holden discontinued production of the Caprice, retired the range and exited the large luxury sedan segment as of October 2017.
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Specifications
- name
- Holden Caprice
- Manufacturer
- Holden (General Motors)
- aka
- Holden Statesman, HSV Grange, Chevrolet Caprice (U.S. and Middle East), Buick Park Avenue (China), Daewoo Veritas (South Korea), Bitter Vero (Germany)
- Production
- August 2006 – October 2017 (Caprice), August 2006 – September 2010 (Statesman)
- Assembly
- Australia: Adelaide, South Australia (Elizabeth)
- Body style
- 4-door, 5-seat saloon
- Class
- Full-size luxury car
- Layout
- Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
- Platform
- GM Zeta platform
- Related
- Holden Commodore (VE) (WM), Holden Commodore (VF) (WN)
- Engine
- 2.8 L LP1 V6 (Buick only), 3.0 L LF1 V6 (Buick only), 3.6 L LY7 V6, 3.6 L LLT V6, 3.6 L LFX V6, 6.0 L L98 V8, 6.0 L L77 V8, 6.0 L LS2 V8 (HSV only), 6.2 L LS3 V8
- Transmission
- 5-speed GM 5L40E automatic, 6-speed GM 6L80E automatic
- Wheelbase
- 3009 mm
- Length
- 5160 mm, 5175 mm (Park Avenue)
- Width
- 1899 mm
- Height
- 1480 mm
- Kerb weight
- 1885-1920 kg
- Predecessor
- Holden Caprice (WL)
- Designer
- Mike Simcoe
- sp
- uk
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q490781CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_Caprice_(WM)CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1370932351 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2006-2008_Holden_WM_Caprice_sedan_02.jpgCC BY 2.0 · Photo: Zelman Menashi from Dunedin, New Zealand · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.