2011 Caprice

01cherryreds10 · 10-12-2009, 05:35 PM

I'm so glad I work at a dealership
http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...cle/index.html

90blueS10 · 10-12-2009, 05:38 PM

6.0 yummy

BlueS15 · 10-12-2009, 05:47 PM

eh ive seen it already

http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f104/a...uys-ot-417363/

heeter_33 · 10-12-2009, 05:52 PM

wouldnt that lose them a lot of money to design that, produce a few thousand, and not mass produce it?

project87sdime · 10-12-2009, 05:56 PM

2011 or 2010?

project87sdime · 10-12-2009, 05:58 PM

there ya go

Daveman2 · 10-12-2009, 07:34 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by heeter_33

wouldnt that lose them a lot of money to design that, produce a few thousand, and not mass produce it?

I'd guess Law Enforcement is a pretty good market, any cops on here have any idea to the size/scope of the domestic police car market?

bdydragns10 · 10-12-2009, 07:46 PM

G8 platform?

NCarolina910 · 10-12-2009, 07:52 PM

I won't believe it until I see one in person. There's been so much back and forth about the reality of a RWD V8 Caprice that it's hard to tell what's true and what's not. Yes, I've read the articles and seen the pictures, but still wonder how realistic it is that they'll see the road. That said, I do agree that it would be odd to only build them for fleet/law enforcement use and not standard production.

556mm · 10-12-2009, 08:22 PM

bnkrpt311 · 10-12-2009, 08:28 PM

The new Crown Victoria's are only sold as fleet vehicles so I could see them only building the new Caprice for the same market. Would be cool to see them actually built though instead of pictures and rumors.

clc5145 · 10-12-2009, 08:31 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Daveman2

I'd guess Law Enforcement is a pretty good market, any cops on here have any idea to the size/scope of the domestic police car market?

I work for a large department and I assure you the scope is probably huge. Our dept. has about 1500 crown vics alone in service at one time. Imagine a dept like CHP or LAPD or NYPD. I like it much better than the Charger anyhow. Those are a piece. This might be a nice option as opposed to them.

truckinjeff · 10-12-2009, 08:55 PM

Hahahaha! They're going to offer an undercover street appearance package for a car model that is only going to be sold to police departments. That'll stick out like a sore thumb to experienced criminals. On top of that, It looks like it was beaten with an ugly stick.

heeter_33 · 10-12-2009, 09:05 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by truckinjeff

Hahahaha! They're going to offer an undercover street appearance package for a car model that is only going to be sold to police departments. That'll stick out like a sore thumb to experienced criminals. On top of that, It looks like it was beaten with an ugly stick.

haha good point, so much for a ghost car. anyone who knows anything about cars will know its a cop car as soon as they see it

Sledracer2005 · 10-12-2009, 09:11 PM

now that the government is stuffing the pockets of GM, i don't find it hard at all to believe that they would build a limited production, purpose built police car with a Government Motors badge on it..

truedetailer · 10-12-2009, 09:18 PM

I wouldn't want one even if it was available to the public. Sorry but thats a discrace to the caprice nameplate, imo. Thats not a real big body, body on frame, solid rear axel caprice. Should just call it the new impala since they already ruined that nameplate.

bnkrpt311 · 10-12-2009, 09:54 PM

I'm not trying to cause an argument but I think the whole defending the name of the car thing gets a little out of hand sometimes. DON'T get me wrong, the Impala should've been rwd when it came back out but from my experiences (sp?) I enjoy modern irs cars versus full axle cars and with the technology we have now as far as suspension and not needing a frame and such, I think having a unibody, irs, and rwd "modern" Caprice is MUCH cooler than a fwd, v6 Impala. Like I said though, not arguing, just stating my opinion lol.

Paddywad · 10-12-2009, 10:03 PM

I would much rather have the Pontiac G8. It looked way more aggressive. Just my opinion though.

sonomanator · 10-12-2009, 10:14 PM

why this is much much better.
http://www.carbonmotors.com/

bnkrpt311 · 10-12-2009, 10:18 PM

Thats pretty damn cool ha

70welder · 10-12-2009, 10:36 PM

damn i want one, i hope they offer it as a normal car too

dimedragin22s · 10-12-2009, 10:53 PM

kind of ugly will see tho if they ever come out

bnkrpt311 · 10-12-2009, 11:17 PM

The only gripe I have with that Caprice and the G8's is the taillights are too small for the rear of the car and on the Caprice I hate how the headlights come to a point where they meet the bottom of the grill, it has such clean round lines and then sharp headlights, not very attractive

Terracoma · 10-12-2009, 11:19 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by clc5145

I like it much better than the Charger anyhow. Those are a piece.

What don't you like about them?

Word on the street is that brakes durability, small-ish trunks, and the lack of fleet keys are all problems, otherwise they have more power and are better suited to being thrown around than both the CVPI and Impala.... I saw some complaints on a few LEO forums about leaky transmissions, but my secondhand information came from a sample size of less than 10 vehicles barely 10,000 miles old.

01cherryreds10 · 10-12-2009, 11:32 PM

I'm almost going to make a bet right now that it will be a production car available to the public in 2012 once the public sounds off about the car. It's built on the Zeta platform so essentially it's a G8. GM would be stupid not to build this car and sell it to the public at an affordable price. That was the worst thing about the G8 is the way they marketed it and the price.

bnkrpt311 · 10-12-2009, 11:36 PM

I agree, if GM makes it as a fleet vehicle and can see how the production costs are and whatnot I can easily see them selling it to the public. If the G8 wasn't in a higher price range it'd be nice to see more than Chargers and 300s on the road as the only fullsize rwd cars, although, my gf's dad has a 300 and it is a pretty cool car lol

NCarolina910 · 10-13-2009, 01:15 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by sonomanator

why this is much much better.
http://www.carbonmotors.com/

Our area was a finalist for the contract to build those and our stupid ass governor blew it. I wonder if she's still the #2 least popular governor or if she's moved up to the most hated yet. haha

comics22 · 10-13-2009, 02:10 AM

they look too much like a damn impalla, and liek said above somewhere if they make it police only and "undercover" its going to stick out like a sore thumb. cop cars are easy to spot nowadays anyways...

sonomanator · 10-13-2009, 02:57 AM

o yah for sure especially with all the reflective on the sides.

chevy84sdime · 10-13-2009, 08:16 AM

Looks ok I guess, but the front headlights kinda remind me of the charger.

rmoore911 · 10-13-2009, 08:41 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by NCarolina910

I won't believe it until I see one in person.

i believe they're going to build them. . .seems to me GM produces alot of fugly ass cars, and since that thing looks fugly as all hell, i'm sure it's going to be more than fleet/law enforcement vehicle

GeorgesBlazah · 10-13-2009, 05:06 PM

That design has been oout for a while now. It has been the Holden Statesman and its been a Chevy Caprice in the middle east for a while now. Its on a LWB Zeta. The G8 was on the SWB version.

GreatWhite00 · 10-14-2009, 02:23 AM

Looks like poop to me.

TheFue · 10-14-2009, 11:54 AM

I remember when Ford announced the end of the Crown Vic Dodge and Chevy both jumped to PSP and started sending reps to the academy to explain their new car ideas, and Chevy was talking about in 2011 expecting a rear-wheel drive car...

Seems like its at least been in some peoples minds for a while..

rcsoundn1 · 10-14-2009, 12:27 PM

my dealership has stayed afloat financially on the cop fleet sales alone, for a long time. We also install the police package though, so maybe that helps.

90blueS10 · 10-14-2009, 12:41 PM

i wish they would start doing retro styling with every car. lol

ls1s10onair · 10-14-2009, 12:54 PM

i just wish gm wasnt so friggen lazy...... they put a v8 and rwd in an impala! Thats all that the caprice looks like from here.... it would be refreshing to see 2 gm sedans that looked different lol

10-12-2009, 05:35 PM	#1
01cherryreds10 Former S10 enthusiast Age: 19 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,640 Location: Illinois User is: OffLine	2011 Caprice I'm so glad I work at a dealership http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...cle/index.html
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10-12-2009, 05:38 PM	#2
90blueS10 Calico 1st Gen Age: 17 Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,853 Location: Ottawa, Kansas User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice 6.0 yummy
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10-12-2009, 05:47 PM	#3
BlueS15 not so blue Age: 20 Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 285 Location: The deep south User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice eh ive seen it already http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f104/a...uys-ot-417363/
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10-12-2009, 05:52 PM	#4
heeter_33 Registered User Age: 19 Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 812 Location: Canada User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice wouldnt that lose them a lot of money to design that, produce a few thousand, and not mass produce it?
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10-12-2009, 05:56 PM	#5
project87sdime Bagged Caddy Revolution Age: 23 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,933 Location: Mesa AZ User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice 2011 or 2010?
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10-12-2009, 05:58 PM	#6
project87sdime Bagged Caddy Revolution Age: 23 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,933 Location: Mesa AZ User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice there ya go
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10-12-2009, 07:34 PM	#7
Daveman2 Road Racing Blazer Age: 22 Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 4,561 Location: Santa Cruz, CA User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice Quote: Originally Posted by heeter_33 wouldnt that lose them a lot of money to design that, produce a few thousand, and not mass produce it? I'd guess Law Enforcement is a pretty good market, any cops on here have any idea to the size/scope of the domestic police car market?
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10-12-2009, 07:46 PM	#8
bdydragns10 <Severed TIES> Age: 24 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 394 Location: Indiana User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice G8 platform?
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10-12-2009, 07:52 PM	#9
NCarolina910 no more S10 Age: 23 Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 17,190 Location: North Carolina User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice I won't believe it until I see one in person. There's been so much back and forth about the reality of a RWD V8 Caprice that it's hard to tell what's true and what's not. Yes, I've read the articles and seen the pictures, but still wonder how realistic it is that they'll see the road. That said, I do agree that it would be odd to only build them for fleet/law enforcement use and not standard production. Last edited by NCarolina910 : 10-12-2009 at 07:53 PM.
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10-12-2009, 08:22 PM	#10
556mm &amp;lt;3 redheads Age: 27 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 25,730 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice ugly
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10-12-2009, 08:28 PM	#11
bnkrpt311 Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,638 Location: Waukesha, WI via MPLS, MN User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice The new Crown Victoria's are only sold as fleet vehicles so I could see them only building the new Caprice for the same market. Would be cool to see them actually built though instead of pictures and rumors.
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10-12-2009, 08:31 PM	#12
clc5145 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 35 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice Quote: Originally Posted by Daveman2 I'd guess Law Enforcement is a pretty good market, any cops on here have any idea to the size/scope of the domestic police car market? I work for a large department and I assure you the scope is probably huge. Our dept. has about 1500 crown vics alone in service at one time. Imagine a dept like CHP or LAPD or NYPD. I like it much better than the Charger anyhow. Those are a piece. This might be a nice option as opposed to them.
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10-12-2009, 08:55 PM	#13
truckinjeff Hello there! Age: 22 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,222 Location: a van down by the river! User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice Hahahaha! They're going to offer an undercover street appearance package for a car model that is only going to be sold to police departments. That'll stick out like a sore thumb to experienced criminals. On top of that, It looks like it was beaten with an ugly stick.
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10-12-2009, 09:05 PM	#14
heeter_33 Registered User Age: 19 Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 812 Location: Canada User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice Quote: Originally Posted by truckinjeff Hahahaha! They're going to offer an undercover street appearance package for a car model that is only going to be sold to police departments. That'll stick out like a sore thumb to experienced criminals. On top of that, It looks like it was beaten with an ugly stick. haha good point, so much for a ghost car. anyone who knows anything about cars will know its a cop car as soon as they see it
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10-12-2009, 09:11 PM	#15
Sledracer2005 Lurker Age: 22 Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 67 Location: Berlin, MA User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice now that the government is stuffing the pockets of GM, i don't find it hard at all to believe that they would build a limited production, purpose built police car with a Government Motors badge on it..
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10-12-2009, 09:18 PM	#16
truedetailer DURKA DUR!!!!!!!!!!! Age: 26 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 119 Location: Polk County, Florida User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice I wouldn't want one even if it was available to the public. Sorry but thats a discrace to the caprice nameplate, imo. Thats not a real big body, body on frame, solid rear axel caprice. Should just call it the new impala since they already ruined that nameplate. Last edited by truedetailer : 10-12-2009 at 09:20 PM.
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10-12-2009, 09:54 PM	#17
bnkrpt311 Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,638 Location: Waukesha, WI via MPLS, MN User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice I'm not trying to cause an argument but I think the whole defending the name of the car thing gets a little out of hand sometimes. DON'T get me wrong, the Impala should've been rwd when it came back out but from my experiences (sp?) I enjoy modern irs cars versus full axle cars and with the technology we have now as far as suspension and not needing a frame and such, I think having a unibody, irs, and rwd "modern" Caprice is MUCH cooler than a fwd, v6 Impala. Like I said though, not arguing, just stating my opinion lol.
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10-12-2009, 10:03 PM	#18
Paddywad Confused Age: 32 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 147 Location: Spartanburg, SC User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice I would much rather have the Pontiac G8. It looked way more aggressive. Just my opinion though.
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10-12-2009, 10:14 PM	#19
sonomanator falcon powered. Age: 20 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,591 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice why this is much much better. http://www.carbonmotors.com/
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10-12-2009, 10:18 PM	#20
bnkrpt311 Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,638 Location: Waukesha, WI via MPLS, MN User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice Thats pretty damn cool ha
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10-12-2009, 10:36 PM	#21
70welder Taste Like It Smells... Age: 19 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 416 Location: Blackstone, MA User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice damn i want one, i hope they offer it as a normal car too
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10-12-2009, 10:53 PM	#22
dimedragin22s Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,860 Location: Psl User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice kind of ugly will see tho if they ever come out
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10-12-2009, 11:17 PM	#23
bnkrpt311 Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,638 Location: Waukesha, WI via MPLS, MN User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice The only gripe I have with that Caprice and the G8's is the taillights are too small for the rear of the car and on the Caprice I hate how the headlights come to a point where they meet the bottom of the grill, it has such clean round lines and then sharp headlights, not very attractive
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10-12-2009, 11:19 PM	#24
Terracoma Registered Adventurer Age: 22 Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,841 Location: Socorro, NM User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice Quote: Originally Posted by clc5145 I like it much better than the Charger anyhow. Those are a piece. What don't you like about them? Word on the street is that brakes durability, small-ish trunks, and the lack of fleet keys are all problems, otherwise they have more power and are better suited to being thrown around than both the CVPI and Impala.... I saw some complaints on a few LEO forums about leaky transmissions, but my secondhand information came from a sample size of less than 10 vehicles barely 10,000 miles old.
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10-12-2009, 11:32 PM	#25
01cherryreds10 Former S10 enthusiast Age: 19 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5,640 Location: Illinois User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice I'm almost going to make a bet right now that it will be a production car available to the public in 2012 once the public sounds off about the car. It's built on the Zeta platform so essentially it's a G8. GM would be stupid not to build this car and sell it to the public at an affordable price. That was the worst thing about the G8 is the way they marketed it and the price.
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10-12-2009, 11:36 PM	#26
bnkrpt311 Registered User Age: 24 Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,638 Location: Waukesha, WI via MPLS, MN User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice I agree, if GM makes it as a fleet vehicle and can see how the production costs are and whatnot I can easily see them selling it to the public. If the G8 wasn't in a higher price range it'd be nice to see more than Chargers and 300s on the road as the only fullsize rwd cars, although, my gf's dad has a 300 and it is a pretty cool car lol
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10-13-2009, 01:15 AM	#27
NCarolina910 no more S10 Age: 23 Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 17,190 Location: North Carolina User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice Quote: Originally Posted by sonomanator why this is much much better. http://www.carbonmotors.com/ Our area was a finalist for the contract to build those and our stupid ass governor blew it. I wonder if she's still the #2 least popular governor or if she's moved up to the most hated yet. haha
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10-13-2009, 02:10 AM	#28
comics22 Pac is a hackin! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,124 Location: Middle of freakin IL User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice they look too much like a damn impalla, and liek said above somewhere if they make it police only and "undercover" its going to stick out like a sore thumb. cop cars are easy to spot nowadays anyways...
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10-13-2009, 02:57 AM	#29
sonomanator falcon powered. Age: 20 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3,591 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice o yah for sure especially with all the reflective on the sides.
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10-13-2009, 08:16 AM	#30
chevy84sdime Registered User Age: 21 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 601 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice Looks ok I guess, but the front headlights kinda remind me of the charger.
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10-13-2009, 08:41 AM	#31
rmoore911 Registered User Age: 31 Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 7,122 Location: chillin' with uncle ruckus, no relation. . . User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice Quote: Originally Posted by NCarolina910 I won't believe it until I see one in person. i believe they're going to build them. . .seems to me GM produces alot of fugly ass cars, and since that thing looks fugly as all hell, i'm sure it's going to be more than fleet/law enforcement vehicle
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10-13-2009, 05:06 PM	#32
GeorgesBlazah Slap my meat on your pita Age: 24 Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 7,215 Location: south jersey User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice That design has been oout for a while now. It has been the Holden Statesman and its been a Chevy Caprice in the middle east for a while now. Its on a LWB Zeta. The G8 was on the SWB version.
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10-14-2009, 02:23 AM	#33
GreatWhite00 I just cummed. Age: 25 Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 17,473 Location: Mantua,OH User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice Looks like poop to me.
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10-14-2009, 11:54 AM	#34
TheFue is a Prick. Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 840 Location: Brockway, PA User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice I remember when Ford announced the end of the Crown Vic Dodge and Chevy both jumped to PSP and started sending reps to the academy to explain their new car ideas, and Chevy was talking about in 2011 expecting a rear-wheel drive car... Seems like its at least been in some peoples minds for a while..
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10-14-2009, 12:27 PM	#35
rcsoundn1 Nieman Studios Age: 27 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 307 Location: NJ User is: OffLine	Re: 2011 Caprice my dealership has stayed afloat financially on the cop fleet sales alone, for a long time. We also install the police package though, so maybe that helps.
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