Chevrolet Caprice

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The Chevrolet Caprice is a full-size automobile produced by General Motors, known for its long-running use as a family sedan, police car, and taxi in North America.

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instanceOf automobile model
full-size car
assemblyLocation Arlington Assembly, Texas
Elizabeth, South Australia
Janesville Assembly, Wisconsin
linked to: Janesville Assembly

Oshawa Assembly, Ontario
basedOn Holden WM Caprice (for 2011–2017 police model)
linked to: Holden Caprice (WM)
becameStandaloneModelYear 1966
bodyStyle 2-door coupe
4-door sedan
station wagon
countryOfOrigin United States
engineType V8 petrol engine
inline-six petrol engine
fuelType gasoline
generationCount 4
5
introducedAs top trim package of Chevrolet Impala
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout
manufacturer Chevrolet
General Motors
market North America
marketPosition flagship full-size Chevrolet sedan
notableFeature body-on-frame construction (early generations)
widely used as fleet and taxi vehicle in large U.S. cities
widely used by North American law enforcement in the 1980s and 1990s
notableUse family sedan
police car
taxi
notableVariant Caprice Classic
Caprice Estate
Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle
platform GM B platform
GM C platform
GM Zeta platform
policePackageCode 9C1
predecessor Chevrolet Impala Super Sport (as top trim)
primaryDriveType rear-wheel drive
productionEndYear 1996
2017
productionStartYear 1965
successor Chevrolet Impala (eleventh generation)
linked to: Chevrolet Impala

Chevrolet SS
linked to: Chevrolet Lumina SS
taxiPackageCode 9C6
transmission automatic transmission
manual transmission
wheelbase 119 inches (varies by generation)

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Arlington Assembly formerProduct Chevrolet Caprice
GM Zeta platform notableModel Chevrolet Caprice PPV
linked to: Chevrolet Caprice
GM Zeta platform usedByLawEnforcementModel Chevrolet Caprice PPV
linked to: Chevrolet Caprice
Impala SS (1994–1996) basedOn Chevrolet Caprice (1991–1996)
linked to: Chevrolet Caprice
GM B-body notableModel Chevrolet Caprice
Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser relatedModel Chevrolet Caprice Estate
linked to: Chevrolet Caprice
GM D-body usedForModel Chevrolet Caprice (coachbuilt limousines, selected years)
linked to: Chevrolet Caprice