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All info from the The west Australian,by Steve League.
The holden states was originally created to compete against the Ford Fairlane in luxury large-car market,and later against the LTD.Built on the longer station wagon wheelbase, it began essentially as a more powerful,better-equipped premier but the improved ride,comfort and lavish equipment of later models earned it recognition as a true luxury car.
Ironically, it now follows the same fate as the fairlane, which went out of production just shy of its Th anniversary.Holden will retire its luxury statesman limousine after almost 40 years.
Holden executives said the statesman was discontinued and its local commodore-based luxury line-up trimmed from four models to two because of customer feedback. ''Market research consistently told us that the Caprice nameplate, with its definite sports luxury character,appealed to a far broader customer base''.Holden executive director of sales,marketing and after sales, John Elsworth,said.It will be replaced by two freshened versions of its range-topping caprice long-wheelbase luxury sadden.
Pricing of the new model line up will not be released until the official launch in two weeks but the standard model will come with the kW V engine mated to a six speed automatic transmission.The new top of the range v-series will be powered by a version of the kW 6.liter V that can run on either petrol or a blend o ethanol(up to 85%) and petrol.It will be matched to a six speed auto.If run on petrol alone,fuel consumption for the V falls to 9.L/km(down from 10.L/km)While the V drops to 12.L/km(down from 12.6L/100km.The are no fuel consumption figures available for Thar E fuel.The Caprice V-series will also come standard with a sunroof,full leather trim,a dual-screen rear DVD system, tri-zone climate control,air conditioning and premium audio system.Other changes include a multimedia touch screen with satellite navigation,rear-view camera,music Head-disk,external music player integration and SUB flash drive.Changes to the Caprice's Blue tooth integration also add features such as address book support and dialed -number history.
The holden states was originally created to compete against the Ford Fairlane in luxury large-car market,and later against the LTD.Built on the longer station wagon wheelbase, it began essentially as a more powerful,better-equipped premier but the improved ride,comfort and lavish equipment of later models earned it recognition as a true luxury car.
Ironically, it now follows the same fate as the fairlane, which went out of production just shy of its Th anniversary.Holden will retire its luxury statesman limousine after almost 40 years.
Holden executives said the statesman was discontinued and its local commodore-based luxury line-up trimmed from four models to two because of customer feedback. ''Market research consistently told us that the Caprice nameplate, with its definite sports luxury character,appealed to a far broader customer base''.Holden executive director of sales,marketing and after sales, John Elsworth,said.It will be replaced by two freshened versions of its range-topping caprice long-wheelbase luxury sadden.
Pricing of the new model line up will not be released until the official launch in two weeks but the standard model will come with the kW V engine mated to a six speed automatic transmission.The new top of the range v-series will be powered by a version of the kW 6.liter V that can run on either petrol or a blend o ethanol(up to 85%) and petrol.It will be matched to a six speed auto.If run on petrol alone,fuel consumption for the V falls to 9.L/km(down from 10.L/km)While the V drops to 12.L/km(down from 12.6L/100km.The are no fuel consumption figures available for Thar E fuel.The Caprice V-series will also come standard with a sunroof,full leather trim,a dual-screen rear DVD system, tri-zone climate control,air conditioning and premium audio system.Other changes include a multimedia touch screen with satellite navigation,rear-view camera,music Head-disk,external music player integration and SUB flash drive.Changes to the Caprice's Blue tooth integration also add features such as address book support and dialed -number history.