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Old 04-13-2004, 03:52 PM   #1
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Default Chevrolet(s) outside the US....

Lumina SS




Caprice LTZ/SS




All have 5.7L engines...the LTZ has 295HP...the SS has 328HP...

They are based on the Holden models...and produced in Australia...
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Old 04-13-2004, 04:09 PM   #2
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The 1st one is Lumina there , in Aus is Holden Monaro , in Us is the pontiac GTO

the white one here is the Lumina , the caprice is much bigger , and te last one looks like an old Opel ...
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Old 04-13-2004, 04:29 PM   #3
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the Lumina SS is only available with a 4speed auto...which is very sad, coz the GTO has

a 6speed manual!

and I think that the GTO comes as a coupe, but the lumina has a 4door version...but

basically its the same!
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Old 04-13-2004, 06:44 PM   #4
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sweet i like to Lumina SS much better than the GTO IMO, if your going to copy the Holden might as well copy it straight over, and not futs with its styling. The Caprice is pretty cool didnt know they made it still, Why doesnt North America get these models?
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Old 04-13-2004, 10:24 PM   #5
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the US caprice has( at least had) the 5.7 L pushrod v8, and was the standard for police cruisers... top speed close to 160mph if i recall correctly
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Old 04-13-2004, 10:47 PM   #6
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sweet, you guys still have caprices!?! How well do these things sell in Australia?
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Old 04-13-2004, 11:17 PM   #7
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like every third car you see is a commodore. but i think toyota still leads most car sold in australia

as i said before, its a cop car, prime minister's car, crook car, taxi, family car, hoon's and whatever other stereotypes that goes with cars
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i have a 94 caprice and before i changed the gears to 3.73 (old ones were 3.08) the fastest i went was around 145mph
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Originally Posted by stracing
like every third car you see is a commodore. but i think toyota still leads most car sold in australia

as i said before, its a cop car, prime minister's car, crook car, taxi, family car, hoon's and whatever other stereotypes that goes with cars
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Old 04-14-2004, 01:59 PM   #10
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Note - the non_US caprice is not even based on the same chassis as the international namesake - that US-spec Caprice coundn't even manage a 3-point turn without body roll...
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Old 04-16-2004, 07:07 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by PATo355
The 1st one is Lumina there , in Aus is Holden Monaro , in Us is the pontiac GTO

the white one here is the Lumina , the caprice is much bigger , and te last one looks like an old Opel ...
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the white one is the old caprice ss

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the lumina ss is really fast

I have a 2003 lumina ss this car is too much fast

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Old 04-17-2004, 12:20 AM   #12
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Here are some pics of the Lumina in North America (some of them are being used as taxis and police cars in Vancouver):
http://www.zippyimages.com/files/13421/01Lumina01.jpg
http://www.zippyimages.com/files/13431/01Lumina02.jpg
http://www.zippyimages.com/files/134...naLTZSedan.jpg
http://www.zippyimages.com/files/134...aLSSedan-2.jpg
http://www.zippyimages.com/files/134...anInterior.jpg
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Old 04-17-2004, 05:13 AM   #13
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But these are front wheel drive luminas from the previous generation!
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Old 04-17-2004, 05:46 AM   #14
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Due to their bad financial situation, Daewoo will be selling cars with a Chevy badge on the Polish market. Sucks, huh ??
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Old 04-17-2004, 12:47 PM   #15
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i hate those old caprices, such piles. long live the crown vic.
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