Caprice PPV: The New Scariest Car on the Road

**Nerdsrock22** · 10-05-2009, 02:19 PM

The new Caprice PPV (Police Patrol Vehicle)

Originally Posted by Jalopnik

Chevrolet plans to make the announcement of their new police cruiser today at the annual International Association of Chiefs of Police convention, in Denver, Colorado. Because we asked, we've been given an exclusive look at the details of the new car they plan to begin taking orders on next year with cars set to hit the streets in early 2011.

Contrary to reports at the end of last week by a number of auto outlets, we're now able to exclusively report GM's new police cruiser brings back the old Chevy Caprice name. It also will not be a re-badged Pontiac G8 sedan. Instead, the new Chevy uses the longest wheelbase version of the Zeta platform — 118.5" — making it almost four inches longer than the 114.7" wheelbase Pontiac G8 sedan. If that bigger-than-G8 number sounds familiar, it should — it's the same length as the Holden VE Ute, the Holden Statesman and the Middle Eastern Chevy Caprice and...drum roll, please...the Pontiac "El Camino" G8 ST. That's right folks, the new police car from Chevy is as close to the El Camino as we're coming here in the U.S. We'll give you a moment to clean up any coffee you've just spit up.

Done? Good, because there's more to the story. Chevy sounds like it's setting up the Caprice to not only meet the bar set by the police vehicle competition, but to blow it away. The long wheelbase Zeta-platformed Chevy sits right in the middle of the Ford Crown Vic's 114.7" wheelbase and the larger Dodge Charger's 120.0" wheelbase.

Under the hood, GM says the Caprice will have a 6.0-liter LS2 V8 engine rated at an estimated 355 HP and 384 lb-ft of torque mated to a six-speed auto transmission. Power output compares favorably to the 340 HP HEMI in the Dodge Charger police edition and absolutely blows away the Ford Crown Vic's 250 HP 4.6-liter V8.

*Bonus* Lol-riffic video.

**browningboy7** · 10-05-2009, 02:22 PM

lol @ the uber cool super drifto fenders.

**mocha latte cupcake** · 10-05-2009, 02:23 PM

I got $20 some retarded cop wrecks one in the first week.

**Sammich** · 10-06-2009, 11:07 AM

Originally Posted by PURE jdm

I got $20 some retarded cop wrecks one in the first week.

*LOOKS AT MRGURLEY*

**JDM-KID** · 10-05-2009, 02:32 PM

shit looks mad gay!....n yes sum dumbass will wreck the first week no doubt.

**Nerdsrock22** · 10-05-2009, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by JDM-KID

shit looks mad gay!

What?

**HypnoToad** · 10-05-2009, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by JDM-KID

shit looks mad gay!....n yes sum dumbass will wreck the first week no doubt.

who cares how it look,bet it will outrun a V8 charger car.

**blue_lude_91** · 10-05-2009, 02:45 PM

what an awesome vid! lol

**GSRteg®** · 10-05-2009, 02:49 PM

I dont like it

**thepolecat** · 10-05-2009, 02:51 PM

no vid here at work- darn.

Not bad- nice to see that chev is giving a go again- they were idiots to hand those contracts to Ford anyway.

**S2KJD** · 10-05-2009, 02:51 PM

jeez

**joecoolfreak** · 10-05-2009, 03:34 PM

I don't think this comes even close to as cool as the Carbon E7:

Details

**VooDooXII** · 10-05-2009, 03:35 PM

I really don't understand why this didn't happen sooner.

**Nerdsrock22** · 10-05-2009, 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by VooDooXII

I really don't understand why this didn't happen sooner.

I don't get why they didn't just use a stripper G8.

**VooDooXII** · 10-05-2009, 03:37 PM

Originally Posted by Nerdsrock22

I don't get why they didn't just use a stripper G8.

The Caprice has a bigger body...but I'm wondering why they didn't bring the Holden Statesman/Caprice over here sooner as the Caprice or even as a new Bonneville.

Maybe for fear of what happened with the GTO.

**Nerdsrock22** · 10-05-2009, 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by VooDooXII

Maybe for fear of what happened with the GTO.

and the G8.

As much as we all like GTO's and G8's and all the Holden wagon/sport-ute/uber-sedan awesomeness, very few of us have the money to show GM that we reaallly care. $$$

**dorin48** · 10-05-2009, 03:50 PM

It looks so unassuming. Like a malibu... but its got a monster under the hood lol.

**OTG Signs** · 10-05-2009, 03:57 PM

Sweet Impala

**Nerdsrock22** · 10-05-2009, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by OTG Signs

Sweet Impala

Cept RWD, bro.

**OTG Signs** · 10-05-2009, 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by Nerdsrock22

Cept RWD, bro.

That's a bolt-on.

**JITB** · 10-05-2009, 04:33 PM

i guess the impala will be a joke now? I hope the impala gets a V8 Rwd treatment as well.

**5speed** · 10-05-2009, 06:20 PM

Haha, all you people out there in the civics better get faster cars

**SouthSide Tay** · 10-05-2009, 06:45 PM

looks like impala ss meets malibu ss with a real motor though?

**BABY J** · 10-05-2009, 09:37 PM

Wait.... never mind.

**BABY J** · 10-05-2009, 09:44 PM

:

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POWERTRAIN / CHASSIS
Engine Forced Induction Diesel
Recommended Fuel Ultra-low sulfur (ULS) Diesel
Driveline Rear-Wheel-Drive
Horsepower > 250 bhp
Torque > 400 lb-ft
Transmission Multi-Speed Automatic
Front Brakes 14" Vented Discs, ABS
Rear Brakes 13" Vented Discs, ABS
Wheels 19 x 8" Steel
Tires 245/55R19
Front Suspension Struts, coil springs, anti-roll bar
Rear Suspension Multi-link, coil springs, self-leveling shocks, anti-roll bar

DIMENSIONS
Wheelbase 122.0"
Front Track 66.9"
Rear Track 66.9"
Overall Length 200.0"
Overall Width 78.0"
Overall Height 64.2"
Ground Clearance 7.0"
Curb Weight 4000 lbs
Weight Distribution (front/rear) 50% / 50%
Front Headroom 40.0"
Rear Headroom 38.5"
Front Legroom 45.0"
Cargo Volume 20.0 cu ft
Fuel Capacity 18.0 gallons

PERFORMANCE
0 - 60 mph 6.5 seconds
Quarter Mile 14.5 seconds @ 98.0 mph
Top Speed > 150 mph
Braking 60 - 0 mph 125 feet
Lateral Acceleration 0.85 g
Combined City/Hwy Fuel Economy 28 - 30 mpg

SELECTED FEATURES AND OPTIONS

All-new purpose-built vehicle platform exclusively for law enforcement

* Meets or exceeds all regulatory requirements
* Designed to 250,000 mile durability specification
* Turn-key built-to-direct-order - 24/7/365 call center support
* Turn-key end-of-vehicle-life process
* Comprehensive warranty
* Aluminum spaceframe body structure
* 75 mph rear impact crash capability
* Cockpit with fully-integrated factory fitted law enforcement equipment
* Integrated emergency lights, spot lights, take down lights, and directional stick
* Segment exclusive coach rear doors for safer suspect ingress and egress
* Vehicle dynamic control
* Anti-lock brakes
* Optimized approach / departure angles and ground clearance
* NIJ Level III-A (or better) ballistic protection (front doors and dash panel)
* Purpose-designed seat for use with on-body equipment - Heated and ventilated seats
* Heads up display
* Reverse backup camera
* Remote start capability
* Driver specific intelligent key
* 360 degree exterior surveillance capability
* Automatic license plate recognition system
* Video and audio surveillance of rear passenger compartment
* 130hz - 350hz bass siren
* Nightvision compliant interior illumination
* Integrated forward looking infrared system (FLIR)
* Integrated shotgun mounts
* Optimized storage capability (compartment and cargo)
* Integrated front and rear passenger compartment partition
* Hoseable rear passenger compartment
* Integrated push bumpers and PIT capability

**SampaGuy** · 10-05-2009, 11:02 PM

and we get to pay for their gas

**secondgencamaro** · 10-06-2009, 01:01 AM

Originally Posted by plv

and we get to pay for their gas

Yeah really. I'm sure it would get great mileage under a curteous foot, but EVERY cop I have seen EVER has one made of lead. 10mpg ftl.

**Repiks** · 10-06-2009, 08:19 AM

Honestly it's not going to be very fast, 350 horse and a boat load of reinforcment and gear. The trunk should have 500-600 pounds of equipment in the back alone.

And that's a pretty conservative rating for an LS2

**HypnoToad** · 10-06-2009, 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by Repiks

Honestly it's not going to be very fast, 350 horse and a boat load of reinforcment and gear. The trunk should have 500-600 pounds of equipment in the back alone.

And that's a pretty conservative rating for an LS2

yea i saw that,350 should be bout the WHP rating,but i didnt think they used LS2s anymore anyways,thought everything went to LS3s

Brian* · 10-06-2009, 10:51 AM

ehh

**91eflx** · 10-06-2009, 10:59 AM

^ dont worry brian we wont get any up here

Brian* · 10-06-2009, 11:03 AM

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Brian* · 10-06-2009, 11:05 AM

...more

**On_Her_Face** · 10-06-2009, 11:06 AM

Pretty cool, I still think cops should have Jeep SRT-8s.

**eYezs1ck** · 10-06-2009, 02:29 PM

yay for projectors

**DieselNuts** · 10-06-2009, 02:35 PM

The computer setup is the sickness. I would love to make something like that for a personal vehicle.

**Bigt8aford** · 11-17-2009, 11:30 AM

Well I drive and OLD 92 Caprice that was a cop car ans with six people piled in on the way to school, back in the day, it hauls with just a 305 TBI. I can only imagine what this thing could to. LAPD is already test fitting their equipment with a G8 platform. This is exactly what America and Chevrolet needed. I'm all for the the return of the Caprice.