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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Caprice canonical | 2 |
| Chevrolet Caprice PPV | 2 |
| Chevrolet Caprice (1991–1996) | 1 |
| Chevrolet Caprice (coachbuilt limousines, selected years) | 1 |
| Chevrolet Caprice Estate | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
automobile model
ⓘ
full-size car ⓘ |
| assemblyLocation |
Arlington Assembly, Texas, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Arlington Assembly, Texas
Elizabeth, South Australia ⓘ Janesville Assembly ⓘ
surface form:
Janesville Assembly, Wisconsin
Oshawa Assembly, Ontario ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Holden Caprice (WM)
ⓘ
surface form:
Holden WM Caprice (for 2011–2017 police model)
|
| becameStandaloneModelYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| bodyStyle |
2-door coupe
ⓘ
4-door sedan ⓘ station wagon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
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 SS (1961–1969)
ⓘ
surface form:
Chevrolet Impala Super Sport (as top trim)
|
| primaryDriveType | rear-wheel drive ⓘ |
| productionEndYear |
1996
ⓘ
2017 ⓘ |
| productionStartYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| successor |
Chevrolet Impala
ⓘ
surface form:
Chevrolet Impala (eleventh generation)
Chevrolet Lumina SS ⓘ
surface form:
Chevrolet SS
|
| taxiPackageCode | 9C6 ⓘ |
| transmission |
automatic transmission
ⓘ
manual transmission ⓘ |
| wheelbase | 119 inches (varies by generation) ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Arlington Assembly
this entity surface form:
Chevrolet Caprice PPV
this entity surface form:
Chevrolet Caprice PPV
this entity surface form:
Chevrolet Caprice (1991–1996)
this entity surface form:
Chevrolet Caprice Estate
this entity surface form:
Chevrolet Caprice (coachbuilt limousines, selected years)