 The engine offered 180kW and 320Nm and was paired to the same six speed automatic as the rest of the engine lineup.For the final WN series 2 update, the long-running L77 V8 was superseded by the 6.2 litre "LS3" V8, producing of power.In the safety aspect the Statesman comes with Bosch Electronic Stability Control, traction control, ABS brakes, EBD, BAS and a tyre pressure monitoring system as standard Front, side and curtain airbags come as standard which is another incentive to improve the Caprice's safety equipment, this also contributed to the fact that the Caprice's safety rating surpass that off its main rival, the LTD. Development commenced with the largest virtual crash modelling program Holden has ever undertaken.