1984 Holden Statesman Caprice review from Australia and New Zealand

As far as manufacturing faults really none at all. The WB Holden is a heavy large car. When driving in built-up area's the cars weight and size lets it down slightly. The fuel economy is fairly poor and parking the vehicle can at times be a bit hard at times. It takes time to get used to the Statesman, but once you have the vehicle is very comfortable and easy to drive. The vehicle comes with power steering so even tight corners or confined parking area's can be handled with a degree of ease. The caprice comes with electric side mirrors as standard, which helps.

The WB Statesman is a "dated" car falling in line with large American cars of the 70's and 80's. Holden have tried to put "gadgets" into the car like power mirrors and a trip computer, but it really does not stack up against other vehicles in the same class. I think if leather trim, electric seats, a four speed

transmission where added as standard equipment, Holden would have sold more units than it did.

It is a very comfortable car to both sit in and drive. The vehicle's ride is slow and gentle, even with the 5 litre V8. The three speed automatic transmission is really not suited to the highway driving however the car's fuel economy is very good. The vehicle's fuel tank holds 91 litres and on highway driving will travel between six hundred and seven hundred kilometer's. I like the Statesman and later models have improved a great deal. The WB was "top of the range" at the time and it is good to see that quite a number of examples are still on the road today.