WHEN it comes to extra-large luxury sedans, few car-makers do it for less than Holden and Ford. Indeed, if you want more metal and performance than that offered by Statesman/Caprice and Fairlane/LTD, you’ll need to come up with more than $200,000 for something with a German badge. But Australia’s two largest homegrown cars offer more than just size and power. Despite receiving new front and rear styling little more than a year ago, Holden's latest long-wheelbase sedan range has raised the bar again. This month’s WL release brings a new V6/auto combination with stability control (available for the first time in an Australian-built passenger car) and - in the top-shelf Caprice guise tested here - a more powerful and refined V8, more standard equipment and sexy new LED tail-lights. And all for an extra $700.