Engines were as per the Commodore, so a 3.8-litre V6 "Ecotec" unit, a supercharged version of the same, and a new 5.7-litre "Generation III" V8, rated at . A Series II revision in August 2001 brought a power increase for the "Ecotec" V6 bringing it up to . Since the WH, which was engineered for both right- and left-hand drive, the Statesman has been exported to the Middle East as the Chevrolet Caprice, following the same model changes as the Holden.