Other B-body cars of that generation at General Motors were the Buick Roadmaster with the same wheelbase, and the longer Cadillac Fleetwood, both higher-priced than the $16,500-$18,500 Caprice (respectively around $23,000 and $34,000).
Ford launched its competing Crown Victoria for the 1992 model year. That car was almost the same size as the Caprice, and it had similar styling features. Interestingly, at that time I didn't consider Crown Vics as heavy-looking as Caprices. A likely reason why can be found in the photo captions below.
Long passenger compartment greenhouse and comparatively short hood and trunk lid. Also, six windows.
The Buick version had four windows, a large C-pillar zone, and a less-tapered aft roof profile.
The wheelbase is 121.5 inches (3086 mm), length 225 inches (5715 mm). That permitted a more formal greenhouse design.
The Ford Crown Victoria is surprisingly similar to the Caprice shown in the image below. Greenhouses have six windows. Doors and door post angles are similar. Ditto frontal profiles and side trim. I suppose basic dimensions and passenger packaging factors played a part in this similarity, along with wind tunnel test results. Still, I have to wonder if there wasn't a whiff of industrial espionage going on during development of both designs.
Note how the roof profile flows onto the trunk area. I think this fairly small detail caused me to consider the design to seem "heavy," despite that huge amount of glass area.
