Chevrolet Captiva

Production period:	since 2006
Class :	SUV
Body versions :	station wagon
Engines:	Gasoline : 2.4-3.2 liters (100-190 kW)  Diesel engines : 2.0-2.2 liters  (93-135 kW)
Length:	4635-4690 mm
Width:	1849-1868 mm
Height:	1720-1756 mm
Wheelbase :	2705-2707 mm
Curb weight :	1730-2018 kg

The Chevrolet Captiva is a SUV of the brand Chevrolet , which has been built since the fall of 2006. In Australia, this is aso offered as Holden Captiva 7 , in South Korea until the abandonment of the brand as Daewoo Winstorm .

History 

At the 2004 Mondial de l'Automobile , a concept car was first introduced under the name Chevrolet S3X whose shape is similar to the Captiva.  The production vehicle was formally the first time shown at the Geneva Motor Show in 2006.The Captiva the same platform as the GM Theta  and many items with the Opel Antara , Saturn Vue and Holden Captiva. The market launch took place in October 2006 4 out of 5 Stars in the Euro NCAP - crash test (2007) for adults later models recieved 5 stars.

It is available with a developed by the Italian engine developer VM Motori 2.0-liter four-cylinder common-rail turbo diesel engine with the power levels 93 kW or 110 kW. The small diesel engine with the maximum power of 93 kW is not intended for the German market.

In gasoline engines, there is the 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine with a maximum power of 100 kW (136 hp) and the 3.2-liter six-cylinder V engine with a maximum power of 169 kW (230 hp) , For gasoline engine variants, an LPG system can be ordered as an option . In the basic version of the car is equipped with front-wheel drive and from the trim level LT with four-wheel drive.

It was one of the first European Chevrolet models equipped with the electronic stability program ESP . In contrast to the sister model of Opel, the Chevrolet Captiva is also available with 7 instead of 5 seats.

On December 5, 2013, Chevrolet announced that it would largely withdraw from the Western European market by the end of 2015, This should strengthen the Opel brand in the continental European market.

In early 2011, the Captiva was revised. These modifications gave the model a larger brand-typical grille and new fuel-efficient engines. In this form, the vehicle was formally shown for the first time at the 2010 Mondial de l'Automobile . 

In the spring of 2013 and formal debut at the Geneva Motor Show of that year There was another facelift:

• modified grille (other honeycomb structure)
• new aprons
• Taillights in LED technology
• new 18 "alloy wheels
• slight modifications of the instruments and switches
• revised infotainment system
• optional lighting of the footwell
• optional keyless entry system
• in the simplest equipment variant, the tailgate glass is no longer open

At the Dubai International Motor Show 2015, another revised version of the Captiva for the 2016 model year .