Road TestCar reviews - Holden - Captiva - 7-seat CX Diesel AWD 5-dr wagonHolden modelsOverviewHolden's Korean-built Captiva SUV gets a new nose and diesel heart transplant27 May 2011 CAPTIVA. Not the last word in medium SUV sophistication granted, but nobody can deny the Korean-built Holden is not an inexpensive, spacious and well-specified family runabout. Now there is a revised – and very much improved – version, with a seriously impressive diesel transplant, a sleeker nose and even more standard features. That’s the good news… Model release date: 1 March 2011 to 1 February 2016 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen Previous modelHOLDEN hit the ground running with its all-new Captiva – a five or seven-seat mid-size SUV based on GM’s global Theta platform. Two engines were available – a 169kW/297Nm 3.2-litre V6 and (from early 2007) a 110kW/320Nm 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel, both mated to a five-speed automatic gearbox. Initially all Captivas were all-wheel drive, but from mid-2008 a front-drive option was added to lower-spec vehicles. Confusingly, a shorter-wheelbase Captiva V6, known as the Maxx, with a completely different body style was brought in from 2006 to early 2009 as the series flagship, but sales tanked so a rather breathless 103kW/220Nm 2.4-litre four-cylinder petrol engined was fitted (in auto and five-speed manual options) and the model rechristened the ‘Captiva 5’ instead, serving as an entry-level model. This version too did not make much impact but the larger Captiva went on to outsell the Ford Territory in due course anyway. |
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