In 2006, the model range of cars of the familyGeneral Motors has added another crossover called the Chevrolet Captiva. The debut of the first generation of off-road vehicles was held in the same year as part of the annual auto show in Geneva. His restyled series appeared 4 years later at the Paris Motor Show.
Interesting fact: the word "Captiva" in Italian means "prisoner."
Design
The appearance of the car is quite standard forcompact crossover. Despite its small size and relatively low ground clearance, the Chevrolet Captiva turned out to be very courageous in appearance. In the front part there is a wide chrome strip of the grille with the company's logo, on the sides are rectangular headlights with rounded ends. Just below the main optics - fog lamps integrated into the bumper. Rearview mirrors received LED turn signal indicators, on the sloping roof harmoniously placed rails. Embossed hood successfully emphasizes the transition line grille on the pillar. In general, the look came out pretty good, but if you compare it with the Russian-American development of "Chevrolet Niva", you can see familiar sister features.
Photos of the new "Chevrolet Captiva", of course,impressive. On such a car can not be ignored. The body of the "Chevrolet Captiva" almost did not change in size, but outwardly it was reworked dramatically. After the restyling of 2010, the bumper, front optics and grille have changed significantly. The air intake became more pronounced against the rest of the details, which made the novelty not only aggressive, but even in some way sports. The rest of the restyling is not affected.
Technical characteristics of "Chevrolet Captiva" before restyling
Engine range in dorestaylingovoy versionincluded 3 power plants, among which was one turbodiesel. The latter, with its volume of 2 liters, gave out up to 150 horsepower of power. Gasoline units had a volume of 2.4 and 3.2 liters, while developing a capacity of 136 and 230 horsepower, respectively.
Technical characteristics of "Chevrolet Captiva" after restyling
In 2010, the engine range significantlymodernized. Basically, the emphasis was placed on environmental friendliness, since all power plants, after restyling, met the environmental standard of Euro-5. In total, the manufacturer prepared to enter the world market 4 new engines with a capacity of 167 to 258 horsepower and a working volume of 2.4 to 3.0 liters. It is worth noting that the dynamics of the car with the "top" 258-horsepower 6-cylinder engine was just superb. Technical characteristics of the Chevrolet Captiva allowed us to accelerate the 1.77-ton SUV to a hundred in just 8.6 seconds. At the same time, fuel consumption ranged from 6.4 to 10.7 liters in the combined cycle (depending on the engine). As a transmission, the buyer could choose a 6-step “automatic” or “mechanics” at the same speed.
As we can see, the technical characteristics of "ChevroletCaptiva "is just gorgeous, and the power is not the worst impact on efficiency. For this, American engineers deserve special praise.
