I’ve test drived it before booking and also I’ve surveyed all of it’s interior. So, I should say that it has a plenty of space (leg room, shoulder room, storage compartments…) to those guys who think it’s not enough spacious. In fact, the first and second rows are really roomier than CR-V and X-Trail, as I tested both of them before booking for Captiva. Please don’t forget that the 3rd row seats are designated for children in a long trip or adults in short paths, though it was not so bad for mid-size adults even for long journey.

I aslo tested the Santa Fe, which is nearest competitor from the view point of space, number of seats, engine type, exterior look and so on. I should say that after testing all of these cars and comparing their specs and also drive feeling, I decided to book for the Captiva. The high end model (4WD diesel) has amazing list of features, besides its really powerful and smooth engine.

It has any luxurious and safety feature you may think, except the sun roof. Electrical adjustable seat, 6-disc changer with MP3, auto air conditioning, separate air conditioning for rear most seats, electricaly adjustable and foldable wing mirrors with turn signal, ventilated disc brakes for all 4 wheels, cooled glove box, rear parking sensor, halogen head light, rain sensor, leather trim, Audio and Cruise control on the steering wheel, ABS/EBD/BA/ESP/TCS/…., separately opening tailage window, 17″ 9-spoke alloy rims with 235/65R17 tyres, multi-informational display, …..

I’ll post more comments about the driving, as soon as the care is deliverd to me.

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but the essense of suv or 4×4 styling is, box angular, land rover discovery for instance,
http://au.carnewstoday.com/car-news/images/thumbs/lrg_article_9361-img_0.jpg

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Aforementioned figures stand for AWD auto, whereas the 4×2 maybe closer to this manual AWD data, not bad right?

Top speed 175-186 km/h
Acceleration 0-100 km/h 10.6-12.5 s
Consumption
In the city 9.0 l/100 km
Out of city 6.5 l/100 km
Average consumption 7.4-8.1 l/100 km (ECE)

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try and guess what car is that?

-Honda City

The R&D of GM for the rest of the world market is in Korea. The R&D for Honda for 3rd World Country cars is in Thailand. The engine for the TDi is a VM and GM joint development.

How much should it be priced then, A CR-V which is an SUV with no SUV functions, is selling for…….

What features can we compare between the two?

HDC,TRC,Self Levelling Sussies….. the list will go on and on…

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The design looks good. Pricing is not bad and 2WD variant is reasonable.

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and btw, some of us would say that this is not a true chevy car, it’s korean.. but bear in mind that this car was created as GM global SUV (from GM DAT) and marketed all over the world from Australia as the Holden Captiva to the US as the Saturn Vue.. and so far from the reviews i’ve read, most are saying it’s OK..

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i like it except the rear part looks somehow disproportion especially rear light like ssangyong kyron with shield rear light. the rest are just amazingly good.

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