“General Motors South Africa has announced the introduction of a 2.2 litre turbo diesel engine option for the popular Chevrolet Captiva SUV. This latest generation common rail diesel engine with variable geometry turbocharger produces 135kW @ 3800 r/min and 400Nm of torque at 2000 r/min. Drive is through a 6-speed automatic transmission to all four [...]
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Chevy’s captivating SUV
“The first thing you notice about the facelifted Chevrolet Captiva is exactly that — its facelift. You see, the Captiva’s redesign seems to have focused on the front of the mid-sized SUV, and the results are rather pleasing. The new dual-port grille features black honeycomb inserts, chrome surrounds and the distinctive Chevrolet logo set in [...]
FIRST DRIVE: Chevs new Captiva
Chevrolet’s Captiva, its popular seven-seat SUV launched in SA in 2008, has been given a mid-life upgrade and body redesign and was launched this week in Upington in the Northern Cape province – without any major price increases. General Motors SA says the cars, for now with a choice of 2.4 or three-litre petrol engines [...]
Captiva-ting
“Chevrolet may have a problem on their hands. The recent introduction of the Hyundai iX35 and its brother from another mother, Kia Sportage, has left the Chevrolet Captiva looking a bit, well, bland. This problem has not gone unnoticed by the bigwigs at Chevy. First images of the all-new Captiva have been released to give [...]
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