Thursday, February 3, 2011

Press Launch Chevrolet Captiva: New engines and a higher quality appearance

Chevrolet designed the Captiva in 2011 completely restructured. In Europe, the compact SUV has found since the end of 2006 about 120 000 buyers. Now add four new engines, the driving range. Were maintained, the flexible seating concept with three rows of seats rising towards the rear, offering seven people, and the electronically controlled all-wheel drive, which distributes the drive force required on the two axes.

The starting price is 25 690 Euro for the LS 2.4. The exterior of the new Captiva follows on from the look of its predecessor. The hood was redesigned. The twin-port grille has grown and in the middle with the "Bow Tie" logo. Additionaly the new prismatic lights and turn signals integrated into mirrors.

The more contoured side air intakes on the front fenders provide a sportier appearance. The redesigned and bulky wheel arches can get wheels in sizes 17 to 19 inches. Inside, the passengers take to much space. Alternatively, five or seven passengers sit down. If the third-row seats are folded down, there are 769 liters of luggage space available (477 of whom liters below the window edge), in the second and third row folded down even 1577 liters (942 liters below the window edge).

The front seats offer good side support and are comfortable even on long journeys. The interior decor has been enhanced with decorative elements. This includes the satin chrome surrounds the air vents. The designers have resorted to drawing on elements of the new Chevrolet designs, such as a blue backlight or the surrounding trim of the dashboard, in which expires driver and front passenger door, creating the typical Chevrolet "dual cockpit" look.

The controls are clearly arranged and can also be operated intuitively. By another arrangement of the loudspeakers was also the sound system improved. The feeling of spaciousness is enhanced by the clever attached storage compartments. In addition, by installing an electric parking brake, along with Hill-Start Assist technology created additional storage space on the center console in the two cup holder space.

Numerous technical improvements in the area of interior acoustics, among other things, to the front window, on the doors and on ceilings, road, wind and engine noise were significantly reduced. With the introduction of the new 190 kW / 258 hp 3.0-liter V6 gasoline engine is mid-2011 Captiva first time a direct injection system with variable valve timing (VVT) are used.

Even the 2.4-liter Ecotec gasoline is the variable valve timing (VVT) are used. The 123 kW / 167 hp engine with manual transmission consumes 8.9 liters of fuel in combined cycle 100 kilometers. There are also two diesel generators. The new 2.2-liter diesel engine is a 120 kW / 163 - available and 135 kW / 184 hp version.

With the 163-hp engine and manual transmission achieves a top speed of the new Captiva 189 km / h and accelerates to 9.9 seconds from zero to 100 km / h. The bigger engine with 135 kW / 184 hp to a top speed of 200 km / h and acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h in 9.4 seconds. Both engines use in combined cycle, 6.4 liters of diesel per 100 kilometers.

The new 6-speed automatic transmission can be used not only in pure automatic mode, but also, thanks Driver Shift Control (DSC) also allow for manual sequential shifting without the clutch. Both the 2.4-liter gasoline engine and the 2.2-liter turbo diesel are alternatively available with 6-speed manual transmission.

In addition, they are combined with front-or all-wheel drive. With four-wheel drive, the power automatically to one half on the front and rear wheels distributed. The revised chassis is the Captiva especially when cornering at best. The speed-dependent operating electronic steering ensures precise and reduced effort in controlling the vehicle and also allows dynamic driving on mountain roads.

The existing standard electronic stability control (ESC), traction control (TCS) and Brake Assist (BAS) guarantee a high level of security. Moreover, a Hill-Start Assist (Hill Start Assist - HSA) are available. For the security provided by six airbags - front and side airbags for driver and front passenger and side window airbags for the passenger sitting in the back outside - and three-point seat belts with pretensioners and load limiters for the front seats.

At the outer seats of the second row can be per Isofix system quickly and easily install child seats. The Captiva will be available in spring 2011 in Europe. It provides a relatively inexpensive entry into the SUV segment, without sacrificing too much. Data: Chevrolet Captiva 2.2 D 184 length x width x height (m): 4,67 m x 1,87 m x 1,76 m Engine: 2.2-liter turbo diesel power: 135 kW / 184 hp at 3800 rpm Maximum torque: 400 Nm at 2000 rpm Average fuel consumption: 8.5 liters of CO2 emissions: 174 g / km acceleration to 100 km / h: 9.4 seconds Top speed: 200 km / h empty weight, payload: 1928 kg / 577 kg Boot: 97-1577 liter base price: 34 090 €

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