CHEVROLET CAPTIVA test drive since 2006 SUV

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Most recently, we participated in the organized GM-Priva Children's villages SOS on Chevrolet Captiva. The car aroused a serious interest in us, and we decided to additionally test this family SUV.
 
For the test we took the same car in which we traveled to the Oryol region, Chevrolet Captiva LT with a 3.2 liter engine and an automatic gearbox. Knowing what to expect from Captiva on distant strokes, we examined it from the point of view of a daily urban ride and as a car on which you can get out of the city to nature on weekends.
 
So, get behind the wheel. The ergonomics of the driver's place provides an excellent level of comfort. It will be convenient for a driver of any height, and without prejudice to the rear passengers. The dashboard is informative, but it looks a little rustic. The abundance of all kinds of closing containers, such as, for example, a glass on the ceiling or box under the windshield, is especially pleasing.
 
The audio system pleases not only the possibility of reading mp3 files, but also an intuitive control. In general, the torpedo is not at all overloaded with excess buttons and switches. To deal with her, you do not need to leaf through multi -volume instructions for hours. It is enough to devote to acquaintance with the management of a couple of minutes and you will not have any more questions.
 
In our car, the driver's seat was equipped with an electric package with a rich settings range, while the passenger chair had to be adjusted manually, however, it also seemed very convenient.
 
Well, the seat and mirrors are configured, the belt is fastened. High landing combined with large mirrors gives an excellent review. 3.2 liter engine and 230 liters. With. Provides very good dynamics. According to the certificates of Chevrolet, our version should accelerate to 100 km / h for 8.8 s. With our measurements, it turned out almost one and a half seconds more, but we must take into account the measurement error and the fact that two people were in the cabin. Nevertheless, the car is perfect for active urban driving confident acceleration and braking, all the brakes here are ventilated disk, which, combined with good handling, will allow you to feel confident in the stream, and if you want to move faster than the rest of the machines. It is worth noting that with this movement mode, gasoline consumption will be very different from the declared averaged 11.5 liters per 100 km in a mixed cycle and may come close to the mark of 14 liters per 100 km of run.
 
CHEVROLET CAPTIVA steering corresponds to the car class do not expect sports clarity and feedback from it. But it is also impossible to call it absolutely uninformative and sluggish either. It feels like this is exactly what the majority of customers of the car from this price group will suit.
 
Apart from daily work to work that boils down to many hours of standing in traffic jams (this is where climate control manifests itself!), Movies around the city are reduced to visiting certain shopping centers that have appeared in the abundance of recently.
 
This is where Chevrolet Captiva is able to fully prove itself. The volume of the trunk of 465 liters, if you translate from the language of numbers, means that, for example, you can easily place foods for a week for a family of four, and there will still be a place. Thanks to the separately rising glass of the fifth door, the loading procedure is greatly simplified. All that is very necessary that is lying around for each driver in the trunk, you can pre -place many comfortable drawers. Then you will not only have nothing to ring and ride in the trunk, but there will also be no need to separate fresh purchases from essential items. After loading with the help of a special curtain, you can hide all your acquisitions from prying eyes.
 
If you have a serious move, for example, to the cottage, then, having folded the back row of seats, you get a volume of 930 liters. And this means that the whole family can be transported to a maximum of two tricks. The backs of the rear sofa are folded in a ratio of 60:40, and you can combine free space depending on a specific task.
 
Let's move on to the second part of our test. Departure to nature. With the capacity of the salon and trunk, everything is clear where to place the barbecue, tent and other things necessary for the picnic, no questions will arise. But where to go? The choice of a place should be approached responsibly. Despite the fact that the car is equipped with a full -wheel drive system, Chevrolet Captiva is not an off -road car in the form as it is understood in Russia.
 
Here, all -wheel drive combined with the ESP system serves to confidently move on slippery surfaces, for example, icphone asphalt. In such situations, Chevrolet Captiva can instantly connect the rear axle and even transfer the moment up to 50:50. If you need to leave the snow -covered yard or drive along the average state of the primer please. But where real dirt, track and other charms of the native hinterland begins, it is better not to risk it. The geometric cross -country ability of the car also speaks of this. Large overhangs and clearance of 200 mm are much more suitable for the city or special camping sites. The suspension moves are small and are disposed to hanging. The suspension in front here is MacPherson, four -winging behind, and it manifests itself best on the asphalt.
 
We summarize: Chevrolet Captiva is an excellent family car, functional, voluminous, providing high level of comfort. He is a typical representative of the city SUV, whose native element is asphalt. You can perfectly go to rest in the nearest suburbs on it, but trying to call on it away from civilization is not likely a subsequent trip to the tractor.
 
Thanks to the stylish external appearance and an attractive price, the car will definitely find its buyer. The recommended price for the LT version with a 3.2 liter engine and an automatic gearbox with a gearbox 1 085 800 rubles. The cheapest version of LS with a 2.4 liter engine and mechanics costs from 798,700 rubles.

 

Source: Magazine Cars and prices June 10, 2008.