CHEVROLET CAPTIVA test drive since 2011 crossover

45th parallel

In Stavropol, where our caravan that launched from Anapa arrived through Adygea, there is a street with the speaking name of the 45th parallel. So the culprit of the celebration, updated by Chevrolet Captiva, is equidistant from equatorial compact SUV/crossovers and from the pole of full -sized all -terrain vehicles. What winds blow in the middle car lane?
With a successful acquisition, captiva! In the place of the owners of the SUV, produced under the American brand in South Korea and the pre -collection in Kaliningrad, I would not overtake anyone. Let everyone consider this new, memorable Chevy-face in the mirrors and are imbued with respect. Fans of the pre -restyling Captiva, on the contrary, should break into the first rows so that traveling here can make sure of the feed stylistic stability of the Crusader and again imbued with respect from the type of pair of exhaust pipes. And the fact that such a sign of the distinction of models with multi -cylinder engines was awarded to Captiva versions with four are a small Korean trick.
The type of gas stops of the hood, like the updated Captiva salon, suggests a great Korean wisdom. There are sometimes no looked comical to premium, but there is no question of what the money has been paid for. The model with 4-cylinder engines can still be selected in five- and seven-seater design, and the folded seats of the second and third rows form an absolutely flat cargo site. The opening glass of the fifth door is also a practical solution, as well as the soft coating of the insides of the branches under the little things. Indeed, it would be a shame if some rattle forced to doubt the scale of the efforts of Chevrolet engineers to log in laser for all and all sorts of noise. A convenient boxing box appeared between the front seats. The place for him was released after replacing the usual handbrake with button electromechanical. It is a pity that high -tech trends have not affected the system of step adjustment of the tilt of the backs of the seats. In the second row, this operation requires a fair flexibility of the spine due to the successful location of the blocker lever. The preservation of six eirbegs in the database is not a reason for grumbling. With such a line of defense, the updated Captiva in 2011 in the Crash tests of EURONCAP shot in an apple, for five rating stars. True, now, after tightening the requirements for the safety of pedestrians, they would have turned into four: it does not like Captiva moving to their two. But how does the car even do not like rear passengers! Such a thought through the spine literally drove into the brain a section of the comb next to Anapa airport. Fortunately, this is the only type of coating with which the reconfigured Captiva suspension is not in the fret. A pleasant surprise! Typically, it is difficult to count on selective incompatibility after increasing the stiffness of springs, shock absorbers and reptile stabilizers. True, engineers laid straws in the form of softer vibrations under the springs of the front racks of McPherson and the altered characteristics of the silent blocks. In any case, the victory over the pile does not look like a pyrrhic. We add here well -predicted, regardless of the load of the car, the work of brakes, the information of the steering wheel with hydraulic power steering from electrical impurities and we get a reliable, understandable front -wheel drive controllability with a slight expansion of the trajectory at the input of the turn on winding roads.
Stop! What is the front -wheel drive? Captiva is supplied to Russia solely with the transmission 44. It is true that only before the start of the front axle slip is the whole thrust and only for it for the sake of ephemeral gain in economy. On slippery coatings, a multi -disc cyk with electronic control includes the rear wheels in the operating circuit, to which up to 50% of the torque is transmitted. There is no fixed distribution of traction along the axes, so the areas flooded with rains are viscous, like Gutalin, a chernozem primer in the vicinity of Stavropol storm the course. Captiva passes an examination exam. Is it more to demand from the crusader Korean? Yes, the energy intensity of the suspension is good, including when the car is completely loaded. Special thanks for this, the hydraulic cylinder that has appeared in the structure of the posterior four -knitting, preventing the stern. Yes, the model is equipped with automatic braking systems on the descent (HDC), and now holding in place at starting on a slope. The clearance is only in 171178 mm (depending on the dimension of the tires) plus, only in terms of circumstances, all -wheel drive on another bowl of weights, and this leads their arrow to the division of special care when choosing a route outside the asphalt.
However, the real problem of Captiva before the upgrade was the absence of adequate engines, and the Koreans radically updated the line of power units. At least in two cases out of three, this brought full -fledged fruits. However, the potentially the most delicious version with a 3.0-liter upholstery V6 (249 pp./288 Nm in the Russian specifications) turned out with sourness. Up to 5000 rpm. The engine successfully hides its potential, and prolonged work at the top in combination with solid cubature gives the average gasoline consumption of almost 17 l/100 km
The appetite of the new 167-horsepower 2.4-liter gasoline four with a gas distribution phase adjustment is much more moderate than 10 l/100 km. With the automatic transmission that replaced the 5-band machine, when loading the car to the eyeballs and frequent overtaking! Perhaps, someone will disperse the paper time from a place to a hundred not too impressive (11.0 C/10.3 with manual transmission), but in reality a lack of temperament is rarely felt. Felt? The absence of soft adaptability of a smoothly operating machine is compensated by the manual mode, in which the box honestly holds a rarity today chosen transmission. No switching at the most inopportune moment!
Do you still want more dynamics for reasonable money? There is such Captiva. When choosing a partner for an 184-horsepower 2.2-liter turbodiesel (a solid-shaped debut on the Chevy model in Russia), my partner and I vote together for automatic transmission. The option with manual transmission is required free space. Then a diesel four with her tangible pickup from 1,500 rpm. Allows you to especially not be wise with the choice of transmission. Alas, this does not always happen. The popular budget alternative to the demultiplik, the short first transmission of the mechanical six -aisle, is only good because on steep slopes it gets along with HDC. In combination with a tight clutch pedal in city traffic jams, this is exactly an option for an amateur. Soloine Captiva with automatic transmission, which is still to look for an alternative in Russia, is not so slow and more expensive (+20,000 rubles) to reject it. Perhaps this is the most universal option, the same 45th parallel.


 

 

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