CHEVROLET CAPTIVA test drive since 2011 crossover
Chevrolet Captiva - V6 with a working volume of 3.2 liters
We have already met Chevy Captiva at a presentation in Poland, but then we were given a version of 2.4 liters. Now our services are a hotter option with a 3.2 liter engine ... I have already been asked several times whether it was worth buying a captiva with a 2.4 -liter engine. For the first time I could not answer anything ...
That is absolutely. People looked at me with expectation, and I squeezed out only sounds: well, uh, uh, however ...
CONFUSION
When you begin to get lost in such simple issues, it becomes obvious: the market of medium -sized crossovers will overheat. He boils and bubbles. You just found what you need and there are nine more options ...
Salon finishing in quality is one of the best among crossovers
Green lighting of the devices what you need
Thank God, such confusion is only among SUVs with low -power motors. In the camp of hot indispensable crossovers, the choice is more modest. The three -liter captiva produces 230 horsepower. In terms of characteristics, the Subaru Forester 2.4, Seat Altea Freetrack 2.2 and Mazda CX-7 2.3 plus atmospheric Mitsubishi Outlander 3.0 are similar. We will not include Opel Antara in this list, because he is like a single -tier twin. Let’s forget about the two-hundredth Ford Kuga is too small both in the dimensions and spaciousness, its place in the CD-class.
230 horsepower is more than enough in any situation
The trunk is far from the last in the class
Wrap
So to draw the conclusions easier. Who likes the atmospheric nature between Chevy and Mitsu. And they differ in chassis settings. The Japanese crossover is more sporty and tougher. It is even easier to decide if there is a large family. Only hot Captiva offers seven -seater equipment. But even when there are few children, and the question with the turbine is not key, Captiva is still preferable. She has one of the best seats in the cabin. Competitors are not able to humiliate it with the volume of the trunk. What else do you need from the crossover?
It would be nice to be a normal suspension so that she would not be afraid of irregularities. Captiva does not have this. She wants to be comfortable, but vulnerable, even painful and can ruin the impression of the car. But the chassis of each of its competitors is also flawed in something. And on off -road they are all, with the exception of Forester, relatively helpless. I could not decide on the cold Chevrolet Captiva, but with hot it is easy. Wrap.
Author: Dmitry Leontyev, photo of Alexander Ortnova-Baranov
A source: Magazine 4x4 [March 2010]
