Scoop: Chevy Captiva Test drive!!!

dockap · 28th December 2007, 20:36

The car is priced (tentatively) at a little less than 18 lkahs ex-showroom, Madurai.
sad news looks like only the rich can buy a decent suv for others its the devil or the deep blue sea (scorpio/safari) why dont they lauch a decent suv in the 15lakh segment

normally_crazy · 28th December 2007, 23:42

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Originally Posted by BUSA

Petes on this thing will make it insane

Busa - have you Pete'd your mind ?

Anything and any car - all Busa says is "Pete's on this will do this and do that".

Vid6639 · 29th December 2007, 00:26

GM please don't mess up with this car's pricing and please launch the AWD model and not the 2WD model.

jyobeb · 29th December 2007, 00:44

As far as I know, the Captiva is 4wd, which is entirely upto its own computer/OBD. The car I drove has a drive train to all wheels.

jyobeb · 29th December 2007, 01:07

gr8guzzler · 29th December 2007, 02:02

Nice pics jyobeb. The rear looks hideous.

rangaraj · 29th December 2007, 06:24

The temperature display reminded me of how cool Madurai could get in winter - 38 degrees!

Didnt notice any rear A/C vents..

jyobeb · 29th December 2007, 08:13

Yes, funny that! The car had no rear ac vents but the AC was very effective anyway.

CrAzY dRiVeR · 29th December 2007, 08:21

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Originally Posted by jyobeb

Here are the pics.

Nice work! Do you think this will overthrow the CR-V?

Guys, whats VCDi? Chevy usually calls their common rails TCDi, right?

jkdas · 29th December 2007, 08:28

18lac, 140bhp (?) Diesel better looks.

I have seen people hesitating to buy Magnum coz Magnum (and now Captiva) had the engine once seen in Elantra CRDi though now the plant is owned by GM.

CRV look out?

I personally hate the looks of the CRV.

vkochar · 29th December 2007, 09:19

Nice Pics - Looks Huge.

A price lesser than the CRV will definetely make this baby click ( And then the Diesel Engine also !!! )

@ BUSA -

Gautam has said the right thing !! Any thing and it has to be Peterefied. Hahaha

normally_crazy · 29th December 2007, 10:16

No pictures of the front ?

And leg room for the middle row of seats looks pretty restricted (I don't know if it has anything to do with the angle of the shot). Rear seats folding flush in the floor means that the last row of seats are lower than those in any other SUV, right ?

hondadude · 29th December 2007, 10:35

jyobeb,

Thanks for sharing the pics. Really cool!

- Looks sorta like CRV. Why can't we have more of SUVs which look like Pajero, Safari and Endeavour. I personally dislike the typical crossover look of CRV and (now) captiva.

- The interior combination of beige and grey looks quite bad. Probably looks better in flesh.

- Grey plastics don't appear to be of very high quality. Again, might look better in reality as opposed to pics.

theMAG · 29th December 2007, 10:46

How many variants and what is the cost of the entry-level variant?

Samurai · 29th December 2007, 10:48

Doesn't look too different than CR-V. NC, the second row leg space looks Ok to me, but the third row is for midgets and kids only? Actually I don't see any legspace for 3 row. Padmasan is the way to go...?

28th December 2007, 20:36	#16
dockap BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mangalore Posts: 868 Thanked: 478 Times View My Garage	The car is priced (tentatively) at a little less than 18 lkahs ex-showroom, Madurai. sad news looks like only the rich can buy a decent suv for others its the devil or the deep blue sea (scorpio/safari) why dont they lauch a decent suv in the 15lakh segment
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29th December 2007, 00:26	#18
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,730 Thanked: 43,483 Times View My Garage	GM please don't mess up with this car's pricing and please launch the AWD model and not the 2WD model.
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29th December 2007, 00:44	#19
jyobeb Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Madurai Posts: 1,010 Thanked: 704 Times	As far as I know, the Captiva is 4wd, which is entirely upto its own computer/OBD. The car I drove has a drive train to all wheels. Last edited by jyobeb : 29th December 2007 at 00:50.
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29th December 2007, 01:07	#20
jyobeb Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Madurai Posts: 1,010 Thanked: 704 Times	Here are the pics. http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...Picture030.jpg http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...Picture029.jpg http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...Picture028.jpg http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...Picture027.jpg http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...Picture025.jpg http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...Picture019.jpg http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...Picture017.jpg http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...Picture016.jpg http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...Picture015.jpg http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...Picture013.jpg http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...Picture012.jpg http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...Picture011.jpg http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...Picture010.jpg http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...Picture009.jpg http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...Picture004.jpg http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...Picture003.jpg http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...Picture002.jpg http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/j...Picture001.jpg Last edited by jyobeb : 29th December 2007 at 01:24.
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29th December 2007, 02:02	#21
gr8guzzler BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 653 Thanked: 87 Times View My Garage	Nice pics jyobeb. The rear looks hideous.
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29th December 2007, 06:24	#22
rangaraj BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 570 Thanked: 10 Times	The temperature display reminded me of how cool Madurai could get in winter - 38 degrees! Didnt notice any rear A/C vents..
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29th December 2007, 08:13	#23
jyobeb Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Madurai Posts: 1,010 Thanked: 704 Times	Yes, funny that! The car had no rear ac vents but the AC was very effective anyway.
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29th December 2007, 08:28	#25
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	18lac, 140bhp (?) Diesel better looks. I have seen people hesitating to buy Magnum coz Magnum (and now Captiva) had the engine once seen in Elantra CRDi though now the plant is owned by GM. CRV look out? I personally hate the looks of the CRV.
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29th December 2007, 09:19	#26
vkochar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Delhi / Agra / London Posts: 2,146 Thanked: 819 Times View My Garage	Nice Pics - Looks Huge. A price lesser than the CRV will definetely make this baby click ( And then the Diesel Engine also !!! ) @ BUSA - Gautam has said the right thing !! Any thing and it has to be Peterefied. Hahaha
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29th December 2007, 10:16	#27
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,369 Thanked: 528 Times View My Garage	No pictures of the front ? And leg room for the middle row of seats looks pretty restricted (I don't know if it has anything to do with the angle of the shot). Rear seats folding flush in the floor means that the last row of seats are lower than those in any other SUV, right ?
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29th December 2007, 10:35	#28
hondadude Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,044 Thanked: 69 Times	jyobeb, Thanks for sharing the pics. Really cool! - Looks sorta like CRV. Why can't we have more of SUVs which look like Pajero, Safari and Endeavour. I personally dislike the typical crossover look of CRV and (now) captiva. - The interior combination of beige and grey looks quite bad. Probably looks better in flesh. - Grey plastics don't appear to be of very high quality. Again, might look better in reality as opposed to pics.
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29th December 2007, 10:46	#29
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,217 Thanked: 1,807 Times View My Garage	How many variants and what is the cost of the entry-level variant?
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29th December 2007, 10:48	#30
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,831 Thanked: 45,604 Times View My Garage	Doesn't look too different than CR-V. NC, the second row leg space looks Ok to me, but the third row is for midgets and kids only? Actually I don't see any legspace for 3 row. Padmasan is the way to go...?
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