Test: Chevrolet Captiva 2.2 D (135 kW) LTZ AT
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Nowadays, it is somehow inappropriate to write that a car more expensive than 30 thousand is cheap. So let's turn the words around a bit: given the space it offers and the equipment it possesses, this is in accessible.
Sasha Kapetanovich
“There are no free lunches,” goes the old American proverb, and Captiva is not a free lunch either. It's true that, as we mentioned, it's affordable, but the money saved is (also) always known somewhere in cars. And with Captiva, the savings are obvious in some places.
Displays, for example, are a great example. Captiva has four of them, and each of them has its own story. Among the sensors, it is of low resolution, with a greenish background and black markings. On the radio, he's (American) black with bright green dots. Above is an even more old-fashioned digital clock (the same classic, black background and blue-green numbers). And above it is a color LCD display designed for navigation, on-board computer and control of some other functions of the car.
It is this screen that brings a few more surprises. It shows, for example, the image sent by the rear view camera. But this (namely the picture) gets stuck or skips, so it easily happens that the distance between cars is reduced by a quarter of a meter, and the picture on the screen freezes ... The map in navigation works the same way, as the position on it changes only every second or two.
You are in front of the street to which you have to turn for a while, and then jump, you have already passed. And during the test, in some places it happened that everything together (not only the image for the rear camera, but the entire set of screen and buttons) "froze". Then it was possible to observe only the navigation, and not the settings of the climate, radio and on-board computer. Well, a few minutes after turning off the ignition, everything fell into place.
The squeaky plastics of the center console, as well as the wet road of the not-so-good Hankook tire, probably also fall into the economy category. The slip limit is set low here, but it's true (and this also applies to dry) that their responses are always predictable and predicted early enough that it's easy to feel when it's still "holding" and when the limit is slowly approaching when there won't be any more.
The rest of the chassis is not in favor of a more dynamic selection of the route through the corners. In such a case, Captiva likes to bend over, the nose starts to come out of the curve, and then (gently enough) intervenes in between. On the other hand, on a bad road in It catches bumps perfectly and some gravel road, let's say the Captivi doesn't cause any problems. You'll hear more than what's going on under the bikes than you feel, and if your daytime routes involve bad or even dirt roads, the Captiva is a good choice.
The Captiva's all-wheel drive is also good enough on slippery trails. A sharper start quickly reveals that the Captiva is mostly driven from the front, as the front wheels squeal quickly, and then the system immediately reacts and transfers torque to the rear axle. If you know how to trip a bit on slippery roads with gas and practice with the steering wheel, the Captiva can glide well too. Neither the typical SUV steering wheel, nor a brake pedal that is soft and gives too little feedback on what's going on with the brake wheels are too conducive to more dynamic driving. And again - these are the "features" of many SUVs.
Under the Captive's hood rumbled a four-cylinder 2,2-liter diesel. In terms of power or torque, it lacks nothing at all, as with its 135 kilowatts or 184 horsepower, it is more than strong enough to move a two-ton Captive. Four hundred Newton meters of torque is just a number, big enough not to be bothered even by the automatic transmission, which "eats" some of what the engine gives.
The only downside to such a motorized Captive is the vibration (and sound) at idle or at low revs - but you can hardly blame the engine for this. More-or-less better insulation and a better engine setup would quickly eliminate this shortcoming, so it feels like the Captiva was designed with more modern diesels in mind - like the Opel Antaro, it features a more modern two-liter diesel engine and sound. insulation is adapted to this.
Like the engine, the automatic transmission isn't the most advanced, but it doesn't bother me at all. Its gear ratios are well calculated, the gearshift points, and the smoothness and speed of its operation are quite satisfactory. It also lets you shift gears manually (but unfortunately not with levers on the steering wheel), and next to it you'll find an Eco button that activates a more economical drive combination mode.
At the same time, acceleration is much worse, maximum speed is lower, and consumption is lower - at least per liter, one can tell from experience. But let's face it: we didn't use the eco mode for the most part, as the Captiva isn't an overly greedy car anyway: the average test stopped at 11,2 liters, which isn't an unacceptable result given the car's performance. and weight. If you want to ride in eco mode, it consumes about ten liters or a little more.
The Captive's interior is spacious. In front, you want to be a centimeter longer than the longitudinal movement of the driver's seat, but sitting on it is quite comfortable. There is also plenty of room in the second row of seats, but we are outraged by the fact that two-thirds of the second bench is on the left side, which makes it difficult to use the child seat if it is folded. You will less like the passengers you sit in the seats, which are usually hidden in the lower part of the trunk and which slide out easily. As is common in most seven-seater cars, there is less knee and foot room in the back than we would like for comfortable seating. But you can survive.
The Captive tested's seats were covered in leather, and otherwise there was almost no equipment that would be lacking in a car in this price range. Navigation, heated seats, speed control system (off-road), cruise control, bluetooth, rear parking sensors, automatic wipers, self-extinguishing mirrors, electric glass roof, xenon headlights ... Looking at the price list, you can see that 32 thousand are good.
And this (besides the exterior design, which is especially pleasing to the eye from the front) is the main trump card of Captive. You won't find a cheaper, better-equipped SUV of this size (the Kia Sorento, for example, is about five thousandths more expensive - and certainly not five thousandths better). And this puts many of the facts stated at the beginning of the test in a completely different light. When you look at the Captiva through the price, it becomes a good buy.
Text: Dušan Lukič, photo: Saša Kapetanovič
Chevrolet Captiva 2.2 D (135 kW) LTZ AT
Basic data
| Sales: | Chevrolet Central and Eastern Europe LLC |
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| Base model price: | 20.430 € |
| Test model cost: | 32.555 € |
| Power: | 135kW (184 KM) |
| Acceleration (0-100 km / h): | 10,5 with |
| Maximum speed: | 191 km / h |
| Mixed flow ECE: | 11,2l / 100km |
| Guarantee: | 3 years or 100.000 10 km total and mobile warranty, 3 years mobile warranty, 6 years varnish warranty, XNUMX years rust warranty. |
| Systematic review | 20.000 km |
Cost (up to 100.000 km or five years)
| Regular services, works, materials: | the agent did not provide € |
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| Fuel: | 13.675 € |
| Tires (1) | the agent did not provide € |
| Loss of value (within 5 years): | 8.886 € |
| Compulsory insurance: | 5.020 € |
| CASCO INSURANCE (+ B, K), AO, AO + | 5.415 ( |
| Calculate the cost of auto insurance | |
| Buy up | no data € (cost km: no data €) |
Technical information
| engine: | 4-cylinder - 4-stroke - in-line - turbodiesel - front mounted transversely - bore and stroke 86 × 96 mm - displacement 2.231 cm³ - compression ratio 16,3: 1 - maximum power 135 kW (184 hp) at 3.800 rpm - average piston speed at maximum power 12,2 m / s - specific power 60,5 kW / l (82,3 hp / l) - maximum torque 400 Nm at 2.000 rpm - 2 camshaft in the head (chain) - after 4 valves per cylinder - common rail fuel injection - exhaust turbocharger - charge air cooler. |
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| Energy transfer: | the engine drives all four wheels - automatic transmission 6-speed - gear ratio I. 4,584; II. 2,964; III. 1,912; IV. 1,446; v. 1,000; VI. 0,746 - differential 2,890 - rims 7 J × 19 - tires 235/50 R 19, rolling circumference 2,16 m. |
| Capacity: | 191 km/h top speed - 0-100 km/h acceleration in 10,1 s - fuel consumption (ECE) 10,0/6,4/7,7 l/100 km, CO2 emissions 203 g/km. |
| Transportation and suspension: | off-road sedan - 5 doors, 7 seats - self-supporting body - front individual suspension, leaf springs, three-spoke cross rails, stabilizer - rear multi-link axle, coil springs, telescopic shock absorbers, stabilizer - front disc brakes (forced cooling), rear discs, mechanical ABS parking brake on the rear wheels (lever between seats) - rack and pinion steering wheel, power steering, 2,75 turns between extreme points. |
| Mass: | empty vehicle 1.978 kg - permissible total weight 2.538 kg - permissible trailer weight with brake: 2.000 kg, without brake: 750 kg - permissible roof load: 100 kg. |
| External dimensions: | vehicle width 1.849 mm, front track 1.569 mm, rear track 1.576 mm, ground clearance 11,9 m. |
| Inner dimensions: | width front 1.500 mm, center 1.510, rear 1.340 mm - front seat length 520 mm, center 590 mm, rear seat 440 mm - steering wheel diameter 390 mm - fuel tank 65 l. |
| Box: | Trunk volume measured with AM standard set of 5 Samsonite suitcases (278,5 L total): 5 places: 1 suitcase (36 L), 1 suitcase (85,5 L), 2 suitcases (68,5 L), 1 backpack (20 l). l). 7 places: 1 × backpack (20 l). |
| Standard equipment: | driver and front passenger airbags - side airbags - curtain airbags - ISOFIX mountings - ABS - ESP - power steering - air conditioning - front and rear power windows - electrically adjustable and heated rear-view mirrors - radio with CD and MP3 player player - multi-functional steering wheel - remote control of the central lock - steering wheel with height and depth adjustment - height-adjustable driver's seat - separate rear seat - on-board computer. |
Our measurements
| T = 25 ° C / p = 1.128 mbar / rel. vl. = 45% / Tires: Hankook Optimo 235/50 / R 19 W / odometer status: 2.868 km | |
| Acceleration 0-100km: | 10,5s |
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| 402m from the city: | 17,4 years ( 128 km / h) |
| Maximum speed: | 191km / h (V. and VI.) |
| Minimum consumption: | 9,2l / 100km |
| Maximum consumption: | 13,8l / 100km |
| test consumption: | 11,2 l / 100km |
| Braking distance at 130 km / h: | 72,0m |
| Braking distance at 100 km / h: | 41,8m |
| AM table: | 40m |
| Noise at 50 km / h in 3rd gear | 60dB |
| Noise at 50 km / h in 4rd gear | 58dB |
| Noise at 50 km / h in 5rd gear | 56dB |
| Noise at 50 km / h in 6rd gear | 55dB |
| Noise at 90 km / h in 4rd gear | 60dB |
| Noise at 90 km / h in 5rd gear | 59dB |
| Noise at 90 km / h in 6rd gear | 58dB |
| Noise at 130 km / h in 5rd gear | 62dB |
| Noise at 130 km / h in 6rd gear | 60dB |
| Idling noise: | 40dB |
Overall rating (326/420)
For the price Chevrolet dealers charge for the Captiva, you won't find a better (more powerful, roomy, better equipped) SUV.
Exterior (13/15)
The shape is really pleasing to the eye, especially from the front.
Interior (97/140)
The materials used, especially on the dashboard, are not on par with most competitors, but there is more than enough space.
Engine, transmission (49
/ 40)The Captiva doesn't stand out here - consumption could be lower, but engine performance outweighs that.
Driving performance (55
/ 95)Classic: understeer, and the slip limit (also due to the tires) is set quite low. Feels good on the track.
Performance (30/35)
Power and torque are enough to be among the fastest with a Captiva. He also has sovereign control of highway speeds.
Security (36/45)
Basic safety equipment has been taken care of, but (of course) some modern driver aids are missing.
Economy (46/50)
Consumption is moderate, the low base price is impressive, and the Captiva has lost the most points under warranty.
We praise and reproach
price
Equipment
utility
appearance
quality of materials (plastic)
displays
navigation device
only one zone air conditioning
