Super TestCar reviews - Holden - Captiva - diesel 5-dr wagon rangeHolden modelsOverviewKnockout pricing and competitive performance places Captiva among the SUV pigeons9 Mar 2007 By CHRIS HARRIS HOLDEN’S new-model steamroller is forging forward relentlessly, with the recently released Captiva V6 gaining a four-cylinder turbo-diesel sibling. Reeling from slow sales of its excellent Astra CDTi range, Holden is determined to make this diesel application sell, and has priced it so closely to the petrol-powered models that we beg the question: why would you bother with anything other than the diesel models? Model release date: 1 March 2007 to 1 February 2011 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen Previous modelHOW soon we forget. The Captiva isn’t Holden’s first mid-range SUV by a long shot, with the Japanese-sourced Isuzu Rodeo-derived Jackaroo springing into its dealers for almost 25 years from 1981. The final iteration, the U8 (derived from the second-generation L2 model of 1992), was surprisingly adept for a separate-chassis 4WD wagon, offering a mix of exceptional off-road capability and reasonable on-road refinement, especially after a series of improvements in 2001 that saw a four-speed auto join the five-speed manual for the gutsy, 118kW/333Nm 3.0-litre turbo-diesel editions. |
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