Holden Captiva

The Holden Captiva was a crossover SUV which was produced from 2006 to 2018 by GM Korea, whom were previously known as Daewoo.

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  Holden Captiva 7 (previously, Captiva)
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  Holden Captiva 5 (previously, Captiva MaXX)

Holden Captiva
Overview
Manufacturer	General Motors
Also called	Chevrolet Captiva Opel Antara
Production	2006–2018
Model years	2007–2018
Assembly	South Korea: Bupyeong-gu, Incheon (GM Korea)
Body and chassis
Class	Compact crossover SUV
Body style	5 door wagon
Layout	front engine, front wheel drive four wheel drive
Platform	GM Theta platform
Powertrain
Engine	2.0 L VCDi I4 (t/c diesel) 2.2 L VCDi I4 (t/c diesel) 2.4 L Family II I4 (petrol) 3.0 L SIDI V6 (petrol) 3.2 L Alloytec V6 (petrol)
Transmission	5 speed automatic 5 speed manual 6 speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,707 mm (106.6 in)
Length	4,637 mm (182.6 in)
Width	1,849 mm (72.8 in)
Height	1,720 mm (67.7 in)
Chronology
Predecessor	Holden Adventra Holden Frontera Holden Frontera Sport
Successor	Holden Equinox (five seat) Holden Acadia (seven seat)

Sold under the name of Holden for the markets in Australian and New Zealand, the Holden Captiva range originally comprising two similar vehicles, the Captiva 5 (known overseas as Opel Antara) and the Captiva 7 (known elsewhere as the Chevrolet Captiva). The Captiva officially went on sale in October 2006.[1]

These cars were sold alongside each other from 2006 to 2016, when the Captiva 5 was discontinued, and the Captiva 7 was facelifted and renamed Captiva; now being available in five and seven seater guises.[2] For the final update for the 2018MY, Holden discontinued the five seat variant, due to the launch the Holden Equinox.[3]

Successor

Holden announced in July 2017 that by the end of 2018, the Captiva would be discontinued in Australia and New Zealand,[4] being replaced by two new models, the Equinox and Acadia. The Equinox officially arrived in November 2017, replacing the five seat variant.[5]

Meanwhile, the Acadia went on sale in Australia on 12 November 2018, taking the place of the seven seat Captiva, and bringing an end to the nameplate Captiva, in both Australia and New Zealand.[6] General Motors officially ended global production on the first generation Captiva in September 2018, as it was being replaced with by the Equinox and Acadia for Oceania.[7]

References

1. "First drive: Holden Captiva let loose!". goauto.com.au. 12 October 2006. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
2. "2016 Holden Captiva revealed: Captiva 5 gone, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in | CarAdvice". CarAdvice.com. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
3. "2018 Holden Captiva updates announced | CarAdvice". CarAdvice.comm. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
4. "2018 Holden Equinox: GM reveals new global SUV in Chevrolet form - UPDATE | CarAdvice". CarAdvice.com. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
5. "2018 Holden Equinox pricing and features". whichcar.com.au. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
6. "2018 Holden Acadia quick drive review | CarAdvice". CarAdvice.com. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
7. "GM Is Phasing Out The Chevrolet Captiva Crossover Globally". gmauthority.com. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2020.