Road Test
Chevrolet Captiva
Test date 27 June 2007
Price as tested £23,783
For Striking yet modest styling, seven-seat flexibility, equipment, space
Against Bland interior, engine noise, price in top LTX specification
How much ?
- Price as tested £23,783
- Price as tested £24,920
How fast
- 0-30mph 3.7 sec
- 0-60mph 12.2 sec
- 0-100mph 43.5 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
no data
- 0-400m
18.7 / 73.7 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
34.6 / 93.3 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
no data
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
no data / no data
- 50-70mph in 5th
no data
- 60-0mph
2.86 sec
- Top speed
no data
- Noise at 70mph
no data
How thirsty?
- Test average
24.5 mpg
- Test best/worst
27.7 / 16.7
Government figures
- Combined/urban
37.1 / 32.1 mpg
- CO2 emissions
198 g/km
How big?
- Length
4635 mm
- Width
1850 mm
- Height
1755 mm
- Wheelbase
2705 mm
- Weight
1820 kg
- Fuel tank
65.0 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls In Line , 1991 cc
- Max power 148 bhp at 4000 rpm
- Max torque 236 ft at 2000 rpm
- Specific output 74.3bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 81bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation F Transverse
- Bore/stoke 83.0x92.0 mm
- Compression ratio 17.5:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel no data, Diesel
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st 4.575 / 7.6
- 2nd 2.979 / 11.7
- 3rd 1.947 / 18
- 4th 1.318 / 26.5
- 5th 1 / 35
- 6th no data
- Final drive 2.397
Suspension
- Front Macpherson Strut
- Rear Independent four-link
Steering
- Type no data
- Lock to lock no data
Brakes
- Front Vented Discs
- Rear Vented Discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 18in in
- Size rear 18in in
- Made of no data
- Tyres front no data
- Tyres rear no data
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