The new upgraded Chevrolet Captiva will be launched in UK form May starting at £21,995. It enters a very busy segment with lots of high quality products, to the Captiva is well equipped for the battle.

In UK the new Captiva will be available with an all-new 2.2-litre diesel with either 163PS (170g/km CO2) or 184PS (174g/km CO2). The former will be offered with a six-speed manual gearbox, while the latter will have a choice of manual or auto both six-speed. It also comes with on-demand All-Wheel-Drive and seven seats as standard. Other features Electronic Stability Control, Bluetooth, power-folding mirrors and speed sensitive power steering.

The basic LS model list of equipments include ESC, Bluetooth, speed sensitive power steering and folding mirrors, the front-wheel-drive model gets a six-speaker CD system with MP3 compatibility, an eight-way adjustable driver’s seat, a two-piece glass flip tailgate, a rain-sensor rear wiper, Thatcham Category 1 alarm and immobiliser with two-stage remote central locking, roof rails, 17-inch alloys, air conditioning, a trailer provision wiring harness and electric windows all round.

The there’s the T which LT gets on-demand All-Wheel-Drive, seven seats, climate control, half-leather trim, solar control glass, rear parking distance sensors, rain-sensing windscreen wipers, automatic lighting control, a self-dipping electro-chromatic rear view mirror, front fog lights, cruise control, a trip computer, a leather covered steering wheel and gearknob and passenger’s under-seat storage tray. The LT also gets the 184 PS engine, with a choice of six-speed manual or automatic transmission.

The top pf the range model is LTZ, which comes with full leather trim, sat nav, a rear-view reversing camera, power-adjustable driver’s seat, heated front seats, stainless steel sill plates, 19-inch alloys, dark taillight lenses, privacy glass and headlamp pressure washers are offered on top of the LT’s already generous package of specification.

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