In less than a week, Chevrolet will officially unveil its revised Chevrolet Captiva crossover for European consumption at the Paris Motor Show. To build some excitement around the model, Chevy was kind enough to release a few exterior pictures as well as some details of the updated CUV about a week ago. However, the bow tie brand didn’t provide any photos of the Captiva’s revised interior, which has received a few minor nips and tucks. Thankfully, the fine folks at CarScoop have come to our aid and have published the first non-official pictures of the Captiva’s freshened cabin.
At first glance, the changes to the interior are not as noticeable as those made to the exterior. For starters, there’s a brand new audio system, auxiliary and USB ports, as well as Bluetooth connectivity. In addition, Chevy replaced the traditional parking brake with an electric unit, resulting in significant space savings in the center console. The newly-available space allowed Chevrolet to add two 1-liter cup holders to the console. In a press release, Chevrolet also mentioned new interior finishes and textures, but these aren’t very noticeable in the pictures we have so far.
We look forward to driving the 2011 Captiva in the near future.
Source: CarScoop
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i really like this car and plz tell when this car is coming to india i really want to buy this car
The revised version should make its way to India within the year. I’m not aware of any specific time frame, however. Hope that helps!
PS: have you looked at any other competing vehicles before deciding to buy the Captiva?
When can we expect the 2011 Captiva in Australia?
Im going to place an order in the next few days, hopefully it arrives in the next couple of months.
Amber — great question. I’m not sure that the European and Australian versions are on the same update cycle… if one gets updated, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the other one will get the same updates. Yes, it’s very strange — I know! But just to be sure I’m not mistaken, I will send a note to our contacts at GM to make sure and comment back on here as soon as I hear back.
Alex
Founder, GM Authority
The American Chevrolet Equinox looks somehow nicer than Captiva in my opinion and comes with interesting, more defined lines which Captiva just does not have them. Still, your rview described it Captiva as an improved model. I am really curious where are made the European models and if they are made at the same standards as the American ones. Thanks !!!
Hey Adrian — the Captiva is an older design than the current Chevy Equinox, which is less than two and a half years old.
As far as I know, the European-market Captivas are assembled in South Korea — but I’m not sure that’s as important here as the overall positioning of this vehicle relative to the Equinox.
You see, the Captiva is smaller yet has a third row… while the Equinox does not. This puts the Equinox at a disadvantage in North America compared to vehicles like the Kia Sorento and the next-gen Hyundai Santa-Fe. Both vehicles in their current form are selling very well — and I believe Chevy can command a higher market share if they offered the Captiva 5 (Antara) and the Captiva 7 (Captiva) in the U.S.