Road TestCar reviews - Holden - Captiva - 5 2.4 2WD 5-dr wagonHolden modelsOverviewHolden's Captiva Maxx has returned, this time as the minimalist Captiva 58 Jan 2010 LIGHTNING may strike twice for Holden, because the Captiva 5 is following in the successful footsteps of the Cruze small car in offering Australian compact SUV buyers a hard-to-ignore value-for-money proposition. But is a sharp sticker price and lots of standard features enough in a segment choc-a-block full of competitors as diverse as the Mitsubishi Outlander and Volkswagen Tiguan? And should the Toyota RAV4 and Subaru Forester be worried? Model release date: 1 December 2009 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 modelDERIVED from the previous generation Isuzu-designed Holden Rodeo one-tonne truck, the Frontera two-door wagon was the company’s half-hearted attempt to cash in on the booming compact SUV craze that began in the mid 1990s. But the light truck chassis combined with a hard ride and heavy steering made for an un-sporty drive, while the 96kW/195Nm 2.2-litre Ecotec four-cylinder engine/five-speed manual gearbox combination struggled to push the Frontera Hardtop along. At least a 151kW/290Nm 3.2L V6 petrol unit aided the four-door wagon version. Sales stiffed, not surprisingly. At least this second-generation Frontera was more reliable than the risible earlier edition released in 1995. |
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