Captiva : Some more pics

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The Chevy Captiva :
When you open the bonnet,its diesel engine would look like this :

Chevrolet Captiva : List Price (Holland)

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Chevrolet Captiva: Listprice (Europe)


Quoted from Patrick Garcia (Translated by SV) , 22 May2006



Reading certain comments following the long-awaited appearance of the Chevrolet Captiva gives the impression that the excitement generated is real. This is even more emphasized since the unveiling of its close relative the Opel Antara caused far less of a stirr. For everyone who already started drooling at the presentation of the Korea-American SUV, following are tthe quoted listprices for Europe :

In both 2 and 4-wheel drive the Captiva is available in 2 engine configurations. A 150HP diesel engine (A 4-cylinder 2.0L Turbo-diesel) and a 230HP V6 gasoline-powered alternative. two different finishing styles are available : The LS, the base model and the luxury model, the LT. Note the 7-seat configuration of the Comfort Pack as well as automatic transmission and parking sensors.


-Captiva 2.0 VCDI LS : 25 900 €

-Captiva 2.0 VCDI LS Pack : 28 900 € (LS+4WD, ESP, 17" wheels)

-Captiva 2.0 VCDI LT : 30 750 € (LS Pack+Automatic windshield wipers and foglights, On-board computer…)

-Captiva 2.0 VCDI LT Pack : 33 900 € (LT+ 6-disc CD changer, Electric heated leather seats…)

-Captiva 3.2 V6 LT Pack : 36 900 €

http://www.leblogauto.com/2006/05/chevrolet_capti.html#more

Drifting Aveo !?!

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Drifting -– the art of defying a car’s traction into a controlled slide sideways around corners at breakneck speeds -– is still below the radar for a lot of Americans, but the sport continues to grow nonetheless. Sound confusing? Take a look at this.

Tracing its origins back to underground races on Japan’s winding mountain roads in the 1960s, drifting was a full-fledged and heavily funded motorsport in Japan by the 1980s. It arrived in the United States in the late 1990s, and has been gaining in popularity ever since, boosted by the cult following of the Japanese Manga/Anime series Initial D. This summer, American movie-going audiences will get hit with a full dose of the drifting phenomenon with the third installment of The Fast and The Furious trilogy, subtitled Tokyo Drift.

Continue reading "Drifting Champ’s Hot New Ride? The Pontiac Solstice GXP"

Quoted from "fastlane", GM Vice-President Bob Lutz's Blog

World Keeps Getting Bigger for Chevrolet

By Dee Allen
Chevrolet Indonesia
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Staff Director Global Product & Brand Communications Integration

Say “Chevrolet” in the United States, and people think of everything from a turquoise and white 1957 Bel Air to a 2006 Corvette Z06; from a heavy duty Silverado to an Aveo. What most people don’t think of is Chevrolet’s global expansion: in China (up 180 percent in first-quarter 2006), Venezuela (up 57 percent), Italy (up 33 percent) and Brazil (up 26.8 percent).

How is Chevrolet doing it? With great cars and trucks designed and manufactured around the world – in Canada, Brazil, Thailand, Russia, Mexico, the United States and elsewhere. An especially big boost has come from Chevrolets manufactured in South Korea at GM Daewoo. There, Chevrolets such as the Aveo, Matiz and Epica have made GM Daewoo the second-largest Korean auto manufacturer in April and contributed to a 27 percent increase in production in 2005.

Continue reading "World Keeps Getting Bigger for Chevrolet"

Quoted from the GM-Blog "Fastlane" : http://fastlane.gmblogs.com