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Would you believe that the Chevrolet Captiva is eight years old now? During its production life, the mid-size SUV was updated a couple of times, but the test mule spied by our team of carparazzi leads us to believe that General Motors is working on a third facelift.
The original Captiva, sold as a Chevrolet, Opel, Daewoo and Holden in the Land Down Under, was inspired by the 2004 Chevrolet S3X concept. But that car was heavily revised in terms of styling in the second quarter of 2011. The facelift's most prominent visual change can be found at the front, where is sports a Chevy Aveo (T300) face.
Other notable updates consist of revised side air vents, some LED turn signals, new engines and transmissions, as well as a retuned suspension. Still, a second facelift was unveiled at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, boasting a lowered mouth, restyled fog lamps and ambient lighting, stuff we classify as close but no cigar to a proper facelift.
Nevertheless, our spy photographers spotted a mildly camouflaged Chevy Captiva being tested on public roads and guess what: there's another facelift in store for you. It would've been better to invest in an all-new replacement, but GM bigwigs decided that a little bit of Chevrolet Trax / Opel Mokka / Buick Encore-inspired design cues are enough to make the old Captiva live a little more.
As for the second generation of the model, details are scant about it, but some voices hint that it will adopt the D2XX/D2UX platform, the successor of the popular GM Delta and Theta platforms.
Other notable updates consist of revised side air vents, some LED turn signals, new engines and transmissions, as well as a retuned suspension. Still, a second facelift was unveiled at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, boasting a lowered mouth, restyled fog lamps and ambient lighting, stuff we classify as close but no cigar to a proper facelift.
Nevertheless, our spy photographers spotted a mildly camouflaged Chevy Captiva being tested on public roads and guess what: there's another facelift in store for you. It would've been better to invest in an all-new replacement, but GM bigwigs decided that a little bit of Chevrolet Trax / Opel Mokka / Buick Encore-inspired design cues are enough to make the old Captiva live a little more.
As for the second generation of the model, details are scant about it, but some voices hint that it will adopt the D2XX/D2UX platform, the successor of the popular GM Delta and Theta platforms.
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