The Chevrolet Captiva has been mainly developed by GM ,with 2.4-litre (133bhp) petrol and 2.0-litre, with the options of a seven-seat layout and a five-speed automatic gearbox.

General Motors has virtually abandoned the pretence that the Captiva is an off-roader; the 2.4 petrol model comes with front-wheel-drive only, and the diesels have just a road-biased torque-on-demand automatic four-wheel-drive system, with no locking differentials, low-ratio gears or any other off-roading aids bar electronic hill descent control. Think of this as a high-riding family estate car, not a 4x4. But how many SUV buyers actually need four-wheel-drive, anyway?