Chevrolet Captiva SUV facelift arrives onto GM India website

General Motors India has updated its official website with details of the facelifted Chevrolet Captiva, an SUV that was unveiled at Korea, earlier this year. The 2013 Captiva SUV facelift comes with minor changes on the exterior and the interior, and these changes can be best described as a part of a mid life makeover.

The Captiva SUV facelift gets new front and rear bumpers, refreshed front grille, new fog lamps, LED tail lamps and a new design for the 17 inch alloy wheels. On the inside of the SUV, changes include new upholstery on the lower variants while higher variants get leather seats as was the case previously.

A new infotainment screen, heated rear seat and ambient lighting are the other changes on the facelifted model. The Captiva retains its 7 (5+2) seating capacity. Rain sensing wipers, cruise control, dual zone automatic climate control, electric parking brake, powered sun roof, push button start, heated wing mirrors and rear parking sensors are other prominent features on the SUV.

Safety kit on the SUV includes 6 airbags, ABS+EBD, traction control, ESP and hill descent control. The 2013 Captiva Facelift loses the 2 liter turbo diesel engine, which is replaced by the 2.2 liter diesel motor that outputs 186.5 PS of peak power and 424 Nm of peak torque.

The SUV is available with two transmission options, a 6 speed manual gearbox on the 2 wheel drive model and a 6 speed automatic gearbox on the 4 wheel drive model. General Motors India is yet to update the prices of the facelifted Captiva. However, a price tag does find a mention on the web page of the SUV, which suggests that it starts at 23.50 lakh rupees. This price could reflect the ex-showroom Delhi figure, for the 2 wheel drive, MT model.