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Old 02-27-2013, 09:29 AM   #1
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Default Official: Chevy to show redesigned Captiva in Geneva, will it come to US rental lots?

Filed under: Geneva Motor Show, Europe, Crossover, Chevrolet


Unless you're renting a car or driving through Orlando, Florida (the rental car capital of the US), you'll probably never see a Chevrolet Captiva - the rebadged, fleet-only version of the old Saturn Vue - on our roads, but this crossover has been updated elsewhere and remains popular in many other parts of the world. As such, Chevrolet announced that the Captiva will be getting an update for 2013, which will be unveiled next week at the Geneva Motor Show.

Coming off a pretty extensive refresh in 2011, the 2013 model year will bring even more changes to the Captiva like LED taillights, new 18-inch wheels and revised fascias with a new grille and fog lights up front and inset chrome exhaust outlets at the rear. New interior features include heated rear seats, dual-zone climate control as well as available options on some of the upper trim levels such as leather seating and keyless entry and start. We have yet to hear back from Chevrolet as to whether or not the updated Captiva will be making its way to a rental lot near you, as the model is only available in the US to fleet buyers in five-seat form (the seven seat model, shown above, is also sold elsewhere, but both ride atop the same basic Theta architecture).

Alongside the updated Captiva, Chevy is also showing off its new Trax in Europe, where the subcompact crossover will go on sale this spring. GM's press release for these two Geneva-bound models is posted below.

UPDATE: Text above clarified with regards to five- and seven-seat models.

UPDATE: GM has gotten back to us confirming that our fleet-only Captiva Sport will "remain pretty much unchanged for the next model year."Continue reading Chevy to show redesigned Captiva in Geneva, will it come to US rental lots? [UPDATE]
Chevy to show redesigned Captiva in Geneva, will it come to US rental lots? [UPDATE] originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.


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