Chevrolet has started taking orders in Argentina for the newly revived Captiva crossover ahead of the plug-in hybrid’s anticipated launch in South America later this yr. This not solely marks the third iteration of the Captiva since 2006 – fourth for many who rely the midlife facelift in 2011 – however as well as the first launch of an electrified automobile from Widespread Motors throughout the southern continent.
Though neither an official launch date nor a starting MSRP has been launched however by Chevrolet, the PHEV Captiva is anticipated to be launched later this yr in This autumn. The hybrid joins its all-electric counterpart on sale in South America, the latter having debuted in Mexico late ultimate month.
What To Rely on From The Captiva PHEV
Not just like the model new blank-sheet Bolt, the newly electrified Captiva is mainly a re-badged Wuling Starlight S as part of Widespread Motors’ SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) joint-venture with China’s SAIC Motors and Guangxi Auto. Chevy followers might consider an identical affiliation, the place the Daewoo Matiz was rebadged as a result of the Chevrolet Spark. Anticipated to be purchased solely in South America, Argentina significantly is cited as an vital market for the Captiva PHEV, the place, in distinction to North America environment friendly October 1, tax incentives for autos with atmosphere pleasant propulsion methods are nonetheless in place.
Specs for the South American market have not been formally launched. All everyone knows so far is that Chevrolet’s superior driver assist system will operate as part of the “premium finishes” of the best trim fashions. Nonetheless the Captiva PHEV is anticipated to utilize the similar 1.5-liter four-cylinder as a result of the Starlight S, which can produce a blended 204 horsepower and 228 pound-feet of torque when merged with {an electrical} motor. The inclusion of a 20.5-kilowatt-hour battery supplies the crossover an electric-only differ of 80 miles. With a full tank of gasoline, the PHEV Captiva can cowl as a lot as 684 miles between fill-ups.
The sister Captiva EV is extra prone to be launched early subsequent yr, and has already been confirmed for Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, and Paraguay, along with select parts of the Middle East. Every electrified fashions may be imported from China courtesy of the SGMW joint-venture, so in gentle of the Trump Administration’s non-US-made auto tariffs, and really just like the recently revived Cruze, don’t anticipate each model to make it to North America anytime rapidly.
Return Of The Captiva Title. Kind Of…
Within the occasion you’re struggling to remember the Captiva, that’s not overly beautiful. A secure and dependable compact crossover, the Captiva was developed by Widespread Motors’ Korean facility and was launched internationally in 2006. Though the first-generation model lasted 12 years, it struggled to attain a foothold in opposition to the additional established likes of Hyundai’s Santa Fe and Honda’s CR-V, and was finally modified by the Equinox, with which it moreover shared Chevy’s GM Theta platform, from 2019 onwards. Demand nonetheless proved sturdy ample in South America, nonetheless, so much so {{that a}} regional-specific second-gen model, based totally intently on the Baojun 530 (as soon as extra, from SGMW) was launched in 2019.
Provide: GM Authority and Chevrolet Argentina