2016 Holden Captiva LTZ Review

The Holden Captiva(with Car Dvd Player) may not be the newest seven-seat large SUV on the market, but with prices starting at $30,490 plus on-road costs, it is one of the most affordable. Freshly updated for 2016, the ‘latest’ Holden Captiva is essentially a facelifted version of the Series II Captiva 7 that debuted locally in 2011 – itself a facelift of the 2006 Captiva. Despite its ever-increasing age, the model has had years of continued sales success on the Australian market. In fact, annual sales figures for the South Korean-built SUV (Captiva 5 and Captiva 7 combined) have actually increased since 2011 – from 15,123 units to 15,867 in 2015. For 2016, the line-up again comprises front- and four-wheel-drive and petrol and diesel variants. However, as first announced at the end of 2015, the mid-sized five-seat Captiva 5 has been effectively dropped, with the large, seven-seat Captiva 7 being ‘renamed’ simply ‘Captiva’. The Nitrate silver Captiva you see here is the revised range’s flagship model, the $41,490 (before on-road costs) all-wheel-drive, diesel-powered LTZ – currently being offered for $39,990 driveaway. Sitting $1000 above its 190kW/288Nm 3.0-litre V6 petrol equivalent, the 2.2-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel Captiva LTZ gets 135kW of power at 3800rpm and 400Nm of torque at 2000rpm. It also claims 8.5 litres per 100km compared with the petrol’s 10.7L/100km, while both have the same 2000kg braked towing capacity. What about install an Android Car Gps? When it comes to seven-seat, diesel four-wheel-drives, at a touch over $41,000, the top-spec Holden Captiva LTZ is cheaper than the Hyundai Santa Fe Active ($43,990), Kia Sorento Si ($44,490), Isuzu MU-X LS-M ($47,800), Holden Colorado 7 LT ($47,990), and Toyota Fortuner GX ($49,990) – all of which are entry-level variants of their respective models. If you’re in the market, you could also squeeze a keen dealer on a still-for-sale Ford Territory TS – a quality model with a list price of $50,490. Another outsider worth noting (once its six-speed automatic option arrives locally in May) is the segment smaller Mahindra XUV500. Headlining the refreshed Captiva LTZ is a new front end, featuring a new twin-grille, front fascia and LED daytime running lights, new body-coloured cladding, and new-look 19-inch alloy wheels. Inside, upgrades include minor cabin tweaks, a restyled multi-function steering wheel, and the addition of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to the carry-over 7.0-inch MyLink touchscreen, which is again home to a standard rear-view camera. With satellite navigation duties now performed via connected mobile devices (eating into phone data allowances), the outgoing LTZ’s sat-nav system has been eliminated. If installing an Android Car Stereo in your car, that would be great!