2007 Holden Captiva Diesel
March 2, 2007 by Alborz Fallah
Holden has expanded the Captiva SUV lineup with the introduction of a Diesel’s 2.0-litre common rail turbo diesel engine. The Diesel variant is yet another indication that Australians are warming up to Diesel engines. The new Diesel Captiva produces 110 kilowatts of peak power at 4000rpm and 320 Newton metres of torque at 2000rpm and it complies with Euro IV emission standards.
The Captiva Diesel will be available in a five-speed manual or five-speed automatic transmission with Active Select, depending on model.Of course the reason Diesel variants come out is due to lower fuel consuptions and at just 7.6 litres per 100km for the manual andthe automatic at 8.7 litres per 100km (ADR081/01), the Captiva diesel doesn’t disappoint.
Carbon dioxide emissions are also reduced, with the manual producing 197 grams per kilometre – or 25 per cent less emissions than the equivalent petrol engine. A diesel particulate filter will be offered to further reduce the level of particulates present in exhaust gases.
The Holden Captiva Diesel SX will be priced at $34,990 for the manual transmission and $36,990 for the automatic transmission. Whilst the top of the line Captiva Diesel CX and LX will retail at $39,990 and $42,990 respectively with automatic transmission.
Essentially you are only paying an extra $1000 premium for the diesel engine. GM Holden Marketing Manager Large Cars and SUVs, Philip Brook, said Captiva Diesel offered a point of difference because few brands in the mid-size SUV market offered diesel variants.
“Captiva Diesel could become the mainstream vehicle for diesel compact and mid-size SUVs, captiva burst out of the blocks in the sales race and we believe the diesel variant will be very popular as well. It gives plenty of performance and economy along with outstanding value for money.” Mr Brook said.
Captiva Diesel retains all the highlights of petrol models. They include:
- An Active all-wheel drive system
- Electronic Stability Program (ESP®)
- Traction Control System
- Hydraulic Brake Assist (HBA)
- Descent Control System (DCS)
- Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)
- Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD)
- Active Rollover Protection (ARP)
Colour selection
Captiva’s colour range is expanded to include the new exterior colour Dark Denim Gray.
- Arctic White
- Dark Denim Gray metallic
- Mercury Silver metallic
- Granada Black metallic
- Merlot metallic
- Midnight Blue metallic
- Zest Metallic (not available in MaXX)
- Chino metallic
- Silverstone Grey metallic (exclusive to MaXX)
Metallic paint: $360
Selected Captiva accessories
- Satellite navigation
- Roof-mounted DVD
- Mobile phone Bluetooth kit
- Nudge bar
- Rear cargo organiser
- Roof luggage box
- Car fridge
- Rear parking sensors
- Side steps
Holden Captiva Diesel recommended retail pricing. Excluding delivery and government charges
- Captiva SX (manual) $34,990
- Captiva SX ( automatic ) $36,990
- Captiva CX ( automatic ) $39,990
- Captiva LX ( automatic ) $42,990
On sale April 2007
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Brian – Did consider the Sanat Fe Elite but couldn’t afford the extra $10K. Centre seat in middle row also seemed a little on the hard side.
Has anyway tried fitting a chip to there cap at all? I was thinking of fitting a DP chip but they are around $1500.
I am considering buying a diesel Captiva, but after reading this I am very worried about the fuel consumption. It does not seem worth spending $50K on a car that returns crap ecconomy.
very interesting reading, i am a mechanic with 25yrs experience (worked on caterpillars for last few years.)
i have a diesel captiva LX auto 8500klms
have found the car to be a very good comfortable car , dynamically like a plush cruiser but corners relatively flat and steers well, seats are comfy, and love the flippy back window great for carring those longer bit of timber back from mill.
very happy overall with the car. tryed an xtrail but thought it was under equiped and rolled in cornering and missus thought it had the styling of a bread van.
sante fe was good , body roll was issue and seats are NOT comfy and tyre /rim package is very agricultural
thought about VW but was too small and fell over at price.
captive is a great car ……….. pity they didn’t finish it off for example.
i live in country and drive at night in area’s where there is no artifical light at all , complete darkness so i always dim the dash light right down so i can see properly, obviously holden didn’t drive the car at night as when you dim the dash lights the display with the odometer in it doesn’t dim!!! and when you go to highbeam the little blue light is far to bright!.
now this car (LX) is the calais model and it doesn’t have a lockable fuel cap?? and the fuel flap ISN’T opened remotely from inside the car but it has a thunb tab on the actual flap! anyone wanting some free diesel will see your car on the street and get straight to it!! NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
and get rid of the annoying bong when the keys are in the ignition etc…..
now to the big one FUEL ECONOMY
i have owned several cars since they introduced the combined fuel sticker for buyers. i have owned a calais, berlina, navara, susuki grand vitara etc…
we’ll use the calais for comparision( but all show the same result) i drive into town alot to shop , school , i work 35 klms away ( highway drive) my average speed is about 60 – 65klms i drove the car for 85000klms and averaged 10.2-10.4 l/100klm the sticker on the car when they were new was about 11 l/100 lkms. point being in every cars case (including the holdens) i was always able to beat the sticker economy by .5 to 1 l/100klm.
with the captiva the sticker says 8.7 l/100klm i get 10.2 -10.5 l/100klm ?????? same driving(i’m obviously a bit older now and drive more sedately).
to check how good the trip computor is i done some manual tanks for comparison and found that the trip computor is in error by approx 1.0 l/100klm ie. 1/ car said 10.5 actual was 9.6. this result was repeated with other checks , haven’t yet done a highway run to check that.
lets understand what the fuel sticker means on the car , it is mean’t to show a comparison from one manufacturer to another to inform the buyer. it represents a COMBINED figure of HIGHWAY and CITY driving, i think by memory 40% city cycle 60% highway cycle.
so by understanding this you can see that my fuel economy is NOT good enough, i should be getting 7.8 – 8.3 in my driving not 9.6. and i read some people are happy with 9.5 on highway……… thats rubbish should be low 7.0’s
also with the diesel if you persist while filling it after the first click you can get quite a few extra litres in the tank. when diesel pumped it gets airated ,so if you give it a few seconds to settle you can fit some more in, keep doing this a few times and you will fit more in.
I have an LX Captiva DIESEL BOUGHT 1/1/08 had done 55k was getting 10l/100 ok ,
PROBLEM on 24TH of June went to go to work, complete engine breakdown, car towed to local dealer been there ever since can not seem to fix it have cotacted HOLDEN HO for a new engine, awaiting there reply.
I love my Captiva manual diesel (except for the right leg shin splints and the tramlining on uneven surfaces). I get high 7s (litres/100 km)on a long country run and 9s commuting. If you want save fuel you need to do some work yourself and have the basic model with the manual. The Captiva auto is not much of a transmission in my book. Too bad they’ve killed off the manual. Great little torquey engine. Tows my 1 tonne boat fine once you’re moving but the turbo makes it hard on the clutch on takeoff.
Be warned do not buy one of these vehicles – 24 months i have been into the garage 15 times – different problems-
O2 sensors
ECU changed
stereo changed twice
bluetooth failure
ABS failed
Engine malfunction light to many times
Windows let in water
Lights let in water
Bonnet clasp broken
( due to the amount of times service had been in and out of the engine)
auto window not working- driver side
Reverses awfully
PLEASE DO NOT BUY ONE OF THESE CARS – HOLDEN HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEM , AND WILL NOT RECALL THEM…..
ps im not bitter, just angry – that i am putting my family in an unsafe car – as it powers down as well…