Chevrolet unveiled today the first "Scratch Car-d" on a bed of 16,995 pennies to mark the launch of the new Chevrolet Captiva, the company’s first SUV for the UK market.
Thousands of people lined up, grabbed a penny and rubbed away on the world’s first ‘Scratch Car-d’ today. The unique SUV was built in in two months and was completely covered in silver latex, the material found on lottery scratch cards, which took 14 hours to scratch off. Underneath were thousands of individual panels, with (...)
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With the all-new Captiva, its first diesel powered compact SUV, Chevrolet takes its European product offensive to a new level. Tailored to European roads and customer requirements, the vehicle will be available with a modern two-litre 150hp common-rail direct-injection diesel. Like the two available gasoline versions (2.4-liter four-cylinder and 3.2-liter V6), the turbodiesel offers dynamic driving performance. The Captiva will also be the first model in Chevrolet’s European range (...)
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The all-new
Chevrolet Captiva achieved the third position in the prestigious Car of the Year 2007 election in Spain. Behind the
Peugeot 207 (elected as Car of the Year 2007) and the Citroën Picasso, the Captiva beat seven other finalists, including the Ford S-MAX, the
Opel Corsa, the
Hyundai Santa Fe and the
Renault Scénic.
A jury of 53 motor journalists and senior representatives of the Spanish media praised the strong and sophisticated styling of
Chevrolet’s new compact sport utility (...)
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