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Yannis · 05-10-2006, 02:29 PM

I 'm pretty sure that i read somewhere that Anatara and Captiva are basically the same cars underneath.

After a little search with google...voila!

The Captiva is a compact SUV designed and built by GM's Daewoo subsidiary in Korea specifically for European markets — it won't be sold in the U.S. It offers up to seven seats, can be front- or four-wheel drive, and is powered by either a 2.4-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine or a new 2-liter direct-injection diesel. The 150-hp diesel is made in Korea but was designed and developed in Italy by VM Motori — a company owned by Roger Penske. The Captiva shares its Theta platform with a posher five-seat version sold in Europe as the Opel Antara and a yet-to-be-seen variant destined for the U.S. which will be the next Saturn Vue.

http://www.caranddriver.com/autoshow...t-captiva.html

05-10-2006, 02:29 PM	#13 (permalink)
Yannis Philosopher Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 7,198 My Mood: Thanks: 1,243 Thanked 1,231 Times in 703 Posts	Re: The new Opel Antara. Official Press Release. I 'm pretty sure that i read somewhere that Anatara and Captiva are basically the same cars underneath. After a little search with google...voila! The Captiva is a compact SUV designed and built by GM's Daewoo subsidiary in Korea specifically for European markets — it won't be sold in the U.S. It offers up to seven seats, can be front- or four-wheel drive, and is powered by either a 2.4-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine or a new 2-liter direct-injection diesel. The 150-hp diesel is made in Korea but was designed and developed in Italy by VM Motori — a company owned by Roger Penske. The Captiva shares its Theta platform with a posher five-seat version sold in Europe as the Opel Antara and a yet-to-be-seen variant destined for the U.S. which will be the next Saturn Vue. http://www.caranddriver.com/autoshow...t-captiva.html