Chevrolet Captiva 2.0VCDi LTX 7st

Has the "chevy" look from the front, but the rear is a bit "sloppy shouldered"

This was actually the LTZ 7-seater model with on-demand 4WD. It had a chunky feel, and loved the leather interior and front seat warmers. The rear (6&7) seats were reasonably sized, at the expense of no spare wheel (they give you a puncture repair kit).

The boot was actually smaller than it looked, and the made even worse by the hatch being substantially smaller than the internal space.

The opening glass on the rear hatch was completely pointless.

The electronics were dated, even back in 2012, but the audio system had punch. The Garmin based satnav was a joke. The rear camera was invaluable, given the small size and super dark tint of the rear window, there was no way you could actually see anything out of it.

The ride was reasonably smooth, low road noise.

Handling was poor, especially on corners and bumps.

The 2.2 CRD gave only 23mpg, probably due to weight of the thing.

The engine was punchy, but towards the end of the 3 years, it seemed like the turbo had lost its mojo, and the autobox started to clunk a bit. Other than that, no reliability issues.

Never knew if the 4WD drive ever activated, there is no way to "lock" it on.

One of those things you got to try once !