Sometimes, the complexities involved in industrial associations between car manufacturers are not so understandable by global users and buyers, and what we are going to present to you now is one of them that involves many parties.
In China, General Motors, the SAIC Group and Wuling have a partnership to produce vehicles of the brands wuling Y baojunoriginally for the domestic market, and then for export by different partners.
This is how the new chevrolet captivaderived from Baojun 530, and then the chevrolet groovewhich is none other than the Baojun 510. For Chevrolet, Baojun has been a very generous supplier of successful products throughout Latin America.
Baojun 530, Chevrolet Captiva and the new MG Hector.
But SAIC also wanted its share of the business and took the same Baojun 530 (or Chevrolet Captiva) and exported it to India and other Southeast Asian markets (Thailand, Indonesia) under the brand name MG and with the name Hector. The same car, with a different logo.
And what are we going with all this? To which MG has just presented at the Indian Motor Show the new Hector 2023which could be anticipating what the next generation of the Captiva will look like.
MG Hector
The new MG Hector maintains its configuration for 5 or 7 passengersbut sports a new exterior design, more technological equipment and a higher level of equipment.
What is most striking is a huge grill with a new diamond design pattern, which includes chrome edges and finishes, a bracket-type design, and the physical union with the LED lights, which are the same ones known until now. The optical group has also been redesigned and is surrounded by glossy black trims.
In the rear, the headlights and defenses are also updated, while they are released new 18-inch alloy wheels. The silhouette remains identical to the previous one.
Since the platform does not change, the dimensions do not change, and it maintains 4.69 meters in length, 1.35 meters in width and 2.75 meters between the axes.
Inside there are also many, starting with an improvement in perceived quality and a lot of equipment is added.
Everything now revolves around an immense 14″ center screen arranged vertically. It also changes the design of the air vents, the center console and the instrument panel, which is 7-inch digital.
Now, the important thing is that the MG Hector adds a lot of technology, including driving assistance such as a blind spot sensor, lane keeping assistant, rear cross traffic alert, forward collision warning, autonomous emergency braking and involuntary change warning. of lane.
It is offered with 6 airbags, 360-degree HD camera, traction control, hill assist, four-wheel disc brakes, electric parking brake, dual-zone climate control, and front parking sensors.
We do not know if all this will also be available in the Next Chevrolet Captivaor if it is an exclusive package of MG.
Under the hood there are no changes and the 1.5-liter turbo gasoline engine with 143 Hp and 184 lb-ft of maximum torque is maintained, associated with a six-speed manual gearbox or a CVT-type automatic transmission.
Will the new 2023 Chevrolet Captiva look like this? We will see.
