Chevrolet Lacetti
| Daewoo Lacetti | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Daewoo (General Motors) |
| Production | 2002–2011 (South Korea) Production continues overseas |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Compact car |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Daewoo J |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Daewoo Nubira |
| Successor | Daewoo Lacetti Premiere |
| First generation (J200) | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called |
Buick Excelle (China) Chevrolet Lacetti (Europe) Chevrolet Optra (Asia, South America, Canada, Mexico, South Africa) Chevrolet Estate (Indonesia) Chevrolet Nubira (Europe) Daewoo Lacetti (South Korea) Daewoo Nubira (Europe) Daewoo Gentra (Uzbekistan) Holden Viva (Australia) Ravon Gentra (Russia) Suzuki Reno (United States) Suzuki Forenza (United States) |
| Production | South Korea: 2002–2009 Colombia: 2004–2013 China: 2003–2016 Russia: 2007–2012 Uzbekistan: 2008–present |
| Assembly |
Gunsan, South Korea Bogota, Colombia (GM Colombia) Halol, India (GM India) Shanghai, China (Shanghai GM) Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan Kaliningrad, Russia Miaoli, Taiwan Rayong, Thailand Valencia, Venezuela (GM Venezuela) Ha Noi, Vietnam (GM Vietnam) Asaka, Uzbekistan (GM Uzbekistan) |
| Designer |
Pininfarina (sedan, station wagon) Giorgetto Giugiaro (hatchback) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door sedan 5-door hatchback 5-door station wagon |
| Related | Baojun 630 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.4 L E-TEC I4 (petrol) 1.6 L E-TEC I4 (petrol) 1.8 L Family II I4 (petrol) 2.0 L Family II I4 (petrol) 2.0 L RA 420 I4 (diesel) |
| Transmission | 4-speed automatic 5-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 102.4 in (2,601 mm) |
| Length | 177.2 in (4,501 mm) (sedan) 169.1 in (4,295 mm) (hatchback) 179.7 in (4,564 mm) (station wagon, Suzuki) 180.3 in (4,580 mm) (station wagon, Chevrolet) |
| Width | 67.9 in (1,725 mm) |
| Height | 56.9 in (1,445 mm) (sedan & hatchback) 59.1 in (1,501 mm) (station wagon) |
| Curb weight | 2,756–2,855 lb (1,250–1,295 kg) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Suzuki SX4 (North America) |
The Daewoo Lacetti is a compact car produced by the South Korean manufacturer Daewoo since 2002. The first-generation Lacetti was available as a four-door sedan, a five-door hatchback or a five-door station wagon. The sedan and wagon were designed by Pininfarina, and the hatchback by Giorgetto Giugiaro. The hatchback, known as Daewoo Lacetti5 in South Korea, was introduced in 2004. The original Lacetti was also sold under the Daewoo Nubira name in Europe, whilst Chevrolet marketed the car under the Nubira and Lacetti nameplates in various countries.
In November 2008, the second-generation Lacetti was launched under the name Daewoo Lacetti Premiere, being a badge-engineered version of the Chevrolet Cruze—though co-developed by GM Daewoo and Chevrolet. It was produced under the Daewoo marque until the beginning of 2011, when the latter was discontinued, but it continues production under the Chevrolet and Holden brands.
The name Lacetti comes from the Latin language term "Lacertus" which means youthful, strong and energetic.
Lacetti was developed based on its predecessor Nubira under Daewoo before it was acquired by GM. The four-door sedan, designed by Pininfarina, was launched in South Korea on 25 November 2002, following a development period of two years and six months.
A pre-production prototype of the five-door hatchback, styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro, was shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2003 with production starting in December. The hatchback featured a different exterior and interior design than the sedan.
At the Geneva Motor Show in March 2004, Daewoo revealed the station wagon body variant penned by Pininfarina with the hatchback's updated interior and a facelifted derivative of the sedan's frontal styling. The facelift replaced the three-slot grille with a single item for a new full-length item featuring a bold horizontal bar capped in the center by the company's logo. The wagon's door handles ditch the lift-up variety from the sedan and hatchback for pullout versions. A facelift for the sedan was released on 25 March incorporating these new door handles, front-end styling and interior changes. The hatchback also received new door handles around this time.
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