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Daewoo’s Lacetti replaced the underwhelming Nubira, and though the car had fairly appealing, contemporary styling from Pininfarina (sedan and wagon) and ItalDesign (hatchback), it was also dynamically average. Usually sold as a cheap car with a variety of names—it bore [[Buick]], [[Suzuki]], [[Chevrolet]], [[Holden]] and Daewoo marques. A second-generation model was shown first as a Chevrolet at the 2008 Paris salon, built in the US as well as Korea. With the demise of the Daewoo marque, subsequent Korean models bore the Chevrolet Cruze name.
  
'''Daewoo Lacetti/Buick Excelle/Chevrolet Optra/Chevrolet Lacetti (J241). 2002 to date (prod. unknown). 4- and 5-door sedan, 5-door wagon. F/F, 1399, 1598, 1799, 2006 cm³ (4 cyl. DOHC).''' Replacement for [[Daewoo Nubira]] in stylish ItalDesign clothing (for Lacetti5) or modern Pininfarina styling (sedan and wagon). Looks attractive but hides mediocre dynamics; car also seems narrow due to revised Nubira platform. Sold in most countries as cut-price compact with more aliases than expected: Chevrolet Lacetti and Nubira in Europe, Chevrolet Optra in the Middle East, India and Canada, [[Buick Excelle]] in China (though facelifted in Taiwan, different from Korean-built models) and Holden Viva in the antipodes. Sold for a time as Suzuki Forenza (sedan, wagon) and Reno (hatchback). Actually flopped in Australia and New Zealand and deleted before being resurrected as a Holden in 2006–7.
 
  
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*[[Daewoo Lacetti (J241)]]
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*[[Daewoo Lacetti (J300)]]
  
''Manufacturing locations:'' Kunsan, Korea; Shanghai, China; Halol, India; Illychevsk, Ukraine
 
  
''Marque:'' [[Daewoo]] | ''Predecessors:'' [[Daewoo Nubira]], [[Opel Astra G]] (Holden version, Australia)
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''Marque:'' [[Daewoo]] | ''Predecessors:'' [[Daewoo Nubira]], [[Chevrolet Cobalt]], [[Opel Astra G]] | ''Successor:'' [[Chevrolet Cruze]]
  
''q.v.'' [[Buick Excelle]]
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Latest revision as of 13:46, 1 October 2014

Daewoo’s Lacetti replaced the underwhelming Nubira, and though the car had fairly appealing, contemporary styling from Pininfarina (sedan and wagon) and ItalDesign (hatchback), it was also dynamically average. Usually sold as a cheap car with a variety of names—it bore Buick, Suzuki, Chevrolet, Holden and Daewoo marques. A second-generation model was shown first as a Chevrolet at the 2008 Paris salon, built in the US as well as Korea. With the demise of the Daewoo marque, subsequent Korean models bore the Chevrolet Cruze name.



Marque: Daewoo | Predecessors: Daewoo Nubira, Chevrolet Cobalt, Opel Astra G | Successor: Chevrolet Cruze

 

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