Daewoo Lacetti SX
The Daewoo Lacetti is a compact car available from the South Korean firm GM Daewoo as a four-door sedan, five-door hatchback, or a four-door station wagon. Designed by Pininfarina and Giorgetto Giugiaro, the sedan and wagon were launched in 2002, while the hatchback, known as Lacetti-5 in Korea, hit the market in the summer of 2003.
Names
Depending on the market, the Lacetti has been sold under different names. For example, Chevrolet Nubira in some European markets, Chevrolet Optra and Chevrolet Optra5 (hatchback) in Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America, India, Pakistan, Arabia, Southeast Asia, and South Africa, Suzuki Forenza and Suzuki Reno (hatchback) in the United States, Buick Excelle and Buick Excelle HRV (hatchback) in China, and Holden Viva in Australia and New Zealand. It recently arrived in India as the Chevrolet SRV.
Europe
Initially sold as Daewoo Lacetti in Europe, the car was rebadged as a Chevrolet by the end of 2004. The Lacetti name is often used for all three of its body styles - sedan, station wagon, and hatchback - across the entire J-series platform.
These models are powered by three gasoline-powered 4-cylinder engines: 1.4 L E-TEC II - 94 hp (69 kW) at 6300 rpm, 1.6 L E-TEC II - 109 hp (80 kW) at 5800 rpm, and 1.8 L E-TEC II - 122 hp (90 kW) at 5800 rpm (produced by Holden).
In 2003, Daewoo was rebranded as a Chevrolet on the European markets, resulting in the start of sales of the Chevrolet Nubira early in 2004. Following the popularity of the Nubira, Lacetti sedans, station wagons, and hatchbacks have expanded throughout Europe under the same name, in line with Korea.
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