Daewoo Lacetti
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The Chevrolet Lacetti (model J200) is a compact 5-door hatchback made by South Korean GM Daewoo. Visually identical models are also sold under the names Chevrolet Optra5 in Canada, India, Arabia and South Africa Suzuki Reno in the United States, Buick Excelle HRV in China, and as the Holden Viva in Australia, where is is availabe as a hatchback, sedan, or station wagon.
The car was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro. Its first official pictures were published in the summer of the 2003 and it went on sale later in this year as the 2004 model.
In Europe the car was initially sold as Daewoo Lacetti, but by the end of the 2004 it was rebadged as a Chevrolet. In some European markets the Lacetti name is also used for the Chevrolet Nubira sedan and station wagon models which are based on the same J-series platform.
The European models are available with the following 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
- 1.8 L E-TEC II - 122 hp (90 kW) at 5800 rpm (produced by Holden)
Since early in 2004 various badge engineered version of the Lacetti are also available on the North American markets. The cars feature only one engine, a gasoline-powered 2.0 L 4-cylinder E-TEC II made by Holden, developing a maximum power of a 126 hp or 94 kW (U.S. version) or 119 hp or 89 kW (Canadian version) at 5600 rpm.
