Daewoo Lanos

Daewoo Lanos

Manufacturer	Daewoo
Also called	Chevrolet Lanos Daewoo Sens Doninvest Assol FSO Lanos ZAZ Lanos ZAZ Sens ZAZ Chance
Production	1997–2002 (Daewoo) 1997–present (CKD and license-built models)
Assembly	Bupyong, South Korea Taganrog, Russia (TagAZ) 6th of October City, Egypt (General Motors Egypt, since 2007)[1] Cairo, Egypt (Daewoo Motors Egypt, since 1998)[2] Zaporizhia, Ukraine (AvtoZAZ)[3] Warsaw, Poland (FSO)[4] Hanoi, Vietnam (VIDAMCO)[5]
Predecessor	Daewoo Cielo
Successor	Daewoo Kalos
Class	Subcompact
Body style	2-door convertible 3-door hatchback 5-door hatchback 4-door sedan 2-door panel van
Layout	FF layout
Platform	GM T platform
Engine	GM Family 1 D-TEC 1.4 L SOHC I4 to 1.6 L DOHC I4 MeMZ SOHC 1.3 L I4 and 1.4 L I4 ACTECO 1.5 L I4 16V DOHC
Transmission	5-speed manual 4-speed automatic
Wheelbase	2,520 mm (99.2 in)
Length	4,074 mm (160.4 in) (hatchback) 4,235 mm (166.7 in) (sedan) 4,247 mm (167.2 in) (panel van)
Width	1,678 mm (66.1 in)
Height	1,432 mm (56.4 in) 1,908 mm (75.1 in) (panel van)
Designer	Giorgetto Giugiaro

The Daewoo Lanos is a subcompact car manufactured by the Korean automaker Daewoo Motor from 1997 to 2002. It was manufactured under license agreements from 1997 to 2008 by Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych (FSO) in Poland, where it was marketed as the FSO Lanos, from 1998 to present in Ukraine by AvtoZAZ, with modified versions known as Daewoo Sens and Chevrolet Lanos, since 1998 in Egypt by Daewoo Motors Egypt, and by Vietnamese company VIDAMCO between 2000 and 2006. The Chevrolet Lanos is also manufactured in parallel by General Motors Egypt since November 2008.

For a brief period, it was also assembled by TagAZ in Russia, marketed as Doninvest Assol. The Lanos was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro and featured three body styles: 3-door and 5-door hatchbacks and a 4-door sedan. Lanos was designed to replace Daewoo Nexia in the Daewoo lineup and was itself replaced by Daewoo Kalos.

Development

1999–2000 Daewoo Lanos (T100) Sport 3-door hatchback (Australia)

1997–2000 Daewoo Lanos (T100) SE sedan (Australia)

New FSO Lanos sedan's at the parking behind the factory in Warsaw; only T100 variants were manufactured

In 1992, Daewoo dissolved its joint-venture with General Motors, and simultaneously a decision was made to independently develop replacements for the contemporary Daewoo Motors products, based on older General Motors models. The Lanos development programme was formally started in autumn 1993, with the goal to create a car to replace Daewoo Nexia as Daewoo's small family car.^[6]

The project began with a comparative study of competing models from 20 different manufacturers, with Toyota Tercel, Opel Astra and Volkswagen Golf identified as most competitive. Four design studios were commissioned to deliver clay models preseting their ideas for the new model's styling. Giorgetto Giugiaro's design was chosen, and Italdesign was commissioned to develop the car's final outside and interior styling. The technical side of the project was conducted simultaneously by Daewoo's development centre Korea as well as suppliers and contractors, who were involved in developing particular components. This included AC Rochester (engine componentry), Delco Chassis Division (brakes, including ABS), GM Powertrain (automatic transmission), Italdesign (body, structural analysis, electrics, prototype construction), PARS Passive Rückhaltesysteme GmbH (airbags) and Porsche (vehicle concept — research, structural analysis, suspension and brake components, and experimental production supervision).^[6]

By the end of 1995, 150 prototypes were built (providing for three body styles). The development programme involved extensive testing in a multitude of locations. Safety test included high-speed stability and durability testing in England and brake testing on the Großglockner in Austria. Low-temperature testing was conducted in Canada, Sweden (Arjeplog) and Russia (Moscow, Khabarovsk), while high-temperature tests took place in the USA (Death Valley), Oman (Nizwa), Australia (Alice Springs), Spain (Barcelona) and Italy (Nardò). The programme was completed in a remarkable time of only 30 months from the approval to the commencement of large-scale production of the Lanos sedan for the Korean market. European-market production began in 1997.^[6]

Technical details

2001 Daewoo Lanos II (T150) sedan (South Korea)

2006 Chevrolet Lanos (T150) sedan

The cars were equipped with GM Family 1 D-TEC I4 engines ranging from 1.5 L (1549 cc) SOHC to 1.6 L (1598 cc) DOHC. In the UK and many countries of Europe (like Italy, France or Austria) there are also E-TEC models 1.4 (1349 cc) and 1.6 (1598 cc). The suspension is built upon that of a Daewoo Nexia, as used in Vauxhall/Opel Astra Mk2 GTE.

The four models available were S, SE, SE Plus, SX, and later, the SPORT model. The S was the base model and did not include many standard features (like a CD player or power windows). The SE was just a small step up from the S base model. However, the SX model usually included a CD, radio, and cassette player along with power windows, a power side mirror and fog lights. A few select SX models even came with a sun-roof though not many did. In the Lanos's later years, the SE and SX models were dropped and replaced with a new trim line called the SPORT (2001–2002). The SPORT included several features similar to the SX, but also included red/black leather seats, and a metallic silver dash trim. Also, the SPORT model had window controls located on the doors rather than the center console (like in the previous trim lines).

Assembly outside South Korea

CKD kits were supplied to the Polish car factory FSO, the Ukrainian ZAZ and Russian TagAZ (where it was briefly sold as the Doninvest Assol).

From 2002, ZAZ equipped some of the kits with a domestic MeMZ-307 engine and sold this version under the Daewoo Sens name; this practice continues with the start of full-scale production of model T150. In December 2004, ZAZ adopted the Lanos chassis for full-scale production and installed new welding and painting lines.^[7] From March 2009, the updated version is called ZAZ Lanos (internal model T150).^[8] The engines are still supplied by GM Daewoo, although a Chinese-developed engine from Chery Automobile has been fitted and there are plans to build the 1.6 L engine at the MeMZ plant.^[9]

Since January 2005, the Lanos produced in Poland started to be sold under the brand name of FSO.

In 2005, General Motors contracted with ZAZ to provide Ukrainian-assembled Lanos models for the Ukrainian and Russian markets, to be imported duty-free, thanks to an international agreement, and sold through the GM dealer network. Sales of the Chevrolet Lanos sedan commenced in Russia in November 2005. The Chevrolet brand was utilized to compete effectively with the Renault Logan. From July 2009, it is marketed as ZAZ Chance.^[10]

In 2006, a panel van variant of the ZAZ Lanos was introduced.^[11]

Since late 1998, the Daewoo Motor Egypt factory in Cairo started the assembly of the Daewoo Lanos in both 4 door and 5 door shells.^[12] The hatchback version was called Lanos Juliet.^[13] The 4 door was available in two versions:

• The S model which was fully loaded with all options plus an automatic transmission
• The SX model that had A/C, power steering and radio cassette plus a manual transmission

Near the end of year 2000 the Lanos was introduced with a different rear end design and a face lifted front. It was called "Lanos II" in this particular market. A SE version came with all the options plus the manual transmission. The automatic transmission version was stopped shortly after the introduction of the "Lanos II".

In November 2008, GM Egypt started producing the Chevrolet Lanos in 6th of October City, from Ukrainian supplied kits.^[14]

Sales in Australia and North America

Daewoo Lanos hatchback (US)

The Lanos was finally phased out after the 2002 model year, superseded worldwide by the Daewoo Kalos. Daewoo ceased operations in North America. After GM took over Daewoo to become GMDAT, Chevrolet began importing the Daewoo Kalos, rebadged as the Aveo, to North America beginning with MY 2004.

The 2001 and 2002 models follow a recent trend among cars intended to be sold in many markets, in that their rear lamps are asymmetric, with the fog lamp and reverse lamp occupying complementary spots on the driver's side and passenger side respectively; consequently, the rear lamps differ between left- and right-hand drive examples.

Safety

In Australia, the 1997–2003 Daewoo Lanos was assessed in the Used Car Safety Ratings 2006 as providing "worse than average" protection for its occupants in the event of a crash.^[15] Europe: models received the following European New Car Assessment Program (Euro NCAP) 1998 ratings:^[16]

• Adult Occupant: , score 17
• Pedestrian: , score 11 (pre-2002 rating)

In crash tests conducted by ANCAP in 1998 to EuroNCAP regulations RHD Lanos 3dr hatchback showed poor performance, scoring 0.31 out of 16 in offset front crash test and 6.98 of 16 in side impact test.^[17][18] Russian magazine Autoreview tested LHD Chevrolet Lanos T150 sedan built by ZAZ in 2006. It scored 10.5 of 16 points in offset front crash test.^[19]

Popular culture

This car was used in the movie Pineapple Express. A yellow Daewoo Lanos Sport is the ride of a fictional recruiting character "Red" portrayed by Danny R. McBride.

References

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2. ^ "Welcome to Lanos Website". AboulFotouh.com. http://www.aboulfotouh.com/lanos/main.html. Retrieved 2010-07-19. 
3. ^ "UkrAVTO Corporation. ZAZ". UkrAvto.ua. http://www.ukravto.ua/eng/production_zaz.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-22. 
4. ^ "UkrAVTO Corporation. FSO". UkrAvto.ua. http://www.ukravto.ua/eng/production_fso.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-22. 
5. ^ "History". GMVietnam.com.vn. http://gmvietnam.com.vn/index.php/en/company/history.html. Retrieved 2011-09-09. 
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7. ^ "Corporation "UkrAvto" and CJSC "ZAZ" start full-scale production of "Lanos" car". AvtoZAZ.com. 2004-12-15. Archived from the original on 2005-01-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050127104644/http://www.avtozaz.com/index.php?Lev=news2&Lang=eng&Id=258. 
8. ^ "ZAZ cars: buy Ukrainian - support native makers". AvtoZAZ.com. 2009-03-31. http://www.avtozaz.com/en/press/news/172/. Retrieved 2011-10-11. 
9. ^ "Lanos received a more powerful engine from Forza" (in Russian). Autobigmir.net. 2011-05-10. http://auto.bigmir.net/autonews/news/1508902-Lanos-poluchil-bolee-mocshnyj-dvigatel--ot-Forcy. Retrieved 2011-10-11. 
10. ^ "Chevrolet Lanos turns into Chance". AvtoZAZ.com. 2009-07-07. http://www.avtozaz.com/en/press/news/194/2009/chevrolet_lanos_turns_into_chance. Retrieved 2011-10-11. 
11. ^ "New! Lanos-pickup". AvtoZAZ. 2006-06-01. Archived from the original on 2006-11-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20061104144522/http://www.avtozaz.com/press_descr.php?mode=1&id=50&lang=en. 
12. ^ "About Us". Aboul Fotouh. http://www.aboulfotouh.com/aboulfotouh/en/main.html. Retrieved 2011-10-11. 
13. ^ "Products". Abou Ghaly Motors. Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20070220024916/http://www.aboughalymotors.com/default.asp?action=article&ID=24. 
14. ^ "Lanos will be produced in Egypt" (in Russian). InfoCar.com.ua. 2008-10-27. http://news.infocar.com.ua/chevrolet_lanos_budut_vypuskat_v_egipte_23004.html. Retrieved 2011-10-11. 
15. ^ "Safety & Rules : VicRoads". VicRoads.vic.gov.au. http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/RoadSafety/VehicleSafety/UsedCarSafetyRatings/Used+Car+Safety+Ratings+-+Light+Small+Cars.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-19. 
16. ^ "Euro NCAP - Daewoo Lanos 1998 crash test". Euro NCAP. http://www.euroncap.com/tests/daewoo_lanos_1998/31.aspx. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
17. ^ "ANCAP crash test results - Daewoo Lanos 3 dr 1998". NZ Transport Agency. http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/ancap/daewoo/lanos-1998.html. Retrieved 2011-10-09. 
18. ^ "ANCAP crash test results - Daewoo Lanos 1998". NZ Transport Agency. http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/ancap/daewoo/lanos-1998.html. Retrieved 2011-10-09. 
19. ^ "Краш-тест: Chevrolet Lanos" (in Russian). Autoreview. http://www.autoreview.ru/archive/2006/08/lanos_crushtest/. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 

External links

• Lanos & Sens homepage (Russian)
• Aboul Fotouh website (Arabic)
• Chevrolet Lanos website in Egypt
• Forum użytkowników Daewoo Lanos (Polish)
• Lanos-Club (Ukraine) (Ukrainian)
• Ukrainian Lanos Club (Ukrainian)
• Lanos Cars Club (Russia) (Russian)