Daewoo Leganza

The greatest achievement of Leganza is the build quality. Externally, it looks not a bit like a Korean car - not only because of the beautiful styling, but also because of the high quality of body panel assembly and paint finish. Open the door and you'll smell the fine leather that is surrounding the whole cabin, accompany with nice pieces of wood. Close the door and you'll hear the solid sound. Noise-deadening material is extensively used so that Leganza has a relatively quiet cabin in this class.  

On the road, its chassis behave exceptionally balance. Little body roll during cornering reflect the effort that its tuning consultant, Lotus, has made. However, steering is too light to delight good drivers, something ruin the otherwise handling excellence.  

Daewoo said the so-called "D-Tec" engine is their own product, however, as I know it is actually comes from Holden and further tuned by some western consultants. This engine is not as sweet as the 1.6 litres that used in Nubira. It needs more punch, too.  

Concerning the exterior styling, the european source said it is penned by Italdesign, while the asian source (official source) said it is in-house designed. I personally believe the former, not only because I disbelieve Daewoo's ability, but because it really looks similar to other recent designs from Giugiaro, for example, Lexus GS300. 
 

The above report was last updated in 1998. All Rights Reserved.

Specifications

Model
Leganza
Layout
Front-engined, Fwd
Dimension
L / W / H / WB: 4670 / 1780 / 1440 / 2670 mm
Engine
Inline-4, dohc, 4v/cyl.
Capacity
1998 c.c.
Power
132 hp
Torque
136 lbft
Transmission
5M
Suspension
F: Strut; R: Trailing arm
Tyres
205 / 60 R15
Weight
1401 kg
Top speed
127 mph*
0-60 mph
est 10.0 sec
0-100 mph
N/A
 
* Tested by Autocar
 

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