Daewoo Magnus - The Amazing Mid Size Sedan

The Daewoo Magnus is categorized as a mid-size sedan  produced first by Daewoo Motors. It is now built in South Korea by Daewoo Incheon Motor Company after it is purchased by General Motors. It has been advertised under different names in numerous countries for example Chevrolet Evanda, Chevrolet Epica, Suzuki Verona, Formosa Magnus and Daewoo Evanda.


It was known as Chevrolet Epica in the United States it was named as the Suzuki Verona in South American countries, China, Arabia and Canada, and as Formosa Magnus in some Asian markets. It is also known as V200; it was introduced in 2000, and was sold along with Leganza in Korea until 2002. V20 went through a high modification and was named as V25 when it got introduced in 2006.


From 2000 until 2004, the V200 was advertised as Daewoo Evanda in western European countries and as Chevrolet Evanda in many Eastern European countries. The Leganza and the Chevrolet Alero were replaced by The Evanda and by2004, Chevrolet in all of Europe replaced the Daewoo successfully.


INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR

The Daewoo Magnus came armed with one of the lowest price tags in the segment, along with a decent interior and pleasant ride quality. Still, it became immediately apparent that the sedans modest charms werent enough to lure buyers in this highly competitive segment. The Daewoo Magnus was made available with a very low price and with an appropriate interior and satisfying ride quality. But the high competition soon reduced the demand of the car.


AVAILABLE MODELS

The Daewoo Magnus, that was available during 2004 to 2006 the midsize sedan was the largest car of the Suzuki, with a considerably low price it was an easy way into the category of a mid size sedan. The economical Daewoo Magnus was available in three models such as S, LX and EX. The S model was available with 15-inch wheels, a CD player and full power accessories keyless entry and air-conditioning. The LX model was made available with auxiliary remote steering wheel controls, 16-inch alloys and climate control. The Verona EX was available with additional features including Traction control, power moonroof, electrochromatic rearview mirror, heated seats.


HANDLING AND PERFORMANCE

Ordinary handling and performance and shortage of key safety features were the biggest factors for the customers turned off resulting in poor sales. The exterior features and looks were very dull with wheelbase of the size of a Honda Accord. From the inside, the cabin was very much familiar to the Volkswagen Passat and Honda Accord. The material used was a fine quality giving an air of class however the leather and the plastic used on the dashboard were poor quality. Coming to the cars performance it had a 2.5-liter inline six-cylinder engine that had to put in lots of efforts for the basic performance.


Suzuki stepped forward and did the required modification to make it more appealing and in 2005 the car was available with side airbags, a trunk-mounted tool case and a standard tire-pressure monitoring system whereas the LX model was available with a standard sunroof. And the brakes became available as standard in 2006. The models were also shortened in numbers such as the base and luxury.

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