irishcar.com DAEWOO REVIEW ARCHIVES
MATIZ

Daewoo Matiz is helping new marque to do the business (May 99) - Brian Byrne

A mature Matiz to take home (Apr 01) - John Reilly

Nice now and again to see a very neat, compact and quite distinctive 5-door city car that’s well kitted out, runs virtually on petrol fumes, doesn’t cost the earth and comes with a three-year/100,000km warranty, writes John Reilly. The car in mind is micromini Matiz from the Daewoo stable. Irish buyers who cunningly sense out good value seem to like it a lot. Enough, indeed, to have made it second best seller in class last year. full story

Daewoo Matiz has certain aplomb (May 02)
The current version of the Daewoo Matiz proved a little gem in the gridlock that is Naas, writes Trish Whelan. The Matiz is a town or city slicker that can jump traffic jams with ease or squeeze into that tiny parking slot. Another definite advantage was how bigger cars courteously made way for the smaller car. Even smiled at me. I guess it brought out the best in everyone.


LANOS

KALOS

Kalos is a big possibility (Feb 03)
Drivers of all ages looking for a stylish small car which won’t cost the earth to run could take a look at the new Daewoo Kalos - a big possibility small car that comes at a reasonable price, writes Trish Whelan. While it won’t take the world by storm, the Kalos offers a pretty good package and Daewoo are hoping it will help them gain a bigger slice of the Irish market

Lanos is good ... and value (Mar 00) - Brian Byrne

Lanos is decent and won't break the bank (Jul 02)
It’s good to know there ARE decent sized cars out there, with a bit of flair to them, that won’t break the bank, writes Trish Whelan. Like the 1.4-litre Daewoo Lanos. Although I had the car for a fairly long test period, it really didn’t take me long to make up my mind about it. This is a spiffing little get-up-and-go car with stylish looks to match its performance.

NUBIRA

Nubira a new GM leader (Dec 03)
Somewhere out there is a better value mid-sized car than the Daewoo Nubira. But I suspect it is hard found, writes Brian Byrne. Let's be precise. This is now GM Daewoo. This is no longer a generation-behind carmaker that gave you old technology for a cheap price.

Daewoo Nubira now a contender (Jul 03)
Koreans seem to be a very pragmatic kind of people, writes Ray Bernard, and when they decide they want to build a car that will have international appeal, including the seriously important European dimension, they go to the automotive design source.

LACETTI

New Lacetti changes perceptions (Mar 04)
The new GM Daewoo Lacetti due in Ireland in March is no rehash of the Lanos it replaces, writes Brian Byrne. The 5-door hatchback is cleanly designed by Giugiaro, has the longest wheelbase in its class, and provides more rear room than any hatchback in the class.

Lacetti is a good-looker (Aug 04)
The Giorgetto Giugiaro Italian designed Lacetti is one of the latest newcomers to the extending Daewoo brand, now a part of General Motors, writes Trish Whelan.

Nubira a 'go-anywhere' car? (00) - Gerry Boud

LEGANZA

Daewoo's Leganza is cheaper than it deserves to be (Jun 99) - Brian Byrne

Daewoo Leganza is definitely for this girl (Jun 00) - Trish Whelan.

TACUMA

Tacuma is nicest-looking Daewoo yet (Apr 01) - Rob King

Daewoo Tacuma is a bit of all right (Jul 02)
“Now that’s what I call a bit of all right,” was the comment from himself when I parked the newest addition to the Daewoo family in our driveway, writes Trish Whelan. The comment wasn’t so surprising when you consider the car was designed by top Italian designer Pininfarina. Tacuma is an African expression for a ‘joyful lifestyle’. It suits this sleek but bold looking MPV which looks more like a sporty hatchback than a tall estate car.

An MPV that is worth checking out (Nov 01)

Daewoo are operating in a market that is difficult and complicated anyway, but for them there is an additional problem that also happens to be unique, writes John Knox. And, to be quite honest about it, a degree of that difficulty is self inflicted, although not intentionally so. Financially, the Daewoo conglomerate has known better times. Trading difficulties associated with the company name have led to a certain unease about their products in the market place. Full Story.

KORANDO

MUSSO

REXTON

Rexton aims for rich end of SUV market (Jul 02)
Anybody watching the designs of Korean cars in the last couple of years can’t fail to note that they’ve been making tremendous strides, writes Brian Byrne. Vehicles like Hyundai’s Santa Fe are not just practical, but stylistically desirable. And Daewoo's Rexton is set to leapfrog the Daewoo brand right into the luxury SUV market with both ability and a strong sense of style.

GENERAL

A slow queue to a fast recovery (May 02)
What the Celtic Tiger Irish would probably NOT do is what the South Korean people did when their country went bankrupt, and the IMF essentially took it over for a multi-billion-dollar loan, writes Brian Byrne. A call for those with any gold to back up to the country’s economy resulted in a massive handing in of jewellery and gold objets d’art, without any compensation.