Daewoo Lanos History
Daewoo's first truly original compact — a Giugiaro-designed subcompact/compact sold worldwide, later built under licence in Ukraine for years after Daewoo's collapse.
Photo: “2000 Daewoo Lanos 1.5 SX” by Rutger van der Maar / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Cropped to 16:9.
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Introduced in late 1997, the Lanos was the smallest of Daewoo's three new original models (alongside the Nubira and Leganza) and the first genuine Daewoo design rather than a GM rebadge. Styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign, it was offered as a three-door hatchback, five-door hatchback, and four-door sedan, powered by 1.5-litre and 1.6-litre E-TEC four-cylinder engines.
Daewoo ceased Korean production of the Lanos in 2002 when GM acquired its assets, but ZAZ in Ukraine continued building licence-built versions for many years afterward — a testament to the car's affordable, adaptable design. The Lanos was not federalized for the US market under the Daewoo name.
Generations
First generation (T100) · T100
Photo: “2000 Daewoo Lanos 1.5 SX” by Rutger van der Maar / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Cropped to 16:9.
Original Lanos; T150 designation applied to 1999 facelift updates.
1997 Photo: “1997 Daewoo Lanos SE” by Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
2000 Photo: “2000 Daewoo Lanos S” by Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
2001 Photo: “2001 Daewoo Lanos S Sedan, front right, 10-21-2022” by MercurySable99 / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped to 16:9.
2002 Photo: “2002 Daewoo Lanos (T150) SE Limited sedan (2015-06-08) 01” by OSX / Wikimedia Commons — Public domain. Cropped to 16:9.
Body styles
- 3-door hatchback
- 5-door hatchback
- Sedan
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