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Encyclopedia > Chevrolet Optra
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The Chevrolet Nubira is a lineup of compact sedans and station wagons made by South Korean GM Daewoo. Visually identical models of its second generation are currently also sold as Chevrolet Lacetti on some of the European markets, Chevrolet Optra in Canada and India, Suzuki Forenza in the United States, and Buick Excelle in China, and in 2005 as Holden Viva in Australia. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 248 KB)2004 Suzuki Forenza This work is copyrighted. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 248 KB)2004 Suzuki Forenza This work is copyrighted. ... A Ford Taurus, a typical 1990s sedan. ... Estate car body style (Saab 95) A station wagon (United States usage), wagon (Australian usage, though station wagon is widely used) or estate car (United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. ... National motto: 널리 인간을 이롭게 하라 Translation: Bring benefit to all people Official language Korean Capital Seoul Largest city Seoul President Roh Moo-hyun Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 107th 99,274 km² 0. ... GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo or GMDAT) was first established as National Motor in 1937 in Bupyeong-ku, Incheon, South Korea. ... A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...


The car was first released to the market in 1997 as Daewoo Nubira, and it was sold until 1999. The car takes its name from the Korean word Nubira, which means "to go everywhere". It was developed as a replacement for the GM J platform-based Daewoo Nexia and designed by Italian IDEA Design. Both sedan and station wagon models were available. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The J platform, or J-body, was General Motors inexpensive front wheel drive automobile platform from the 1980s and 1990s. ... 1936 Opel Kadett The Opel Kadett was a compact-sized automobile from the German Opel company, which is part of General Motors’ European division, offered between 1937 and 1940, then from 1962 to 1990. ...


In 2000, the first generation underwent over 90 improvements. Examples of these include an increase in passenger space and reduction in noise, harshness and vibration, particularly from the engine by adding a 4th engine mount and by tuning the intake resonators. In addition, the exterior design was reworked by Daewoo's Worthing Technical Center in the United Kingdom, creating a more dynamic image. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


In 2003, a new Pininfarina-designed sedan was unveiled, and the expansion of the lineup followed by a presentation of the new station wagon in 2004. In Europe the sedan version was initially sold as Daewoo Nubira, but late in 2003 it was announced that Daewoo will be rebranded as a Chevrolet on the European markets and sales of the Chevrolet Nubira began early in 2004, initially only in Eastern Europe. Following the rebranding of a Daewoo brand as a Chevrolet in the entire Europe, Nubiras were renamed as Chevrolet Lacetti on some of the markets over there, expanding that way the Lacetti lineup from a 5-door hatchback on sedan and station wagon models. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Battista Pinin Farina Battista Pinin Farina (November 2, 1893 - April 3, 1966) was the founder of the Pininfarina S.p. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chevrolet, or Chevy, is a brand of automobile, now part of the General Motors group. ... Eastern Europe is, by convention, that part of Europe from the Ural and Caucasus mountains in the East to an arbitrarily chosen boundary in the West. ... A hatchback is a type of automobile design, consisting of a passenger cabin which includes an integrated cargo space, accessed from behind by a hatch or flip-up window. ...


The engines built into the Nubira and its badge engineered twins are the same as in Lacetti hatchback and its badge engineered versions. All of them are gasoline-powered 4-cylinder engines. Badge engineering is a term that describes the rebadging of one model of car as another. ... Gasoline, as it is known in North America, or petrol, in many Commonwealth countries (sometimes also called motor spirit) is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting primarily of hydrocarbons, used as fuel in internal combustion engines. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ...


Models sold on the European markets are available with the following three engines:

  • 1.4 L - 94 hp (69 kW) at 6300 rpm
  • 1.6 L - 109 hp (80 kW) at 5800 rpm
  • 1.8 L - 122 hp (90 kW) at 5800 rpm

On the North American markets there's only one engine available, a 2.0 L with a 126 hp (94 kW) at 5600 rpm. World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere, bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west...


Since 2005, the European Lacetti sedan is used as a base for race cars competing in the WTCC touring car championship, and in spring of the same year Chevrolet released the first pictures of a street legal concept car based on the race cars from this championship and called Lacetti WTCC R+. The concept car is powered by an 1.8 L engine available in production models, but with a power increased from 122 hp (90 kW) on 172 hp (127 kW). Its acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h (0 to 62 mph) is estimated at 8 seconds and it is able to reach the top speed of 215 km/h (134 mph). 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... A concept car is a car prototype made to showcase a new vehicles styling, technology, and overall design before production. ...


See also

2004 Daewoo Lacetti The Chevrolet Lacetti is a compact 5-door hatchback made by South Korean GM Daewoo. ...

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