Road TestCar reviews - Daewoo - Leganza - sedanDaewoo modelsThe Car9 May 2001 The Leganza's 2.2-litre motor produces 100kW at 5200rpm and 191Nm of torque at 4000rpm Manual transmission cars have a stiff aluminium sump to absorb engine vibration and resonance at high revs A key design team focus was to engineer-out noise and vibration The cabin floor and many panels are coated in a sound-absorbing material. The $600 million Leganza project was benchmarked against the Honda Accord, Volkswagen Passat and Toyota Camry The shape is the work if ItalDesign The chassis was engineered by Daewoo's technical arm in Worthing, England, and refined by Lotus Engineering The front MacPherson strut is located at two points to distribute road shock more widely while the rear struts are held by dual links Increased toe-in promotes passive rear steer to improve control during high speed cornering The power-assisted steering rack has a check valve which prevents road shock being magnified and passed up the column to the steering wheel. The split fold rear seats increase the carrying capacity of the 400-litre boot 89 per cent of the Leganza is recyclable Air-conditioning is standard on Leganza Optional equipment includes passenger airbag, anti-lock brakes and leather trim with power driver's seat Did you know?The Leganza uses a double overhead camshaft engine built by the Holden Engine Company in MelbourneAll car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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