Road TestCar reviews - Daewoo - Matiz - 5-dr hatchDaewoo modelsThe Car9 May 2001 The 796cc Matiz engine was jointly developed by Daewoo and Tickford over three years Three-cylinder, single overhead camshaft engine develops precisely 37.5kW at 5900rpm, with exactly 68.6Nm of torque coming in at 4600rpm Five-speed manual transmission only is available with Matiz Dual front airbags are standard in Matiz The car also comes with standard air-conditioning, power front windows and four-speaker sound system with CD player The styling concept for the Matiz was penned by Ital Design in Turin Part of the hot-test development for the Matiz was conducted in Australia Daewoo says the Matiz was designed to meet all current and foreseeable future crash-safety requirements Because of the car's light weight, the rack and pinion steering does not need power assistance Braking is by a power assisted disc-drum system Independent front suspension is by MacPherson struts Independent rear suspension uses trailing links and short coil springs to minimise intrusion into the boot Split-fold rear seats double-fold to maximise load carrying space Did you know?The Matiz returns a remarkable economy of 4.4 litres per 100km on the highway cycleAll 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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