Daewoo does not build many cars like the Daewoo Tacuma: a 5-door minivan with 1.6 L DOHC Family 1 engine#E-TEC, built from 2000 to 2011 in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. Its designer of record is Pininfarina.
How it came about
The Daewoo Tacuma (or Rezzo, Korean: 대우 레조) is a compact MPV that was produced by South Korean manufacturer Daewoo. Developed under the U100 code name, it was designed by Pininfarina and is based on the original Daewoo Nubira J100, a compact car.
Following the phasing out of Daewoo as a brand in most export markets, the car was rebadged as a Chevrolet, retaining whichever model name had been used in its market. Additionally, the Chevrolet Vivant nameplate was introduced for the Singaporean, Vietnamese, South African and South American markets.
The hardware
Under the skin sits 1.6 L DOHC Family 1 engine#E-TEC; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is 1350 kg–1395 kg. The gearbox is a 5-speed manual / 4-speed ZF Friedrichshafen / ZF 4HP16 automatic. The layout matters: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. The wheelbase is 2500 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
Where it sits in Daewoo's history is not in doubt: the Chevrolet Orlando / Chevrolet Spin followed it; it was built at Gunsan. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Hyundai Santa Fe, the SEAT León, the Honda Fit. Its Daewoo stablemates include the Daewoo Honker 2000 and the Daewoo Arcadia.