Daewoo Tico

Daewoo

MarqueDaewoo
ProductionMay 1991 – September 2000 (South Korea) / 1996–2001 (Poland, Uzbekistan) / 1998–2002 (Romania)
Engine0.8 L S-TEC I3 (petrol)

The Daewoo Tico is a 5-door hatchback from Daewoo, built from 1991 to 2002, when airbags, anti-lock brakes and Japanese build quality became the world standard. Under the bonnet: 0.8 L S-TEC I3.

The engineering

Power comes from 0.8 L S-TEC I3. It weighs 680 kg. It shifts through a 5-speed manual / 3-speed automatic. The layout matters: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. The wheelbase is 2334 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

Where it sits

Its family tree is legible: its successor was the Daewoo Matiz; assembly was at Changwon. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Dodge Viper, the Volvo 850, the Opel Astra — show what else the money bought that year. Its Daewoo stablemates include the Daewoo Honker 2000 and the Daewoo Arcadia.

Specifications

Transmission5-speed manual / 3-speed automatic
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel-drive
Body style5-door hatchback
Kerb weight680 kg
Wheelbase2334 mm
Length3,340 mm
AssemblySouth Korea: Changwon / Poland: Warsaw (FSO) / Romania: Craiova (Rodae) / Uzbekistan: Asaka (UzDaewoo)
Designersp = uk
SuccessorDaewoo Matiz
Catalogue IDQ495402
SourceWikipedia