The history of Lanos began in 1997 under the Daewoo brand after the official debut at the March Geneva Motor Show, but in 2002, after the acquisition of part of the shares of the then South Korean brand by General Motors, the model tried on the Chevrolet cross, having experienced a slight update. In 2003, full-scale production of the car started at the Zaporozhye Automobile Plant and continued there until 2009 - it was then that the agreement between GM and UkrAvto expired, but even after that the four-door "did not retire", but simply changed its name.
Outside, the Chevrolet Lanos looks restrained - you won’t find designer chips in appearance, but you definitely can’t call it completely ugly either. The “American” sedan is pleasing to the eye, and a significant role in this belongs to the smooth and soft lines of the exterior, nice head optics and neat taillights.
Lanos belongs to the European B-class cars: its length is 4237 mm, of which the distance between the axles is 2520 mm, the width is 1678 mm, the height is 1432 mm. The ground clearance of the equipped four-door is set at around 160 mm, and its “traveling” weight is 1070 kg.
The interior of the Chevrolet Lanos is frankly boring and deliberately budget-friendly - a simple steering wheel with a four-spoke layout, a "poor" instrument cluster, devoid of a tachometer in all versions without exception, and an old-fashioned center console with asymmetric deflectors, archaic "twists" of the stove and a place for a radio tape recorder, covered with a plastic cap. Throughout the interior of the sedan is trimmed with "oak" plastics, but the build quality is at a good level.
The five-seater Lanos salon does not indulge in comfort: the amorphous front seats have practically no support on the sides and the adjustment ranges are limited, and the rear seats are no better - there is little free space on all fronts, and the sofa does not even have headrests.
The luggage compartment of the Chevrolet Lanos has a convenient shape, but its volume in the standard state is only 395 liters, although this is taking into account the full-size spare wheel in a niche under the raised floor. The back of the second row of seats is folded in a pair of unequal parts, but a flat floor is not obtained, and a small opening is formed into the cabin.
Specifications. Under the hood of the "American" sedan, you can find a single gasoline engine - an atmospheric in-line "four" with a volume of 1.5 liters (1498 cubic centimeters) with an 8-valve timing and a distributed injection system, producing 86 horsepower at 5800 rpm and 130 Nm of torque torque at 3400 rpm.
In conjunction with the motor, a non-alternative 5-speed "mechanics" is installed, which supplies all the traction to the wheels of the front axle.
Lanos does not shine with "nimbleness" - it takes 12.5 seconds to accelerate from standstill to 100 km / h, and the maximum speed does not exceed 172 km / h. In mixed driving conditions, for every "hundred" car requires 6.7 liters of fuel.
"Lanos" is based on a front-wheel drive platform with a transversely placed engine and an all-metal carrier-type body. The front suspension of the three-volume model is independent, lever-spring with McPherson struts, and the rear suspension is semi-independent with a U-shaped cross-section beam.
The car is equipped with a rack and pinion steering mechanism (on some versions with a hydraulic power steering), ventilated brake discs at the front and drum devices at the rear.
The car is distinguished by: good looks, affordable cost, reliable design, high maintainability, cheap maintenance, good handling and acceptable ride.
Among its shortcomings are: cramped interior, too "soft" body metal, low corrosion resistance, poor equipment and poor sound insulation.
Prices. In the secondary market of Russia in early 2016, Chevrolet Lanos is offered at prices ranging from 120,000 to 220,000 rubles.
Before answering the reader's question "where is the Chevrolet Lanos assembled?" it is important to note that this model is also called Daewoo Lanos. This is the same car, with the name of which there is often confusion. The thing is that since 2005, Daewoo has been owned by the American giant General Motors. That is why, from that moment on the domestic market, the model is called the Chevrolet Lanos.
However, we will not delve into demagoguery and proceed to the main issue of the article.
Photo: Chevrolet Lanos
Place of assembly
It should be noted right away that, despite the great popularity of the Chevrolet Lanos model, domestic factories do not produce this model. For Russia, the car is exported from Ukraine, where the model is called ZAZ Lanos, and it is made at the Zaporozhye Automobile Plant.
The Zaporizhzhya plant runs a full car assembly cycle, which includes the production of individual components, body welding and interior assembly, as well as car painting and quality control.
In 2009, the Zaporozhye branch stopped cooperating with General Motors. Therefore, the name of the model in the Russian market has changed to ZAZ Chance. However, the name is the only thing that has changed in the model, since the assembly concept, technical specifications and other aspects of the car remained the same.
Build quality
Photo: finished cars straight from the assembly line I would like to immediately note one important point: Chevrolet Lanos attracts domestic motorists primarily due to the fact that the car is not very demanding during repairs, and you can find a lot of necessary parts and components in any car market. The owners of Sherola Lanos do not have to wait weeks for the delivery of the necessary spare parts.
But, as it turned out, this plus is a double-edged sword. After all, how can one hope for a high quality car, parts for which can be obtained at any corner.
Experts negatively note the build quality of the body, individual interior parts and the interior as a whole, as well as definitely not the best paintwork. The main reason for this lies in the fact that the developers tried to save on the assembly process by all available methods. And they did this so that the total cost of the car was low, and every resident of Russia could purchase it.
If we talk about the shortcomings in more detail, then first of all it is worth noting the inability of the body to corrosion. The metal itself, from which the body is assembled, is very thin, which often leads to deformations. The plastic used in the interior trim is not impressive either, because it is very unstable to scratches, but it will not hold together. As noted above, the paintwork is not the highest level, which also contributes to the appearance of corrosion.
Those who have been driving a foreign car for some time will most likely not like the Chevrolet Lanos audio system, primarily because of its primitiveness and narrow functionality. Therefore, experienced motorists recommend immediately replacing it with something more modern.
Assembly process steps
Photo: Lanos assembly process At the moment, the Chevrolet Lanos assembly technology includes four stages. Production begins with the fact that parts and components for the future Sherola Lanos are made using press equipment. After that, the body elements come to the welding shop, where specialists, using advanced Japanese and German technology, weld them together. Then, the finished body is sent to the tightness control workshop.
At the third stage, when the body is already equipped with a hood and doors, it is sent for painting. In a special workshop, 9 robots are installed, which are capable of processing 32 bodies per hour.
The last stage includes all the final assembly processes, including the installation of power units and transmissions. Usually, the duration of the 4th stage of production does not exceed 2 minutes.
Video: tour of the ZAZ plant
Assembly features
At the Zaporozhye plant, Chevrolet Lanos is equipped with three economical power units. These are engines with a volume of 1.3 liters, 1.4 liters and 1.5 liters, respectively. All of them are successfully cooperating with the new transmission, the development of Ukrainian engineers.
Before the assembly of the Chevrolet Lanos, the workshops of the Zaporozhye enterprise were significantly modernized. American investors allocated a large amount of money to upgrade the plant's equipment.
Conclusion
Chevrolet Lanos cars are supplied to the domestic market directly from the Zaporozhye plant "ZAZ". This model is in great demand in Russia, primarily because of its low cost. However, as evidenced by the reviews of the owners, the Chevrolet Lanos of the Ukrainian assembly has a large number of shortcomings, the reason for which lies in the financial policy of the company, which relies on savings. And so far, she's doing it pretty well.
Sales market: Russia.
Chevrolet Lanos is a class C front-wheel drive car that replaced the Daewoo Nexia. The model was first presented at the 1997 Geneva Motor Show and was originally produced under the Daewoo brand. An attempt to establish production in Russia was made in 1998, when the Taganrog Automobile Plant began production of this model under the name Doninvest Assol, but in 2000 production was curtailed due to problems with the supply of components. In parallel, SKD assembly of the car was carried out in Poland (since 1997) and in Ukraine (1998 - Zaporozhye Automobile Building Plant). In 2003, ZAZ achieved a more serious localization (including stamping, welding, painting and body assembly) of Lanos models, including even modifications with a Ukrainian-made engine and gearbox. Only Ukrainian-made cars were supplied to the CIS market, equipped with Korean 8-valve engines of 1.5 liters (86 hp) and 16-valve engines of 1.6 liters (106 hp). Since 2009, the model has undergone some technical transformation and has been offered under the ZAZ Chance brand (ZAZ Chance).
There are three configurations that Chevrolet Lanos was introduced to the CIS market: S, SE and SX. The basic equipment offers a minimum level of equipment, including a full-size spare wheel, audio preparation (speakers, antenna, wiring), metallic body paint, body-color bumpers, tires on steel rims 185/60 R14, folding rear seats in proportion 60/40. The SE package is additionally equipped with power steering, front power windows and a driver's airbag. Options SX, in addition to the above, includes air conditioning and front fog lights, ABS, tachometer, central locking.
The 1.5-liter Chevrolet Lanos power unit was developed on the basis of the Daewoo Nexia engine with the same working volume of 1.5 liters, but contains some design differences in the ignition and power systems. To reduce the toxicity of exhaust gases, the power unit is equipped with a recirculation system. To implement Euro-2 standards, the model is equipped with an exhaust gas catalytic converter. The 1.6-liter engine is 16-valve, with obviously better performance characteristics (power, efficiency). In general, the engine range of numerous Chevrolet Lanos clones existing around the world is much more diverse and, in addition to the already named Korean engines, there are other variations, for example, with the power units of the Melitopol Plant (MEMZ) on the ZAZ L-1300 / Sens models, represented by carburetor engines 1 .3 l and injector volumes of 1.3 l and 1.4 l.
The front suspension of Lanos is MacPherson type, independent, spring, with anti-roll bar. The rear suspension is semi-independent, spring. The brake mechanisms of the front wheels are disc, rear - drum. The steering gear is a rack and pinion type, on some cars it is with a hydraulic booster. The car turned out to be quite maneuverable, with a small turning radius. The ride height is 165 mm for cars destined for the CIS countries. The undoubted advantage is a roomy trunk (395 l), but the seatbacks, although they fold out, do not form a flat surface with the floor. But the passengers in the back will be cramped, especially for large people - the lack of knee room affects.
Safety equipment does not shine with wealth. In the basic configuration of Lanos, there is not even an airbag, it is offered only in the SE version. The car is equipped with inertial diagonal seat belts for the driver, front passenger and extreme rear row passengers, a lap belt is provided for the middle passenger. In crash tests (Euro NCAP, 1998; ARCAP, 2006), the car showed itself far from brilliant. Low results in the credits (incomplete three and two stars, respectively) are associated with insufficient saturation with technologies to prevent the consequences of an accident. On the other hand, and this is not bad, given the price category.
For a long time Lanos was considered the most popular car brand Chevrolet. At one time, Lada Kalina and Renault Logan were considered as its main competitors. However, he could not strongly press these models on the Russian market even due to the low price and the absence of serious problems with spare parts. Not too strong positions turned out to be in the secondary market - used Lanos quickly lose value. On the other hand, this is one of the most affordable cars and, being in good technical condition, can be a good purchase for a poor buyer, of course, given the real estimate of the planned future mileage.
Read completelyIn 1983, a Korean-American joint venture called Daewoo Motor was formed. Its founders were the Daewoo Corporation and the General Motors concern. The first model of the brand was LeMans, locally known as the Daewoo Racer, it was produced on the basis of the first generation Opel Kadett E. In Russia, LeMans first appeared in 1993, immediately becoming one of the most popular in the domestic car market among new foreign cars. After another upgrade in March 1995, the model was renamed Nexia (Cielo for Korea). In the same year, Daewoo introduced the Nexia to the German market. And two years later, in 1997, the Daewoo Lanos car made its debut in South Korea, replacing the Daewoo Nexia.
Opel Kadett E was produced from the end of 1984 to 1991
In 1995, based on the Opel Kadett E, a new model was developed - Daewoo Nexia, which is still one of the best-selling foreign-made cars in Russia.
The car was created by Daewoo specialists, together with specialists from Western European design centers
When creating Lanos, 150 cars of this class were analyzed with similar characteristics and engine displacements.
Foreigners worked on the exterior of the car - a well-known studio from the Apennine Peninsula ItalDesign. The car got quite a memorable appearance. The original body has an almost perfect aerodynamic shape with a large slope of the windshield and balanced proportions, a spacious and functional interior with a carefully thought-out dashboard, good build quality and carefully crafted styling solutions.
Daewoo Lanos - Daewoo's first own design
The Lanos car was developed and put into production in 30 months and cost the company $420 million. Initially, Lanos was not supplied to Russia. However, in 2001, it was possible to arrange its assembly at the Doninvest plant. A car was produced under the name "Doninvest Assol". A small batch of cars was even sold. But then something went wrong, and our production was stopped, and already discontinued in Korea, Lanos began to be assembled at the Polish FSO plant and the Ukrainian ZAZ, where the Zaporozhets used to be made.
In 2003, Ukravto signed an agreement with GM-Daewoo on the creation of a full-scale production of Chevrolet Lanos cars at ZAZ with a capacity of up to 90,000 vehicles per year, which includes not only welding, painting and assembly, but also stamping of body parts. The prototype of this Chevrolet was Daewoo Lanos.
Lanos with a Chevrolet cross on the hood is an improved version of an old Korean friend
At present, full-fledged production of Lanos under the T-100 and T-150 indices is carried out at the Ukrainian ZAZ, only some parts come from Korea. The car is produced with three body types: sedan, 3-door and 5-door hatchback, but only sedan is delivered to Russia.
The popularity of Chevrolet Lanos was the reason for the emergence of a new car. Having made minimal changes to the configuration and design, slightly modifying the exterior, ZAZ launched the production of ZAZ Sens. Being the closest "relative", Sens has components and assemblies unified with Lanos. So, for example, the fuel pump, fuel and air filters of the predecessor are used in the power system. The engine is installed by its own production - MeMZ with a volume of 1.3 liters and a power of 70 hp. With. Outside, Sens resembles what Lanos looked like in the original version, and later - Doninvest Assol. At Sens, the taillights have a different shape, and a kind of visor edge hangs over the trunk.
ZAZ Sens has become a follower of Lanos familiar to a wide range of motorists
Among the main advantages of Chevrolet Lanos is a solid passive safety system: reinforced front and rear pillars of the body, connected along the roof with four strong ties, safety beams made of steel pipes in the front and rear doors and under the windshield. As well as box-section beams framing the engine and capable of absorbing most of the energy in a frontal impact. The car in the basic version is equipped with a full-size spare wheel, 14-inch steel wheels, body-colored bumpers, rear window heating, remote control of the trunk lock, and a 4-speaker sound system. Starting with the SE package, a driver's airbag is installed. For a separate cost, you can get power steering, air conditioning, central locking, power windows and fog lights.
The minimalism of the Chevrolet Lanos will suit, first of all, those for whom the car will become the first foreign car in their life. The volume of the luggage compartment is 322 liters. The rear seats of the car fold in a ratio of 60:40, thereby increasing the usable volume for luggage up to 958 liters. Front suspension - McPherson type, with anti-roll bar, rear - semi-independent. The Lanos suspension is a happy set of compromises. It provides good handling at high speed, well absorbs medium bumps in the road surface, but unpleasantly knocks on small ones. On a rough road, when driving at high speed, the car may begin to yaw, unpleasant rolls appear. An important feature of the suspension in domestic conditions is its durability.
Under the hood of Lanos is a 1.5-liter engine with 86 hp. s., a new design catalytic converter was used in the exhaust system. This allows the car to comply with Euro-3 in terms of toxicity. The maximum torque of 130 Nm is reached at 3,400 rpm, which allows the car to be quite torquey and the driver to feel confident on the road.
The Lanos engine - with a distributed electronic injection system - is similar to the Opel engines used on the Kadett E and Ascona C. The downside of such a pedigree is increased fuel consumption. In the urban cycle, it is barely possible to meet 9.5-10.0 l / 100 km. The engine resource before overhaul reaches 400-500 thousand km.
Lanos is one of the most popular models of the end of the last and the beginning of this century. The car was produced under the Korean brand Daewoo, under the Ukrainian ZAZ, was of Ukrainian assembly, Korean, Polish. At the peak of its popularity in 2005, this inexpensive sedan began to be assembled in Ukraine at ZAT ZAZ specifically for the Russian market under the well-known Chevrolet brand. For 5 years, according to the signed contracts, almost 172 thousand Ukrainian-assembled Chevrolet Lanos cars were delivered to Russia. In 2009, these sedans were delivered under the Chance brand.
Appearance Chevrolet Lanos
Modern car design Chevrolet Lanos
Chevrolet Lanos is a passenger car developed in Korea by Daewoo, but assembled in Ukraine under the control of the American Chevrolet corporation. Lanos comes in various colors: white, green, yellow, red, gold, blue, blue, but the most popular are gray and black. The car is very easily recognizable by the large three-piece front grille and large (compared to the size of the car) oval headlights. Fog lights are located at the bottom of the bumper, or just color-coded plugs if the minimum vehicle equipment was selected. Between the foglights is a rectangular narrow air intake, consisting of 4 sections.
Seen from the stern, the Lanos stands out with its disproportionately long bonnet in relation to its short luggage compartment. Its doors are almost the same size, and oval rear-view mirrors are installed on the sides.
The flat roof turns into a miniature, almost like a hatchback, fifth door. It hides behind a luggage space of 322 liters, but with the seats unfolded, it increases to 958 liters and allows you to carry more overall items. Essential optics, both front and rear, the car does not stand out. It is equipped with standard lights with conventional lamps. Unlike the front optics, the taillights look more angular and vertical on the body of the car, presenting a completely different style.
Chevrolet Lanos is a mid-size car. Its length, width and height are 4237, 1678 and 1432 mm, respectively. The ground clearance is small - 110 mm, and the rims to match the whole car - with a diameter of R13, although the plant provides for the installation of rims and R14, and some owners manage to install wheels of 15-inch and even 16-inch diameter.
Ground clearance is the distance from the ground on which the vehicle is standing to the bottom of the vehicle. Also called "clearance".
Salon Chevrolet Lanos
Salon Lanos is characterized by rounded shapes that follow the contours of the body
Inside this car, everything is very simple: a sinuous wavy dashboard made of standard plastic, a bright standard instrument panel opposite a steering wheel that is easy to grip, a center console with a minimal set of levers and buttons, and a conventional radio tape recorder, or just a box for it, if this is a very simple version. Perhaps only audio preparation will be made from standard materials.
Salon Lanos is characterized by rounded shapes that follow the contours of the body. The predominant upholstery material for door cards and seats is fabric, although at least half of the area of each door is made of plastic. The front seats can be adjusted mechanically - forward, backward and backrest.
Vehicle Specifications
Chevrolet Lanos is equipped with only one 1.5-liter gasoline engine
The choice of engines in this model is completely absent, since the Chevrolet Lanos is equipped with only one 1.5-liter gasoline engine, which works in conjunction with a 5-speed manual transmission, which also does not provide other options. This gasoline power unit develops 86 horsepower and 130 Nm of torque, while consuming 10.4 liters of fuel in city mode and 5.2 liters outside the city on the highway.
The main technical characteristics of the "people's car" can be shown in the form of a table.
Table of technical characteristics of Chevrolet Lanos
| Index | Data |
| Common data: | |
| number of doors/seats | 4/5 |
| curb weight, kg | 1030 |
| gross weight, kg | 1595 |
| maximum speed, km/h | 172 |
| acceleration time from 0 to 100 km/h, s | 12,5 |
| trunk volume, min / max, l | 322/958 |
| Dimensions: | |
| length, mm | 4237 |
| width, mm | 1678 |
| wheelbase, mm | 2520 |
| Engine: | |
| working volume, cc | 1498 |
| power, hp | 86 |
| torque, Nm | 130 |
| number of valves | 8 |
| Transmission: | |
| transmission type | 5-speed manual |
| type of drive | front |
| Fuel and its consumption: | |
| city cycle, l/100km | 10,4 |
| extra-urban cycle, l/100km | 5,2 |
| combined cycle, l/100km | 6,7 |
| fuel | AI-95 |
| fuel tank capacity, l | 48 |
The brakes on the car are ventilated discs in front and drums on the rear pair of wheels. This is quite enough to make Lanos stop quickly enough even at very high speeds.
The suspension on the Chevrolet Lanos is stiff, but quite comfortable, especially in comparison with most VAZ models that are in the same price category as the Lanos. At the front, it has suspension struts with triangular wishbones and a stabilizer bar, and at the rear, the suspension is based on wishbones.
Anti-roll bar - a special device that is built into the suspension of the car, serves to reduce the number and level of side rolls when cornering.
Driving a Chevrolet Lanos
Many have tried their hand at driving a Chevrolet Lanos or at least some of its modifications. The car quickly responds to turning the ignition key and picks up speed, accelerating not so slowly as for a budget small car - in 12.5 seconds its speed can reach 100 km / h. However, when there are 2-3 more passengers in the car besides the driver, its dynamics disappears somewhere, and it becomes more and more difficult for Lanos to pick up speed. At the same time, the motor can be heard quite clearly in the cabin. Again, we will make allowances for its belonging to a certain class of cars, and, as a result, the lack of the necessary sound insulation. Yes, it was created primarily as a workhorse and as an inexpensive family car.
It is very easy to steer the Chevrolet Lanos, the steering wheel lies comfortably in the hands and allows you to enter sharp turns without much effort. The car easily conquers speeds above 150 km per hour, but then it begins to float slightly on the road (partly due to tires), and its gasoline engine just roars deafeningly. At a speed of 120 km / h, there are no deviations in his behavior: the car confidently holds the road.
Despite the use of inexpensive explosive plastic in the cabin, there is no abundance of squeaks and crickets inside, although they are present. Perhaps, due to the practically absent sound insulation, they are not audible.
Chevrolet Lanos goes through bumps on the road more gently, efficiently and imperceptibly than its competitors in the price niche - Daewoo Matiz, VAZ 2110 and Kalina.
Expert opinion
Nicholas Gray
Experience more than 5 years Specialization: body repair, customizing, preparation for painting, detailing
By the way, it is very easy to find spare parts for this car, and their low price pleases Lanos owners.
The combination of all the above qualities made the Chevrolet Lanos a very popular car on the roads of Russia and foreign countries.
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