Test Drive Daewoo Magnus since 2002 Sedan

American influence

We all have heard about the problems of the automotive department of the Daewoo Corporation. However, today, the period of uncertainty and permanent debt growth seems to be approached by an end: Daewoo Motor has a new owner of General Motors. Rather, the new old one, as Americans controlled the activities of the Korean company until 1992. Decade of independence ended, and now it has time for serious change. There is no doubt that they will affect the model range of the brand.

  

Let's give Daewoo due: even in the conditions of a serious crisis, the company managed not only to maintain production, but also to bring new models to the market. These include the Magnus sedan dated in the winter of 2000. The sedan is at least Asian standards and rather large, but for Daewoo is not flagship, for this honorable role is assigned the Chairman model.
 
Magnus thought as a successor is pretty widespread from us LEGANZA. Since the engineers were not funded by financing, it was necessary to go an evolutionary way, that is, to improve the legents already existing platform, taking into account the fact that the new car will be somewhat larger in size. Styling was ordered by the famous Artelier ItalDesign, in recent years in recent years, the Daewoo brand in recent years.
 
What happened in the end? It turned out a car with an obvious American bias. See ourselves: a pompous grill of the radiator is crowned with an acre-eyed decoration, a rear supolates large flat lamps. And the subtatovka under the short number only enhances this feeling. The color solution of the salon is again in the oven: light brown chairs, a lot of plastic of the same shade, and all this is well combined with a golden body color. Therefore, the automatic transmission lever is already perceived as the only possible option.
 
And also inside the truly spacious, the feeling of freedom does not change either the front seats or rear. Leather chairs, which are located the driver and his neighbor, soft and cozy, side support they do not indulge. The stock of seven driver's seat adjustments in principle is enough. As for the overall interior design, he made a pleasant impression, especially liked the elegant door trim. If we talk in a nutshell, here everything is without revelations, but okay and cool. Attachment of a three-well panel, a solution spied at the Japanese Honda Accord, but the most important thing is that the readings of the dials are read well. Very informative and climate control display. Except that the steering wheel, fulfilled from rough black plastic and devoid of a brilliant proprietary emblem being generally accepted today.

  

However, it is not necessary to think that Magnus is so unorganized by places of originality. He does not occupy. First, a modest looks a regular CD player turned out to be able to work with discs recorded in MP3 format. Find for advanced music love! And secondly, what you see under the hood, bathes out. Row six-cylinder XS6 engine, located across the body! It turns out, Daewoo Magnus The world in the world car similar layout after Volvo S80. At the same time, the automatic box here is quite trivial, four-stage, without any manual modes. But wears the famous German brand ZF.
 
On the move Magnus there is still a larger American than outside or inside. The slogan with which the car moves in space, it sounds like this: greatness and powerfulness. The motor is removed from the lowest, confidently feels in the range of high revolutions. The machine is deliberately planted and leisurely. The transmissions are strongly stretched, gently shifted, which fully fits into the ideology of the measured ride. Attempts to cut down are not welcome: the machine starts to allow delays in the responses of the machine to the actions by the accelerator, and to perform the intake of kick-down, it will be necessary not just to sell the gas pedal to the floor, but also to hold it in this position a few moments. So the full-time AQS anti-test system is almost all the time. If necessary, it can be turned off by simply pressing the button.
 
The lightweight steering wheel is as easy to easily pedals. Yes, in steep turns due to this tuning of the hydraulic, the feedback is weakening, however, this is partly compensated by the enviable stability of the machine and the transparency of its reactions. And in direct Magnus generally flies like an arrow; In such conditions, moderate steering sensitivity is only good.
 
The orientation of the suspension can be boldably called comfortable. The car perfectly isolates its passengers from the realities of our roads. All sorts of fine flaws are swallowed without a trace, and on large potholes Magnus imputs it. The reverse side of the highly tangible rolls with high-speed turns, but they can be considered a completely acceptable fee for a relaxing smooth flow of the machine.
 
Translated from Latin Magnus means the Great. I will sound ambitious, but I personally will not argue with such a wording of the title. This is the greatest car brand Daewoo, with whom I met.

  
The car is provided by Altek.
At the time of the test, the car is insured by Nasta-Center LLC.
 
Text: Leonid Klyuev
Photo: Roman Stunnin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Source: Magazine "Wheels" [№63 / 2002]