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| Daewoo Tico | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Daewoo |
| Also called | Daewoo Fino (Latin America) |
| Production | May 1991 – September 2000 (South Korea) 1996–2001 (Poland, Uzbekistan) 1998–2002 (Romania) |
| Model years | 1991–2002 |
| Assembly | South Korea:Changwon Poland:Warsaw (FSO) Romania:Craiova (Rodae) Uzbekistan:Asaka (UzDaewoo) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | City car |
| Body style | 5-doorhatchback |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
| Related | Suzuki Alto III |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 0.8 LS-TECI3 (petrol)[1] |
| Transmission | 5-speedmanual 3-speedautomatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,334 mm (91.9 in) |
| Length | 3,340 mm (131.5 in) |
| Width | 1,400 mm (55.1 in) |
| Height | 1,394 mm (54.9 in) |
| Kerb weight | 680 kg (1,499 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Daewoo Matiz |
TheDaewoo Tico is acity car produced by the South Korean automakerDaewoo from 1991 to 2002.
The Daewoo Tico was based largely on the 1988Suzuki Altokei car.[2] The car was equipped with a three-cylinder 796 ccS-TEC engine - a South Korean-made version of theSuzuki F8B engine - and came with either a five-speed manual transmission or three-speed automatic transmission (only in South Korea). The Tico was exported toEuropean markets and was highly popular mainly in Eastern Europe. It was also exported to Latin America where it was namedDaewoo Fino for some markets. It was especially popular inPeru, where it was one of the most popular car models used fortaxi services.
Daewoo expanded toWestern Europe at the beginning of 1995, but the Tico was never sold in those markets. Its successor, the Matiz, was launched globally in 1998 and went on to be a sales success.
Over its years of production, the Tico underwent major modifications to its specifications, mostly to the engine. Originally equipped with a carburetor and producing 48 hp (35 kW),[3] it was later upgraded to fuel injection, thus passing theEuro 2 pollution standard, whilst also giving an increase in power output. Some versions of the Tico in the Korean domestic market were powered byliquefied petroleum gas.
Daewoo produced the Tico at the oldOltcit factory inRomania.
In 1998, the Tico was replaced with a new car, theDaewoo Matiz. The Tico was sold alongside the Matiz until 2001.
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