 The
greatest achievement of Leganza is the build quality. Externally, it
looks
not a bit like a Korean car - not only because of the beautiful
styling,
but also because of the high quality of body panel assembly and paint
finish.
Open the door and you'll smell the fine leather that is surrounding the
whole cabin, accompany with nice pieces of wood. Close the door and
you'll
hear the solid sound. Noise-deadening material is extensively used so
that
Leganza has a relatively quiet cabin in this class.
On the road, its chassis behave exceptionally balance. Little body roll during cornering reflect the effort that its tuning consultant, Lotus, has made. However, steering is too light to delight good drivers, something ruin the otherwise handling excellence. Daewoo said the so-called "D-Tec" engine is their own product, however, as I know it is actually comes from Holden and further tuned by some western consultants. This engine is not as sweet as the 1.6 litres that used in Nubira. It needs more punch, too. Concerning the
exterior styling,
the european source said it is penned by Italdesign, while the asian
source
(official source) said it is in-house designed. I personally believe
the
former, not only because I disbelieve Daewoo's ability, but because it
really looks similar to other recent designs from Giugiaro, for
example,
Lexus GS300. |
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