2000 DAEWOO Tacuma/Rezzo 1.8L 5MT FWD (101 HP)

Vehicle Overview

With an increased demand in the compact-MPV segment, Daewoo tried its luck and worked hard in developing a vehicle fit for every family within a reasonably priced vehicle.

But Daewoo didn’t work alone in the project. It hired Pininfarina for the exterior design and Porsche for the suspension. While the Italians had more freedom to pen the car, the latter was limited to the Nubira’s platform.

Launched in the late bio-design era, the Tacuma showed only rounded lines and surfaces along its egg-shaped with a nose at the front bodywork. Its chromed grille seemed lost from another car and picked-up by the Tacuma, but the headlights appeared to be just right where they were supposed to be. The curved, ascending lines from its sides made the vehicle looks dynamic, while the arched tailgate created the illusion of a smaller vehicle. Yet, the Tacuma/Rezzo was not a big car.

Inside, Daewoo managed to create an excellent interior for a family with small children. The carmaker offered plenty of storage areas, a roof-mounted screen for a video-game, and enough trunk space. An exciting but doubtfully useful feature was the rotating driver seat.

Under the Pininfarina-designed bodywork, Daewoo installed an independent suspension in all corners. Porsche stiffened the coils/dampers settings to increase the car’s handling. Daewoo offered the Tacuma/Rezzo with either a 1.8-liter or a 2.0-liter gasoline engine, both paired to a five-speed manual gearbox. For specific markets, the Korean carmaker installed a 1.6-liter unit.