August 19, 2009
GM Daewoo Launches All-New Fuel-Efficient Matiz Creative Global Mini-Car
GM Daewoo today announced that its all-new global mini-car, the Matiz Creative, will begin appearing in showrooms worldwide on September first.
The vehicle, which took 27 months to develop at a cost of $236 million, gets a company-claimed 40 miles per gallon. It has yet to receive a fuel-economy rating from the U.S. government.
Following its launch in South Korea, the global mini will be sold in more than 150 markets around the world, including those in Europe, Asia and North America, the automaker said
GM Daewoo, which was established in 2002 and has five manufacturing facilities in South Korea as well as an assembly facility in Vietnam, said it put the Matiz Creative through more than 300,000 miles of weather, durability and crash testing.
The car is equipped with a newly developed 4-cylinder, 16-valve DOHC engine with a displacement of 995 cc that delivers 69 horsepower and maximum torque of 698 pound feet.
The engine features a system that ensures high exhaust gas recirculation, resulting in combustion stability at low speeds and optimal performance at high speeds together with impressive fuel efficiency and ultra-low emissions.
Another first-in-segment application is an automatic temperature controller inside the engine that helps improve fuel efficiency by reducing unnecessary heat loss. A dome-type long-skirt cylinder block narrows the space between intake valves while the application of four resonators reduces engine noise.
Mated with the engine is a 4-speed automatic transmission.
The body of the Matiz Creative is the stiffest in the mini segment: 66.5 percent of it is constructed of high-strength steel, while more than 16 percent uses ultra-high-strength steel. GM Daewoo claims this ensures the highest level of protection in the segment. It has yet to be crash tested in the U.S.
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- Scott Doggett August 19, 2009, 2:04 PM
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