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{{redirect-distinguish|Chevrolet Nubira|Chevrolet Nabira}}
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Daewoo Lacetti
| image = Daewoo Lacetti Premiere CDX sedan 01.jpg
| caption = 2009 Daewoo Lacetti Premiere
| manufacturer = [[GM Daewoo|Daewoo]] ([[General Motors]])
| production = 2002–2011 (South Korea)<br />
| class = [[Compact car]] ([[C-segment|C]])
| layout = [[Front-engine, front-wheel-drive]]
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The '''Daewoo Lacetti''' is a [[compact car]] manufactured and marketed globally by [[GM Korea]] since 2002. The first-generation Lacetti was available as a four-door [[sedan (automobile)|sedan]] and five-door [[station wagon]], styled by [[Pininfarina]]—and five-door [[hatchback]] styled by [[Giorgetto Giugiaro]]. The sedan and wagon were marketed as the '''Daewoo Nubira''' in some European markets and as the '''Suzuki Forenza''' in North America. The hatchback, was introduced in 2004 and marketed as '''Daewoo Lacetti5''' in South Korea, '''Suzuki Reno''' in the United States. After the 2004 model year, it was marketed as [[Chevrolet]] Nubira and Lacetti in Europe, as the '''Chevrolet Optra''' in Canada, Latin America, Africa, Middle East, India, Japan and Southeast Asia, and as the '''Holden Viva''' in Australia and New Zealand.
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The name Lacetti derives from the [[Latin]] "Lacertus", meaning "youthful".<ref>{{cite web |last=Newton |first=Bruce |url=http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/73C9B92347EFA5A1CA256D94007FD67E |title=Daewoo looks for Lacetti boost |work=GoAuto |access-date=5 September 2016}}</ref>
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| Suzuki Forenza (United States, sedan)
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| production = 2002–2009 (South Korea)<br />2004–2013 (Colombia)<br />2003–2016 (China)<br />
| assembly = {{ubl
| South Korea: [[Gunsan]]
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| Vietnam: [[Hanoi]] ([[GM Vietnam]])
| Uzbekistan: [[Asaka, Uzbekistan|Asaka]] ([[GM Uzbekistan]])
| Azerbaijan: [[Hajiqabul]] (AzerMash) (
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| designer = Goran Popović at [[Pininfarina]] (sedan, station wagon)<br />[[Giorgetto Giugiaro]] at [[Italdesign]] (hatchback)
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| platform = Daewoo J
| related = [[Baojun 630]]
| engine = 1.4 L ''[[GM Family 1 engine#E-TEC|E-TEC II]]'' [[Straight-four engine|I4]] ([[Petrol engine|petrol]])<br />1.5 L ''[[GM Family 1 engine#E-TEC|E-TEC II]]'' I4 (petrol)<br />1.6 L ''[[GM Family 1 engine#E-TEC|E-TEC II]]'' I4 (petrol)<br />1.6 L ''[[GM Family 1 engine#E-TEC|E-TEC II]]'' I4 (petrol/CNG; Optra CNG)<br />1.8 L ''[[GM Family II engine#1.8|Family II]]'' I4 (petrol)<br />2.0 L ''[[GM Family II engine#2.0|Family II]]'' I4 (petrol)<br />2.0 L ''[[List of VM Motori engines#RA 420 SOHC|RA
| transmission = 4-speed [[automatic transmission|automatic]]<br />5-speed [[manual transmission|manual]]
| wheelbase = {{convert|102.4|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
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When the [[Chevrolet Cruze|Lacetti Premiere]] was introduced in November 2008, the sedan and wagon version sales were discontinued, leaving the only hatchback in the range, renamed Lacetti EX. The Lacetti EX was discontinued in October 2009.
In the same year Chevrolet Optra entered the Iraqi market with the 1.6-liter engine and manual transmission, a few years later Iraqi government used the LS version as traffic police vehicle.
==== Australia and New Zealand ====
In Australia and New Zealand the Daewoo Lacetti was briefly sold between September 2003 and December 2004 as a four-door sedan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/carfamilytree?ReadForm&make=Daewoo&model=Lacetti |title=Daewoo Lacetti
From 2005, the Lacetti (sedan and wagon) and Lacetti hatchback were sold together as the JF series '''Holden Viva'''. It was introduced at around the same time as the [[Daewoo Gentra]]-based [[Holden Barina]]. Unlike the Barina, however, the Viva was meant to be below the premium [[Holden Astra]] as a budget alternative.
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==== Canada ====
The Lacetti was
All are powered by the 2.0-liter inline-four D-TEC engine, rated at {{convert|119|hp|kW|abbr=on}} at 5400 rpm and {{convert|126|lbft|Nm|abbr=on}} of torque at 4000 rpm, driving the front wheels through either a five-speed [[manual transmission]] or a four-speed [[automatic transmission|automatic]]. Despite its compact size and the 2.0-liter engine, fuel economy was poor rated at {{convert|10.7|and|7.4|L/100km|mpgus|abbr=on}} for city and highway driving, respectively, which was worse than mid-size cars like the [[Toyota Camry]] or [[Honda Accord]], considering that the Optra was a compact car.<ref name="canadiandriver.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.canadiandriver.com/2008/08/21/used-vehicle-review-chevrolet-optra-2004-2007.htm |title=Chevrolet » Used Vehicle Review: Chevrolet Optra, 2004–2007 |publisher=CanadianDriver |date=2008-08-21 |access-date=2009-10-14}}</ref><ref>https://www.autos.ca/used-car-reviews/used-vehicle-review-chevrolet-optra-2004-2007-2/ {{bare URL inline|date=February 2024}}</ref><ref>https://driving.ca/chevrolet/optra/reviews/road-test/road-test-2005-chevrolet-optra-2 {{bare URL inline|date=February 2024}}</ref> The main selling point of the Optra was its low price at $12,000 MSRP.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://driving.ca/chevrolet/optra/reviews/road-test/road-test-2005-chevrolet-optra-2 | title=Road test: 2005 Chevrolet Optra }}</ref> The car was positioned as a versatile and fun to drive but affordable budget compact family car. The Optra slotted between the [[Chevrolet Cobalt|Cobalt]] and the [[Chevrolet Aveo|Aveo]], and it replaced the [[Daewoo Nubira]].
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The Optra5 hatchback was added to the line-up for 2004 and was more contemporary in styling and equipment, with projector type headlights and fog lamps, clear taillight lenses, and blackout grille. In addition to the same options available on the sedan LS and LT models, an options package contained alloy wheels, sunroof, spoiler, leather steering wheel and shift knob, and steering wheel mounted controls for the eight-speaker audio system.
The Optra wagon was also added to the line-up for 2005, sharing the
[[General Motors Canada]] discontinued the importation of Optra for 2008 so 2007 is the last model year.<ref name="canadiandriver.com"/>
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In 2004, The Lacetti was launched in India and sold as the Optra and the sportsback version was sold as Optra S-RV (formerly known/sold as Chevrolet SRV), which the company planned to produce with a 2.0-liter diesel engine in the near future.
In 2007 GM India introduced a facelifted diesel-engined Optra called the Optra Magnum. The Magnum sported the family nose, and better interiors as compared to the petrol version, also a new 2.0-liter TCDi engine capable of producing {{convert|121|bhp|kW|abbr=on}}. Subsequently the petrol version received the new nose treatment (as that of the Optra SRV, but with a slightly different front grill) and tail lights, and was sold as the Optra Magnum petrol.
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In Uzbekistan, the Lacetti has been produced by [[GM Uzbekistan]] since 2008, in a plant located in [[Asaka, Uzbekistan|Asaka]], and marketed as the Chevrolet Lacetti.<ref>{{cite web |title=Описание – Lacetti |url=http://www.chevrolet.uz/cars/opisanie_3/ |publisher=ЗАО "ДжиЭм Узбекистан" |access-date=10 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131130215827/http://www.chevrolet.uz/cars/opisanie_3/ |archive-date=30 November 2013 }}</ref> In 2013, the partner company [[UzDaewooAuto|Uz-Daewoo Avto]] began producing the facelifted sedan version as the new [[Daewoo Gentra]]. It is marketed throughout the [[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]] countries.<ref>{{cite web |title=Uz-Daewoo Gentra – комплектации|trans-title=Uz-Daewoo Gentra – configuration |url=http://www.zr.ru/content/news/545542-uz-daewoo_gentra_komplektacii |publisher=Za Rulem |access-date=10 December 2013 |language=ru |date=30 May 2013}}</ref> In 2015 the car was renamed the "Ravon Gentra".
After [[GM Uzbekistan|UzAuto]] phased out the Ravon brand in 2020, the Ravon Gentra/R5 was renamed again as Chevrolet Lacetti.<ref name="uzautomotors.com">{{Cite news | url=https://uzautomotors.com/articles/Salom_ravon | title="UZAUTO MOTORS" ЭКСПОРТ БОЗОРЛАРИДА АВТОМОБИЛЛАРНИ CHEVROLET БРЕНДИ ОСТИДА СОТИШНИ БОШЛАМОҚДА | trans-title=UZAUTO MOTORS STARTS SALE OF CARS UNDER CHEVROLET BRAND IN EXPORT MARKETS | date=16 February 2020}}{{in lang|uz}}</ref> The Chevrolet Lacetti received the same facelift of the Daewoo Gentra.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://uzautomotors.com/cars/chevrolet_lacetti | title=Chevrolet Lacetti | date=15 August 2022}}</ref> On July 26, 2024, the last Chevrolet Lacetti left the [[UzAuto]] plant.
==== Russia ====
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* 1.8 L: 122 hp; automatic and manual (wagon is manual only)
In 2020, the Ravon Gentra was discontinued along with the whole Ravon Brand in Russia.<ref
== Sales ==
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