Chevrolet Lacetti is a compact car badge version from Daewoo built under by GM Korea since 2002 where Uzbekistan remained in production while global market replaces by Chevrolet Cruze since 2008. Second-gen model still badges Daewoo until phase out the brand in-favour a part of the subsidiary in 2011 for South Korean market.
Body style is either saloon or estate. Engines are 1.4 to 2-litre for petrol; diesel is 2-litre all uses a common inline-4 configuration. In global market has a different shape from front bumper and grille later restyle for facelift version. European market initially as Daewoo Nubira until rebranded as Chevrolet.
In Top Gear, Lacetti replaces the Suzuki Liana as the second Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car. Like from Liana with only few modifications like bucket seats and harness. After it's retirement Lacetti is finally destroyed as hero burial. The roof suffers a totally damage but some body structures was partial. Lacetti replaced by Kia Cee'd as the third STARPC.
Notable appearances[]
- Jay Kay is the fastest lap time by 0.1 second over an AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson, the slowest is Jimmy Carr where he's spun-out.
- A notable driver including now formerly Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Gordon Ramsay, and Simon Cowell who set a remarkable lap time again formerly fastest holder and others.
- James Kay set in a very close speed an indoor speed record at Excel Centre before tried with a Toyota TF F1 car. A nearly identical Lacetti can be seen briefly at the Top Gear Technoloy Centre, as Jeremy was looking through contemporary cars' technology in preparation for building Rover James next to the Renault Avantime they modified to (unsuccessfully) beat the lap time of a Mitsubishi EVO.
Lap Time Leaderboard[]
- Gordon Ramsay - 1:46.3
- Trevor Eve - 1:47.0
- Les Ferdinand - 1:47.4
- Well-spoken man (James Hewitt) - 1:47.6
- Jamie Oliver - 1:47.7 (Snow)
- Ewan McGregor - 1:48.0
- Justin Hawkins - 1:48.4
- Michael Gambon / Alan Davis - 1:50.3
- Steve Coogan - 1:50.9 (H)
- Ray Winstone - 1:51.4 (H)
- Philip Glenister - 1:54.3 (W)
- Rick Wakeman - 1:55.3
- Brian Cox - 2:01
- Jimmy Carr - 2:08.9
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