Lanos - Notchback

The Lanos development programme was formally started in autumn 1993, with the goal to create a car to replace Daewoo Nexia as Daewoo's small family car. Its purpose was to compete with its contemporaries, the Opel Astra and VW Golf. Four design studios were commissioned to deliver clay models presenting their ideas for the new model's styling. Giugiaro's design was chosen to develop the car's final outside and interior styling. By the end of 1995, 150 prototypes were built (providing for three body styles). The development programme involved extensive testing in a multitude of locations.