DAEWOO MATIZ - SPECIFICATIONS (M100 & M150)

ENGINE

• Displacement            : 796cc
• Bore x Stroke            : 68.5 x 72.0 mm
• No. of cylinders         : 3
• Compression ratio    : 9.3 : 1
• Max. power                : 52 bhp @ 6000rpm
• Max. torque                : 68.6 Nm @ 4600rpm
• Max. engine speed    : 6300rpm
• Idle speed  :  A/C on  : 1000rpm
•                       A/C off  : 950rpm

• Valve train                 : Single over head cam,
•                                                             2 valves/cylinder

• Cooling type              : Forced water circulation
• water pump type       : Centrifugal
• Radiator                     : Cross - flow
• Coolant capacity       : 3.8 L

TRANSMISSION

• Drive                           : Front wheel drive
• Type                           : 5 speed manual
• Forward gears           : Synchronized mesh type
• Reverse gear             : Sliding mesh type
• Gear ratios :   1st       : 3.818
•                         2nd      : 2.210
•                         3rd       : 1.423
•                          4th      : 1.029                                                                         
•                         5th       : 0.837
•                     Reverse  : 3.583
• Final drive ratio          : 4.444
• Transmission fluid grade: 75W-85
• Fluid capacity             : 2.1 L

PERFORMANCE

• Top speed               : 144 Kmph
• Acceleration: 
•            0 - 60 Kmph  : 7 - 8 seconds
•            0 - 100 Kmph: 23 - 24 seconds

IGNITION

• Ignition sequence  : 1-3-2
• Distributor              : Optical sensor type
• Spark plug             : NGK  BPR5EY-11
•                                   CHAMPION  RN9YC4
•                                   BOSCH  WR8DCX

ENGINE OIL

• Lubricating typ     : Forced feed type
• Oil pump               : Rotary type
• Oil grade               : SAE 5W30, 10W30, 15W40
• Oil capacity : 
• Engine disassembly : 3.0 L
• Oil change(including filter): 2.7 L
• Oil change(not including filter): 2.5 L
• Oil level guage         : 1 L (MIN to MAX)
• Oil and filter change: 10,000 Km 

FUELING 

• Fuel injection type            : Multi Point Injection (MPI)
• Fuel pump                         : Electric motor pump
• Fuel pump output capacity: 90-133 Lph
• Fuel pump output pressure: 55.1 Psi
• Fuel tank capacity             : 35 L

ELECTRICAL

• Battery                    : 12V 35AH, 246 CCA
• Generator output   : 65 A
• Starter type            : SD 80
• Starter capacity     : 800 W

BULB RATINGS

• Head lamps                      : 60/55W
• Pilot/parking lamps          : 5W
• Tail & stop lamps             : 5/21W, 5W
• Rear highmounted stop lamp   : 21W
• Backup/reverse lamp      : 21W
• Front&Rear turn signal lamps: 21W
• Side turn signal lamps     : 5W
• Licence plate lamp           : 5W
• Interior courtesy lamp      : 10W

BRAKES

• Brake system       : Hydraulic diagonal circuit with
•                                  177.8 mm booster
• Rear                      : 180 mm inner dia drums with
•                                  17.46 mm dia brake cylinder
• Front                     : 236 mm dia discs with 48 mm dia
•                                   single piston caliper
• Disc thickness (new)       : 12.7 mm
• Minimum disc thickness  : 10 mm
• Brake pedal free play       : 6 - 10 mm
• Brake fluid type                : DOT-3 or DOT-4
• Brake fluid capacity         : 450 ml

STEERING

• Assist type                     : Hydraulic
• Power steering fluid     : DEXRON-II, DEXRON-III
• Steering fluid capacity  : 1 L
• Type                               : Vane
• Minimum turning radius: 4.5 m

A/C SYSTEM

• Compressor               : SP-10.4PK
• Refrigerant type         : R-134a
• Refrigerant capacity  : 500g/ 530g (LHD/ RHD)
• Refrigerant oil type    : RL 244 PAG OIL
• Oil capacity                : 150ml
• Cooling capacity        : 5500 Kcal/h
• Refrigerant pressure in the
• system at engine idle :
• Low pressure side    : 2.9psi
• High pressure side    : 217.5psi

CHASSIS & BODY

• Body/ Frame             : Monocoque, highly rigid
• Kerb weight              : 800 Kg
• Lenght                       : 3487 mm
• Width                         : 1499 mm
• Height                        : 1485 mm
• Ground clearance     : 170 mm
• Wheel base               : 2335 mm
• Track :        Front      : 1315 mm
•                     Rear       : 1280 mm
• Wheels                      : 4.5J x 13"
• Tyres                         : 145/70 R 13
• [ Better option          : 155/70 R 13 tubeless]
• Suspension : Front  : McPherson struts, lower arm
•                                                      and stabilizer bar
•                          Rear : Isolated trailing link coil springs, shock absorbers & panhard rod

THE BIRTH OF A CHARMING WORLD CAR : MATIZ

After General motors' exit from the alliance in 1992, Daewoo wanted a world car to become a top world player. For that they conceptualized a 5 door hatch back which have world wide appeal to being cheap to purchase and run. At that time the only small car in the Daewoo motor's stable was the Tico which is based on the Suzuki Alto of 1988 (In India it is Maruti 800).


CONCEPT


The key markets for which the new car was being made were identified as Korea, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, India, Australia and the Middle East. Thus was born the M100 project. The M100 is the smallest of five all new platforms which Daewoo created for its future, in which they spend 10 billion dollars. "The three diverse and important markets of Germany, France and Italy were picked out and we felt that if the car would meet the requirements of these markets, it would well satisfy the demands of any market world wide," said Mr. Robin Thatcher, the M100 project manager at the Daewoo Worthing Technical centre, UK - the facility which formulated the concept behind the car and then gave it a shape before finally making prototypes and putting them under rigorous testing.


Germany led Europe on the safety front right from the independent consumer tests conducted in the early 90s, and there is a strong focus in the country on minimizing fatal and serious occupant injuries during crashes. So safety and quality are main factors in Germany.


In France about 80 percent of the roads were sub A class at that time, and french companies like Citroen historically setting standards in ride and handling, one of the key factors in the success of a product had to be ride and handling. The Renault and Citroen vehicles illustrated the need for refinement and NVH performance.


Design would be one of main things to address in Italy - a country boasting of some of the top automotive designers like Pininfarina, Giugiaro and Bertone and some of the automotive style icons like Ferrari, Lamborghini  and Alfa Romeo.


The other factors to get covered were the corrosive environment of UK, cold climate of Sweden and the use as hire cars in south Europe which demands robust build quality.


Thus the basic features that had to be taken care of by the M100 project were listed out as an excellent package, class leading safety, outstanding performance, high level of refinement, impressive ride and handling, very stylish, thoroughly robust and durable and very cost efficient. The success of the project depended on how well these factors could be managed, as many of them turned out to be conflicting. Better higher levels of styling would lead to the product not being cost efficient. Safety aspects conflicted against the overall package and great deal of simulation was resorted to iron out any mismatches. And the team realized the need for making the best possible effective use of the powertrain technology. The product being robust and durable meant that performance could be compromised and the M100 team made a thorough analysis of more efficient structures and the use of more expensive materials was resorted to.



Once the demands and requirements of the product were worked out the development of the car started in full throttle.


DESIGN


The design for a unique body form was sourced from ItalDesign which met the dimensional requirements, was not too tall for handling stability yet was spacious and had efficient aerodynamics and was eye-catching and distinctive. The design was a 1994 Lucciola concept, designed by Georgetto Giugiaro with his son Fabrizio Giugiaro as a replacement model for the Fiat Cinquecento, but was rejected by Fiat!


1993_italdesign_cinquecento_lucciola_concept



SAFETY


The safety requirements were addressed with the car having to conform to the front impact 1998 Euro legislation of 56 kmph, offset deformable barrier, side impact, 48 kmph deformable moving barrier and rear impact, dynamic barrier, H-point intrusion. The product was designed and built to exceed the above requirements by 20 percent with concept simulation at styling phase and 9 pretest crash vehicles at early prototype phase. Development analysis was made in parallel with engineering design prior to prototype release and only minor tuning was required at prototype stage. The outcome of the above developmental procedures was that  the first prototypes achieved all but one safety target, and the pilot vehicles achieved all the targets and the final product is expected to be class leading in the New Car Assessment Program(NCAP) testing. Unique features resorted to achieve such high levels of safety were the use of 47 percent high strength steel in the body, a longitudinal crumple zone, a wheel to sill load-path in an offset crash, a shock-tower antibuckling member, a collapsible steering column and a two stage bumper.


POWERTRAIN


In this crucial phase of development, the targets set were that of a max power output of 49.3bhp@6000rpm, max torque of 68.7Nm@3500rpm, a low speed torque of 54.9Nm@1500rpm and a fuel consumption of 280g/PSh and mechanical durability of a minimum of 200,000km. The development of the engine was done in close collaboration with Tickford, UK and the resultant was the Matiz  engine having a low torque at 1500rpm of 56.89Nm and fuel consumption of 278.4g/PSh.

The basis for the development of the M100 engine was the Suzuki 800cc engine which was doing duty on the Tico, but the final result of the development has almost nothing common to the original engine except the engine block.


The superb engine has been a result of the development of an optimized plastic air induction manifold, the application of the Siemens Fenix 5M fuel injection system, an all new valvetrain designed for increased valve lift and volumetric flow, a 45 percent increase in valvetrain stiffness for improved control, an Exhaust Gas Recirculation(EGR) system for emissions enhancement and efficient running and enhanced mechanical components which passed full operational validation test(both vehicle and laboratory) without failure. An 8 bit ECU has been used for a100 percent map control of fueling and spark timing for optimum cold start operation, smooth idle and enhanced driveability.


DURABILITY


The durability of the car was tested using Road Load Data collected at the Millbrook Proving Ground(near Worthing), eastern Europe and India. The Fiat Cinquecento was used as the benchmark for durability evaluation and the requirement of dedicated suspension components for special markets was done. The car was exhaustively tested at Daewoo's worthing technical center at UK, on various rigs including the 18 channel rig. The Millbrook Proving Ground was used for full vehicle durability sign-off.


NVH


Great effort also went into the refining of the NVH performance with superior engine mounting systems using better materials developed jointly with Metzeler, fine tuning of the exhaust system for noise levels and quality in conjunction with Sankei with the using of twin braided exhaust bellows. Further refinements were made with the optimization of the plastic inlet manifold, air cleaner and resonator for noise level, the use of the low cost torque roll axis engine mount system, plastic parts and sealing optimized for aerodynamics and wind noise, and class leading body stiffness for noise attenuation.


RIDE & HANDLING


To better ride & handling a low centre of gravity was aimed for and hard points were optimized using a pretest vehicle at styling phase. Formal appraisals were conducted in Europe, Korea and India and Porsche Engineering was brought in to help in fine tuning this area of performance.


ALL in all 1,920,000 test kilometres were covered (and even more simulated), 656,000 km were dedicated to severe powertrain testing, a total of 140 prototypes were built and 89 full vehicle safety tests were carried out. To give an example of the magnitude of work involved, 27,000 man-hours were spent on the design and development of the instrument panel of the Matiz!!.


Specialists were roped in for key areas to speed up the development process and fine tune the product. Thus ItalDesign of Italy did the styling, Tickford, UK was used for engine development, Porsche, Germany were roped in for ride and handling, TRW, Germany for the steering system and the restraints, Siemens, Germany for the harnesses, Sankei of Japan for the exhaust and Delphi, France for the brakes.

All these work that gone in to the M100 project cost the company US $ 100 million, and an another US $ 700 million on tooling!, and the M100 project was signed off for production as the Matiz in the 29th month of development.

THE RISE AND THE FALL OF DAEWOO MOTOR CO. :: HISTORY OF DAEWOO

It would be interesting to know how  Daewoo come to the automobile scene and then disappear in an unbelievable manner.


Daewoo didn't start a new company on its own, but took over a loss making company- which started as National motor in 1937 in Incheon, South Korea. The name was changed to Saenara Motor in 1962, when the Automobile Industry Promotion Policy was announced by the South Korean govt. In 1965 Saenara motor was then taken over by Shinjin Industrial and changed its name to Shinjin motor. the company manufactured Toyota vehicles in collaboration with the Japanese company. Toyota withdrew from the alliance in 1972 and General Motors came to the crease for their first innings in Korean soil, and of course, the name changed to General motors Korea. One more time the name changed to Saehan motor in 1976. But the Shinjin industrial faced financial problems followed by the oil crisis of 1973, and sold its stake in the company to Korea Development Bank.


It was in the year 1978 The Daewoo Group - South Korea's second largest corporate business  group, after Hyundai, followed by LG and Samsung, which had about 20 divisions and nearly 290 subsidiaries -  acquiring the equity stake  of the Saehan motor from the Korea development Bank. But its only in 1983 Daewoo Group gained control of the company and, yes, changed the name to Daewoo Motor Co. but GM stay on the partnership untill 1992.

LANOS

NUBIRA

Till 1996 all cars produced by Daewoo were based on models from GM. in 1996 Daewoo introduced their first indigenous car the Lanos, designed in cooperation with Italian designer Giorgetto Giugiaro of Ital design
.

LEGANZA

 Then came the Nubira in feb 1997 designed by another Italian I.D.E.A Institute.











And in march the same year the mid-size Leganza was born also designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro.

MATIZ

The year 1998 saw the birth of the most famous Daewoo car the MATIZ.

MAGNUS

REZZO

The Magnus and a minivan the Rezzo was introduced in1999 and 2000 respectively.







The face-lifted versions of Matiz, Nubira and Lanos launched in 2001 with a 'II'in it's name. In 2002 L6 Magnus was introduced equipped with Daewoo's first straight six engine.


In 1998 Daewoo took over the troubled SsangYong Motor and sold it in 2000 because of financial troubles. (This SsangYong Motor has been acquired by India's SUV giant the Mahindra and Mahindra in 2011.)


The Daewoo Group ran into deep financial trouble in 1998 due to Asian financial crisis and it's own poor financial management. All four biggest Korean business groups affected by the crisis, but the three- Hyundai, LG and Samsung recovered through timely solutions and foolproof planning. But Daewoo venture in to more trouble by acquiring more troubled companies and took more debt.


In 1999 the second largest Korean business group went bankrupt. It forced Daewoo to sell it's automotive division. Hyundai, Daimler Chrysler, Ford and Fiat were interested, but - General Motors bought Daewoo motor's assets in 2001. GM is not much interested in the overseas assets of Daewoo including India, so the Indian subsidiary live for a few months more and then shut the office, leaving thousands of Daewoo owners in dark.