Magnus/Evanda

At the end of the 2nd millennium, Daewoo, which was becoming part of the General Motors group, put a new 3-box sedan project on the drawing board, produced in Southeast Asia and intended to be sold worldwide. The V200, the car’s code name, is a successor to the Daewoo Leganza (model V100), used a larger chassis of its platform. Giugiaro was responsible for the styling and design of both the Leganza and Magnus. From 2000 until 2004, the V200 was marketed as Daewoo Evanda in Western Europe, and Chevrolet Evanda in many Eastern European countries where GM did not use the Daewoo brand, as locally manufactured versions of old Daewoo models were still sold under that marque.