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![(Updated 10/6/2025) Never let it be said that I dislike a car, any car. I can generally find something to appreciate about any of them once I really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_6012.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1989 Pontiac LeMans LE – K-Po(o)p Kadett")
Junkyard Classic: 1989 Pontiac LeMans LE – K-Po(o)p Kadett
Posted on October 4, 2025 | 63 Comments(Updated 10/6/2025) Never let it be said that I dislike a car, any car. I can generally find something to appreciate about any of them once I really […] -
![(first posted 8/29/2018) Ask the average person on the street what a Daewoo is and the answer will be a blank stare and the response “Day Who?” Yet […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_5065.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 2001 Daewoo Leganza CDX – Battling Uphill All The Way")
Junkyard Classic: 2001 Daewoo Leganza CDX – Battling Uphill All The Way
Posted on August 28, 2025 | 69 Comments(first posted 8/29/2018) Ask the average person on the street what a Daewoo is and the answer will be a blank stare and the response “Day Who?” Yet […] -
![(first posted 11/1/2018) Pride may be a destructive force, especially in such quantities that it turns into hubris. For Kia, though, Pride was just an example of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/43203505020_5e64fe896c_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 2003 Kia Rio Cinco – No Pride")
Cohort Classic: 2003 Kia Rio Cinco – No Pride
Posted on November 1, 2024 | 31 Comments(first posted 11/1/2018) Pride may be a destructive force, especially in such quantities that it turns into hubris. For Kia, though, Pride was just an example of […] -
![Some time ago CC reader Nate pointed me to a Central American tradition of sorts, that of abandoned vehicles literally buried under piles of garbage. This, after a post of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_20220410_130815557.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: ’97-’02 Daewoo Nubira – And A Few More Piles Of Garbage")
Curbside Classics: ’97-’02 Daewoo Nubira – And A Few More Piles Of Garbage
Posted on September 1, 2022 | 12 CommentsSome time ago CC reader Nate pointed me to a Central American tradition of sorts, that of abandoned vehicles literally buried under piles of garbage. This, after a post of […] -
![After reading Eric703’s excellent history of Daewoo in the United States earlier this year, I realized that we’ve featured several Leganzas over the years but never really anything on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_1859.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 2000 Daewoo Lanos SX Sedan – Cheap SX Doesn’t Have To Be Bad")
Curbside Recycling: 2000 Daewoo Lanos SX Sedan – Cheap SX Doesn’t Have To Be Bad
Posted on May 20, 2021 | 28 CommentsAfter reading Eric703’s excellent history of Daewoo in the United States earlier this year, I realized that we’ve featured several Leganzas over the years but never really anything on the […] -
![Daewoo marketed cars in the United States for only about 1,300 days, but its story was as interesting as its cars were bland. The narrative of the company’s rapid home-market […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Daewoo-Leganza-2001-RF2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Tangled Story Of Daewoo In The United States")
Automotive History: The Tangled Story Of Daewoo In The United States
Posted on February 16, 2021 | 102 CommentsDaewoo marketed cars in the United States for only about 1,300 days, but its story was as interesting as its cars were bland. The narrative of the company’s rapid home-market […] -
![You all know about the Chevrolet Cavalier. You probably know about the Pontiac J2000/Sunbird, Buick Skyhawk, Oldsmobile Firenza and Cadillac Cimarron. There was also the Opel Ascona and Vauxhall Cavalier […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Daewoo-Espero-photo-courtesy-Juan-Barret.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: Daewoo Espero – J-Car in an Italian Suit")
Curbside Capsule: Daewoo Espero – J-Car in an Italian Suit
Posted on January 27, 2015 | 48 CommentsYou all know about the Chevrolet Cavalier. You probably know about the Pontiac J2000/Sunbird, Buick Skyhawk, Oldsmobile Firenza and Cadillac Cimarron. There was also the Opel Ascona and Vauxhall Cavalier […] -
![Today, South Korea manufactures hundreds of thousands of high-quality, competitive sedans, hatchbacks and crossovers. GM’s Korean operations, for instance, produce the Chevrolet Spark, Sonic, Cruze and Malibu. Not too long […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Hyundai-Sonata.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: Daewoo Nubira – A Family COAL")
Curbside Capsule: Daewoo Nubira – A Family COAL
Posted on January 25, 2015 | 76 CommentsToday, South Korea manufactures hundreds of thousands of high-quality, competitive sedans, hatchbacks and crossovers. GM’s Korean operations, for instance, produce the Chevrolet Spark, Sonic, Cruze and Malibu. Not too long […] -
![The car I saw recently is somewhat reminiscent of the Dongfanghong from my previous CC, in respect of being an adaptation of Western technology by a manufacturer from the Far […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/003.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: Daewoo Ace – From Russia With Brougham")
CC Capsule: Daewoo Ace – From Russia With Brougham
Posted on October 4, 2014 | 27 CommentsThe car I saw recently is somewhat reminiscent of the Dongfanghong from my previous CC, in respect of being an adaptation of Western technology by a manufacturer from the Far […] -
![Image by S. Forrest from the Cohort This homely red sedan, once a familiar sight in the USA, is a rare remnant from one of GM’s more bizarre marketing adventures in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/12546915075_a5677f75f7_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Cohort Capsule: 1993 Asüna SE – Daewoo With An Ümlaut")
Cohort Capsule: 1993 Asüna SE – Daewoo With An Ümlaut
Posted on May 20, 2014 | 21 CommentsImage by S. Forrest from the Cohort This homely red sedan, once a familiar sight in the USA, is a rare remnant from one of GM’s more bizarre marketing adventures in […]
