Chevrolet Lacetti Station Wagon (05-11) - Review

Review by David Ross on
The Lacetti was formerly badged as a Daewoo, although the Station Wagon version was never previously available. It actually makes more sense as a family work horse vehicle in estate guise. The driving experience is comfortable, the interior is durable and it has a decent load space. However it is dull to drive, not helped by the lifeless steering and the lack of a diesel engine in the line-up means it's not a god choice if you intend on covering large mileages. As a new buy it's not particularly cheap either.
2.5 out of 5

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Running costs

The up front servicing deal helps to keep maintenance costs reasonable. If buying used, check whether the car has any free or pre-paid servicing left on it. Insurance, fuel and repair costs are nothing to be scared of either but the biggest cost will be the dreaded depreciation.

Summary Running Costs

Servicing period

Every 10,000 miles.

Warranty

Three years or 60,000 miles.

Road tax (12 months)

£215.00 - £270.00

Vehicle excise duty (VED) varies according to the CO2 emissions and the fuel type of the vehicle. For cars registered after March 1st 2001 VED or road tax is based on the car's CO2 emissions. For cars registered before March 1st 2001 it is based on engine size.

Full running costs data

2 out of 5

Green credentials

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    181
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    210
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CO2 emission figure (g/km)

Fuel economy rating

The arrows indicate the best and worst CO2 bands for this model.

Emissions summary

The Lacetti is starting to show its age and that's certainly the case in terms of efficiency. The 1.6-litre engine emits 181g/km of CO2 - very high for an engine of this size and power, while fuel economy is poor at 36mpg.

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