page_title: Daewoo Magnus
section_title: V200 in export markets
hierarchical_section_title: Daewoo Magnus / V200 in export markets
context_page_description: The Daewoo Magnus was a mid-sized sedan developed and manufactured by Daewoo from 2000 to 2006. GM Daewoo and other General Motors divisions, as well as GMDAT stake holder Suzuki, have marketed this car under different badges in various countries. The car is also known under its internal Daewoo designation of V200. The Project Manager was Dr. W.J Lee.
  The V200 is a successor of the Daewoo Leganza, based on a bigger platform. Launched in 23 November, it was sold alongside the Leganza in Korea until the end of V100's production in 2002, when it also superseded it in export markets. The V200 itself was given an extensive facelift for 2006, which resulted in the model known as V250, or Daewoo Tosca in Korea. The V250 completely superseded all versions of the V200 during 2006.
  The Evanda comes equipped with the Daewoo-developed XK6 inline-6 engine or a Holden-built 2.0 L D-TEC Inline-4 carried over from the Leganza. ItalDesign of Italy was responsible for the styling and design of both the Leganza and Magnus. However, the upcoming V250 was styled in Korea by GM Daewoo.
context_section_description: 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. The Evanda replaced the Leganza, and also the Chevrolet Alero. Later, in 2004, the entire Daewoo brand was replaced by Chevrolet in all of Europe, with models renamed accordingly.
  The Magnus was also rebadged as the Suzuki Verona in the United States and Chevrolet Epica in other markets, including Canada, China, Chile and Arabia. However, Suzuki announced it would drop the Verona after the 2006 model year due to low sales likely caused by the fact that the US model only came with a small 2.5 6 cylinder engine and automatic transmission while most other midsized non luxury cars had 2.0 to 2.5 4 cylinder engines and manual transmissions available with optional bigger 3.0 to 3.5 6 cylinder engines as options along with the low displacement of the 6 cylinder engine being close to most of the other competitors 4 cylinder displacements but with worse MPG due to the 2 extra cylinders. It is also known as the Formosa Magnus in Taiwan.
caption: Chevrolet Evanda
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