The updated version of the car, known as the Nexia II, in the basic equipment offers customers stamped wheels with a dimension of 185 / 60R14, rear fog lights, unpainted bumpers, fabric upholstery, a tachometer in the dashboard, an ashtray, mirrors in sun visors, front seat and trunk lights. and glove box, spare full-size wheel. When buying the top configuration, you can count on the presence of a CD / MP3 car radio with a USB connector and 4 speakers, air conditioning, central locking and electric front and rear windows. The bumpers are body-coloured and the side mirrors have integrated turn indicators. The steering provides for the presence of a hydraulic booster.
Nexia of different years of production can be found with three engines: 1.5-liter SOHC (75-80 hp), 1.5-liter DOHC (83 hp) and 1.6-liter DOHC (109 hp). from.). Of course, the latter deserves more interest, the power of which is more than enough for everyday use. At the same time, 1.5-liter engines are not bad in terms of quality and allow you to count on a sufficient resource. As for torque, the 16-valve pulls better at high revs, and the 8-valve pulls better at the bottom. Nexia engines are equipped with a multi-point fuel injection system, which ensures smooth engine operation, fuel economy and low emissions. Timing requires special attention - valve bending, except for the old 8-valve G15MF engines! There is no choice of gearboxes - only a five-speed manual.
Suspension Daewoo Nexia - it's simplicity itself: McPherson struts in front and a torsion beam in the rear. The running gear is also characterized by decent reliability, except for those elements that change “like everyone else” as they wear out. It’s worth mentioning right away that the Daewoo Nexia is a car for a calm, normal ride. Front disc brakes, drum rear — so that the braking dynamics is only satisfactory. And even with a hydraulic booster, at high speeds, the information content of driving leaves much to be desired.
Given the history and origins of the car, you can’t count on any outstanding safety performance either. In those years, such attention was simply not paid to it. It is clear that the results of crash tests are disappointing. The long front spars inherited from the Opel Kadett E, powerful energy-absorbing bumpers, and a safety front panel no longer save the day if you approach the car according to strict modern standards. In addition, Nexia has nothing to offer its owners, except for stiffeners in the doors, head restraints for rear passengers and three-point seat belts. But, for the sake of objectivity, it should be noted that all this is characteristic of most cars, including domestic ones, which were developed decades ago.
At one time, Daewoo Nexia became the first car from which many Russian car owners began to change to foreign cars. The cost of Nexia was such that it could not but attract buyers who were not spoiled by the quality characteristics of the Zhiguli. And today Nexia continues to be a serious alternative to new and used domestic cars. Of the sore spots - metal corrosion, unimportant heating, cramped interior. The asset is endurance, a large trunk, no problems with spare parts and repairs, affordable prices. So in general - a characteristic of a solid "average".
Decided to try to highlight many about what they bought! Namely, how many minuses are in the car and how to turn them into pluses. To begin with, I hasten to assure everyone that I myself am the owner of this machine, and on my own experience I decided to demonstrate and tell about what I did! What is better to do yourself and what is on the service! What you should pay attention to! Weaknesses in the car, and extraneous sounds. Well, other little things.
To begin with, I’ll immediately unsubscribe that I love simple cars, without air conditioning, power steering. These innocent pranks on this machine proved to be very bad. And it doesn't work on all machines. You can find a lot of articles on the Internet about this.
By nature, if something is wrong, I will always get to the bottom of it. Even if I didn’t understand this before, I’ll figure it out early. And this happens with all the cars that I have had.
My horizons do not focus strictly on cars, but have an overly extensive overview of various specialties and activities !.
And so let's get back to our Nexia, or as it is still called Ksenia in the common people. And Ksenia's brain is called EBU - electronic on-board control is simpler than a computer. 🙂
The machine has a modernized 80 hp engine. and 109 hp I would even say that these are European standards for small cars. On a 80 horsepower upgraded engine, the timing belt breaks from the minuses, adversely affecting the head and valves. The older versions didn't have this problem.
Timing - the life of the belt reaches 70,000 -75,000 km (for people who like a quick start, for those who do not really warm up the engine in winter, and for those who are afraid of expensive repairs, the recommended belt replacement is 50,000 km) Some officials insist on replacing belt for 45,000 and even 38,000 km, I hasten to assure this ……………. and provocation. The service just wants to take more money from you. Also, the recommended places to buy a belt are either a dealer service station or a Korean original spare parts store. The pressure roller, like on Russian cars, changes at 80,000 km, but I would recommend changing it with a timing belt. Thus, you will insure yourself against surprises.
Summer and winter tires - which the car can be equipped with at the dealer must have a pressure of 2 Atm P / Z. If you pump 1.8 Back and 1.9 Before, there is a rapid wear of the wheel tread! this, in principle, applies to all cars 13-15 D / C (a car with 2 atm in all 4 wheels behaves more predictably in summer / winter), in winter if you pump up the wheels according to factory pressures, along the highway with an empty passenger compartment and trunk, you may not fit in into a turn at a speed of more than 50 Km / h, the rear of the car begins to live its own life in the turn, so be careful (in no case do not drive without a spare tire, do not overspeed, the lighter the car, the less stable it is on the track at higher speeds ).
Maximum speed - the car is enough to overcome 350 km in 3 hours without straining, the max speed of 175 km without chipping is constant, if you can reach 185 km / h along the slope, while the speed will be constant until the gas pedal is released. I do not recommend driving at such a speed because of the difficulty with handling, and the danger of such speeds. cruising speed 120 km/h consumption 8 l/100 km.
How to increase engine power - without alteration it is possible and very simple it concerns starting from a place. as well as when overtaking. When we started the engine, all information about the state of revolutions and the amount of fuel that comes from the sensors at a given time is compared with the reference value filled in at the factory in the ECU firmware. engine speed is adjusted from higher to lower. (when the engine is started, the revolutions are 2000 rpm or 1500 rpm, then the computer lowers them to a value of 850 rpm and then the ECU goes into standby mode) The exit from the standby mode is about 0.5 ms This is due to the fact that for machines, computers are assembled from antediluvian iron, that is, the processor there is not the first freshness. And usually, even on a 2012 car, it is deeply rooted in the 90s. Although there are exceptions, unfortunately this does not apply to budget cars! So, it is precisely because of the ECU with a weak processor that we get failures at idle if we press the accelerator cable (under the hood). BUT there is a way out, you can reduce this time by simple manipulation, you need to briefly press the gas pedal to 1200-1600 rpm, then release it and press it again but for movement. A car with such manipulation accelerates to 100 km / h in 10 seconds (if you can’t drive quickly and smoothly, it’s better to drive as before, so that there is no risk of damaging the components of the unit), I personally drive like this when I’m in a hurry. Helps to bypass snails, even with the speed limit on this section of the road. Next C pushed with the difficulty of lack of power when overtaking, even in 4th gear, do not believe it, but there is a way out too! When we switch from 5th to 4th gear to perform a maneuver (this is mainly related to all probably cars with mechanics), you do not need to press the accelerator pedal to the floor, but first, for a fraction of a second, press on the gas +20 from the pedal position at the moment, and spin the engine with light movements at short intervals. In a certain position, when at speed we gradually press and release, the accelerator pedal can be perceived as a clear operation of the engine when the maximum acceleration speed is reached. (in this mode of operation of the accelerator pedal, the computer starts to work in reverse mode, helping to equalize our speed, thereby increasing traction). For those who say that a Russian car with the same power rating accelerates better faster, you are wrong (verified)!
Check often lights up - The service takes money for resetting the error!? (Saying that you are refueling bad gasoline). It's all nonsense! So that they don’t tell you, the error occurs mainly on new cars due to the fact that chips occur in the fuel system during break-in (break-in should last 10,000 km, when running in max, the speed of the track is 90 km / h, sharp starts, sharp accelerations are not allowed, nor on what gear!) which, getting into the combustion chamber along with oil, confuses the ECU. I’m also in a hurry to upset you all, but the engine is designed for 95 gasoline, so in order to retrain it to 92, you don’t need to rearrange the jumpers or perform any other actions, the ECU itself automatically adjusts the engine for one or another type of fuel, it has electronic ignition !. You just need to treat the car with understanding and responsibility. Excellent engine performance is achieved only at a proven gas station, there is no difference between 92 and 95 either in consumption or in power tested according to BC, but if you add 10 liters 95 to 40 liters 92, the car starts to behave better on the road (tested experimentally)! The Check error can be reset on its own, you will need a 10 \ 12 key to disconnect one terminal from the battery for 10-20 minutes (during this period of time, the ECU goes to factory settings). After that, we install the terminal in the reverse order and enjoy life. (If the error occurs again, then you need to climb all the sensors or contact the station). Oil changes at 1000 km. pr., further 5000 t. km pr., 10000 km pr., then every 10000 km pr.
Suspension — made simple and reliable, but as always, here you need to look after it when buying a car. Before buying, and in the first month, I recommend checking the deformation of the rear beam. Regarding its curvature, if it is bent or displaced, then you have the right to demand its replacement under warranty or refuse the car! Do not listen to anyone that a new car should not be tested on stands. More like it should! Be sure to make a collapse! This will reduce the chances of getting into an accident, and you will drive and enjoy. The appearance of this marriage, I would call either a low-quality part, or transportation of the car to the buyer, or a test of the car where they should roll 5-10 km ended in failure! Take a car with less mileage! From the assembly line to the car dealership, the mileage should be no more than 1-2 km.
Armor wires — I forgot to tell the most important thing because of what increases the consumption of a new car! First, we look at what candles are worth, they should all be the same! Firm NGK, high-quality candles long-living up to 20,000 km. Fasteners to the wire armor go through a plastic retainer, which is attached to an iron plate (not knee iron, soft), to the engine. Due to the features of such a fastening system, the paintwork on the plates is not damaged until the wire armor is damaged. They live up to about 10,000 tons km, then the high-voltage wires are pierced! Replacing the armor wires does not save !!! I recommend wrapping them with black tape in two passes. This will increase the life of the wires up to 100,000 t km or more!
Daewoo Nexia 2016-2017 is a budget C-class sedan based on the Opel Kadett E, produced from 1984 to 1991. The first car rolled off the assembly line in 1995, and a year later, Nexia was assembled at the Uz-Daewoo plant in Uzbekistan.
In 2008, the South Korean automaker, which by that time had become a division of General Motors, subjected the sedan to an upgrade, which resulted in an update of the front and rear lighting, bumpers and interior.
Options and prices Daewoo Nexia
Salon Daewoo Nexia N150 (photo, price) after restyling, in addition to the changed design, received better finishing materials. And the ownership of the model by GM corporation imposed on the joint venture certain requirements for build quality.
The new front panel in Nexia has received more rounded shapes. The center console was slightly turned towards the driver, and the silver insert on it, designed to revive the dullness of the design, still could not hide the sedan's belonging to the class of budget cars.
The large steering wheel makes it easy to maneuver the car even on versions without power steering, and the mediocre ergonomics of the driver's seat more than pays off for the cost of this sedan.
Since 2008, instead of outdated engines, the Daewoo Nexia N150 (characteristics) has been equipped with 1.5-liter SOHC and 1.6-liter DOHC engines brought to the Euro-3 environmental class, delivering 80 and 109 hp, respectively. Both options are offered only paired with a 5-speed manual.
The basic version of the Classic sedan was sold at a price of 450,000 rubles. True, for this money, buyers became the owners of a completely naked car. For an intermediate version with a head unit, depending on the selected engine, dealers asked from 525,000, but you had to pay extra for power steering and air conditioning.
The price of the top-end Due Nexia in the ND16 configuration with a 1.6-liter engine reached 596,000 rubles. There is a power steering, and all windows, and central locking, as well as foglights and air conditioning.
The Daewoo Nexia B-class budget sedan was based on the Opel Kadett E, which was produced for seven years, from 1984 to 1991. The first Daewoo Nexia was produced in 1995, and a year later its assembly began in Uzbekistan at Uz-Daewoo.
Some time later, namely in 2008, the sedan was significantly modernized, as evidenced by the renovation of the interior, bumpers, and lighting equipment.
Specifications Daewoo Nexia 2015
Starting in 2008, instead of outdated engines, DOHC engines, with a volume of 1.6 liters, and SOHC, with a volume of 1.5 liters, with a power of 109 and 80 hp, were installed on the Daewoo Nexiaa. respectively. These units have been upgraded to Euro-3 environmental class. These options come with a five-speed manual gearbox.
When, where and for how much to buy Daewoo Nexia (N150)
The basic equipment of the Low Cost sedan at the start of sales cost customers 259,000 rubles. However, for such an amount it was possible to purchase a naked car. An intermediate version of the car, which has a standard audio system, cost 299,000 rubles and 327,000 rubles, depending on the type of engine chosen.
The top Lux equipment of the Daewoo Nexia 2014 model is equipped with a 1.6-liter engine. Its cost was 361,000 rubles. This car is equipped with power windows, fog lights, power steering and central locking. To install an air conditioner, it was necessary to pay 26,000 rubles.
In 2008, UZ-Daewoo presented the second-generation Daewoo Nexia N150 compact sedan, which was an upgraded version of the original four-door sedan.
The updated version received the internal N150 index and has changed significantly compared to its predecessor, having received a redesigned body, interior and new engines in the powertrain line.
Serial production of the car was discontinued in August 2016.
Exterior
In terms of design, Daewoo Nexia N150 strongly resembles cars of the 90s: the exterior is unpretentious and archaic. The full face of the model is the most attractive part of the body, and this is mainly due to the aggressive headlights of the Nexia N150 and the new bumper design. From the profile and other angles, there is nothing to praise the car designers for: the silhouette is simple, archaic, with square-rounded rear wheel arches and a large glass area, awkward optics and a bulky rear bumper.
Dimensions "Nexia N150" fully comply with the standards of the C-class:
- Body length - 4.482 m;
- Height - 1.393 m;
- Width - 1.662 m;
- Wheelbase - 2.52 m;
- Clearance - 158 mm.
Interior
The interior of the four-door sedan continues the trend set in appearance: the interior design is just as archaic, combining a modest and informative set of instruments, a three-spoke steering wheel, an angular design center console with a monochrome clock, three controls for the climate system and radio. Low-quality finishing materials and poor assembly worsen the interior space, which is why owners often resort to tuning the Nexia N150.
The front seats have a flat back and an amorphous design with weak lateral support, and there is also a minimal set of adjustments. Only two people can comfortably fit on the back sofa, but even for them, free legroom is limited.
The luggage compartment of the Nexia N150 is 530 liters in the basic configuration. The back of the rear seat does not fold, there is no hatch for transporting long loads. A full-fledged spare wheel and the necessary tools are located in an underground niche.
Specifications
The range of powertrains of the compact sedan is represented by two gasoline engines, paired with a five-speed manual transmission and front-wheel drive:
- The base engine is an in-line four-cylinder V8 A15SMS with a distributed injection system with a capacity of 80 horsepower and a volume of 1.5 liters. The engine is equipped with an electronic control unit, eight-valve timing. Up to 100 km / h, a car equipped with such an engine accelerates in 12.5 seconds, the maximum speed is limited at around 175 km / h. Combined fuel consumption is 8.1 liters;
- More “charged” versions of the Nexia N150 are equipped with a 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine with a capacity of 109 horsepower. The motor is equipped with a sixteen-valve timing, multipoint injection system and DOHC configuration. Acceleration to 100 km / h is carried out in 11 seconds, the maximum developed speed is 185 km / h. In combined mode, fuel consumption is 8.9 liters.
The second generation of the car is being created on the T-body front-wheel drive platform, which was developed by the engineers of the General Motors concern. The engine is located in a transverse position and was borrowed from the Opel Kadett E. McPherson shock-absorbing struts are installed on the front axle, and semi-independent struts with an elastic transverse beam are installed on the rear axle. "Nexia N150" is equipped with rack and pinion steering without power steering in the basic configuration (it was installed only on expensive modifications) and a braking system represented by ventilated disc brakes in front and drum mechanisms in the rear. The ABS system was not provided in any configuration.
Optics
The design of the headlights consists of two lighting units, one of which is designed for low beam, the second - for high beam. The optics are combined into one body with turn signals and PTF. "Nexia N150" is not equipped with corrugated diffusers. The lenses were made of durable polycarbonate with a special coating applied, which increased the protection of the headlights from damage.
Innovations
Car manufacturers, in addition to strengthening the engine, making changes to the interior and exterior trim, equipped the Daewoo Nexia N150 with a door control system, locks and a fuel tank, a powerful air conditioner, an audio system with four speakers and power windows. The difference between the model is a two-tier car radio, which is also available in the top configuration. The changes affected the rims: the car was equipped with 14-inch wheels.
Nuances of production and assembly
Components for the Nexia N150 - bumpers, rims, fuel system parts and others are produced at the UZ-Daewoo automobile plant. Only suspension, engines and transmissions are imported from abroad. Despite the developer's grandiose plans, the updated version of Nexia lacks innovative technologies: ABS, automatic transmission and airbags. The refusal of such functions is due to the preservation of the low cost of the car, for which it is valued. As compensation, the manufacturer offers a three-year warranty on the Nexia N150. Each future buyer has the opportunity to carry out car tuning, including replacing front bumpers, optics with Nexia N150, improving the technical component, interior and body design.
Electrical faults
The Check Engine light caused a lot of complaints from the owners of the Nexia N150, who noted its frequent failure, the cause of which was a controller glitch that did not recognize the crankshaft position sensor. The problem was fixed only by contacting the official dealer and replacing the controller itself. The problem was fixed by the manufacturer in 2009 and the reason for the failure of the Check Engine light bulb today is low-quality gasoline.
The auto concern UZ-Daewoo is not engaged in the production of electrical appliances: parts are supplied from different countries. Initially, they could not boast of high quality: for example, Indian-made devices suffered from “hanging” arrows, which manifested itself both on new models and on used ones. Complaints about Indian devices were massive, as a result of which the automaker eliminated this malfunction. "Hanging" instrument arrows by 2010 were completely eliminated and met with rare exceptions mainly on models manufactured before 2009.
Body and running gear
Daewoo Nexia N150 shock absorbers and ball bearings do not tolerate bumps and potholes in Russian roads. The working life of these parts is halved - up to 60,000 km with active off-road driving.
The service life of the front brake pads is the same 60,000 km, the discs must be changed every 120,000 km. The rear drum brakes have a similar working life - 120,000 km.
The main problems with the body are related to the paintwork of the Nexia N150: car owners note its poor quality. Quite often there are unpainted areas and paint of different tones, which is not so much a problem for the Nexia concern, but for all automakers in this segment.
The negative feature of the Nexia N150 is the low-quality sealing of the joints of the body panels, which is fraught with water entering the cabin and luggage compartment during precipitation. Exactly the same problem was with glass seals.
Options and cost
Daewoo Nexia was very popular in the Russian market and was offered in three trim levels: "basic", "classic" and "luxury". At the time of the end of mass production, the Nexia N150 was sold at a very affordable price, ranging from 450 to 596 thousand rubles, depending on the chosen modification and option package.
The basic equipment of the Daewoo Nexia N150 does not have a particularly rich set of options: interior heating, 14-inch steel wheels, fabric upholstery of the interior and seats, rear window heating with a timer function, remote control of the luggage compartment lid, gas tank hatch and doors. The top modification includes power windows for all windows, air conditioning, fog lights, power steering, athermal windows, with four speakers and a USB connector.
Summary
Nexia N150 is often purchased exclusively for delivery or as a means of transportation. The requirements for such a car are appropriate: reliability, economy, unpretentiousness. Initially, the Daewoo Nexia N150 was not particularly reliable and practical, but over time, the manufacturer improved the model. This model was and remains a budget car, the cost of which is fully consistent with the quality.
