The original Aveo... the Dream
The Kalos Dream
In early 2000, the Aveo and all its cousins were but a dream -- the Kalos Dream in fact.
GM hadn't appeared on the horizon as Daewoo's savior, and the financial situation was grim.
In many articles detailing the struggling Daewoo, the Kalos Dream show car was considered as much a pipe dream as anything... an uncertain end to a very certain financial nightmare.
Daewoo first presented the original Kalos Dream I at the Paris 2000 Motor Show:
http://archive.cardesignnews.com/aut...kalos0120s.jpg
http://archive.cardesignnews.com/aut...kalos0116s.jpg
At 2001 Frankfurt Motor Show Daewoo previewed Kalos Dream II
http://archive.cardesignnews.com/aut...kalosfrt2s.jpg
http://archive.cardesignnews.com/aut...oo-kalos3s.jpg
I'm not quite sure what they were thinking with the front and rear clips, but they seemed to have kept an open mind:
http://caraphoto.caradisiac.com/c/o/...REAM-AVANT.jpg
http://caraphoto.caradisiac.com/c/o/...-4-ARRIERE.jpg
At Geneva 2002, Kalos Dream II again:
http://archive.cardesignnews.com/aut...kalos2795s.jpg
http://archive.cardesignnews.com/aut...kalos2804s.jpg
By March of 2003 at the Genva Show, the pre-production KALOS... nolonger a dream (notice the very interesting front nose treatment -- which seems to have presaged the big Audi and VW face treatments.)
http://www.automotriz.net/2002/image...ewoo-kalos.jpg
The little Aveo and all its other iterations played a significant role in the ongoing vitality of Daewoo -- til GM could swoop it up and ride into the sunset... where we are now.
Re: The original Aveo... the Dream
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Originally Posted by pcm84
if they put that front end on the aveo hands down it would have sold a lot better and been more socially exceptable looking...i dont like the tail lights tho, the ones we have now are pretty sweet...but the front end of that car is really sleek look and fits the aveo while the one we have now isnt that flowing