Monday, February 16, 2015

Moscow Cars: Daewoo Matiz M150 Series

A Daewoo Matiz on a Moscow street in city dirt camouflage, almost blending in with the surroundings. 

Next time I am going to shoot a cleaner example also wait for better weather.


But for now... there's some filter play.





Its production ceased more than ten years back everywhere... except continued unabated at Uzbekistan's Uz-Daewoo factory and may still be continuing to this day to the joy of its many fans here.


A very popular car throughout the former Soviet Union, in Russia and in Moscow.




Especially popular with pizza-delivery kind of people, ladies and everybody who needs (or can only afford) a small car.



Subsequent models, including the Chevrolet Spark, didn't quite catch up with it in popularity and are practically non-existent.




 Nice photo gallery BTW at the factory's website from where come the above and below pictures.


Matiz Best!




Another testament to its popularity in Russia is a slick Matiz-dedicated website - www.matiz2.ru - worth a look.

More resources - 3D view of Matiz passenger compartment.



And there is an international Matiz site - MyMatiz.com



On finishing this post, I almost feel like buying one myself as a second car but there's no danger of that in the near future given the finances.

And with this not so subtle a hint... 


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