2005 Leganza?

Cursor · Post by **Cursor** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 1:20 am

Are Chevy or Suzuki selling a rebadged Leganza in the US, or did this wonderful car disappear entirely from North America with the 2002 model?

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz · Thu Apr 01, 2004 1:56 am

Suzuki is selling the Magnus (replacement for the Leganza) with an inline 2.5L 6cyl called the Verona here in the U.S.

http://www.suzukiauto.com/sr_04/verona/

I have not yet test driven the Verona (Magnus) or the Forenza (Nubira), though I have test driven the Chevy Aveo (Kalos).

Cliff

Post by **PrecisionBoost** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 2:05 am

In Canada the Leganza is called a Chevrolet EPICA or a Suzuki Forenza ( or is it Verona... I keep getting them mixed up)

Cursor · Post by **Cursor** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 4:04 am

Pretty interesting little vehicle there. It looks pretty much like my 2001 Leganza, but it's got an inline 6 rather than a 4 cylinder. That's pretty interesting. I wonder how differently it drives.

How does the Magnus stack up against the Hyundai Sonata or the Nissan Altima? It seems to me that those are the 2 main competitors, or am I missing something?

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz · Mon Sep 27, 2004 7:06 am

Cursor wrote:...but it's got an inline 6 rather than a 4 cylinder. That's pretty interesting. I wonder how differently it drives.

Actually, test driving it, I felt almost like I was sitting in my Leganza.
The seat and everything about the driving position felt virtually identical. Sadly, I didn't notice any more performance than my '01 Leganza has.

I was actually a little dissapointed that did not accellerate any better with the 6cyl than my 4 cyl does.

Cliff