Daewoo Chairman: which version to buy (1 generation, 3.2 AT)
If you are choosing a Daewoo Chairman from this catalogue, the decision is already made by the data: there is 1 generation (1999–2002) and 1 version — 3.2 AT. There is no second engine, no extra gearbox, no restyling line, and no AWD option to trade against.
If you are choosing a Daewoo Chairman from this catalogue, the decision is already made by the data: there is 1 generation (1999–2002) and 1 version — 3.2 AT. There is no second engine, no extra gearbox, no restyling line, and no AWD option to trade against. What follows is not a catalogue tour; it is the arithmetic of that single 3.2 AT so you know what you are actually buying: 220 hp from 3199 cm³, 307 Nm, 8.5 s to 100 km/h, 230 km/h top speed, 1735 kg kerb, 180 mm ground clearance, 80 L tank.
Specs of the only version: 3.2 AT
3.2 AT is a Sedan, Gasoline, 6 cylinders, Inline, boost No, Automatic, 4 gears, RWD. Rated output is 220 hp (162 kW) at 5750 rpm and 307 Nm at 4000 rpm. Displacement is 3199 cm³, compression ratio 10, bore and stroke 89.9 × 84, fuel 95, supply Distributed injection (multi-point). Valves per cylinder: 4. Engine location: not measured.
That is the whole choice set. Anyone comparing “Chairman 3.2” to a non-existent 2.0 or 4.0 in this data is comparing to a blank.
Engine: what 220 hp from 3199 cm³ actually buys
Power per litre on 3.2 AT is 220 ÷ 3.199 ≈ 68.8 hp/L (162 ÷ 3.199 ≈ 50.6 kW/L). Torque per litre is 307 ÷ 3.199 ≈ 96.0 Nm/L. Those ratios sit on an unboosted Inline 6: the extra litres are the product, not a turbo.
Peak torque (307 Nm at 4000 rpm) arrives 1750 rpm before peak power (220 hp at 5750 rpm). The gap is 1750 rpm of the 5750 rpm power peak, or about 30% of the power-peak speed still left after the torque peak. For a buyer that means the Automatic 4-speed is working a relatively early torque peak, not a high-rev gasoline peak only.
Compression 10 on Gasoline 95 is the only compression figure in the file. Bore 89.9 mm vs stroke 84 mm is oversquare by 5.9 mm (89.9 − 84). That is a fact of the 3.2 AT block as listed, not a second engine.
Boost is No. There is no higher-output Chairman in this generation to pay for, and no lower-output one to save fuel against.
Gearbox, drive, and what you cannot swap
3.2 AT is Automatic with 4 gears and RWD. There is no manual count, no extra ratio, no FWD or AWD line. Choosing this car is choosing that combination: 4 Automatic gears sending 220 hp and 307 Nm to the rear axle.
If a listing claims another gearbox or drive on a 1999–2002 Daewoo Chairman 3.2 AT, it is outside this dataset. Here the drivetrain is one cell.
Performance: 8.5 s and 230 km/h against 1735 kg
0–100 km/h is 8.5 s. Top speed is 230 km/h. Kerb weight is 1735 kg, so mass per horsepower is 1735 ÷ 220 ≈ 7.89 kg/hp (1735 ÷ 162 ≈ 10.71 kg/kW).
Gross weight is 2050 kg, so the measured payload window is 2050 − 1735 = 315 kg. At gross, mass per horsepower becomes 2050 ÷ 220 ≈ 9.32 kg/hp — 1.43 kg/hp heavier than kerb. The 8.5 s and 230 km/h figures are listed without a test-mass note; treat them as the catalogue numbers for 3.2 AT, not as a second, laden test.
There is no slower Chairman in this file to call “enough” and no faster one to call “the one to buy.” 3.2 AT is both the quickest and the only row.
Fuel consumption and mpg-style range (tank 80 L)
Urban 14.3, highway 9.6, mixed 11.8 (L/100 km as in the data). Urban is 14.3 − 9.6 = 4.7 above highway; mixed is 11.8 − 9.6 = 2.2 above highway and 14.3 − 11.8 = 2.5 below urban.
On the 80 L tank, mixed 11.8 implies 80 ÷ 11.8 × 100 ≈ 678 km of mixed distance per fill; urban 14.3 implies ≈ 559 km; highway 9.6 implies ≈ 833 km. Those are arithmetic on the listed rates and tank, not a tested range.
CO2: not measured. Eco class: not measured. Do not assume a class or a gram figure; they are not in the data.
There is no diesel, no smaller gasoline, and no hybrid in this generation. Economy shopping inside Daewoo Chairman 3.2 AT is only driving cycle (urban 14.3 vs highway 9.6), not a second engine.
Dimensions, weight, clearance — what the buyer sits in
Kerb 1735 kg, gross 2050 kg, clearance 180 mm, tank 80 L. Wheel sizes: not measured. Suspension front: Independent, spring. Rear: Independent, spring. Brakes front: Disc. Rear: Disc.
315 kg between kerb and gross is the only load figure. 180 mm clearance is the only ground figure. Without wheel sizes, you cannot compare tyre packages; they are not measured.
Body type for the generation is Sedan. There is no estate, coupe, or five-door count to pick instead.
Generations: what 1 generation (1999–2002) changed — and what it did not
1 generation runs 1999-01-01 to 2002-12-31, Sedan, 1 modification. There is no second generation in the file, so there is no “later Chairman” in this catalogue with more gears, less mass, or a different engine. Restyling is not listed as a separate generation; do not invent one.
Production span is four calendar years (1999 through 2002). Buying “early” vs “late” 3.2 AT is not a spec choice here: horsepower, torque, times, weights, and consumption are one row for the whole window.
What did not change, because nothing else exists: still 220 hp, still 307 Nm, still Automatic 4, still RWD, still 1735/2050 kg, still 8.5 s / 230 km/h, still 14.3 / 9.6 / 11.8, still 80 L, still 180 mm.
Which version to choose
Choose 3.2 AT if those numbers are the car you want: Gasoline Inline 6, 3199 cm³, 220 hp, 307 Nm, Automatic 4, RWD, 8.5 s, 230 km/h, 1735 kg, 180 mm, 80 L, mixed 11.8.
Do not wait for another Chairman version in this dataset. Power-to-weight at kerb is about 7.89 kg/hp; at gross, 9.32 kg/hp. Specific output is about 68.8 hp/L without boost. The tank-to-mixed-rate ratio is about 678 km. Payload window is 315 kg.
Problems and reliability: not measured in this data. Prices: not in this data. Wheel sizes, CO2, eco class, engine location: not measured.
If a seller offers a Daewoo Chairman that is not 3.2 AT, it is not one of the versions listed for 1 generation (1999–2002) in this catalogue.