Daewoo Matiz Gets 20-inch Vossen Wheels, Becomes Hideous Russian Bigfoot

And to illustrate that the rule above applies even when it breaches the international common sense convention, we've brought along an example from Russia. We're dealing with a Daewoo Matiz here, one that has been gifted with Vossen wheels.

So far, nothing seems to be wrong, but when the rolling goodies fitted to the car come in a 20-inch size, you can expect everything to fo haywire. If you're wondering how such rollers were able to fit inside the city car's tiny wheel arches, you should know this Daewoo went for a different approach.

We're all used to seeing wheel spacers on tuning projects, especially when these custom machines are fitted with widebody kits, but the spacers on this Matiz are ridiculous, being the size of a forearm. To be more precise, the elements measure almost 14 inches (35 cm) in length.

However, once the Matiz shoeing job was complete, it was time for the overkill Bigfoot to hit the road. This led to a number of adventures that aren't all that hard to imagine.

For one thing, the tiny 0.8-liter 51 hp engine of the Daewoo didn't take the new transportation task too well, as you'll be able to see in the piece of footage at the bottom of the page.

Even so, the vehicle, with its DIY crossover look, determined tons of drivers to pull out the smartphones and shoot it - last time we checked, the Matiz was the most affordable new car on the Russian market, so all the attention shouldn't come as a surprise.

P.S.: The makeover seen here reminds us of how different the Daewoo Matiz is to the Italdesign Lucciola concept it is based on - you can check out some stills of the 1993 concept in the second clip below.