The Daewoo Tosca is a mid-size car built by GM Daewoo in South Korea and marketed worldwide by General Motors mainly as Chevrolet Epica, but also as the Holden Epica. It replaces the Daewoo Magnus and its derivatives. The Chevrolet Epica was officially launched in Europe at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show (March 2–12). The internal code for this model is V250, and is unique in that it is powered transversely-mounted straight six engines.^[1] Contrary to the preceding models (V100 Leganza and V200), which were styled by Giugiaro, the V250 was designed entirely in-house. The car was also introduced to Australia in April 2007, under the name Holden Epica, replacing the Holden Vectra. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 797 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1921 × 1445 pixel, file size: 1. ... Automakers, also known as carmakers, automobile manufacturers, motor manufacturers, or the automobile industry are companies that design and manufacture automobiles. ... This article is about the auto company GM Daewoo. ... General Motors Corporation, also known as GM or The General, an American multinational conglomerate corporation, is the worlds largest auto company by annual production volume for 2006, and the second largest by sales volume as of the first half of 2007, behind Toyota Motor Corporation. ... The Daewoo Magnus is a mid-sized sedan sold by GM Daewoo positioned to compete with the Hyundai Sonata. ... ... Car classification is subjective since many vehicles fall into multiple categories. ... A mid-size car, frequently referred to as an intermediate, is an automobile with a size between that of a compact and a full-size or standard-size car. ... An automobile platform is a shared set of components common to a number of different automobiles. ... The Family II is a straight-4 piston engine that was originally developed by Opel in late 1970s for use in the Opel Ascona B and Opel Kadett D. Over time, the engine block has evolved to include many modern features such as DOHC and fuel injection. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ... Turbodiesel refers to any diesel engine with a turbocharger. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ... The straight-6 (also inline 6, I-6, or I6) is an internal combustion engine with six cylinders aligned in a single row. ... The straight-6 (also inline 6, I-6, or I6) is an internal combustion engine with six cylinders aligned in a single row. ... “Gearbox” redirects here. ... A manual transmission (also known as a stick shift, straight drive, or standard transmission) is a type of transmission used in automotive applications. ... The automatic gear selector in a Ford Five Hundred vehicle An automatic transmission (commonly abbreviated as AT) is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the vehicle moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually (similar but larger devices are also used for railroad... The automatic gear selector in a Ford Five Hundred vehicle An automatic transmission (commonly abbreviated as AT) is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the vehicle moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually (similar but larger devices are also used for railroad... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Daewoo Magnus is a mid-sized sedan sold by GM Daewoo positioned to compete with the Hyundai Sonata. ... A mid-size car, frequently referred to as an intermediate, is an automobile with a size between that of a compact and a full-size or standard-size car. ... This article is about the auto company GM Daewoo. ... General Motors Corporation, also known as GM or The General, an American multinational conglomerate corporation, is the worlds largest auto company by annual production volume for 2006, and the second largest by sales volume as of the first half of 2007, behind Toyota Motor Corporation. ... The Daewoo Magnus is a mid-sized sedan sold by GM Daewoo positioned to compete with the Hyundai Sonata. ... 74th Geneva Motor Show The Salon International de lAuto (or Geneva Motor Show) is an annual auto show held in March in the Swiss city of Geneva. ... The straight-6 (also inline 6, I-6, or I6) is an internal combustion engine with six cylinders aligned in a single row. ... The Chevrolet Evanda (previously Daewoo Magnus) is a mid-sized sedan sold by GM Daewoo positioned to compete with the the Hyundai Sonata. ... Italdesign-Giugiaro S.p. ... ...

Name

GM Daewoo's official press releases said that Tosca is an acronym for "Tomorrow Standard Car".^[2] "Tosca" is also a popular opera by Giacomo Puccini and this link might not be purely coincidental, as Daewoo has been using Italianesque model names before (e.g Espero, Leganza or Lacetti).^[3] The Chevrolet Epica name was previously used on V200 models sold in Canada, Latin America, China, Europe and Arabia. The car has been badge engineered as the Holden Epica for the Australian and New Zealand market, replacing the Vectra.^[4] It is also manufactured and sold in Chevrolet Epica under the name of Chevrolet Epica (V250) since June 2007.^[5] It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Backronym and Apronym (Discuss) Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations, such as NATO, laser, and ABC, written as the initial letter or letters of words, and pronounced on the basis of this abbreviated written form. ... For other uses, see Tosca (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Opera (disambiguation). ... Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (December 22, 1858 – November 29, 1924) was an Italian composer whose operas, including La bohème, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly, are among the most frequently performed in the standard repertoire. ... “Italian Republic” redirects here. ... The Daewoo Espero (also Aranos) was a car made by Korean Daewoo Motors from 1995 to 1997. ... The Chevrolet Evanda (previously Daewoo Magnus) is a mid-sized sedan sold by GM Daewoo positioned to compete with the the Hyundai Sonata. ... The Chevrolet Lacetti is a compact car made by the South Korean automaker GM Daewoo. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... The Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula is a mainly desert peninsula in Southwest Asia at the junction of Africa and Asia and an important part of the greater Middle East. ... The Opel Vectra is a large family car produced by Opel, the main European subsidiary of General Motors. ...

Powertrains

The engines are designed by Porsche.^[6] Powertrains are what sets the Tosca apart from other similar vehicles. The car employs Daewoo's XK straight-six engine, which is a rarely used setup nowadays. Moreover, the V250 is a front-wheel drive car and the engines are mounted transversely, this requires the inline engine to be very compact and packed quite tight. The only other automakers currently using this configuration as of 2007 are Ford's Land Rover (LR2) and Volvo. This article is about the auto company. ... Front-wheel drive is the most common form of engine/transmission layout used in modern passenger cars, where the engine drives the front wheels. ... A transverse engine is an engine in which the crankshaft is oriented side-to-side relative to the wheels of the vehicle. ... Land Rover was the name of one of the first British civilian all-terrain utility vehicles, first produced by Rover in 1947. ... Volvo Cars, or Volvo Personvagnar, is a well-known Swedish automobile maker founded in 1927 in the city of Gothenburg in Sweden. ...

The Tosca was launched with two versions of the straight six of different displacements: the 2.5 litre, which was carried over from the Magnus, and a 2.0 litre,^[1] which replaces the Holden-sourced E-TEC II 2.0 litre used in the previous model.^[7] Club For Korean market, 1.8 litre E-TEC II engine model with five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission has added since 2006.^[1] The litre or liter (see spelling differences) is a unit of volume. ... Holdens rule This article is about the Australian car manufacturer. ... The Family II is a straight-4 piston engine that was originally developed by Opel in late 1970s for use in the Opel Ascona B and Opel Kadett D. Over time, the engine block has evolved to include many modern features such as DOHC and fuel injection. ... The Family II is a straight-4 piston engine that was originally developed by Opel in late 1970s for use in the Opel Ascona B and Opel Kadett D. Over time, the engine block has evolved to include many modern features such as DOHC and fuel injection. ... A manual transmission (also known as a stick shift, straight drive, or standard transmission) is a type of transmission used in automotive applications. ... The automatic gear selector in a Ford Five Hundred vehicle An automatic transmission (commonly abbreviated as AT) is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the vehicle moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually (similar but larger devices are also used for railroad...

GM also announced that in early 2007 these engines will be joined by a 2.0 litre inline-4 common rail turbodiesel, which is to make 112 kilowatts (150 hp) and 310 newton metres (229 ft·lbf) of torque. The engine, co-developed by GM Powertrain, GM Daewoo, and VM Motori, debuted in the Daewoo Winstorm, and was the first diesel engine used in a Daewoo car.^[8] The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ... “CRD” redirects here. ... Turbodiesel refers to any diesel engine with a turbocharger. ... Newton metre is the unit of moment (torque) in the SI system. ... GM Powertrain is a company created by GM to develop engines and transmission for the GM group. ... VM Motori S.p. ... The Chevrolet Captiva (designated C100) is a concept SUV developed by GM s design center in Incheon and is based on General Motors Theta platform. ...

(Source: Jarosław Maznas. "A teraz Epica (Polish)". Auto Motor i Sport (June 2006): 50–51. ) The Family II is a straight-4 piston engine that was originally developed by Opel in late 1970s for use in the Opel Ascona B and Opel Kadett D. Over time, the engine block has evolved to include many modern features such as DOHC and fuel injection. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ... A manual transmission (also known as a stick shift, straight drive, or standard transmission) is a type of transmission used in automotive applications. ... The automatic gear selector in a Ford Five Hundred vehicle An automatic transmission (commonly abbreviated as AT) is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the vehicle moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually (similar but larger devices are also used for railroad... Turbodiesel refers to any diesel engine with a turbocharger. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ... A manual transmission (also known as a stick shift, straight drive, or standard transmission) is a type of transmission used in automotive applications. ... The automatic gear selector in a Ford Five Hundred vehicle An automatic transmission (commonly abbreviated as AT) is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the vehicle moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually (similar but larger devices are also used for railroad... The straight-6 (also inline 6, I-6, or I6) is an internal combustion engine with six cylinders aligned in a single row. ... A manual transmission (also known as a stick shift, straight drive, or standard transmission) is a type of transmission used in automotive applications. ... The automatic gear selector in a Ford Five Hundred vehicle An automatic transmission (commonly abbreviated as AT) is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the vehicle moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually (similar but larger devices are also used for railroad... The straight-6 (also inline 6, I-6, or I6) is an internal combustion engine with six cylinders aligned in a single row. ...

Gallery

The European-market version of the Daewoo Tosca (V250), the Chevrolet Epica. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 538 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 688 pixels, file size: 189 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...

The interior of a Holden Epica shown in CDX specification. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2304 × 1728 pixels, file size: 893 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...

A front 3/4 view of the Holden Epica. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 582 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 745 pixels, file size: 191 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A picture of a Holden Epica photographed in New South Wales, Australia. ...

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External links

• Official Website (Italy)