Daewoo Tosca
The Daewoo Tosca is a mid-size car designed by Daewoo in South Korea and marketed by Chevrolet as the Chevrolet Epica and Chevrolet Tosca, while Holden marketed it as the Holden Epica. Codenamed V250, it replaces the Daewoo Magnus and its derivatives. The Chevrolet Epica was officially launched in Europe at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show. The Tosca is noteworthy in that it is available with transversely-mounted straight-six engines. Contrary to the preceding models (V100 Leganza and V200 Magnus), which were styled by Giugiaro, the V250 was designed entirely in-house.
| Daewoo Tosca | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Daewoo (General Motors) |
| Also called | Chevrolet Epica Chevrolet Tosca Holden Epica |
| Production | 2006–2011 (South Korea) 2007–2014 (China) |
| Model years | 2006–2011 (Europe & South Korea) 2007–2015 (China) |
| Assembly | Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, South Korea Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan Asaka, Uzbekistan (GM Uzbekistan) Shanghai, China (Shanghai GM) Kaliningrad, Russia |
| Designer | Sung Paik at General Motors Design Center |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mid-size (D-segment) |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.8 L Family II I4 (petrol) 2.0 L L34 I4 (gasoline) 2.0 L RA 420 SOHC I4 (turbocharged diesel) 2.0 L Porsche XK I6 (petrol) 2.5 L Porsche XK I6 (petrol) |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual 4-speed automatic 5-speed Aisin AF33 automatic 6-speed GM 6T40 automatic 6-speed GM 6T45 automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,700 mm (110 in) |
| Length | 4,805 mm (189.2 in) |
| Width | 1,810 mm (71 in) |
| Height | 1,450 mm (57 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Daewoo Magnus |
| Successor | Chevrolet Malibu |
Due to the Daewoo brand being renamed as Chevrolet for South Korea, the Daewoo Tosca ended production in early 2011 in South Korea. Production in China started in March 2007 and ended in 2014. Tosca was replaced by the Chevrolet Malibu which entered production in South Korea for the first time.