Everything about The Daewoo Tosca totally explained
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. 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's 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.
Name
GM Daewoo's official press releases says that
Tosca is an
acronym for
"Tomorrow Standard Car".
"Tosca" is also a popular
opera by
Giacomo Puccini. The Chevrolet Epica name was previously used on
V200 models sold in
Canada,
Latin America,
China,
Europe,
Arabia and
Micronesia. Since April 2007, the Tosca has been marketed as the
Holden Epica for the
Australian and
New Zealand markets, replacing the
Holden Vectra, sourced from
Opel in
Germany. It is also manufactured and sold in
Kazakhstan as Chevrolet Epica since June 2007.
Powertrains
Daewoo's
XK straight-six engines are designed by
Porsche, and they're what distinguish the Tosca from other similar vehicles. The
V250 is a
front-wheel drive car and the engines are mounted
transversely; this configuration requires the straight-six engine to be very compact and packed quite tight. 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, Since 2006, a 1.8 litre version of the
E-TEC II engine model is also available in the South Korean market. This engine is coupled to either a five-speed
manual or four-speed
automatic transmission. In early 2008, Daewoo launched an updated version of Tosca with new six-speed automatic tramsmission in South Korea. There are two versions of six-speed automatic transmission:
GM 6T40 for the 2.0 and 2.5 litre pertrol engines and
GM 6T45 for the 2.0 litre diesel engine. At the same time, Daewoo also revised rear portion of the car, changing the rear combination lamp and rear
bumper.
(Source: | journal = Auto Motor i Sport | pages = 50–51}})Further Information
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