Epica’s ray of hope

Australia’s next model: The Epica gets its first facelift after just 16 months.

Holden strives to revive moribund Epica with a facelift, more safety and a diesel

By BYRON MATHIOUDAKIS

Story Source: GoAuto

HOLDEN has been quick to give its slow-selling Epica a comprehensive makeover in a bid for the mid-sized sedan to live up to its lofty name.

Out goes the oddball manual-only 2.0-litre in-line six-cylinder petrol engine and in comes a variation of the 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel found in the strong-selling Captiva SUV.

Now in Holden showrooms, the Epica now comes with a standard six-speed automatic gearbox with Holden’s Tiptronic-style Active Select shift pattern, six airbags and electronic stability control – at no increase to the prices of the corresponding outgoing EP models.

The diesel – which costs $2000 more than the petrol equivalent – is a 2.0-litre single overhead cam 16-valve four-cylinder unit featuring a Bosch common-rail system with direct-injection and is Euro IV emissions-compliant.

Like the Epica, the engine is made by General Motors Daewoo Auto and Technology (GM DAT) in South Korea, but was devised and developed in collaboration with Italy’s VM Motori engineering group.

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