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GM Epsilon platform
Manufacturer General Motors
Production 2003–present
Predecessor GM N platform
GM2900 platform
Class Mid-size (C/D) platform

Epsilon is General Motors' new mid-size front-wheel drive automobile platform. The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design development manufacture marketing and sale of Motor vehicles In 2007 more than 73 million motor vehicles General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The General Motors N platform (commonly called the N-body) was a Front-wheel drive Compact car Automobile platform produced from General Motors introduced the mid-size Front-wheel drive GM2900 platform in 1988 with the introductions of the Opel Vectra A and the Vauxhall Cavalier Car classification is subjective since many vehicles fall into multiple categories or do not fit well into any A mid-size car (occasionally referred to as an intermediate) is the North American and Australian term for an Automobile with a size between Vehicle size classes are a way of classifying cars The common North American parlance is word-based while English-speaking European writers also use words to describe car sizes An automobile platform is a shared set of common design engineering and production efforts as well as major components over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. A mid-size car (occasionally referred to as an intermediate) is the North American and Australian term for an Automobile with a size between Front-wheel drive (or FF layout) is a form of engine / transmission layout used in Motor vehicles where the engine drives the front Wheels An automobile platform is a shared set of common design engineering and production efforts as well as major components over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of The architecture debuted in the 2002 Opel Vectra and 2003 Saab 9-3. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Opel Vectra is a Large family car produced primarily by Adam Opel GmbH (commonly known as "Opel" the German subsidiary of General Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Saab 9-3 is a Compact executive car produced by the automaker Saab in Trollhättan, Sweden Since this platform falls squarely in the center of the worldwide automobile market, GM plans to produce a great many Epsilon vehicles with over a dozen variations. As of 2005, it is GM's highest volume worldwide platform (or architecture in GM-speak). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Even after the dissolution of the GM/Fiat partnership, both companies retain the rights to continue developing Epsilon-derived models. Fiat SpA (an Acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin) is an Italian automobile manufacturer

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Features

GM's Epsilon platform replaced the N platform in the US, and replaced the GM2900 platform elsewhere. The General Motors N platform (commonly called the N-body) was a Front-wheel drive Compact car Automobile platform produced from The United States of America —commonly referred to as the General Motors introduced the mid-size Front-wheel drive GM2900 platform in 1988 with the introductions of the Opel Vectra A and the Vauxhall Cavalier Vehicles of this platform generally carry the symbol "Z" in the fourth digit of their VINs.

When the platform debuted, there was talk of an "Epsilon Wide" derivative, which was supposed to have provided the underpinnings for the Buick LaCrosse and Saab 9-5. The Buick LaCrosse is a Mid-size car produced by the Buick division of American automaker General Motors since 2004 as the 2005 model year The Saab 9-5 is an Executive car produced by the Swedish automobile maker Saab. However, the program was cancelled and the LaCrosse was put on the W platform, and the 9-5 was given a quick refresh for the 2006 model year. The W-body is an Automobile platform from General Motors which underpins Mid-size cars with Front-wheel drive.

Many of the Epsilon vehicles use the Ecotec Family II I4 engines and both the High Value and High Feature V6 engines. 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 The straight-4 or inline-4 engine (often abbreviated I4 or L4) is a four cylinder Internal combustion engine with all four cylinders The High Value engine family from General Motors is a group of Cam in Block or " Pushrod " V6 engines The 3600 LY7 (and derivative LP1) are members of General Motors ' new High Feature (or HFV6) engine family of modern DOHC

Control of the Epsilon platform has passed, as of 2005, to GM Europe. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Headquartered with Opel in Rüsselsheim, Germany, GM Europe will be responsible for all future Epsilon product decisions other than Saab and Cadillac models. Adam Opel GmbH (commonly known as Opel) is a German automaker part of General Motors. Rüsselsheim is the largest town in the Groß-Gerau district in the Rhein-Main region of Germany. Saab Automobile AB, better known as Saab, is a Swedish car manufacturer and currently a wholly-owned Subsidiary of General Motors. Cadillac is a Brand of Luxury vehicles owned by General Motors.

One reason for this central "homeroom" of Epsilon development was because of slight differences in the platform. GM assumed that all cars based on the platform were exactly the same underneath. This led Pontiac to approve a G6 convertible, since the 9-3 is available as a convertible. The Pontiac G6 is a Mid-size car produced under the Pontiac brand of American automaker General Motors. Unbeknownst to GM NA, Saab had changed some of the "points" of the platform when it developed the 9-3 to suit its production line, meaning Pontiac could not build it at the Orion Township plant. Orion Township (pronounced OR-ee-un is a Charter township of Oakland County in the U Pontiac only discovered the difference shortly before the convertible was set for production, which led to the convertible being pushed back. The Pontiac G6 hardtop convertible became available in spring 2006.

The refreshed 2008 SAAB 9-3 debuted with an advanced version of all-wheel-drive it dubbed XWD, finally giving a definitive answer to rumors about the platform's ability to support AWD, which had been around since the debut of the platform.

Vehicles

Current vehicles based on this platform:

Cancelled vehicles which would have used this platform:

Criticism

Jeremy Clarkson, whilst driving a Vauxhall Vectra built with this chassis, described it as "one of the worst chassis I've ever come across", due to the way the Vectra with the 2. The Opel Vectra is a Large family car produced primarily by Adam Opel GmbH (commonly known as "Opel" the German subsidiary of General The Saab 9-3 is a Compact executive car produced by the automaker Saab in Trollhättan, Sweden The Chevrolet Malibu (named after Malibu California) is a Mid-size car produced in the United States by General Motors. The Cadillac BLS is a Compact executive car designed specifically for the European market by the Cadillac marque of General Motors. The Opel Signum is a Large family car manufactured by General Motors in Germany since 2003 The Chevrolet Malibu (named after Malibu California) is a Mid-size car produced in the United States by General Motors. The Pontiac G6 is a Mid-size car produced under the Pontiac brand of American automaker General Motors. The Fiat Croma is a nameplate used for two Automobiles produced by Italian automaker Fiat, one built from 1985 to 1996 and the other since 2005 The Saturn Aura is a Mid-size car produced under the Saturn brand of American automaker General Motors. The Chevrolet Malibu (named after Malibu California) is a Mid-size car produced in the United States by General Motors. The Alfa Romeo Spider is a Roadster produced by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1966 to 1993 (190 Spiders were badged as 1994 Commemorative Four-wheel drive, 4WD, or 4x4 ("four by four" is a four-wheeled Vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all four Wheels to The Premium platform is General Motors and Fiat 's high-end Automobile platform. Buick (ˈbjuːɪk is a Marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, China, Taiwan, Qatar, and Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born 11 April 1960 is an English broadcaster The Opel Vectra is a Large family car produced primarily by Adam Opel GmbH (commonly known as "Opel" the German subsidiary of General 8 V6 turbo torque steered and was unable to handle its power. Torque steering is the influence of the engine torque on the Steering for some Front-wheel drive vehicles Improvements to the Vectra have been made, and the 9-3 with this engine was much better in regards to power management. [1]

Epsilon II

A new version of the Epsilon, dubbed Epsilon II, will debut in 2008. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common It will be adaptable for front and all-wheel drive applications. Front-wheel drive (or FF layout) is a form of engine / transmission layout used in Motor vehicles where the engine drives the front Wheels Four-wheel drive, 4WD, or 4x4 ("four by four" is a four-wheeled Vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all four Wheels to

Concept vehicles built on Epsilon II:

The Epsilon II will be used in the following vehicles:

The following vehicles were planned on Epsilon 2, but will instead probably use Theta Premium:

Footnotes

  1. ^ Jeremy Clarkson. 'Top Gear 2006-07-16 [TV]. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and London: BBC. Retrieved on 2007-02-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France.

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