General Motors Epsilon platform
Epsilon is General Motors' mid-size front-wheel drive automobile platform. The architecture was a multi-division project of GM North America, Opel and Saab, and debuted in the 2002 Opel Vectra and 2003 Saab 9-3. 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 was GM's highest volume worldwide platform. Even after the dissolution of the GM/Fiat partnership, both companies retain the rights to continue developing Epsilon-derived models.
| GM Epsilon platform | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | General Motors |
| Production | 2002–present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Compact executive car (D) platform Mid-size (D) platform Large car (E) platform |
| Layout | Transverse front engine, front-wheel drive/all-wheel drive |
| Body style(s) | 2-door Convertible 4-door Sedan/Saloon 5-door Hatchback/Liftback 5-door Station wagon/Estate/Caravan 5-door Multi-purpose vehicle |
| Vehicles | Buick Lacrosse/Alpheon Cadillac BLS Cadillac XTS Chevrolet Classic Chevrolet Impala chevrolet camaro Chevrolet/Holden Malibu Chevrolet Malibu Maxx Fiat Croma Opel Insignia/Buick Regal Opel Signum Opel Vectra Pontiac G6 Roewe 950 Saab 9-3 Saab 9-5 Saturn Aura |
| Related | GM Alpha platform |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine(s) | |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | GM N platform GM2900 platform GM W platform GM G platform GM Zeta Platform |
| Successor | GM VSS-F |
A total of 16 different models have made use of the GM Epsilon platform, some of which remain in production 19 years after the platform debuted.
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