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05-02-2007, 06:23 PM
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Sorry if repost,
I was going through the holden website and down the bottom it says 'new holden epica' it says it is a 'whisper quiet' mid sized car. but what suprised me is that it is a inline 6. i took a look at the specs and it says it has a 2.0l 110kw engine, or a 2.5l 115kw engine. Here is the link.. http://www.holdencampaign.com.au/epica/ what does everyone think of it? |
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05-02-2007, 06:28 PM
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hmmmmm, looks cheap!
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05-02-2007, 06:30 PM
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Why where you going through Holden's Website? lol only joking mtae. It looks ok @ front & back not sure about side like the look of the Honda Euro myself.
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05-02-2007, 06:31 PM
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thats not much more power than the 202 efi that was in the VK
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05-02-2007, 06:36 PM
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237nm, about the same amount of torque as the ol 3.8L Buick. haha
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05-02-2007, 06:37 PM
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Wonder how well it will sell. Is this type of size car thats going to more commen on our roads? Well wait & see just how it performs. Looks ok.
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05-02-2007, 06:38 PM
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Are you sure thats a Holden website? It says holdencompaign.com.au. And if you go to the root URL, it takes you to an Apache homepage.
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05-02-2007, 06:46 PM
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9.3L to the hundred K's. I get that in my car on the highway. And its a 4 litre. But its far from quiet. The front looks good, back is revolting, sides are ok.
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05-02-2007, 06:47 PM
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It's just another Daewoo. It's replacing the Vectra, so it's going to be a backwards step.
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05-02-2007, 06:51 PM
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heh yeah...someone needs to be sacked
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05-02-2007, 06:54 PM
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That's what I thought ... tailllights look familiar (familiar crap Daewoo design).
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05-02-2007, 07:09 PM
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Time will tell if this will be a good seller, I guess the good news is that it has been on sale on Korea for at least 6 months now, so the aussie version will be somewhat refined compared to the original production car i would think.
The 2ltr puts out 105kw, so sounds like a pretty low tech engine. 115kw form 2.5ltr's of way below par in my opinion. And whats with the slightly different petrol tank sizes??? |
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05-02-2007, 07:11 PM
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Hmmmm they make as much power as a N/A VL from 20 years ago.
 :Which isn't much I know. lol |
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05-02-2007, 07:16 PM
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Living the dream
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EDIT: Looks cheap.
My previous post wasnt thought out very well  :
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05-02-2007, 07:18 PM
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IF it appeals to the Camry brigade and takes some sales away from Toyota then ok.
Hopefully Holden will do over the suspension for Aus. |
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05-02-2007, 07:21 PM
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WHo are they trying to copy, Subaru or BMW? It's unmistakenly a Daewoo Nubira.
Why do people knock the current Camry? Its clearly a better car than current 5 y.o Falcon. The right car for the right time with the high petrol prices. Its re-sale will crap all over the Falcon as well. |
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05-02-2007, 08:40 PM
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105kw from a 2.0L is ok. 115kw from a 2.5L is mediocre nowadays - should be at least 140kw.
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05-02-2007, 09:13 PM
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05-02-2007, 09:20 PM
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Dont be surprised if these sell really well. For 25k you get a camry size car with the marketability of a a Holden badge. May not sell many to this forum but Holden are very good at selling to a younger market, especially 21 - 30 females who were paying big money for a Vectra.
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05-02-2007, 09:24 PM
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inline 6! hah sucks to be all those v6 holden owners now even ur manufacturer is bragging how good an i6 is!
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05-02-2007, 09:24 PM
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The car sort of looks like a big astra, i think holden are trying have a hack at the Euro look.. |
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05-02-2007, 09:30 PM
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Doesn't look all too bad at the front. Sure better that the Viva.
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05-02-2007, 10:04 PM
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My guess is that it will be an Epica crap.
The Opel was nice. But the second you go Korean, you've lost sight. |
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