HOLDEN Epica Models/Series Timeline, Specifications & Photos

Designed to replace the Daewoo Magnus, the Holden Epica was a mid-size sedan that was sold worldwide under different nameplates: Chevrolet Tosca, Chevrolet Epica or Holden Epica for Australia and New Zealand.

Revealed for the first time in 2006 at the Geneva Motor show, the Holden Epica entered the Australian market in May 2007.

A lovechild from Holden’s relationship with Daewoo, the Epica was tweaked by Holden to adapt the vehicle to the customer’s tastes.

With a conservative styling, the Epica still featured some likeable highlights such as the wrap-around headlamps, the projector type bulbs and the grille.

The midsize sedan had a great advantage over some of its competitors, besides the competitive price. It was well loaded with lots of goodies such as standard MP3 CD player and steering wheel mounted controls.

The Epic was available in two trim levels, the CDX and the CDXi. While the CDX version was not equipped with many features, the price difference between the two was not impressive, thus the CDXi was the best option.

With the CDXi, the Epica came equipped with 17-inch alloys, a sport body kit, fog lamps, leather upholstery, air-conditioning, an 8-speaker audio system and curtain airbags.

Safety wise, the Epica was equipped with ABS and Traction Control, however, not Electronic Stability Program was offered, which was a pity.