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Publicado: Vie Ago 11, 2006 8:25 pm
Ya han aparecido un par de fotos espia del Chevrolet Malibu haciendo pruebas de conduccion. Parece que la Epsilon II esta en su ultima fase de desarrollo.
Segun se lee de la revista CAR, de los distintos "modulos" que hay disponibles y que se estan diseñando para las distintas marcas, Saab utilizara la mas sofisticada y de mayor nivel.
Un detalle curioso que dicen es que la suspension delantera sera de paralelogramo deformable(double wishbones)o doble paralelogramo/triangulo como en el Saab 900 pregm.
Aun asi las fotos de este Chevy malibu que se vende solo en USA, de la version 2008, parece ser que utiliza la EpsilonI y que aun le falta para la version EPII.
Ya veremos que pasa con la EpsilonII, la informacion que dicen segun ponen se la ha dicho Carl Peter Foster, asi que..........
saludos
General Motors' new Epsilon II chassis – to be employed around the world by Vauxhall/Opel, Saab, Chevrolet and other brands – has hit the road for testing.
Pictured here beneath the next Chevrolet Malibu, the modular front- and all-wheel drive architecture will also underpin the Vauxhall Vectra and Saab's new 9-3 and 9-5. GM is grouping its core models to save cash, and harmonising production processes so that plants can churn out multiple models according to demand.
But that doesn't mean a Saab and a Chevy will be indistinguishable. 'Modular component sets allow us to create vehicles to suit different brand values, from the cost conscious to the dynamic. There may be more than one suspension set up, different steering racks, and three levels of electronics,' GM Europe boss Carl-Peter Forster has told CAR Online.
Saab, for example, will get the plushest Epsilon components, with a double wishbone front suspension and multi-link rear axle biased towards sporty ride and handling. Adaptive damping will be offered, too.
The platform supports four- and six-cylinder engines, including a new V6 common rail diesel that's under development, mounted across the nose. And it's bigger than today's Epsilon platform. Our sources say that the Malibu's wheelbase measures over 2800mm, boosting interior space
Segun se lee de la revista CAR, de los distintos "modulos" que hay disponibles y que se estan diseñando para las distintas marcas, Saab utilizara la mas sofisticada y de mayor nivel.
Un detalle curioso que dicen es que la suspension delantera sera de paralelogramo deformable(double wishbones)o doble paralelogramo/triangulo como en el Saab 900 pregm.
Aun asi las fotos de este Chevy malibu que se vende solo en USA, de la version 2008, parece ser que utiliza la EpsilonI y que aun le falta para la version EPII.
Ya veremos que pasa con la EpsilonII, la informacion que dicen segun ponen se la ha dicho Carl Peter Foster, asi que..........
saludos
General Motors' new Epsilon II chassis – to be employed around the world by Vauxhall/Opel, Saab, Chevrolet and other brands – has hit the road for testing.
Pictured here beneath the next Chevrolet Malibu, the modular front- and all-wheel drive architecture will also underpin the Vauxhall Vectra and Saab's new 9-3 and 9-5. GM is grouping its core models to save cash, and harmonising production processes so that plants can churn out multiple models according to demand.
But that doesn't mean a Saab and a Chevy will be indistinguishable. 'Modular component sets allow us to create vehicles to suit different brand values, from the cost conscious to the dynamic. There may be more than one suspension set up, different steering racks, and three levels of electronics,' GM Europe boss Carl-Peter Forster has told CAR Online.
Saab, for example, will get the plushest Epsilon components, with a double wishbone front suspension and multi-link rear axle biased towards sporty ride and handling. Adaptive damping will be offered, too.
The platform supports four- and six-cylinder engines, including a new V6 common rail diesel that's under development, mounted across the nose. And it's bigger than today's Epsilon platform. Our sources say that the Malibu's wheelbase measures over 2800mm, boosting interior space