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	The Saab Story - The Car Connection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		GM says Saab will have five to eight models based on the Epsilon platform.
		Early in 2002, the replacement of the 9-3 fastback, on the GM Epsilon platform.
		Assuming GM development times of 24 months for a car on an existing platform, Mauer could start drawing in January 2001 for a car appearing as a prototype at Geneva in 2003.
	www.thecarconnection.com /index.asp?article=1865&pf=1 (764 words)

	Cheersandgears.com - Epsilon platform, FWD/AWD Possible
		The Epsilon body structure consists of a common center floor panel that mates to two different front sections and four distinct rear sections.
		Saab uses the 2675 mm dimension, the Chevy Malibu and Opel Vectra are at 2700 mm, the extended wheelbase Opel is 2840 mm, and the longer Malibu (five-door Maxx) is 2852 mm.
		GM says the wheelbase could be stretched a bit more if necessary and it can increase the wheel track dimensions if it needs to in the future.
	www.cheersandgears.com /platforms/epsilon.php (291 words)

	GM platforms (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-5.cs.princeton.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The F platform, or F-body, was General Motors less-expensive rear wheel drive sports car automobile platform from the 1967 until 2002.
		The first F-body cars were produced in 1967, as GMs response to the Ford Mustang, and this type of lightweight, sporty yet inexpensive vehicle became known as pony cars.
		The F-body was replaced by the GM V platfrom Holden Monaro-based Pontiac GTO but is not considered a pony car as the Firebird and Camaro were along with its immediate competition: the Ford Mustang, original Mercury (automobile) Cougar, AMC Javelin, Dodge Challenger and Plymouth Barracuda.
	read-and-go.hopto.org.cob-web.org:8888 /GM-platforms (343 words)

	Saturn automobile (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The company's products used a dedicated platform (the Z-body), a dedicated engine (the 1.9 L Saturn I4 engine), and were made at a dedicated plant (in Spring Hill).
		It shared the GM Epsilon platform with the Opel Vectra, along with its engine, and was built at a GM factory in Wilmington, Delaware.
		Today, the company shares GM's Delta and Theta automobile platforms, along with the company's Ecotec engine, and vehicles are built at many GM plants along with the Spring Hill factory.
	saturn-automobile.iqnaut.net (371 words)

	164 Discussions - Is the Brera on the Premium or on the Epsilon platform?
		Other sources say the Brera is on the GM Epsilon platform, which is already used in the Saab 9-3, Chevrolet Malibu, Pontiac G6, and Opel Vectra.
		I tend to believe the Brera is on the GM Premium platform like the 159, but if anybody can corroborate this with better sources than news stories on the web, please let your sources be known.
		By the way, when GM pulled Saab out, it meant the platform was tuned for the Alfa which I think is a real bonus.
	www.digest.net /alfa/FAQ/164/forum2/DCForumID4/1361.html (301 words)

	Diesel Forecast: The diesel economy's leading news source (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The current Epsilon is the basis for the Chevrolet Malibu and Pontiac G6 sedans, as well as the Saab 9-3, which is available in
		However, GM’s new “interbuildability” push is aimed to make any of the models of a platform able to take any powertrain, to better accommodate market changes quickly.
		Demant said that the goal of the Epsilon 2 platform will be to share dimensions, components and manufacturing processes for all applications worldwide.
	www.dieselforecast.com /ArticleDetails.php?articleID=206 (305 words)

	Epsilon, atom.xml - Jalopnik (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		GM's Next Epsilon Platform to be Truly Global
		That means the platform, known as Epsilon 2, will be a truly global architecture, allowing GM to market diesels in Des Moines and V6s in Valenciennes as demand, er, demands.
		GM hopes to build one million cars based on the platform, which is being developed at GM's technical center in R sselsheim, Germany.
	www.jalopnik.com /cars/epsilon/atom.xml (368 words)

	Boston.com / Cars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		No hint of the station wagon that could be built on the same platform; no scintillating sense of the sporty coupe that could ride top architecture.
		This platform - GM's Epsilon - is a very important design for GM and for Saab.
		And when GM puts its Pontiac Grand Am and Chevrolet Malibu atop the same Epsilon platform, the challenge will be the same.
	www.boston.com /cars/reviews/2003/saab_epsilon.shtml (1156 words)

	General Motors Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		GM came to a critical situation: if it want to match the Japanese, it will have to invest substantially into an all-new platform.
		Besides, the Epsilon platform rides on multi-link rear suspensions on a NVH-isolating sub-frame, far advancer than the old car’s MacPherson strut.
		In theory, GM could have stretch its wheelbase by up to 150mm, but it reserves that for the Maxx version.
	www.autozine.org /html/GM/Malibu.html (974 words)

	General Motors Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		What we are talking now is Epsilon, the one that gave birth to Opel Vectra and Signum, Saab 9-3, Chevrolet Malibu and Maxx as well as Pontiac G6.
		It is the first "Lutz's car" for GM - not designed by the old man of course, but was conceived by him from the beginning, designed and developed under his guidance.
		Its 2852mm wheelbase is the longest possible of the Epsilon platform.
	www.autozine.org /html/GM/G6.html (1509 words)

	VWvortex Forums: FUTURE PRODUCTS -- GENERAL MOTORS: GM's high expectations
		GM was developing a Buick vehicle, code-named the Roadmaster, on the Zeta architecture for the 2007 model year.
		The successor might move to an rwd platform that GM is considering, or it could be based on a re-engineered fwd architecture, code-named Chi.
		History Lesson: GM originally had planned on phasing out Chevrolet trucks in the 1920's and selling all their truck models as GMC but the director of Chevrolet at the time opposed the measure, fought it and won.
	forums.vwvortex.com /zerothread?id=2150859 (6478 words)

	Honda Acura Forum - Tech Performance Forums : Civic, Integra, Accord - Rumors and Speculations for: CHEVROLET
		A freshening for these two platform mates is scheduled for '03 (with the possibility of a supercharged V6 or a shoe-horned LS-1 V8 sporting SS trim), before both gain a complete redesign when they move to GM's new Epsilon platform for the 2005 model year.
		Rumors out of Detroit are suggesting that GM's new design and engineering structure has instituted so many changes on the upcoming model that it has been pushed back to a late '04 launch.
		Based on GM's new Epsilon unibody platform, the Malibu will be configured similarly to the Traverse concept vehicle shown last year in Chicago.
	www.superhonda.com /forum/showthread.php?t=17561 (530 words)

	Epsilon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-5.cs.princeton.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		"Epsilon" ("simple e") was coined to distinguish the letter from αι, which by the medieval period was pronounced the same way.
		In physics, the strain of a material (A ratio of extensions).
		In astronomy, Epsilon is the name for Uranus' most distant and most visible ring.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Epsilon (556 words)

	Aluminum Association \| GM's Epsilon Platform Drives Lightweight Metals
		Aluminum suspension system and driveline components, magnesium structural parts and high-strength steel pillar, sill and door panels are among the anticipated features of the new intermediates, according to GM sources in Detroit.
		A new Chevy sport wagon also is expected to be a part of the Epsilon stable, which on an international level includes the Opel Vectra and the Saab 9-3.
		Aluminum hoods also are used on the Vectras, but GM sources would not say whether they will be used on the Malibus as well.
	www.aluminum.org /Template.cfm?Section=2002&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=3481 (450 words)

	2005 Chevrolet New Car Model Guide -- ROAD & TRAVEL Magazine
		Chevrolet's affordable mid-size sedan emerged last year as an entirely new car cast on GM's Epsilon platform with contemporary body styling and innovative features in the five-seat cabin.
		The base trim uses a familiar 3.4-liter plant from GM that produces 180 hp.
		All Impalas for 2005 carry a new generation of GM's OnStar telecommunications with hands-free voice recognition capability.
	www.roadandtravel.com /roadtests/2005newcarmodelguide/chevrolet.htm (681 words)

	irishcar.com - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		02 May 2003: Alfa Romeo's 156 replacement, which will be built on the GM Epsilon platform, will spearhead a six-model line-up of cars that will bring the brand back to the US in 2007.
		Alfa had around 40 dealers in the US when it withdrew, and while any of those still in business will get first 'dibs' on taking the brand again, it is likely that a number of GM outlets will also be asked to take the cars.
		GM has a 20 percent share in Fiat Auto, Alfa Romeo's owner.
	irishcar.com /alfa050503.htm (175 words)

	GM plans a Euro Caddy - News - Autocar Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		According to Bob Lutz, vice president of GM product development, it would be based on GM’s Epsilon platform — the basis of the Vauxhall Vectra, Saab 9-3 and Chevrolet Malibu — which would make it front-wheel-drive.
		The car would be built exclusively for Europe, said Lutz, although cars could be exported to the US if the demand was there and the exchange rate was favourable.
		Lutz considers the Cadillac CTS the equivalent of a BMW 5-series, and thinks there is room for a smaller Cadillac — a change of tack from earlier this year, when GM said that the CTS would be the smallest model in the range.
	www.autocarmagazine.com /News_Article.asp?NA_ID=211039 (344 words)

	Preview: 2006 Pontiac Solstice - MSN Autos
		The resulting Solstice remains true to the striking, distinctive design of the concept car—which is an accomplishment in itself, since the initial passion of a concept can sometimes be lost when the project transforms from paper to production.
		Solstice is the only GM car other than the Chevrolet Corvette to use an entirely hydroformed chassis.
		Eighteen-inch aluminum alloy wheels with 245/45R18 Goodyear Eagle RSA are standard, along with large four-wheel disc brakes from the GM Epsilon platform, on which the Saab 9-3 is based.
	autos.msn.com /advice/article.aspx?contentid=4023367 (1873 words)

	News, gms next epsilon platform to be truly global... - Jalopnik (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		News, gms next epsilon platform to be truly global...
		It's a pickup truck based on the new Jeep Wrangler platform, and it's been spotted tooling around the highways and byways of Metro Detroit, and it may even see the light of day before...
		GM's bringing a version of the UK's Vauxhall (Opel) Astra VXR to Australia as the Holden VXR.
	jalopnik.com /cars/news/gms-next-epsilon-platform-to-be-truly-global... (2455 words)

	TRW Announces Contracts For Vehicle Stability Control Systems For European And North American Platforms
		TRW is the supplier for the advanced VSC system on the GM Opel Vectra, launched in January of this year as part of GM's Epsilon platform.
		This launch was followed by a VSC introduction on the Fiat Lancia Thesis in March.
		Additional VSC introductions are planned for another GM Epsilon platform vehicle and an unnamed European luxury vehicle this fall.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-07-2002/0001779207&EDATE= (653 words)

	Inside Line: A Car That (Really) Drives Itself: The 2008 Opel Vectra - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		It uses lasers, a video camera and plenty of computing power to "see" signs, bends, other vehicles and lane markings, and to control the engine, steering and brakes to keep the car in the correct position on the road and maintain a safe distance from the vehicle in front.
		The system is to become available on more models by the end of the decade — initially other cars on the Epsilon platform, including the next Saab 9-3, Cadillac BLS and Saturn Aura.
		GM expects the package to be about 50-percent more expensive than conventional active cruise control radar equipment, which controls distances but cannot steer the car.
	www.edmunds.com /insideline/do/News/articleId=107011 (303 words)

	Feature Article - Opel's Approach in Russelsheim - 09/01
		The structure is up; the equipment is being moved in or is already installed; volume production of a new Vectra model, based on the GM global Epsilon platform, will begin early in 2002.
		GM VLE Gene Stefanyshyn is responsible for rolling out new models on the global Epsilon platform, including the new Malibu and Grand Am.
		There is an awareness that “common” is most effective in places where people don’t see them; there is not a desire to have someone who buys one brand to see that there are the same touch points as in another.
	www.autofieldguide.com /articles/090105.html (2656 words)

	AcuraZine Community - GM retooling Epsilon platform; new sport wagons planned (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		General Motors is developing a new version of its mid-sized front-wheel-drive Epsilon architecture to add a sport wagon at Saturn and possibly at other GM divisions worldwide.
		Company sources say GM will use the architecture, internally known as Epsilon 2, to enter new segments.
		Insiders say Epsilon 2 also presents an opportunity for GM to benefit further from European operations.
	www.acurazine.com /forums/archive/index.php/t-153435.html (197 words)

	Fiat Croma - 4Car Feature - from Channel 4
		The styling is by ItalDesign with input from Fiat's Centro Stile, and features a tall stance (100mm taller than the class average, says Fiat) deep flanks, a high, sloping bonnet and flamboyant sweeps leading into the front wheelarches and out of the rear ones.
		This has been a relatively cheap car for Fiat to develop, because it's based on the GM Epsilon platform that also underpins the Vectra, the Saab 9-3 (which has different rear suspension) and, soon, the Cadillac BLS.
		The international launch will be in May this year, after a public preview at the Geneva show this week, but UK sales may not begin until the beginning of 2006, alongside the upcoming new Punto (based on a platform shared with the next Vauxhall/Opel Corsa and planned to include a credible hot hatch version).
	www.channel4.com /4car/feature/feature.jsp?id=1826 (417 words)

	Saab 9-3 (2006) - Ultimatecarpage.com forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The 9-3 is built on GM's global Epsilon platform.
		In the US, GM uses this platform in the Chevy Malibu and Pontiac G6.
		Platform wise its different, now uses Epsilon platform so it isn't Saab-only platform.
	www.ultimatecarpage.com /forum/showthread.php?t=26107 (1893 words)

	PT Cruiser LINKS Forums - PT's future in jeopardy? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		I'm hoping the new platform will allowthe PT to get better performance numbers at the low end, instead of having to strap on a Turbo or blower.
		Mitsu and Chrysler worked on the platform together but it is not a Mitsu platform.
		A non blown 172 HP bodes well for the new, not announced turbo engine for the Caliber which could be used in the last year of the old PT platform.
	www.ptcruiserlinks.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11636 (793 words)

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