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Chevrolet Epica

🇺🇸 United States ·2004–2011· sedan

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. 0 Daewoo Magnus 1: Benespit· CC BY-SA 4.0
2. 2004-06 Chevrolet Epica: Bull-Doser· Public domain
3. 2005 SAIC-GM-Chevrolet Epica 2.0L SE, front 8.6.18: Kevauto· CC BY-SA 4.0
4. 20100731 daewoo magnus 1: Chu· CC BY-SA 3.0
5. 20100731 daewoo magnus 2: Chu· CC BY-SA 3.0
6. 20100801 daewoo magnus 002: Chu· CC BY-SA 3.0
7. Chevrolet Epica 2.0 LS 2004 (9972606863): order_242 from Chile· CC BY-SA 2.0
8. Daewoo Magnus V200 Black (1) (cropped): Damian B Oh· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. 00 daewoo magnus 1: Benespit· CC BY-SA 4.0
10. 00 daewoo magnus 2: Benespit· CC BY-SA 4.0
11. 20100801 daewoo magnus 001: Chu· CC BY-SA 3.0
12. 20100825 daewoo magnus 1: Chu· CC BY-SA 3.0

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base stats

power 154 hptop version
efficiency 195 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
popularity 382 in NL#870 most common
price € 29.270new, 2011
weight 1,570 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.

spec sheet

built: 2004–2011
body: sedan
engine: 2.3 L–2.5 L
cylinders: 6
turbo: no
power: 141–154 hp
drive: front-wheel drive
gearbox: automatic
seats: 5
doors: 4
weight: 1,570 kg
fuel use: 8.2–9.3 L/100 km
CO₂: 195–221 g/km
US rating: 20–21 mpg
EV range: —
US size class: Midsize Cars
avg new price NL: € 29.683

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

382 are registered in the Netherlands today, #870 of all models. Most common build year: 2007 (119 cars).

20062011

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

secondhand shopping hint

Cars 8–20 years old are where budget buys usually live. The register has 382 Epicas from 2006–2011, so there should be plenty to choose from on Marktplaats or AutoScout24. Their price when new:

2006€ 29.786
2007€ 29.725
2008€ 29.642
2009€ 29.647
2010€ 29.842
2011€ 29.270

🇺🇸 US versions (3)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 2004–2006. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

year	version	engine	gearbox	drive	fuel	mpg	L/100
2006	Epica	2.5 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	20	11.8
2005	Epica	2.5 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	21	11.2
2004	Epica	2.5 L 6 cyl	Automatic 4-spd	FWD	Regular	20	11.8

Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.