If you’re the sort of person who is drawn to comfort rather than appearance — more happy, say, with a Primark tee-shirt than an FCUK fashion statement, or supermarket sunglasses rather than RayBans – you won’t be unduly put off by the absence of glitz and elegance in this rather chunky, rather plain series.
The Epica does offer a good deal of comfort, though, providing ample leg room both front and rear, and delivering a pleasingly soft ride. There’s plenty of boot-space, too. As a saloon built in Korea, it features distinctly better quality materials in its interior than many other Korean makes and whilst the exterior design lines are not positively ugly they might be considered just a little dull and underwhelming.
The Chevrolet Epica comes in a 2.0 litre turbodiesel and a 2.0 litre straight six petrol version. It has to be said that the diesel comes with a bit more ‘oomph’ and power than the latter, and also gets you a creditable 46 mpg in comparison with the petrol engine’s less impressive 35 mpg. The Epica is intended to be a budget alternative to the Accord or the Mondeo and it doesn’t do a bad job in meeting this description.
