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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 08:17 AM
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Re: 2013 Chevy Impala First Look

That rendering is pretty clearly based on a RWD car (G8 came to mind immediately), and it looks like 30thZ286speed has found the exact image that was the starting point.

Since the new Impala has already been seen in spy shots, and it is based on the larger Epsilon platform (e.g. LaCrosse), I suspect this rendering is pretty far off. Maybe a few of the cues will carry over, but the stance clearly won't.
Old Mar 5, 2012 | 04:38 PM
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Here's my quick and dirty 'chop...
Old Mar 5, 2012 | 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by routesixtysixer
Here's my quick and dirty 'chop...

I would believe this chop is closer to reality than the one in the OP.
Old Mar 5, 2012 | 08:24 PM
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^^^ New Malibu morphed with upcoming XTS? ^^^

I agree, that is probably much closer to the real thing than the one posted at the top of the thread.
Old Mar 6, 2012 | 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by guionM

But worry not.

You'll see the 2013 Impala soon.... remember, we're already in the 2013 model year.
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Old Mar 6, 2012 | 02:57 PM
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Old Mar 6, 2012 | 03:22 PM
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Old Mar 6, 2012 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by routesixtysixer
Here's my quick and dirty 'chop...
Take this, add the Hofmeister kink, and you'll probably have the next Impala.
Old Mar 21, 2012 | 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by HuJass
Take this, add the Hofmeister kink, and you'll probably have the next Impala.
Chop this on there



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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 04:18 PM
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Worth a shot...
Old Mar 21, 2012 | 04:56 PM
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Wow. Nice turnaround! I bet you're pretty close there...
Old Mar 21, 2012 | 05:44 PM
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Re: 2013 Chevy Impala First Look

I noticed these spy shots haven't been posted in this thread yet. Gives you an idea of the overall shape.
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by routesixtysixer
Worth a shot...
Dang I hope that's close.
Old Mar 24, 2012 | 02:29 AM
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First off as Guy said, Chris came up with this on his own after doing some studying of spy shots of the Impala available.

Second, Chris is hardly ever wrong. You may not like what you see in his chop, but guess what. It may very well be what we get.

The fact that Chevrolet has a "hit" even still in todays current market means they won't do too much to tinker with it or abandon their current market. They'd be fools to.

They are going to play it VERY safe with the next Impala. Why? They've already covered their tracks by saying a new vehicle will debut for NASCAR. "Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday" is back, but the Impala will not differ too far from what Pauwels has come up with.

They won't abandon the new Chevy "DNA" and if they did, there goes an entire market of buyers. Some 100k plus per year.

Just my $.10.
Old Mar 24, 2012 | 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by routesixtysixer
Worth a shot...
There appears to be a little swell on the quarter just under the kink starting just forward of the kink.


If you can 'shop that onto your rendering, I think you'd be real close.



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