Autoextremist to GM Design: Don't screw up the RWD Impala!!

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Jan 19, 2006 | 03:39 PM

#16

CLEAN

Registered User

Joined: Dec 2000

Posts: 2,574

From: Arlington, Texas

Re: Autoextremist to GM Design: Don't screw up the RWD Impala!!

I got mine!

Jan 19, 2006 | 05:05 PM

#17

johnsocal

Registered User

Joined: Dec 1969

Posts: 1,911

From: Southern California (SoCal)

Re: Autoextremist to GM Design: Don't screw up the RWD Impala!!

I think the 'Bel-Air' name should be used for a RWD Chevy sedan.

I really liked the 1996 Impala's but the recent FWD ones haven't done the legendary 'Impala' name justice. The FWD 'Impala' should be kept (or merged with the next-gen Malibu) as a v6 volume sedan while a new RWD Bel-Air would be larger, more expensive and have a v8 option.

Last edited by johnsocal; Jan 19, 2006 at 05:11 PM.

Jan 19, 2006 | 05:52 PM

#18

90 Z28SS

Registered User

Joined: Jun 2000

Posts: 2,801

From: South Bend , IN

Re: Autoextremist to GM Design: Don't screw up the RWD Impala!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by IMPALA64

The accord/camry market is the Malibus job. Impala seems to be brought down a notch when it falls into that market. It just lacks something, seems out of place. If Chevy has one RWD sedan, Impala has to be it.

IMO , you cant really say Malibu totally handles that market alone . I think the Impala is 1/2 going at the large car market , and the Malibu is 1/2 going at the mid size market and Both are competing for a piece of the Camary/Accord pack . Both the Camary and Accord fall about dead in between the Malibu and Impala size wise . I think if Chevy had a desireable RWD Impala and a 1 right sized desireably Malibu , I think Malibu's sales would skyrocket and the Impala's sales would fall more inline with a 300c or charger .

Camary is projected to sell 500,000 Camarys this year , the Impala wont even come close . But the Impala and Mailbu together might .