Cool, thanks. From your other thread today about Lutz's comments on Zeta, it sounds like the MC is still on. Personally, if they made a RWD Monte and Camaro, I'd probably pick the MC. That third rear seat belt would really come in handy for my growing family. The only downfall is that they would never put a manual tranny in a Monte Carlo. Hmm, now that's a tough one. Row my own gears with the Camaro, or keep the missus happy with a real back seat??

 

I was responding to z284ever, and his disgust at the thought of a Camaro in NASCAR competition.

 

If Chevy wants to have two coupes, the Camaro and one Larger coupe, I think it would be a good idea to discontinue the Monte Carlo and call the large coupe Chevelle. What are your thoughts?

 

I don't know, I think today the Monte Carlo name has more clout than the Chevelle name, and its certainly been around a lot longer than the Chevelle name. Certainly the '70 Chevelle 454 SS overshadows the first Monte Carlo SS that deduted that year in todays collector market. But what would the Chevelle name mean in todays market? Bringing back the GTO name didn't get people running rampid.

I just think the Chevelle name should remain on the nostalic list of classic Chevy names that are retired. And I hope Monte Carlo gets to continue. Hopefully with the slight '06 update and the optional V8 this will be a good sales year for the Monte.

 

Thats true, the Chevelle name alone wont cause a stir. Maybe the Camaro and Vette would be enough. Then throw in a rwd Impala with an optional high hp v8 and that would be a nice lineup.

 

The name issue is extremely age dependent.

 

I don't think that it would be such a bad idea if Monte Carlo were to stay FWD.