I just saw the new Imapala SS commercial and the song they play for it is 'Giddy up 409'

I am just wondering why, its not as though it has a 409 in it. Would be nice if it did though

Just wondering what others though of this.

 

I think the commercial is cool, but referncing 409 is a slap in the face to the Beach Boys and Impala history....

A supercharged 3800 FWD sedan does NOT even come close to measuring up...its a sell out tactic

 

I havnt seen it yet, I dont think I want to. Its bad enough to have the legendary Impala name on a front drive heartless car. But then slap the 409 heritage in the face with the car.. Everything would have been just fine if they would have used a new name for the car. Ok, enough ranting for now...just hurry up and make the car v8rwd again

 

I had to LOL at that ridiculous commercial, but I was kinda pissed at the same time.

 

Yeesh.

It isn't like 409 Impalas were that impressive in the first place.

They were GROCERY GETTERS. Just like the current Impala. If you wanted to be fast you bought a Corvette.

The 409 was so bad that Zora Duntov wanted NO PART of installing them in Corvettes and FINALLY got his arm twisted to the point that he relented when the Rat first became available. The 409 was PIG HEAVY, didn't make much power, and didn't impress anyone... except the clowns that wrote the song.

The Hemi made it's reputation against the 409, along with Ford romping all over them.

Did you ever wonder why there is virtually ZERO performance aftermarket for these engines? Cause they were DOGS. Small block Corvettes ate 409 powered Impalas FOR LUNCH.

Give 'em a break and enjoy the commercial.

If they screw up the Corvette or Camaro we can be pissed, but the Impala has ALWAYS been grandpa's/mom's putzing around car. Even though the "SS" models dressed it up a bit for intermittant periods, and I personally LOVE the 1994-1996 Impalas.

 

Well, DUH! There's a 1000 lb difference between the two.

Say what you will about the 409 (it was basically a truck motor that was punched out as a stop-gap measure to get GM into the racing scene), but it's an interesting piece of GM history. Some of those '64s that came out of the back doors at GM were pretty neat cars.

 

I'm not so annoyed by the use of the Beach Boys 409 song. It's the driver in the commercial that really annoys me.

Doesn't he know how fast he's going?
Does he know that his fancy Impala SS comes with a speedometer?
Does he know how to use a speedometer?
Did he poop in his pants when he saw the police car?

What is the message to consumers here?

 

heheheh

Ya, I had to think this one out a bit too...

I guess the idea is that you get so wrapped up in the driving experience of the car that you may not pay attention to how fast you are going... or he thinks his car is a cop magnet and is worried or something?

 

Yeah, I'm sure that's the message they think they're getting out.

Chevy needs a new ad agency, really bad!

 

"Say what you will about the 409 (it was basically a truck motor that was punched out as a stop-gap measure to get GM into the racing scene), but it's an interesting piece of GM history. Some of those '64s that came out of the back doors at GM were pretty neat cars."

We agree.

Neat? Yes.

Interesting? Yes.

Great cars? I love 'em. They're absolutely beautiful, and the 1996 Impala SS is on my "short list" of cars I need to own some day.

Fast? No.

 

Actually... I have sort of liked the current ads using songs with Chevy referenced in them... this is the first one that is a head scratcher to me.

Still waiting for the "Bitchin' Camaro" one though...

 

I don't know....none of those ads makes me feel that I should buy a Chevy because it's a great car .

They've tried every tie in except that.

Lemme see...

Buy a Chevy....they are mentioned in some songs.

Buy an Impala.....

*the Maytag repair men like it.

* if you are a rent-a-cop, it will keep up with robbers in an old beat up Alfa Romeo 164 (yeah right!) This one actually made me want to go out and buy an old Alfa.

* because even wimpy nimrods can own them (Impala SS)

Buy a Monte Carlo.....

* Because it's brakes are so responsive...you can make your dorky friend spill his coffe at a stop light while listening to music.



Compare these ads to any Nissan/Mazda/ VW/Honda ads.



FIRE THE AD AGENCY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Did you also notice the cop car was an impalla, Or at least had impalla taillights. (I dont remember what it had for a grill.)

 

Actually, the cop car was a 91+ Caprice.

 

I could swear there wasnt any chrome around the taillights though. (my dad has a 91 caprice) I guess I was too distracted by the lame song.