The reason why I'm not as upset with a FWD Impala (and this is GM's thinking as well) is that Impala was RWD for all those years not because it was a necessary configuration...all cars back in the day were RWD. Impala is a family sedan, just like it always has been. RWD or FWD, it does the job it was always supposed to do. With the exception of 3 years, Impala hasn't had much, if any, emphasis on performance.



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Mark

94 Z28, Red, A4, 3:23
Lone Mods--LPE CAI, !Lapeer Dragway.
(Hey, I'm a college boy I can't afford gobs of bolt-ons!)

Best time: 14.658 @ 95.1
with SES light on and Driver off! (First and only time at track)

The F-body will NEVER die.

 

The GSX thing was done a couple of years ago by a local dealer here in Tampa. Century Buick of Tampa I guess went thru a resto catalog and added genuine-looking GSX badges to blown 2-door Regals and cashed in on the name already. They had fancy aftermarket wheels and a spoiler. I don't know if they did anything performance-wise. That and the upcoming SLP version is a true degradation of the name. Now as for the GTO, V8/RWD/6-speed/awesome interior/IRS, that's far from being blasphemous IMO.



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'81 Turbo T/A
-'75 Pontiac 400
-Richmond 5-speed/3.70's
-Holley 650cfm 4-barrel on 1/2 in. spacer, blocked exhaust crossover, 160* thermostat, Blackjack 1-5/8 in. 4 tube headers, Thrush 2-1/4in. dual exhaust kit w/ Thrush California Turbo mufflers, no A/C-no emission controls; drunk bitch induced front-end damage, placed on indefinite hiatus.

'97 Z-28
-LT1 350
-Borg Warner T56 6-speed
-descreened MAF, blocked off air silencer, TB bypassed, Flow Tech Warlock 3in. muffler w/ built-in cutout, Moroso CAI, custom cold air scoop = 277.7 rwhp/ 301.9 rwtq; add-on's since last dyno = Hypertech airfoil and 160* thermostat, B&M Ripper.