Chevette. No, that's not quite right, how about Chevette SS.

 

Where's the 2 door version?

 

Why give it a name that people are already going to feel negative toward? There is a reason why the 3rd Gen Lumina was renamed Impala.

I'd say just use Commodore since that is what it is.

 

I think it should keep the name Commodore. Why change the name?

 

why not...nova

 

The Chevy "Commodore" will have all new sheetmetal, a refreshed Zeta platform and be called Impala.

 

For the same reason GM killed "Nova"... because "no va" means "doesn't go" in spanish speaking markets. (losely speaking that is. )

It sure as hell does count. NASCAR is the biggest money-making marketed sport in the US. While both Chevelle and Lumina have stock car roots, Lumina's is more recent and still in the minds of many NASCAR fans. I can easily see a return of Lumina to NASCAR accompanied by "special edition" Luminas in Chevrolet dealerships.

The Chevelle name only holds significance now as big dollar restored big blocks at Barrett-Jackson's... and that crowd won't be happy with a 4-door sedan carrying the Chevelle name.

 

we have a bit of a disagreement then. You can stretch any plastic body over the race car you want. They could be all Aveos, its still a race car RWD under there. Chevelle is a cool muscle car. Point taken about the 4-dr though.

 

Ive been wondering that. Impalla will be Commodore sized and not Holden Caprice sized?

 

I say it needs a new name... Of course it would be best to use something that starts with "C" for heritage reasons...

truthfully, I think Corsair would be a GREAT name for that car!

 

I say stay tuned because we disagree about that one.

I've been told by a certain person (whose also hinted it publically) that the next Impala would be about the same size as the current one.... which the Holden Caprice is (it has a deceptively long wheelbase).

Charlie's source believes it will be Commodore sized (a G6-like 190" long).

Based on how the project was sold (large roomy car for Police & Taxi markets, and a competitor for the LX which was rewriting the book on large cars at the time), actually seeing the difference between the Commodore and the Caprice, and knowing that GM won't be overlapping models of this chassis, I'm sticking with Caprice.

But still, just like finding out what's going to happen with GTO, stay tuned.

Who knows, I might be wrong.

 

Im voting for a new name all together....or not, since it isnt an option

 

Me too

 

I say Impala SS and Caprice for the LWB version. Of course that wasn't an option on the poll so I didn't vote.

 

Sorry, but the truth is all these names in the poll suck.

Commodore sounds horrible for the US market -- People would either call it "Commode" or "Commodore 64" or something. If Lumina was such an awesome name, GM would still be using it. And the rest of them are cheap cars from the 1970s, which probably ain't exactly the association that GM wants to invoke.

I doubt the car would be a Chevy anyway -- people were talking about a $30K base price for the thing.