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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65
It's ridiculous. I understand that it takes time to develop a world-class car, and I understand that GM didn't have much money in the R&D budget until recently, but a new Impala needs to come sooner than 2014. It's a massive fleet queen now, practically replacing the Crown Vic.
And Commodore is coming, that's for sure, but moving it into the Impala's position in the lineup is pretty much a no-brainer. A base 3.6L SIDI Commodore would easily hit 30 MPG, better than the current FWD Impala. And Holden needs more export markets in addition to the Statesman - Caprice PPV.
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I dunno....ideally, I'd much rather see an Impala share some DNA with the big, RWD Caddy flagship they're working on. Talk about world class....but obviously, that would take tons of time. Move the Malibu up-class a little to pull in would-be Impala buyers, and let the Impala truly be a Chevy flagship.
Yet an Alpha CTS-based Impala would be nice, too.
I don't like the idea of relying any more on Holden than necessary...but that's just a little itch I have.