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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65
By the way, with the demise of the SS this year, I once again offer this suggestion:
RWD Impala on Omega.
2.0T and 3.6L LS/LT/Premier models for retail and rental/corporate fleets.
3.0L TTV6 or 6.2L LT1 V8 SS/9C1 models for performance niche and law enforcement applications.
That replaces the finally dead Impala Limited, Impala, SS, and Caprice all at once. And GM can continue to brag about how its NASCAR entry is the only one true to form to the production model. Plus, it helps subsidize the cost of developing Omega which thus far has been used for just one low volume Cadillac.
And if I can get a RWD Impala 9C1 patrol car I'll be a very happy trooper.
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As I understand it, the Omega platform itself is pretty expensive to produce. A number of the processes are much slower and/or more complex an/or are outright more expensive to do than traditional methods. This is also a big part of how the CT6 is lighter than the smaller (and still fairly light) CTS.
Sure, scaling up might help recoop the investment cost quicker. But you're still left with a basic structure that costs more to make per unit. So it might not be reasonable to make a 30k Chevy Impala off that platform.