Interesting article.
'97ventureowner
09-07-2007, 01:56 AM
Came across this recently:http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=121033?imw=Y
Here is an excerpt from the article,"The Malibu gets a significant redesign this fall but isn't scheduled to move to the Epsilon 2 architecture until late 2010. About the time the last of the old W-body models — the Chevrolet Impala (rebadged as the Impala Classic) — is put out to pasture, Chevrolet may create a long-wheelbase, six-passenger companion to the Epsilon-based Malibu, to serve customers and fleets who prefer front-wheel drive and may shy away from the new RWD Impala that's coming in mid-2010. Chevy reportedly would pit this large FWD four-door against the Ford Taurus (née Five Hundred)."
Looks like there's only a few more years left of production for the Impala before it's discontinued once again. How do you feel about GM's plans to rename it "Impala Classic"? I think they did the same thing to the old RWD Cutlass Supremes back in their final year (1987) renaming it "Cutlass Supreme Classic".
Here is an excerpt from the article,"The Malibu gets a significant redesign this fall but isn't scheduled to move to the Epsilon 2 architecture until late 2010. About the time the last of the old W-body models — the Chevrolet Impala (rebadged as the Impala Classic) — is put out to pasture, Chevrolet may create a long-wheelbase, six-passenger companion to the Epsilon-based Malibu, to serve customers and fleets who prefer front-wheel drive and may shy away from the new RWD Impala that's coming in mid-2010. Chevy reportedly would pit this large FWD four-door against the Ford Taurus (née Five Hundred)."
Looks like there's only a few more years left of production for the Impala before it's discontinued once again. How do you feel about GM's plans to rename it "Impala Classic"? I think they did the same thing to the old RWD Cutlass Supremes back in their final year (1987) renaming it "Cutlass Supreme Classic".
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