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#5272 of 6844 Re: 2009 maxima [louiswei] by allmet33 Feb 20, 2008 (9:58 am)
Replying to: louiswei (Feb 20, 2008 9:13 am) Thank you for saying what I already said.   If you go back and read, I refered to the FUTURE Impala not the current one. However after a couple of other postings...it's quite possible it could be based on the same platform as the CTS or the same as the G8. Then again, by that time...maybe all of them will share the same platform. Who knows.
#5273 of 6844 Re: 2009 maxima [louiswei] by allmet33 Feb 20, 2008 (10:06 am)
Replying to: louiswei (Feb 20, 2008 9:14 am) Trust me...there is nothing you can show me when it comes to driving a car. Besides...I don't think I want to turn my car over to someone that thinks a little torque steer is uncontrollable. LMAO I mean...I can understand if you were talking about enough torque to yank the steering wheel out of your hand, but that is hardly the case in any of the cars in this forum. Replies to this message: thegraduate (Feb 20, 2008 2:58 pm)
#5274 of 6844 Re: Due to CAFE, Lutz declares RWD Impala and Monaro dead [louiswei] by captain2 Feb 20, 2008 (10:13 am)
Replying to: louiswei (Feb 20, 2008 8:57 am) from the sound of this - it does sound like the bean counters are going to have their way, and we will be denied a much need improved Impala etc. If there is one thing that GM (and Ford/Chrysler) ought to be able to do, it is to build big ole RWD V8s, that suck enough gas that'll have you wishing that gas was 50 cents/gal. again. Understand why the new 35mpg (eventual requirement) CAFE would have GM shying away - but OTH, if they make enough of them 'flex fuel' even that may not be a problem, because they don't count the alcohol consumed in the FE calculations.
#5275 of 6844 Re: 2009 maxima [louiswei] by imidazol97 Feb 20, 2008 (12:30 pm)
Replying to: louiswei (Feb 20, 2008 9:13 am) The "new" Avalon is based on the previous Camry chassis. The current Camry and ES are... well, figure it out. Replies to this message: louiswei (Feb 20, 2008 12:52 pm) tjc78 (Feb 20, 2008 1:03 pm) imidazol97 (Feb 20, 2008 3:30 pm) tjc78 (Feb 20, 2008 4:48 pm) and 39 more...
#5276 of 6844 Re: 2009 maxima [imidazol97] by louiswei Feb 20, 2008 (12:52 pm)
Replying to: imidazol97 (Feb 20, 2008 12:30 pm) Yeah, they are platform mates, but that's different than...   The ES is "based" on Camry The Escalade is "based" on Yukon The G8 is "based" on Commodore The Sierra is "based" on Silverado   Get it?   No matter what, the RWD Impala would not be "based" on the CTS simply because it's not the right size.
#5277 of 6844 Re: 2009 maxima [imidazol97] by tjc78 Feb 20, 2008 (1:03 pm)
Replying to: imidazol97 (Feb 20, 2008 12:30 pm) "The "new" Avalon is based on the previous Camry chassis"   No it isn't. The '05+ Avalon was a complete redesign. Yes it is now shared throughout the line, but was a new platform not the same one dating back to the early 90s Camry. Replies to this message: imidazol97 (Feb 20, 2008 3:30 pm) tjc78 (Feb 20, 2008 4:48 pm) captain2 (Feb 21, 2008 1:23 am) and 38 more...
#5278 of 6844 Guys... by pat HOST Feb 20, 2008 (1:59 pm)
Let's try to stick to the mainstream large sedans here, please. We have other discusisons for the other cars - I know all of you know where they are located.
#5279 of 6844 Re: 2009 maxima [allmet33] by thegraduate Feb 20, 2008 (2:58 pm)
Replying to: allmet33 (Feb 20, 2008 10:06 am) Besides...I don't think I want to turn my car over to someone that thinks a little torque steer is uncontrollable. LMAO I mean...I can understand if you were talking about enough torque to yank the steering wheel out of your hand, but that is hardly the case in any of the cars in this forum.   I am responding against my better judgment here, but I believe that poster's definition of "uncontrollable" has been identified as the fact that the car hasn't controlled the torque steer, not that the car itself cannot be controlled safely.   To all...aren't we stuck in a loop here?
#5280 of 6844 Re: 2009 maxima [tjc78] by imidazol97 Feb 20, 2008 (3:30 pm)
Replying to: tjc78 (Feb 20, 2008 1:03 pm) "Discreetly Fast Redesigned from the ground up, the Avalon now rides on a stretched version of the current Camry platform."   from Edmunds' 5-car comparison tests of full-sized sedans in 2005. Replies to this message: tjc78 (Feb 20, 2008 4:48 pm) captain2 (Feb 21, 2008 1:23 am) imidazol97 (Feb 21, 2008 8:37 am) and 37 more...

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