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2009 Chevy Impala RWD

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Re: things I'd like to see in the '09 Impala [occupant1] by bumpy
Nov 24, 2006 (6:11 am)
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Replying to: occupant1 (Nov 23, 2006 8:50 pm)

What you really want is a 1979 Impala. No one builds cars like that anymore because almost no one wants them. The only way a 2009 Impala would list for $16,000 dollars is if it were built in China from reground (not remelt) scrap steel. US labor and supply costs are simply too high to hit that price point and remain in business.
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Re: things I'd like to see in the '09 Impala [occupant1] by andre1969
Nov 24, 2006 (11:36 am)
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Replying to: occupant1 (Nov 23, 2006 8:50 pm)

They also need to put the lock cylinder back in the decklid. As it is now with the 2006-2007 Impala, there is no key lock in the trunk. If your battery dies, you can't get in the trunk unless you ordered at least the LT model with the fold-down rear seatback.
 
Is the remote trunk release electric or cable operated, though? My Intrepid has a remote trunk release, but I think it's cable operated. I've had older cars though, like an '89 Gran Fury, '85 LeSabre, and '79 New Yorker that had a button in the glovebox and it was electric. Now that I think about it, I had lost the trunk key to the Gran Fury, so the remote release was the only way I could get into it!
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Re: things I'd like to see in the '09 Impala [bumpy] by occupant1
Nov 24, 2006 (7:20 pm)
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Replying to: bumpy (Nov 24, 2006 6:11 am)

1979 models don't get 20+ in town and 32 on the road. I had a 1978 wagon, 2-seat, with the 2-barrel 305 V8 base engine and 3-speed automatic with no lockup and I think I averaged 16mpg. That was great in 1998 but wouldn't fly today. Now a 1980-1982 Impala 3-seat wagon with the 2-barrel 267 V8 base engine and THM350C with a lockup converter...that would be as close as it gets.
 
Now if only Chevy had offered the 1985 Impala wagon with the 4.3 TBI V6 and 4-speed 700R4 automatic with overdrive and lockup...instead of requiring the wagons to have the 4-barrel 305 V8...geez...that would have been great...
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Re: things I'd like to see in the '09 Impala [occupant1] by lemko
Nov 25, 2006 (7:43 am)
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Replying to: occupant1 (Nov 24, 2006 7:20 pm)

Heck, I had a 1987 Chevrolet Caprice Classic with the 4.3 litre V-6. That car was averaging 26 MPG which is awesome in such a large car.
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Future Impala photos by nosirrahg
Nov 25, 2006 (5:09 pm)
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I may have posted this elsewhere before, but MotorTrend published a couple of photos(renderings) and an article about the upcoming RWD Impala. Here's a link to the article on-line:
http://www.motortrend.com/features/auto_news/2006/112_news061024_future_chevy_im- pala
 
The story said these photos represented "one of two design proposals" for the RWD Impala. IMHO this version isn't retro enough. Maybe it looks better in person, but while this car definitely says "Chevy" (especially from the front) it doesn't say "Impala" to me anywhere at all. Also seems like I read somewhere that there would definitely NOT be a wagon offered (which I also lament; had there been a '00-'05 wagon I'd be driving one today!), but I can't find a reference to where I read that info.
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Re: Future Impala photos [nosirrahg] by rockylee
Nov 25, 2006 (11:32 pm)
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Replying to: nosirrahg (Nov 25, 2006 5:09 pm)

There isn't a big enough market for a Impala wagon. It would be a disaster for GM, to spend the money to bring something like that to market without a significant amount of customers. If you want a wagon get ya a Saab 9-2x. I've heard great reviews from owners.
 
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Re: Future Impala photos [rockylee] by bumpy
Nov 26, 2006 (5:07 am)
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Replying to: rockylee (Nov 25, 2006 11:32 pm)

There isn't a market for an Impala wagon now, but if GM grew a pair they could import a rebadged Holden Adventra and create a market for it.
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Re: Future Impala photos [bumpy] by rockylee
Nov 26, 2006 (7:47 am)
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Replying to: bumpy (Nov 26, 2006 5:07 am)

Sounds like a idea ?
 
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Well.......... by rockylee
Mar 13, 2007 (8:03 pm)
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With engines available from the 3.6/3.9 as the base engine to the 5.3 as the midlevel and the SS will have the 6.2 V8 the Big Body Chevy Impala will be Smoking Hott in 2009 !!!!!
 
Rocky
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Re: Well.......... [rockylee] by jpstax1
Mar 13, 2007 (8:26 pm)
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Replying to: rockylee (Mar 13, 2007 8:03 pm)

Holy momma! I see the 6.2 V8 (LS9) will generate 650 hp:
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_LS_engine
 
Scroll down to near the bottom of the page to read about it.

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