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#7 of 124 . by fintail Nov 14, 2006 (8:59 am)
Maybe Chevy can make it like the old days for some differentiation. Offer a 2 door post, 2 door HT, 4 door post, 4 door HT, convertible, and wagon. Offer like 4 engine choices.   GM isn't a quick adopter of most trends...I think 09 is acceptable given the snail's pace of this company. The Malibu issue will indeed be more important...I wonder how they will segment this car.
#8 of 124 Re: . [andre1969] by john_324 Nov 14, 2006 (9:52 am)
Replying to: andre1969 (Nov 14, 2006 8:28 am) "It's a shame that the automakers don't make more platforms where they could be versatile enough to accommodate FWD, RWD, or AWD configurations."   I wish they'd create a generic manual transmission that could be purchased as an option on a bunch of cars, sporting and not. The default option could be the usual slushbox, but for a little extra, the iconoclast buyer could outfit his Impala with a stick shift for instance. A Malibu Maxx with a stick could well become the bargain basement old-school-style Saab...   RWD is great, but to me, it's only 1/2 the equation... Replies to this message: sls002 (Nov 15, 2006 8:39 am) john_324 (Nov 15, 2006 10:44 am)
#9 of 124 Re: . [john_324] by sls002 Nov 15, 2006 (8:39 am)
Replying to: john_324 (Nov 14, 2006 9:52 am) A manual transmission is offered on the CTS. While the CTS is expensive, it is not that much more than an Impala SS. Also, the Cobalt offers a manual. The G6 offers a manual too. I do not think that many people buy manuals. The two cars that I owned with manuals were not acceptable to me. Replies to this message: john_324 (Nov 15, 2006 10:44 am)
#10 of 124 With the G6 though... by andre1969 Nov 15, 2006 (9:07 am)
isn't the only way to get a manual is to get the stripper 4-cyl version? I guess one big problem is that the domestic makers tend to look at manual shifts as cars for cheap people, so they just don't put much effort into them. In contrast, the Japanese and Europeans are more willing to offer a manual transmission with a more upscale, powerful car. Replies to this message: sls002 (Nov 15, 2006 9:11 am) andre1969 (Nov 15, 2006 10:33 am)
#11 of 124 Re: With the G6 though... [andre1969] by sls002 Nov 15, 2006 (9:11 am)
Replying to: andre1969 (Nov 15, 2006 9:07 am) Actually, the opposite. Only the GT G6 with the 3.9 V6 is offered with the 6 speed manual. Replies to this message: andre1969 (Nov 15, 2006 10:33 am)
#12 of 124 Re: With the G6 though... [sls002] by andre1969 Nov 15, 2006 (10:33 am)
Replying to: sls002 (Nov 15, 2006 9:11 am) Actually, the opposite. Only the GT G6 with the 3.9 V6 is offered with the 6 speed manual.   Oh cool...looks like Pontiac actually TRIED to do something fun with a stick then!   I thought I read somewhere that the 3.9 is going to get replaced in the G6 by the 3.6 DOHC V-6? I wonder if they'll still mate a stick shift to that engine?
#13 of 124 Re: . [sls002] by john_324 Nov 15, 2006 (10:44 am)
Replying to: sls002 (Nov 15, 2006 8:39 am) It's true that most people don't buy manuals anymore...that's why I think having a generic manual tranny that could be purchased as an option on an array of cars would be cool, for the tiny percentage of us who like them. I'd be willing to pay extra for one (regrettably).   I'm thinking really in terms of bigger, 4-door sedans here. For them, when a manual is available (rarely), you have to buy the high-end-expensive-loaded with-heated-seats-and-other-things-I-don't-need-performance model to get it.   So how cool would it be if GM offered the "sport transmission" option for the Impala, Malibu, etc., across the line? Surely there are some people who need a family car who'd still like to have a little fun while driving...
#14 of 124 Makes sense to me..... by merc1 Nov 15, 2006 (10:26 pm)
This makes sense to me if the next Malibu is going to grow in size and move upmarket just a bit.   This and the rumors swirling around about Pontiac going all RWD by 2010 show that someone at GM has a clue. How cool would an entire lineup of true peformance, rwd cars be from Pontiac? Very cool indeed. The GTO, G6, G8, Solstice and G5 all rwd? Yikes. Now GM will have to understand that the Pontiac division probably won't sell in exactly huge numbers because of this change, they'll have to realize and treat the new Pontiac as an enthusiasts brand.   M
#15 of 124 Does by guss Nov 16, 2006 (5:14 am)
anyone have any experience with the newer rwd cars like the 300 in the snow ? I know the newer traction controls are supposed to be better but do they help that much.   I am just wondering because I love driving rwd cars for about 350 days a year, it's just those other 15 days of snow and rain that keeps me from buying another. I always get flashbacks to trying to get my rwd Mazda to work about 15 years ago.   It's not a good feeling trying to coax them up 10 degree hill in 3rd gear going 5 mph. Replies to this message: bumpy (Nov 16, 2006 9:03 am) andre1969 (Nov 16, 2006 10:24 am)
#16 of 124 Re: Does [guss] by bumpy Nov 16, 2006 (9:03 am)
Replying to: guss (Nov 16, 2006 5:14 am) Not personally, but my dad reports that the traction and stability control on his E320 handles just fine in snow and slush.   It's not a good feeling trying to coax them up 10 degree hill in 3rd gear going 5 mph.   That's why most RWD cars now have an AWD option, and presumably the Impala would as well (the Holden Commodore does).

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