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Old 04-04-2012, 08:25 AM
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I think it looks awesome, love the rear.

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/04/2...ll-new-design/




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That is a GREAT improvement over the current, dull look the Impala has. Bravo, GM Design Team.
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Very nice (except the steering wheel - ick), but the lack of a manual transmission option means it's a no go for me. Looking forward to the 2013 Fusion M6/Turbo4 for my next potential daily.
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so who stole hyundais design team?
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Originally Posted by Tainted
so who stole hyundais design team?


I saw the 1st pic and thought, "Man, that rear sure does remind me of the AZERA and ELANTRA." and then I saw your response! It's mostly the rear that resembles those Hyundai models, but I think overall, it looks quite similar to the GENESIS sedan. Hopefully it won't cost as much.
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Not impressed personally.
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Now thats ugly!!!
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Ok ive got it. The *** end was a hyundai, the front is a bastard accord, and the interior is random bits of malibu and cheesy.
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I like it. I mean it's a four door family sedan so of course most two door sport coupe/fast car/sports car enthusiasts (as one might find on a message board such as LS1 Tech ) might not care for such a vehicle in general but I think it's an awesome improvement inside and out and shows that GM/Chevrolet really is moving in the right direction.

Not sure if I see as much Hyundai as I do Infiniti M:
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The rear/trunk profile seems very Buick to me. Overall the first thing i thought of was it reminded me(it's overall profile) like the new Taurus. I like it overall.
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It looks good, but it just looks like any other sedan. That's the problem with car now-a-days. They all look too similar. No distinction.
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Originally Posted by ramairroughneck
Now thats ugly!!!
+1, not feeling it, looks kind of disproportional. However, the interior looks pretty good and the 3.6 V6 seems like it might scoot alright
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Looks to me like just a variation on the current crop of Buicks ...
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Looks good imo! The interior looks really nice & I see that its got the CUE technology? Hopefully GM puts this in pretty much all their cars.. Now that would be awesome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnFO9...re=uploademail
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Have to say I'm actually sort of impressed. I think its a little too tall just like the Taurus but over all I'm really liking this car. Too bad power is still to the wrong wheels, maybe they can do AWD on the SS like Ford does with the SHO.
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Default Fastback Impala

I guess I'm one of the few old enough in this forum to immediately think of the 1967 fastback Impala. I like it and it looks way better than most of the stuff coming out of Asia nowadays. I also like the fact that Chevy is getting away from the split grille which was becoming too common.

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Originally Posted by Cheap Guy
I guess I'm one of the few old enough in this forum to immediately think of the 1967 fastback Impala. I like it and it looks way better than most of the stuff coming out of Asia nowadays. I also like the fact that Chevy is getting away from the split grille which was becoming too common.
I noticed the old Imp in the video... One of my brothers had a '67 and I see precisely NO resemblance beyond the bow tie. You could probably, except perhaps in height, fit this new car inside the 67 dimensionally. Not having seen any specs, I can't be sure, but it looks smaller even though it looks larger than the last rendition. I like this one, but it's no '67.
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I do like the new exterior. Personally, I think the rear end looks dull, a bit too common with Audis etc.
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I like it.
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My boss has an 06 and prefers it over the 2014.

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