2014 Impala
04-11-2012, 02:49 PM
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The cars coming from Australia have been a huge disappointment in the appearance department, IMO (GTO, G8, civil serivce Caprice). Only good thing about them has been the V8/RWD configuration. This Impala looks better than those cars IMO, and better than the old Impala. If it was a V8, A6 setup with RWD, it would probably be the top contender for my next daily driver.
04-11-2012, 03:58 PM
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I like RWD as much as the next person, but for the vast majority of people shopping for new cars, it is not important. To some in areas with large stretched of poor weather, it is preferred. If you are building a vehicle in which some people adamantly want FWD, most others really dont care, and you want to sell a lot of cars the choice is obvious.
04-11-2012, 04:05 PM
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GM found out in the 1990's that most people actually do like RWD cars. They stopped with all but the Corvette for awhile, but there are some Caddy's and the pre-dead Pontiacs and the Camaro is back and the ATS is coming. Who really prefers FWD? People who've never had a RWD, that's who.
I agree with you completely on the merits of RWD. It just is not likely to make a return in this segment.
This is much the same reason that Charger was not offered with 2 doors. Not enough people would buy it to make it commercially viable. All of us that post here, are far from your "average" car buyer. The things we value in a vehicle are not enough to drive the majority of the market.
I also stated that a RWD Chevy is coming. They just won't be expecting to sell them in the quantities of this Impala.
