Hoovey689

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2012 Chevy Impala to soldier on with new V6, replacement delayed until 2014

When discussing the current W-body Chevrolet Impala, the phrase "long-in-the tooth" is an understatement. And while Chevrolet's biggest retail sedan was scheduled to get a complete overhaul in 2013, a report from GMInsideNews states that the next Impala has now rescheduled for the 2014 model year.

In an effort to keep the elderly Impala passably fresh until its new Epsilon-based replacement arrives, General Motors is reportedly ready to outfit the big sedan with its 3.6-liter V6 engine mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. Both the current 3.5- and 3.9-liter V6 engines have been canned, and because of the W-body architecture, adding a six-speed automatic transmission to the existing engines would not have been feasible.

No other updates are scheduled for the 2012 model year as of this writing, but we're sure that the Impala will continue to be a fleet queen until a more consumer-worthy replacement arrives.

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/07/2...ement-delayed/

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good one Chevy...

Och

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Didn't they recently redesign it?

dunnojack

I rented this once.

it's a piece of crap. **** poor mpg, and **** poor power. and it's not even that large. about the same as a camry.

I got an average of 22 mpg, 100% highway, cruise control.

Hoovey689

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2006-current

whoster

Drove one a few weeks ago on a trip from LA > San Fran.

It may have been one of the worst vehicles I've ever driven, in every single way imaginable.

GM going bankrupt was a no-brainer having cars like this in their lineup.

Fizzboy7

Very poor decision to prolong this car's change. It is one of the darkest spots in GM's line-up right now and needs the most fixing. With a new Malibu just around the corner, it doesn't make sense the not so old Malibu gets changed before the way too old Impala does. Back to backward thinking at GM I guess.

SLegacy99

Who gets up in the morning and is like, "I'm think Im gonna go get a Chevy Impala today"

GS3Tek

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I don't know how on earth did they go from this to that enterprise rental up top???

IS-SV

This car is a sad reminder of why GM went bankrupt.

Och

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The current Impala is essentially the same car as the Lumina of the 90ies. It has nothing to do with the classic Impala.

CDNROCKIES

Exactly.

Who buys this car anyways? And why is it even worth discussing?...lol.

IS-SV

What surprises me is that a company that is supposedly working to get turned around still has this kind of crap in the product portfolio.

They disposed of entire divisions of crap vehicles but missed this....

LexBob2

Out of curiousity I checked Impala sales for 2010. 172,000 units sold, +4%. Amazing!

Maybe too profitable to pull the plug on right now, even though its time has come and gone a long time ago. The classic company/rental car.

Och

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They sell a lot of them to the cops - most of NYC's cops are driving those.

lamar411

Not sure how they sold 172,000. Rented one once and it was horrible.