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Article: Rear drive for Impala? Better think it over; It's a critical decision for GM's top-volume sedan.
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- Automotive News
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- February 6, 2006
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Byline: Rick Kranz
General Motors executives are trying to determine the drive system of the next Chevrolet Impala.
Specifically: Should the next-generation Impala continue as a front- drive sedan? Or should it switch to rear drive to try to capture some of the sales success of the rwd Dodge Charger and Magnum and the Chrysler 300?
How important is that decision? The Impala is GM's best-selling sedan.
Chevy dealers sold 290,259 Impalas in 2004, up from 267,882 the previous year. The tally is remarkable because in the buyer's eye that car was essentially untouched for five model years. Sales slipped to 246,481 last year, but some of ...