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Article: Grace note // Monte Carlo sings Chevy's tune
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- August 23, 1998
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The first Chevrolet Monte Carlo debuted in 1970 as a slick,
mid-size sports; luxury coupe with the longest hood ever put on a
Chevy and a 360-horsepower V-8. It was an instant hit.
The latest Monte Carlo coupe doesn't have the pizzazz of that
first model because it's essentially a two-door version of
Chevrolet's mid-size Lumina V-6 family sedan.
But that's no bad thing because the Monte Carlo thus is solid,
roomy and economical.
This Chevy also is bigger and generally quieter than smaller
rivals such as the Chrysler Sebring, Dodge Avenger and Acura CL - and
thus offers more in terms of dollars per pound.
Although large, the front-wheel-drive Monte Carlo is no fuel
hog; it delivers ...