[ARCHIVED THREAD] - New Chevy Impala is tier-one? (Page 1 of 3)
Posted: 7/25/2013 4:08:26 PM EDT
| Consumer Reports ranks the new Impala as tops in its segment. How did this happen??? Discuss.... |
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Interior shot below. Wish my minivan looked like this.... http://www.zercustoms.com/news/images/Chevrolet/th1/2014-Chevrolet-Impala-3.jpg Quoted:
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I had one as a rental and the thing was a fucking joke. No acceleration, brakes are soft, interior looks like its from a mid-90's minivan. Interior shot below. Wish my minivan looked like this.... http://www.zercustoms.com/news/images/Chevrolet/th1/2014-Chevrolet-Impala-3.jpg One I had didn't look like that. It was a rental I drove 1 month ago and it only had 1200 miles on it. Must have been the base model. I will say, I'm not a fan a car manufactures using fake interior products (wood grain) to mimic higher end cars. |
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Interior shot below. Wish my minivan looked like this.... http://www.zercustoms.com/news/images/Chevrolet/th1/2014-Chevrolet-Impala-3.jpg Quoted:
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I had one as a rental and the thing was a fucking joke. No acceleration, brakes are soft, interior looks like its from a mid-90's minivan. Interior shot below. Wish my minivan looked like this.... http://www.zercustoms.com/news/images/Chevrolet/th1/2014-Chevrolet-Impala-3.jpg I'm convinced 87% of the people who chime in during car threads just have some sort of tourrette syndrome. |
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NSA #1! |
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Quoted: Interior shot below. Wish my minivan looked like this.... http://www.zercustoms.com/news/images/Chevrolet/th1/2014-Chevrolet-Impala-3.jpg Quoted: Quoted: I had one as a rental and the thing was a fucking joke. No acceleration, brakes are soft, interior looks like its from a mid-90's minivan. Interior shot below. Wish my minivan looked like this.... http://www.zercustoms.com/news/images/Chevrolet/th1/2014-Chevrolet-Impala-3.jpg this is what a tier 2 (not even tier 1) interior might look like...    In comparison that Chevy interior is atrocious looking. Tier 5 or 6 at most. |
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Regardless of the CU's assessment, the car remains a GM product, therefore susceptible to the same issues that have plagued GM vehicles forever. For the record, in my fifty years of driving, I've owned just about every marque of car including three Chevy's. They were all crap. |
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One I had didn't look like that. It was a rental I drove 1 month ago and it only had 1200 miles on it. Must have been the base model. I will say, I'm not a fan a car manufactures using fake interior products (wood grain) to mimic higher end cars. Quoted:
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I had one as a rental and the thing was a fucking joke. No acceleration, brakes are soft, interior looks like its from a mid-90's minivan. Interior shot below. Wish my minivan looked like this.... http://www.zercustoms.com/news/images/Chevrolet/th1/2014-Chevrolet-Impala-3.jpg One I had didn't look like that. It was a rental I drove 1 month ago and it only had 1200 miles on it. Must have been the base model. I will say, I'm not a fan a car manufactures using fake interior products (wood grain) to mimic higher end cars. Yes, the millimeter of wood veneer on luxury car interiors is awesome. The new Impala is good for people who want a spacious car that rides smooth and quiet. No one's going to mistake it for an M5. |
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Yes, the millimeter of wood veneer on luxury car interiors is awesome. The new Impala is good for people who want a spacious car that rides smooth and quiet. No one's going to mistake it for an M5. Quoted:
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I had one as a rental and the thing was a fucking joke. No acceleration, brakes are soft, interior looks like its from a mid-90's minivan. Interior shot below. Wish my minivan looked like this.... http://www.zercustoms.com/news/images/Chevrolet/th1/2014-Chevrolet-Impala-3.jpg One I had didn't look like that. It was a rental I drove 1 month ago and it only had 1200 miles on it. Must have been the base model. I will say, I'm not a fan a car manufactures using fake interior products (wood grain) to mimic higher end cars. Yes, the millimeter of wood veneer on luxury car interiors is awesome. The new Impala is good for people who want a spacious car that rides smooth and quiet. No one's going to mistake it for an M5. Don't forget the heated and cooled seats. Cool fans blowing on your backside when it's 95 and 80% humidity is priceless. I can't live without it. 
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Quoted: Don't forget the heated and cooled seats. Cool fans blowing on your backside when it's 95 and 80% humidity is priceless. I can't live without it. Quoted:  On the other hand, the heated seats CAN be entertaining with unsuspecting passengers.
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Now THAT is a feature I've wanted since I first saw it on a Saab back in 2000 or somewhere around there. Unfortunately, I've never found that feature in the car I want. The heated seats in my GTI are just SO USEFUL when I get in the car and it's 110deg inside, on a cloudy day, with tinted windows and a shade in the windshield.
On the other hand, the heated seats CAN be entertaining with unsuspecting passengers.
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On the other hand, the heated seats CAN be entertaining with unsuspecting passengers.
Yeah I had a MkIII GTI VR6 that had heated seats as did my MkIV R32.....10 years later some (mostly American) manufactures don't offer them. Same game now, whether it's my Benz or any number of other cars that now have heated and cooled seats it's a promise that the driver and passenger spend the bulk of the trip turning on each others heated seat when they're not looking.
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When I first read the title, the new rwd SS based on the Holden Commodore came to mind. I got excited.
Then I realized we were talking about a v6 fwd rental car. Maybe Chevrolet spent a lot of add money with consumer reports.. or maybe it really is the best beige appliance. I don't care to find out. |
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considering all 4 look similar.. your bias is showing. Quoted:
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I had one as a rental and the thing was a fucking joke. No acceleration, brakes are soft, interior looks like its from a mid-90's minivan. Interior shot below. Wish my minivan looked like this.... http://www.zercustoms.com/news/images/Chevrolet/th1/2014-Chevrolet-Impala-3.jpg this is what a tier 2 (not even tier 1) interior might look like... http://media.caranddriver.com/images/media/490907/2014-audi-rs6-avant-interior-photo-490919-s-1280x782.jpghttp://stwot.motortrend.com/files/2013/02/2014-Aston-Martin-Vanquish-interior-1024x640.jpghttp://media.caranddriver.com/images/media/490907/2014-audi-rs6-avant-interior-photo-490919-s-1280x782.jpg http://www.automotivelatest.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2014-BMW-X5m-Interior-Pictures.jpg In comparison that Chevy interior is atrocious looking. Tier 5 or 6 at most. Similar as in sexy as fuck? Honestly, can anyone name an American car that doesn't have a cheap feeling interior? Maybe a Cadillac CTS? |
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Similar as in sexy as fuck? Honestly, can anyone name an American car that doesn't have a cheap feeling interior? Maybe a Cadillac CTS? Quoted:
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I had one as a rental and the thing was a fucking joke. No acceleration, brakes are soft, interior looks like its from a mid-90's minivan. Interior shot below. Wish my minivan looked like this.... http://www.zercustoms.com/news/images/Chevrolet/th1/2014-Chevrolet-Impala-3.jpg this is what a tier 2 (not even tier 1) interior might look like... http://media.caranddriver.com/images/media/490907/2014-audi-rs6-avant-interior-photo-490919-s-1280x782.jpghttp://stwot.motortrend.com/files/2013/02/2014-Aston-Martin-Vanquish-interior-1024x640.jpghttp://media.caranddriver.com/images/media/490907/2014-audi-rs6-avant-interior-photo-490919-s-1280x782.jpg http://www.automotivelatest.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2014-BMW-X5m-Interior-Pictures.jpg In comparison that Chevy interior is atrocious looking. Tier 5 or 6 at most. Similar as in sexy as fuck? Honestly, can anyone name an American car that doesn't have a cheap feeling interior? Maybe a Cadillac CTS? Maybe I lack the culture and sophistication necessary to appreciate it, but I can't really tell the difference between the interior quality on my Ford I drive here and the Mercedes I usually ride in in Austria. |
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Rebadged, ugly version of the g8 gt that came out years ago and no one wanted. Wrong on all counts. The "rebadged" G8 is the Caprice PPV police car. Impala is a completely different vehicle. BTW G8s sold very well, and used ones dont stay on the lot long. |
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chincy, cheesey and cheap? this is what a tier 2 (not even tier 1) interior might look like... http://media.caranddriver.com/images/media/490907/2014-audi-rs6-avant-interior-photo-490919-s-1280x782.jpghttp://stwot.motortrend.com/files/2013/02/2014-Aston-Martin-Vanquish-interior-1024x640.jpghttp://media.caranddriver.com/images/media/490907/2014-audi-rs6-avant-interior-photo-490919-s-1280x782.jpg http://www.automotivelatest.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2014-BMW-X5m-Interior-Pictures.jpg In comparison that Chevy interior is atrocious looking. Tier 5 or 6 at most. Quoted:
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I had one as a rental and the thing was a fucking joke. No acceleration, brakes are soft, interior looks like its from a mid-90's minivan. Interior shot below. Wish my minivan looked like this.... http://www.zercustoms.com/news/images/Chevrolet/th1/2014-Chevrolet-Impala-3.jpg this is what a tier 2 (not even tier 1) interior might look like... http://media.caranddriver.com/images/media/490907/2014-audi-rs6-avant-interior-photo-490919-s-1280x782.jpghttp://stwot.motortrend.com/files/2013/02/2014-Aston-Martin-Vanquish-interior-1024x640.jpghttp://media.caranddriver.com/images/media/490907/2014-audi-rs6-avant-interior-photo-490919-s-1280x782.jpg http://www.automotivelatest.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2014-BMW-X5m-Interior-Pictures.jpg In comparison that Chevy interior is atrocious looking. Tier 5 or 6 at most. You did NOT just call an Aston Martin's interior "tier 2" did you? DID YOU?? I went to an Aston Martin test drive event with a friend, now, while I haven't been in a Rolls Royce or Maybach, the Aston Martin had THE nicest interior I've ever seen. It was... just... QUALITY EVERYWHERE. Teir 2 my ass. |
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GM haters here are pathetic. If I took that car and put BMW or Toyota emblems on it, you all would be jerking off to the pics. Consumer Reports says a Toyota is good and they are correct. They say Impala is good and it is somehow "rigged." Jesus. CR trashed everything GM until the UAW payoff bailout. Now all of a sudden Toyota sucks and GM can do no wrong. You do know that the Editor for CR was married to a VP for Panasonic - wonder why all that Panny stuff got great reviews over the years. Corrupt Long Island faux review mafia. If they reviewed Presidents, Carter, FDR & LBJ would get 4 stars, and the Kenyan would get 5. They can gargle dog poop. So there! |
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The "union" doesn't design the phuckers or create assembly procedures. Quoted:
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Couldn't have done it without the union..... The "union" doesn't design the phuckers or create assembly procedures. True. What they actually do is suck money away from R&D so Chevy has to make the best of the hilarious budget they have left, which leads to cheap, glued on bullshit. |
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True. What they actually do is suck money away from R&D so Chevy has to make the best of the hilarious budget they have left, which leads to cheap, glued on bullshit. Quoted:
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Couldn't have done it without the union..... The "union" doesn't design the phuckers or create assembly procedures. True. What they actually do is suck money away from R&D so Chevy has to make the best of the hilarious budget they have left, which leads to cheap, glued on bullshit. Meh, I've seen some cheap ass Japanese car and truck interiors in my day. They started the tread of "mouse fur" carpet.[unfortunately, US car builders soon followed in their footsteps] The interior of my late 90s Buick is still in excellent shape, damn good materials that held up better then most any price comparable Japanese car of the same era. 15 years later, the seats still have not broke down and lost their firmness. FWIW, I owned Japanese cars and trucks before a significant portion of ARFcom was a gleam in their Daddies eye. |
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ITT: people who don't know the difference between a Malbu and an Impala.
The old Impala: 
Those were probably one of the better cars made by a "domestic" brand. They tended to be very reliable over a long service life (one of the reasons they're popular as rentals) and the last couple of years saw them mated with a V6 that put out over 300HP, which made them pretty darn quick to boot. Comfort was good in the higher trim models, but I found the seats in the lower trim versions uncomfortable. The interior was nothing spectacular, but then again Americans typically don't want spectacular interiors. The Top Gear effect has people getting into cars scratching the plastics and making the yuk face when in reality the non-enthusiasts who actually go to dealers and buy stuff tend to buy based on entirely different ideas of what they want out of the car. Honda sold the shit out of base trim Accords, Civics, and CRV's with some pretty cartoonish materials like whatever they call that mouse fur they used on low end seats. Thankfully they improved the interiors quite a bit on the new Accords. The new Impala may turn out to be a good car, but that'll be something time will tell. It's a sure thing that the previous two generations of Impala will be on the road quietly racking up ridiculous amounts of mileage for at least the next decade or so. They're great used car buys. As for "reviews" from whatever outfit, I'm not terribly interested in most reviews by most publications. They're so deep in bed with manufacturers it's hard to take any of them seriously. |
