GM, the Company Most Likely To Stab RWD Fans In The Back – hey, I own a ’96 Impala SS, so I’ve got the right to be
bitter – has announced that its Zeta platform is on again and will yield some product for the showroom in 2008 or 2009.
That’s, oh, only 12 years after the B-body was canned, 6 years after the F-body disappeared, and 4 years after the
success of Chrysler’s LX platform surprised only those who are clueless about the allure of a big V8 and RWD. Expect to
see a concept or two at the 2006 Detroit auto show, including a Camaro with strong first-gen (’67-’69) cues, and some
sort of four-door full-size sedan that hopefully looks more like a ’94 Impala SS and less like a ’91 Caprice
(unfortunately, rumor has it that it looks more like a 300C knock-off than a proper B-body successor). As the
Auto Prophet says, what took them so
long? All will be forgiven if these products kick ass.
GM plans new RWD cars
GM, the Company Most Likely To Stab RWD Fans In The Back – hey, I own a ’96 Impala SS, so I’ve got the right to be bitter – has announced that its Zeta platform is on again and will yield some product for the showroom in 2008 or 2009. That’s, oh, only 12 years after the B-body was canned, 6 years after the F-body disappeared, and 4 years after the success of Chrysler’s LX platform surprised only those who are clueless about the allure of a big V8 and RWD. Expect to see a concept or two at the 2006 Detroit auto show, including a Camaro with strong first-gen (’67-’69) cues, and some sort of four-door full-size sedan that hopefully looks more like a ’94 Impala SS and less like a ’91 Caprice (unfortunately, rumor has it that it looks more like a 300C knock-off than a proper B-body successor). As the Auto Prophet says, what took them so long? All will be forgiven if these products kick ass.