Speaking at a J.D. Power forum in Detroit, General Motors North American President Mark Reuss announced that Chevrolet will unveil two new models at the upcoming 2011 Chicago Auto Show, which kicks off on February 9. Mr. Reuss said one of the models will be a new vehicle based on the Camaro-platform, however, he declined to divulge further details about the car.
"It will be fun," Mr. Reuss told reporters in regards to the Camaro-based model. "I'm not going to give you guys any product information other than what I gave (in the presentation.) I'd ruin the whole show."
Now, the inevitable question that arises is, what are the two models Chevy is planning to introduce in Chicago?
Well, the Camaro-based model could be anything from the range-topping, V8-supercharged Camaro Z28 to a civilian version of the Caprice PPV or even something totally new. As for the second model, there's a chance it could be a successor to the Malibu sedan (seen in the patent drawings above and below), which is due for replacement soon, but we could be wrong. As always, feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section below.
Source: Detnews
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New malibu or Impale based camaro with same engines and more light weight then the current malibu? though I don;t really see nothing wrong with the current malibu!
i loath chevrolet's current line-up, so the news above shows promise. the current impala must go, the malibu is nice but i only hope its replacement's equally so. the cruze should prove successful but it already looks a bit dated, as does the "new camaro". the equinox is decent enough but desperately needs more power. the 'vette is long overdue to be replaced. the HHR is ancient and on its way out. the traverse is the least attractive of gm's trio of mid-sized/large crossovers. their pick-up trucks are bland looking compared to those of ford's and dodge's. chevy needs a complete overhaul and if that occurs, i may be back in a chevrolet. love my new dodge charger, but as an all time gm guy, i still want them to succeed.
Chevy's always late to the party. They need to act sooner, not later!
Camaro based car huh? I'm just gonna wait and see on that one. I am looking forward to seeing the next Malibu though.
do not like the sketch of the 2012 malibu. the current model looks far better. rumor has it that the next malibu will be smaller to distance itself from the impala. still, i, too, look forward to seeing the malibu in the flesh.
New 'Bu is one of the cars. A new 'camaro based' car could be anything built on Zeta.
I'm leaning more on new Z28 and less on new Caprice.
^ i think both. chevy has been talking about the "4 door" camaro - "caprice" (hope the name is something else) and an upcoming z28 (or "z" something). i only hope something is done with the "z" to bring about an update to the entire camaro line. it is getting stale, as another poster stated, but the convertible looks nothing more than a ragtop version of the coupe - hope this doesn't mean the same look for an eternity.
I hope the Malibu looks better than what the what the patent drawing suggest.
G8 replacement?
Oh you mean the Pontiac G8 right? Which I think would great as a Buick Skylark. More than likely they'll try and cash in on the Chevelle though.
Camaro platform? No.
Reuss must mean a new vehicle based on the 'ol aussie "Holden Commodore" family sedan platform, of which the Camaro is based.
Regardless, the world does not need another fuel-inefficient rear-wheel-drive car to get stuck in the snow and block traffic.
Who cares?
"rear-wheel-drive car to get stuck in the snow"
They simply don't and that's a common mistake the uninformed make. RWD cars aren't defeated by snowy inclines like FWD cars are.
LOLOLOLOLOL you stupid or what FWD is 1000times better than a RWD car in snow... you are the uninformed here anonymous
If that's the next Malibu it's really odd that it has a bustle trunk that is exactly like the Bangle BMW's of yore, a design that BMW has slowly smoothed out and gotten away from. Although I always thought the chamfered edge of the current Malibu tail end was a mistake they made in the otherwise OK design.
"FWD is 1000times better than a RWD car in snow... you are the uninformed here anonymous"
Incorrect.
FWD, by it's very design, impeads it in any snow-covered incline and the weight over the drive wheels shifts rearward onto the unpowered rearwheels.
This problem for FWD is made worse when drivers put bags of sand or salt in the trunk of their FWD cars. It makes driving more challenging, if not, imposible for FWD cars.
Also, FWD exhibits a predisposition to understeering in low-traction enviroments. Snow exacerbates this unfavourable condition. It's also mechanically imposible for FWD to induce oversteering when needed in snowy conditions.
FWD is therefore unfit for driving in snowy conditions.
Perhaps you'd like to put forth a case or maybe some evidence that FWD is better in snow?
Anonymous,
I would be amazed to find that you are really serious in claiming that RWD is superior to FWD in snowy conditions. In case you are not making apparently ignorant statements just to be annoying I will attempt to educate you.
It is true that a weight shift from the front wheels to the rear wheels will occur on inclines, but for the weight on the driven wheels of a RWD car to exceed that on a FWD car the incline would have to exceed about 30% which is a grade rarely occurring on public roads.
Why would anyone put bags of salt or sand in the trunk of a FWD car? Would you do that? It's not even recommended for a RWD car.
It is quite possible to get into understeering or oversteering conditions with either FWD or RWD. Why would you want to intentially induce oversteer in slippery conditions? That is a condition that is generally considered undesirable and dangerous.
The real issue is what do you do to get out of an oversteering condition. With a RWD car you get off the gas, countersteer and hope for the best. But with a FWD car you countersteer and get on the gas and let the front wheels pull the car in the direction you want to go. That is the major benefit to FWD - it will direct the thrust of the drive wheels in the direction you want to go instead of just pushing you in whatever direction the car happens to be headed.
The superiority of FWD has been demonstrated over and over in winter rallying and ice racing. In fact it is so superior that in ice racing special classes are established for RWD cars only.
^ I drive FWD... recently, when it snowed a ton here, it took me one try to back my car out of its spot and be on my way. The guy next to me who had an RWD BMW, couldn't get out for his life!
"the incline would have to exceed about 30% which is a grade rarely occurring on public roads."
You obviously never drive in the winter.
There are plenty of inclines that meet and exceed 30%; coupled with an glaze of ice and snow, you need less than 20% to impeed traffic.
Why don't you try it yourself?
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