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Originally Posted by nadepalma
Agreed. The rumor was that the Monte Carlo was supposed to get the axe and that there might be a large mid-sized coupe ala Chevelle to make a come back and compliment the Camaro.
But who knows --- perhaps Chevy has something else up their sleeve. I can remember Lutz and others saying that GM should eliminate overlap between divisions and a new Chevelle to replace the Monte Carlo might be considered a kind of overlap with the expected GTO for Pontiac.
GM has been kind of vague about all of this anyway, so we'll have to see....
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I've seen designs for both a Monte Carlo and Chevelle. Last I knew, GM was deciding which one they wanted to produce if they wanted to produce any large coupe for Chevy.
I've felt for a while that the Chevelle would be it. It looks better. It's a popular nameplate for classic car enthusiasts. The name is not tarnished like the Monte Carlo is by years of neglect.
I don't see much of an issue when it comes to overlap unless they decide to put a V6 in the GTO. The GTO is likely to share the Corvette engine while a Chevelle could have a base V6 model and a smaller displacement V8 on the top end (like the next gen of the current 5.3L LS4 that will output over 350hp). The Chevy would have a more family friendly price and a more family friendly drive with more luxury thrown in. The GTO would essentially be a large family sports car.