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Doesn't GM sell more cars than Ford?
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I'm not 100% sure about that, but I don't think they do. I seem to remember reading something about GM always struggling to beat Ford's sales. Not that either is a poster-child for design, but regardless that new Impala shows little to no effort or creativity.
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FORD Sales $170.84 bil GM Sales $193.45 bil used for reference: http://www.forbes.com
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Did someone really say that a 500 is anything other than boring looking?
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i had an Impala in Miami in December. aside from an absurdly squishy suspension, i thought the car was very solid.
if they stiffen it up and put in a manual trans or auto with paddle shift and they have the potential for a very nice sleeper with "big car" tuner potential.
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The 500 isn't the greatest design ever, and I'm not trying to put it on a pedistal, but it's a classy-looking large midsize car. To me the Impala just looks very generic. And in a time when it's sink or swim for GM, this is the best they could do?
Edit: And just because GM has more total sales than Ford, doesn't justify ugly cars. GM is a much larger company than Ford, with a lot more brand names under it, so I guess I'm not surprised that they have more overall sales.
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people arguing over two companies that are putting out very blah family sedans.  both are offering sucky cars. they need more DCX in their thinking. even the base model charger looks eleventybillion times better than the gImpala "ss"  i wouldnt be caught dead in that POS! and how about that new Malibu Maxx SS 
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Originally posted by svt4stv:
people arguing over two companies that are putting out very blah family sedans. both are offering sucky cars. they need more DCX in their thinking. even the base model charger looks eleventybillion times better than the gImpala "ss" i wouldnt be caught dead in that POS! and how about that new Malibu Maxx SS
Interesting...
As much as I love the charger, the Impala SS has an almost identical 1/4 mile time. I'd call that a sleeper. To me, the new Impala is fairly good looking, albeit a bit plain. There's no reason GM can't build "just a normal car" is there? That's how the Japanese have done it until lately...
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Originally posted by baco99:
i had an Impala in Miami in December. aside from an absurdly squishy suspension, i thought the car was very solid.
if they stiffen it up and put in a manual trans or auto with paddle shift and they have the potential for a very nice sleeper with "big car" tuner potential.
Uh that would be called a grand prix gtp 
Ford has always beat GM in volume of cars sold. Though for 05 both are claiming leadership, the debate is out
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Originally posted by livinsvt:
Originally posted by baco99:
i had an Impala in Miami in December. aside from an absurdly squishy suspension, i thought the car was very solid.
if they stiffen it up and put in a manual trans or auto with paddle shift and they have the potential for a very nice sleeper with "big car" tuner potential.
Uh that would be called a grand prix gtp
Ford has always beat GM in volume of cars sold. Though for 05 both are claiming leadership, the debate is out
Hmmm I could have swore Ford was behind CHEVROLET BY ITSELF back in '78. And in '83 Ford production numbers were lower than even Buicks. Is that a load of BS I smell? 
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