How come '00-'05 Impalas and Monte Carlos don't come with STICK SHIFT, And why are they FWD instead of RWD?

Question

How come not even SS models come with a manual transmissions?

Are not those performance cars So they should have manual trannies as an option

I can understand the Impalas but,The Monte Carlo is shaped like a NASCAR car why would they make them FWD?

Both SS models have a big V8, and American cars are usually DRAG orientated cars so FWD would not be the best drive train.

Answer 1

They were trying to combine some economical cars and some performance.



As far as why there's no stick option...well...why would you bother? If people wanted a 6-speed V8 car you had other vehicles in GM's lineup for that...granted they were RWD but still, you already had an option.



Also, GM doesn't make a strong FWD manual trans...GM would've been VERY foolish to R&D a manual trans for either of those cars when they wouldn't sell that much. Even if they sold a few grand of each car it wouldn't even come close to offsetting the cost of all of the R&D involved in creating such a set up.

Answer 2

The stick shift is not as popular as the auto tranny, but I do agree that it would have been a good option to go with the ss model- as far as being front wheel drive- they are much better on gas and there is far less power loss in a front wheel drive. And just because they used the Monte Carlo body look in Nascar doesn't mean the two have anything in common at all- I went to a school that taught Nascar fabrication and all the other aspects- the car makes they use in nascar are almost no different at all.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

PART of the reason GM went belly-up. I used to drive Chevy EXCLUSIVELY up until they went all FWD.



STUPIDEST thing they could have done in my humble opinion.



THEN, they decided to revive the GTO using a Holden RWD platform. A GOOD performer. but looks too much like your grandfather's car for most people.

Answer 5

They tried to make the cars more economical.. I couldn't agree more. I would have a lot more respect for GM if they had some more performace operated cars that are more like their old ones.