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The Impala will not be RWD in 3 years or ever. It will move to the Epsilon II platform in about 3 years. GM may import the Holden Commodore here again as a Chevrolet in a few years, but even that program is iffy. That is rather lame. If GM does import that Commodore as a Caprice available for civilian as well as police duty, that should suffice.

I suspect a lot of people would agree. No Cadillac deserved that 4100. At least the 3800 would have had better MPG, which was the concern back then.

QFT. +1. GM needs to ditch about 1000 pounds in their trucks, and that will solve just about everything.

A good turbo v6. Ummm, where? AFAIK, since GM loves putting in pushrod v8s into trucks, where is that v6 equivalent if there is a need for them? Certainly the 3.6L v6 is too refined for a truck (not to mention trucks NEED torque). Also, when is GM going to release their new Ranger fighter anyways? Not everyone needs a Silverado.

He is right about the Nissan Leaf. A better question is whether such a pure EV could survive winters in Detroit or Minneapolis, since it is such an urban vehicle.

Dwightlooi, has GM ever made a GOOD pushrod 4cyl? I know that the Buick 231 (nowadays the 3800 Series I,II,III) was a fabulous v6. I should know: both my former Intrigue, 1st gen LaCrosse and my Park Avenue Ultra have that engine.

My 99 White Buick Park Avenue Ultra. I have no idea what the color code is back then,

No character. There are buyers who buy reliable, no character cars. Mind you, they tend to buy Hondas and Toyotas more often than not. Then again, the Impy could use the new powertrain. I just wish the RWD, character driven Impala was here now rather than in three years, if only to compete with the Dodge Charger. C'mon GM! You can do it!

The IBC (i.e. pushrod) V8 seems better, but is it noisier than the DOHC V8? It seems that almost everyone else with a V8 went DOHC years ago since that is all they build.

I heard from the local dealer that 2011 is the last of the Lucerne and Cadillac DTS. A FWD not-quite large sedan is not a worthy flagship for Buick. I do like the second-generation LaCrosse, a LOT more than the first-gen. Maybe I am a bit of a traditionalist, especially since the death of dear Oldsmobile seven years ago. Buick still deserves a RWD flagship: if Chrysler and Hyundai can do it, why won't GM?

Thanks for the welcome.

I hope not. The Impala needs to go RWD ideally right now. 2018: no point in waiting that long.

That is exactly what I am talking about!

I have just joined too, even though I have been reading posts on this site for at least two or three years.

I have been looking for a replacement for my 1999 Park Avenue Ultra (the flagship of its day) and according to my local dealer, the Enclave is now considered the flagship for Buick. I really really like the Enclave, but why is a large Lambda crossover considered a flagship? More importantly, why can't Buick get a car that can properly compete with that NEW 2011 Chrysler 300 (or should that be a flagship Cadillac too?)? Indeed, why can't Buick and/or Cadillac get an upgraded version of the Hyundai Genesis as a flagship? Any thoughts? FWD crossovers do NOT a flagship make, IMHO.

The 3.6 v6 is where Caddy should have started. The only problem is is that GM wants Cadillac to be fuel efficient..... like the Equinox/Terrain with a 4cyl. Too bad that did not pay out any dividends. Then again, why should Cadillac be fuel efficient?