Rear Wheel Drive Revived

General Motors Corp.'s revival of the Camaro has solidified the trend toward rear-wheel-drive passenger cars in the U.S. — a market that at least one analyst sees eclipsing 1 million units by 2011.

GM plans

Camaro could be crashing a RWD party in full swing by the time it debuts. Chevrolet is looking into a slightly larger, RWD replacement for the Impala sedan.

Chevrolet General Manager Ed Peper recently told Ward's a RWD Impala and a front-wheel-drive Malibu would present consumers with more options, compared with rival auto makers that offer only FWD midsize cars.

Meanwhile, Pontiac is exploring ways to adapt a RWD architecture for an affordable model. GM is said to be exploring everything from a new GTO to a G8 sedan, a revived Firebird and a rebadged Holden Commodore from the new RWD platform (see story, p.8). Buick also is expected to garner a Park Avenue replacement from the Holden-developed RWD architecture.





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BavarianMotorrad - 10/16/2006 5:24:29 PM

+1 Boost

Only complaint: RWD + Winter weather= shitty driving experience.