Talk:Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Seventh Generation? - Agreed
GM has stated that the 06+ is simpily a refreshening and reviews from many automotive publications agree. If this was a new generation GM would explicity state it as such as it has in the past with all of its new generations.
http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_shows/los_angeles_2005/0501_chevrolet_impala_monte_carlo/ http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupe/112_0507_2006_chevrolet_monte_carlo_ss_coupe http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z8616/default.aspx http://research.cars.com/go/crp/research.jsp?makeid=9&mode=&revid=47258&year=2006&acode=&modelid=93&revlogtype=21&crpPage=summary.jsp&myid=§ion=reviews&mode=&aff=national
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.233.2.79 (talk) 03:58, 14 February 2007 (UTC).
Seventh Generation?
I find the claims that the '06-up Monte and Impala justify a new generation a bit dubious. What changes in generation for other GM models (or any car, for that matter) have actually shared any sheetmetal whatsoever? GM has freshened many vehicles in similar ways that were not a new generation; the fourth-generation F-Body comes to mind, with some remarkable changes between the 1993-1997 cars and the 1998-2002 cars (beyond simply the change from LT1 to LS1). GM's GMT400 trucks also went through revised front sheetmetal and a heavily redesigned interior through the '90s. Ayocee 14:09, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
Third gen pic
...i dont think that paint was OEM. could we get a slightly more stock looking monte carlo? Skiendog 00:19, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
NASCAR statement
I recommend this statement stay off the main page, especially off the top summary section, unless someone can prove why contemporary NASCAR vehicles have even the slightest relevance to the production vehicle.
- From its inception, the Monte Carlo also has been one of GM's biggest successes on the NASCAR stock car racing circuit. However, in 2007, GM will phase the Monte Carlo out in favor of the next-generation Impala.
The best correlation may be that, for many years now, this NASCAR vehicle is part of GM's marketing of the car. That may deserve mention towards the bottom of the page, but it has no place in the summary.