Originally Posted By: Cujet
Originally Posted By: dishdude
Originally Posted By: Cujet
Final report:
16MPG city,
20MPG highway,
Unable to achieve more MPG. Numb, unresponsive, balky, quirky and full of unnecessary issues. Compared to a 2014 Honda Accord V6, the Impala is half the car.
Awful driving car. Wife hates it, I hate it. Plus some form of aerodynamic rattle that was annoying on the highway.
If GM continues down this path, they deserve to fail, utterly and completely.
I have to disagree, I had one as a rental over Thanksgiving and thought it was a great car. Excellent powertrain that was smooth, quiet and responsive. The transmission was quick to shift and always in the right gear. Ride was excellent, steering and handling were quick and responsive. Build quality was very good, and interior materials were very high quality. Controls were easy to operate and intuitive. I would easily compare this car to my 2012 E-class, and in many areas the Impala was superior.
I really can't figure out how you couldn't fit in the backseat. I am 5'10 also, and it was like a limo back there - and the truck is huge. Below is a "selfie" of me sitting in the back with the seat at the position I drive at - which is pretty far back from the wheel.
I did have a nicely equipped LTZ with 19" tires, so not quite sure how yours was equipped, but there is no way I would agree with anything you said about the one I had. 2014 Accord V6 is a great car, but the Impala I had was at least 1.25x the car.
Gripes - Steering wheel was a bit weird looking, but very comfortable to grip in many different positions. I don't like the audio controls on the back of the wheel (like Chrysler). The visibility out of the rear window was lousy due to the steep slant it is on, but the back up camera helps with that.
That is clearly not the same car I rented. The rear mirrors on my 2014 Impala I rented were cut on bias and 1/2 the size of the ones pictured above, the front seats had carpeted "skirts" on the bottom that blocked the rear passengers feet, and the only way that much rear seat room was possible was if the rear seats were all the way forward.
Something weird here....
The car I rented had 250 miles on it, was clearly labeled a 2014 Impala and even had a spoiler on back.
I have to wonder if Hertz gets some form of "classic version". Because that is NOT the same car.
Yeah, you had a 2014 Impala Limited, which is a fleet-only continuation of the old Impala that was redesigned in 2006.
GM doesn't want the new Impala to become a rental car darling, but rental agencies still need full-size cars. During the launch, GM kept the old model around to sell to the rental fleets while they fill the retail channel with the new version.