Unlike Ford, Chevrolet still has an affordable mid-size sedan in its model roster – the 2024 Malibu starting at just $100 above the $25k threshold. Meanwhile, Dodge's Charger is a lot more expensive ($35k) and on its way toward a six-cylinder and EV reinvention, while Chrysler's 300 full-size sedan is only marginally more than that.
As such, unless you choose one of the many Asian options, there really is no other choice from one of the Big Detroit Three other than Chevrolet's affordable Malibu. But what if you wanted something more significant and just as 'cheap?' Well, then we need to jump across the imaginative realm of digital car content creators to fulfill our full-size GM wishes.
The good folks behind the Real Automotive channel on YouTube have the latest scoops coordinated with their unofficial CGI depictions assisted by the power of Artificial Intelligence. In their latest video feature (embedded below), they decided to bring tears of joy into the eyes of Chevy Impala enthusiasts with the virtual promise of the nameplate's glorious return to life.
One needs to take all this with a healthy dose of salt, as nothing is official from Chevrolet. Still, the peeps behind the channel and the resident pixel master envision a hypothetical world where the return of the Chevy Impala full-size nameplate seconds the $25k Malibu. Well, it's not without logic to have such desires – Chevrolet is about to end production of the iconic Camaro and will soon have just two passenger cars, the Malibu and the sporty Corvette.
According to their hypothetical scenario, the legendary Impala could spring back to life for an eleventh generation covering the full-size four-door sedan and two-door coupe areas. That dream is quite enticing, of course, but no one really knows if it is possible – especially now that Chevrolet is thinking about the EV revolution and bringing to dealerships even more crossovers and trucks, including the Equinox EV, Blazer EV, and Silverado EV.
So, what do you think? Should General Motors allow Chevrolet to develop an Impala revival when Ford has already ditched the sector for a while, and now Stellantis is ordaining Chrysler to retire the 300 and Dodge to reinvent the Charger for the novel EV lifestyle? And, if by the account of a miracle, the GM head honchos allow Chevrolet to bring back the Impala in sedan and coupe form, would it be wise to make them ICE-powered, electrified, or full EVs?
Anyway, while pondering on that, note how the channel's CGI expert used the power of AI not just to introduce us to their vision of the reborn Chevy Impala as a saloon or coupe but also with a nice set of body colors ranging from subtle to outrageous. Cool or not?
Aurel has aimed high all his life (literally, at 16 he was flying gliders all by himself) so in 2006 he switched careers and got hired as a writer at his favorite magazine. Since then, his work has been published both by print and online outlets, most recently right here, on autoevolution. Full profile
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