Future Chevrolet products on display at the 2012 Barrett-Jackson - Orange County

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I wanted to share some of the pictures I took when I was at the Barrett-Jackson Auction in Orange County.

Here are some pictures of the 2014 Chevrolet Impala:

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Frankly, I thought the vehicle looked fantastic and I thought it was remarkable that the standard engine was going to be a Four Cylinder with 195 horsepower - it wasn't that long ago that domestic V8s didn't even make that much horsepower.

Chevrolet will offer e 3.6 Liter with 303 horsepower. Perhaps most interesting from a marketing standpoint, Chevrolet will also offer a high MPG Four Cylinder engine that features "electronic assist" - it's a hybrid engine by anyone's definition but for some reason Chevrolet doesn't use the term "hybrid" in any of their marketing materials.

Who knows, maybe the term "hybrid" has a negative connotation with some buyers who don't want to be seen as the type of guy who drives 55 MPH in the fast lane.

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I'm guessing that the Adaptive Cruise Control and Collision Mitigation Braking will be part of an extra-cost option package, but I still think it's impressive that this technology will soon be available on a mainstream production sedan.

While I think Collision Mitigation Braking is an awesome technology that we will see much more of in the future, I wonder how many meetings GM had to have before the lawyers finally agreed to a name for the system that the marketing guys could promote?

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My understanding it's just a mild hybrid system a battery,cables and fancy alternator my tech in the shop went to class and said it's pretty simple.

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Originally Posted by lsx only

My understanding it's just a mild hybrid system a battery,cables and fancy alternator my tech in the shop went to class and said it's pretty simple.

Interesting - thanks for the update.

I was surprised to see GM showcasing a 2014 vehicle that's slated for production but then again I guess they could start selling the 2014s in January, 2013 and that's less than six months away.

When I get caught up I'll add a few more pictures to this thread.