Congrats these cars a special in there own right. Take care of them. It’s a real sleeper! No one expects to get there doors blown off by Monte Carlos 😂😂😂
I really hate that GM made these into fwd cars. They would've been WAY more popular, especially amongst most project car guys had these cars stayed rwd. You can only image the 6.0, 6.2, LSX swaps, ect. that guys would've been doing to these cars now. Imo, if GM would've kept Monte Carlo a rwd car, they would've been able to better compete with/continue the popularity of older 80s G-Body Monte Carlos these days. GM seriously hurt the potential of these cars when they decided to go the fwd route.
I absolutely agree! Although I could imagine that Pontiac might have difficulty with the 6.0 G8 GT competing so closely to a 5.3 GXP. But if these were RWD and with a better tranny, I can imagine they would have been a drastically more mainstream hit. 😎
That would have been nice, more options and internal competition can be good for business and improving innovation! I would have loved a Pontiac (Holden) Ute, maybe someday I’ll try to buy an imported one, or buy a left handed Ute built in Colorado. That’s if they come back into the orbit of a reasonable price. 😅
In their opinion they thought it was “superior” to rwd because of traction control. They explain this in the dealership videos for the car, you can watch online. I hope they understand that no one cares and rwd cars are more powerful and more fun to drive.
That sounds like a hard sell to me, lol. I drove an 07 6.0 Corvette today that I’ll post soon. As much as I enjoy the FWD v8 MC, the Corvette is in a completely different league. 😎
Had a 2003 Monte Carlo 3.4 6 cylinder… had it for 13 years and 111,000 miles. Loved it. I traded it in for a camaro… love my camaro now. But every once in awhile I see one of these on the road and reminisce….
My mom bought an 07 Monte Carlo SS. But it was painted victory red, silver stripes It was a showroom car, my mom wanted it, my dad bought it. Every box for options was checked it was loaded completely out. At the time, my mom was 68 I guess she was having her second childhood. Well, couples years later, my mom passed away, and I bought the car out of the family estate. I put a cat back exhaust and a K&M air filter system. That car was fun to drive. Until I got a ticket going 91 and 65. And I figured I didn't need this car no more and I traded it in for pick up. That car was fast. After just putting simple modification I was pushing out almost three hundred and fifty horsepower. Also, when I traded it in, it had 60000 miles on it. And a little thing started going wrong, and I didn't feel like messing with it. All the A/C, heat, and defrost actuators were worn out and needed to be replaced. Don't get me wrong the car was fun to drive but I needed to pick up truck.
Just brought mines not too long ago. Never liked the refresh of 06-07 because of the front headlights looking like the impala. GM got real lazy with these car back then but the v8 is what made up for the lackluster refresh. I had the 02 SS in all black but was bored with the performance. Now I have the 07 and it makes me forget those headlights 😝
@Automotive Anonymous transmissions were garbage in all the W body's at the time. Especially in LS4 models like the GP GXP, LaCrosse Super, Monte Carlo SS n Impala SS.
If my memory serves correct from over a decade ago, ZZP held the FWD drag strip record with a twin turbo GTP running mid 8’ at mid 160’s. How the heck they had the tranny to do that is beyond me. Lol.
I own the exact same silver one got as a gift from my uncle, it was his first car and after 16 years in the sun collecting dust he gifted to me and I'm so happy I have one, I named her Ghost. 🚗
My car is 2007 monte carlo lt with 270,000 miles. everything still works on it. Original Ac Compresor still blows ice cold In Phoenix. these cars are still more comfortable on the inside than any corvette or camaro(obviously not as fast). I never rotate my tires becuase theres a factory stock camber on the rear wheels. if you rotate your tires they wear unevenly. A pair of goodyear assurance tires last me 50,000 miles. love this car
If GM does nothing else right, it's air conditioning in their cars. I had a 2004 Sunfire with 74k miles and of everything that I worried was gonna go wrong(the windows and alternator) the AC didn't and still blew ice cold
I test drove a 2007 Monte SS back then. The dealership didn’t have a test drive Impala available so I drove this “coupe version” instead. Sounded great but I didn’t considered buying it cause the back seat looked too tight for my 5 year old and one year old’s safety seats. I eventually bought an early release 2008 Taurus that my older son is currently driving now.
I bet that was a fun experience, especially when these were brand new! Taurus is a great car, my brothers first car was one. I’m glad it all worked out and you’ve been able to pass it along to your son! 🙂
I ordered and took possession of a 2007 SS in bright red ( non metallic) with factory silver rally stripes, a gray cloth interior ( leather delete option), polished factory wheels and no sun roof. I drag raced it at the now defunct Atco Dragway and my best run BONE STOCK ,it went a respectable 13.99 @ 97+ mph.
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 No never. Can't buy it as I don't have garage. I park my 07 Pontiac G6 GT coupe on the street. I know it's a 6vcyl. Not an 8 but is still very reliable.
I remember being a young GM tech in the late '00s. I was performing a recall one of these. It required a test drive. I was told by a seasoned tech to be careful with it specially on turns. I didn't listen and almost lost control turning on an intersection and stupidly gave it mild pressure on the accelerator. I thought I had experience with driving my 2000 Camaro V6. I learned that day.
Dude, I have one of these, plus, I have a 2007 Impala SS. I can assure you of one thing & that there is NOTHING at all that is lethargic about these V8, W-Bodied cars !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Automotive Anonymous it's pretty much new...about 28,000 miles. I had a brand new GM 5.3 installed too. There was nothing wrong with the old engine, I just wanted to replace it along with the transaxle at the same time. I still have the original engine. I love this Impala. It's the best car I've ever owned.
Dont forget the rare two year run of buick's lacrosse "super" with the same drive train. They made 2,416 total between both years. 2009 was the last year for the super. 139 made that includes the 16 allure supers for the canadian market. The rest of them were US spec supers so only 123 total. I have two of each year. A red jewel tintcoat 2008 lacrosse super thats 1 of 359 without a sunroof and is 1 of 498 in the red jewel tintcoat paint. The 2009 lacrosse super i have is 1 of 64 in the onyx black paint. It has every option you can think of. A teltale to the lacrose super is the 4 ventiports on each front fender and the flared rocker mouldings and rear fascia and another teltale is the foglights in the front lower grille. These cars are very dear to me having been blessed with two of them! They will hold their value as the years pass. These LS4 powered cars are unique between all 4. I like them all. These cars are really nice when you find a nice low mileage example of one videod here! Awesome straightforward review of this gorgeous monte carlo SS.
That’s awesome, your Supers sound like really cool and very rare rides! I loved these W body cars back when I was in high school, lol. For my year old channel this video took off quite a bit more than I had expected. I wish I was making it today where my video quality is already much better than 4 months ago when I made this video. I hope to find more clean LS4 cars to model in the years to come! Thanks for watching and sharing your insight and experiences! 🙂
@AutomotiveAnonymous208 My absolute pleasure! These are some beautiful cars! If you do end up finding a lacrosse super to review, that'd be awesome! Those cars aren't very well known. It's an old person's car with a V8 that is honestly very unsuspecting to the untrained eye. It'll keep up with scat pack chargers and challengers. It will however eat up any 5.7 hemi RT n charger/Challenger.
You can review my 06 Monte Carlo LS, clean inside and out. I swear up and down my is the cleanest, with 98,000 miles on it and I got no damages. I love my monte. Definitely the funnest and weirdest car I drove
Had a burgundy gxp once upon a time. Traded it for a G8 gt. Saw trans temps of 250 degrees w/o slipping. Got a transmission flush at valvaline and put 20k trouble free miles on it was shifting fine when I traded it. Regular flushes or an aftermarket trans cooler and they will hold up. As far as the engine has no dod problems during MY ownership of the vehicle. Enough power to be king of the road until you run into an r/t,SS, or better. Realistic fuel economy is 15 mpg if you drive spirited on city streets 12 if you bury the throttle every chance you get
I bet that was a fun car, one of the only ones to have a wider front tire than rear I found interesting, as well as HUD at that time was very cool. Do you still have the 6.0 G8?! Those are nice! 😎
I have a 06 Monte Carlo LT and it is definitely one of the nicest ones in the country. I haven’t seen one as nice or in as good of condition as mine. Wash and wax it every Sunday, garage kept and baby the shit out of it. I just hit 96k miles
Really good looking car, the size, proportions, lines, curves, and angles are all on point. It really shouldn't be a sleeper but it is because it doesn't look fast besides being that generations Nascar body lines. It just doesn't look like a fast car but with the LS4 sitting over the drive wheels it has too hook up and move out pretty dang good.
Being a Monte Carlo fanatic I failed to realize that this existed. Ive never saw this last MC here in Hawaii or ever. If I did I probably thought it was a Chevy Malibu SS or Chevy SS. Now Im a fan this 2006 model. I love how this looks. Great video and thank you for this knowledge.
Yeah, they exist, a big V8 FWD version as the last iteration of it, imagine that, lol. What’s your favorite year and spec of the MC? And thanks for watching. Im glad you found it! 🙂
I have always liked these...FWD is fine to me because I know that the average driver can't handle advasive maneuvers in a RWD vehicle or drive one competently in bad weather.
I have an older friend who owned an 87 GN for almost 20 years and he said on occasion people had confused for a MC. I’m sure almost all car enthusiast of that era know the difference, but their platform and silhouette is very similar. 🤷♂️😅
I had a 07 and I’m happy I got the aftermarket warranty because every 6 to 8 months I would need motor mounts because it has to much power for the front wheels . But I would but it again I miss it.
I once drove one and as not knowing what it was because it was a rental car, it shocked me as to how much acceleration it had that it put a smile on my face because it looked so plain on the outside. I did notice the SS badge but only thought it was cosmetic.
Do a few light mods to the 4T65E tranny to better handle the torque out of that 5.3 and it should be a rather robust set up,,,other than being a little nose heavy. Cadillac and Oldsmobile had FWD big blocks with around 400hp back in the late '60s and early '70s (455 Olds V8, 472 and 500 Cadillac V8 all running through a Turbo Hydramatic 425 tranny).
Off the light it was fast, but that's about it unfortunately. I blew the doors off one with my 3.1L Grand Prix. Poor guy's face when his limiter hit, and I walked right past him. New, the dealerships refused to discount them. They were plagued with transmission issues, mainly due to heat and too much torque ripping the trans apart. Worthwhile owning, but get a transmission cooler on it, but use caution when removing torque management - because you'll scatter the transmission.
I’m glad I reviewed this video before thinking about getting it. Was upset I couldn’t find a classic or modable gm from the 90s or 2000s I like for a good price made me think about this but I don’t want a fwd. it’s a shame they made these cars or any ls4 fwd, just stupid.
Some people have actually started converting these cars and the earlier year W-Body cars into a RWD set up with the drive shaft going down a slightly modified exhaust tunnel. It’s pretty cool and something I never thought I’d get to see back when I owned a W-Body.
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 yeah that’s sounds super cool if you know how to do something like that but I wanted to do my own swap lol. An f body Camaro or firebird would be an awesome option but the only problem is where the engine sits for me. It makes it harder to swap and if something goes wrong it’s not the easiest to service. So that’s why I’ve been looking around trying to see what’s the best car (gm) to swap that I can get for a cheap price in good condition that I can have fun with. PS the f bodies I’ve been looking at are v6 not v8 models it’s the reason why I did research to v8 swap them.
Absolutely! They already engineered it, why not keep using it! In a larger vehicle with more room to work on it and a better transmission I can only imagine the aftermarket it could have had! There could have also been a FWD biased AWD system made if that was the case. 🙂
Kind of a weird concept huh?! There were also a few generations of those Cadillac sedans with FWD Northstar 4.6 V8’s. And the late 90’s Ford Taurus Sho had a 3.4 V8 lol. I’m sure there might be more but those are the ones I’ve known about.
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 Cadillac Allante, Volvo XC90/S80, Lancia Thema 8.32, mid-90s Lincoln Continental, and the Oldsmobile Aurora to name a few more. Definitely a weird concept, especially the SHO's 3.4 and the Volvo's 4.4 because they're 60° instead of the usual 90°.
I actually owned two 2007 Monte Carlo Super Sport with the 5.3 L v8. They were pretty nice and pretty quick but yeah the front wheel drive was kind of weird on them. I ended up trading my last Monte Carlo Super Sport for a Subaru Legacy 3.6R
Pioneer Blue Tooth Flat Screen Nav Stereo includes a Back Up Camera and its great on the 07 MC! Now all my rides have Back Ups! Bought new Jan 2, 2007, 65K and going strong.
I believe you said this is the only LS4 FWD. Impala SS & Pontiac Grand Prix GXP had the same configuration. And don't forget the Buick Lacrosse & Lucerne also had an LS4. I sold new Chevys at the time when these came out and I later owned a Grand Prix GXP. That car handled way better then the Chevys and had way better seats. The side bolsters were huge and you felt planted in the seats. I later bought a GXP Bonneville. That had a Northstar V8. GM has been making FWD V8's since 1968 i think in a Toronado with 400hp and Cadillacs with 500lb ft of torque. They've kind of mastered it long ago as long their transmissions hold up.
I could be wrong, but I think I mentioned it being the W body platform was the only FWD LS4 with the Impala SS and GXP. But if I did forget thank you so much for adding that, and sharing even more past FWD V8 history with your experiences! 🙂
That’s awesome! A few days ago I made a video about the 2000-05 Sleeper potential with a bunch of cool footage from other peoples builds, I’ll make that one public within the next few weeks. 🙂
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 so honest question. Ive had my monte for 7 years now and i know it came from cali. Any chance u could maybe help me find the previous owner? Its a long story but it would mean alot.....ik that probably unlikely
I love the style of these but slightly prefer the more unique front end of the 00 to 05. This looks like they just slapped the 06 Impala front end on imo but it's still very attractive
Yeah, I get that, the previous gen does look great! Although I rarely see them, I did briefly ride in a supercharged 3.8 Riviera today, that was neat. I also published my 2000-05 Impala sleeper video today. Man, I love W-bodies lol. 🤩
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 I owned a 96 supercharged Riviera. I really miss that car! Wish they still made personal luxury cars but I know they no longer sell. Nothing but SUVs & trucks now. Very disappointing
I know this is an old vid by now but would you say these cars are reliable even today? Thinking of getting one as a daily just cuz I want to wake up every morning to that engine🤤
Yeah, I think they’re reliable! The Engine is an LS, so it’s quite stout and a very simple/reliable design. Especially being a V8 without any cylinder deactivation nonsense that reduces reliability. But the transmissions aren’t overly reliable, but thankfully once it needs replaced you get get an affordable stronger rebuilt from say Triple Edge Performance and never have to worry about that again! Also, these cars are cheap. They never really held their value.
Do a review on the ultimate sleeper car either the Ford Taurus SHO or the 2013 Hyundai Genesis Rspec sedan. I have one if you need to use it for your review.
What state do you live in? Those cars aren’t often seen! I’ve driven two 3.5TT SHOs and use to really want one. With a tune they can run high 12’s. I also drove a Stinger GT AWD around that same time, less sleeper in appearance but definitely much quicker than a factory SHO. Never driven the 5.0 Rspec but they look cool! 🙂
That’s awesome! Also having owned a W body car in high school I have my own sentimental attachment to these cars lol. I’ve also posted a video of an Impala and showed some crazy sleeper footage added into that review.
Probably could, with enough money and know how. But the G8 is such an awesome car I wouldn’t personally butcher a new one, but maybe a totaled one. I recently drove a cammed 2017 Chevy SS that I’ll make public in a while. I really like those Holden V8 cars, lol. 😍
I hear hate. That's a LS. Change the lifters and springs. Cams, Coils Short down pipe. A tune! And a after market Transmission. $3200-4000. U have a 750hp at. least. Some pull 1200 hp. THE CAR GURU! AND ZZP!
Not that I’m aware of. Some companies like ZZPerformance or the WBODY store do or use to sell upgraded transmission parts, but I’ve never heard of a transmission swap with one of these. Other than swapping a 3800 series 2 engine to the 5 speed manual in the rear mid engine Fiero. 😢
Thankfully they’re not super difficult to find and often times they’re quite affordable. Don’t rush into the wrong car, they’ll still be around when you’re ready! 🙂
These 4T65E / 4T65EHD transmissions were known to have trouble holding the stock or elevated power levels. I would recommend searching the forums of these W body cars to hear from current owners what their experiences have been. When I owned a 3.8 V6 car that I supercharged, the transmission was rebuilt right before I bought it at 113k miles, so no tranny problems while I had mine. 🙂
Everyone knew about this car ,it's not rare,or anything like rare. It's front wheel drive and you're about a second off on your 0-60 and 1/4 mile pronouncement. If you pay $12,900 you're getting robbed.$8000 is the most that car is worth even if it has 70-80,000 miles.
That's definitely false. I have one of these cars, I've done a lot to it (Turbocharged, cammed, built trans, etc). I can tell you that most people didn't know they made these cars with a V8. I can also tell you that most of the ones you see are the older style front end and probably look like rust buckets. To find a clean one now is super rare.
Really not true. I see plenty Impalas, very rarely see an SS Impala every few months, but you have to look for the Monte Carlo SS to see one. Ive only ever seen one SS naturally after learning about them. Only 14-15k made, and who knows how many have died since. Those are rare numbers compared to other V8 2000s coupes
It was at the Twin Falls Subaru about a year ago. They also had a V8 Impala a few months back but I wasn’t able to make it to town in time before it sold. They get some decent performance cars in.
Lol, I heard some of his stuff like 10-15 years ago lol. I’m glad you like it! I’ll make it public soon, but I have a sweet video about the 00-05 Impala SS platform being one of the best sleepers ever. I also included some other channels sick footage of their built examples of it!
I don’t think many people know that this is a V8, especially with all the other 4 and 6 cylinder SS badged vehicles from the mid 2000’s. Debadge and put on aftermarket wheels and nobody would have known it was V8 powered and 2005-10 mustang GT level “quick”. But you do raise a good point, especially for those like yourself who are knowledgeable in this area. 🤷♂️😅
Just bought one yesterday with 119000 miles on it. I've been wanting one for a long time so happy to finally have one!!!!!
That’s super exciting! I’m glad you found a good one. 🙂
I have an LTZ..
thinking about upgrading to an SS.. I've had it for 4.5 years.. only has 95,000 miles on it
That sounds like a nice ride! Definitely test drive an SS when you get the opportunity so you can decide if it’s worth it or not. 🙂
Congrats these cars a special in there own right. Take care of them. It’s a real sleeper! No one expects to get there doors blown off by Monte Carlos 😂😂😂
Love these cars I own one now and had one like 5 years ago a sleeper
I remember as a kid that even then I knew having a FWD V8 didn't make any sense but I loved this car either way.
plz tell me about it. i have a onte too and i love it to death
As I get older, silver just hits right. That’s sharp.
I get that! I really like silver cars as well! Especially with some tint on the windows. 🤩
Silver is my fav color….
I really hate that GM made these into fwd cars. They would've been WAY more popular, especially amongst most project car guys had these cars stayed rwd. You can only image the 6.0, 6.2, LSX swaps, ect. that guys would've been doing to these cars now. Imo, if GM would've kept Monte Carlo a rwd car, they would've been able to better compete with/continue the popularity of older 80s G-Body Monte Carlos these days. GM seriously hurt the potential of these cars when they decided to go the fwd route.
I absolutely agree! Although I could imagine that Pontiac might have difficulty with the 6.0 G8 GT competing so closely to a 5.3 GXP. But if these were RWD and with a better tranny, I can imagine they would have been a drastically more mainstream hit. 😎
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 I think Pontiac could've spinned the G8 and the Grand Prix as their version of the Challenger and Charger for Dodge.
That would have been nice, more options and internal competition can be good for business and improving innovation! I would have loved a Pontiac (Holden) Ute, maybe someday I’ll try to buy an imported one, or buy a left handed Ute built in Colorado. That’s if they come back into the orbit of a reasonable price. 😅
In their opinion they thought it was “superior” to rwd because of traction control. They explain this in the dealership videos for the car, you can watch online. I hope they understand that no one cares and rwd cars are more powerful and more fun to drive.
That sounds like a hard sell to me, lol. I drove an 07 6.0 Corvette today that I’ll post soon. As much as I enjoy the FWD v8 MC, the Corvette is in a completely different league. 😎
Had a 2003 Monte Carlo 3.4 6 cylinder… had it for 13 years and 111,000 miles. Loved it. I traded it in for a camaro… love my camaro now. But every once in awhile I see one of these on the road and reminisce….
I hear you. Whenever I see 00-05 Impalas I feel the same way. 🥲😅
My mom bought an 07 Monte Carlo SS. But it was painted victory red, silver stripes It was a showroom car, my mom wanted it, my dad bought it. Every box for options was checked it was loaded completely out. At the time, my mom was 68 I guess she was having her second childhood. Well, couples years later, my mom passed away, and I bought the car out of the family estate. I put a cat back exhaust and a K&M air filter system. That car was fun to drive. Until I got a ticket going 91 and 65. And I figured I didn't need this car no more and I traded it in for pick up. That car was fast. After just putting simple modification I was pushing out almost three hundred and fifty horsepower. Also, when I traded it in, it had 60000 miles on it. And a little thing started going wrong, and I didn't feel like messing with it. All the A/C, heat, and defrost actuators were worn out and needed to be replaced. Don't get me wrong the car was fun to drive but I needed to pick up truck.
That sounds like a beautiful car, I’m glad you were each able to enjoy it! 🙂
Just brought mines not too long ago. Never liked the refresh of 06-07 because of the front headlights looking like the impala.
GM got real lazy with these car back then but the v8 is what made up for the lackluster refresh. I had the 02 SS in all black but was bored with the performance. Now I have the 07 and it makes me forget those headlights 😝
Car looks good and that LS4 sounds healthy. Altitude corrected, that's about 5.3-5.5 seconds 0-60. Impressive!
Very much so! These were likely neck mid neck with the same year Mustang GT’s. Debadge the SS and it would have been a sleeper 17 years ago, lol.
Hell naw you’re dragging it now they ain’t quick😭
@@edgar7165By today's standards, no, but they were pretty decent for when they came out in 2006🤷🏿♂️.
@@tramainesmith6067 yeah but they not no 5.3-5.5 it’s high 6 at best
@@edgar7165actually 5.5-5.6, anything higher then 6s means you can’t drive lol
I had a 3900 V6 in mine. I loved having a unique car. I had Sport Red metallic. Very smooth ride.
That sounds sweet! I don’t see enough MC’s, although I’ve seen like 3 same gen Impala SS’s in the last day haha. 🙂
@Automotive Anonymous transmissions were garbage in all the W body's at the time. Especially in LS4 models like the GP GXP, LaCrosse Super, Monte Carlo SS n Impala SS.
If my memory serves correct from over a decade ago, ZZP held the FWD drag strip record with a twin turbo GTP running mid 8’ at mid 160’s. How the heck they had the tranny to do that is beyond me. Lol.
I own the exact same silver one got as a gift from my uncle, it was his first car and after 16 years in the sun collecting dust he gifted to me and I'm so happy I have one, I named her Ghost. 🚗
Very nice! 😎
My car is 2007 monte carlo lt with 270,000 miles. everything still works on it. Original Ac Compresor still blows ice cold In Phoenix. these cars are still more comfortable on the inside than any corvette or camaro(obviously not as fast). I never rotate my tires becuase theres a factory stock camber on the rear wheels. if you rotate your tires they wear unevenly. A pair of goodyear assurance tires last me 50,000 miles. love this car
Great insight to your ownership experience! Thanks for sharing and watching. 🙂
Yeah I used to have one back in my trappin days lmao good memories
My 2007 still have 34k miles 😀
Have the same tires! Please tellme more im having that problem!
If GM does nothing else right, it's air conditioning in their cars. I had a 2004 Sunfire with 74k miles and of everything that I worried was gonna go wrong(the windows and alternator) the AC didn't and still blew ice cold
I test drove a 2007 Monte SS back then. The dealership didn’t have a test drive Impala available so I drove this “coupe version” instead. Sounded great but I didn’t considered buying it cause the back seat looked too tight for my 5 year old and one year old’s safety seats. I eventually bought an early release 2008 Taurus that my older son is currently driving now.
I bet that was a fun experience, especially when these were brand new! Taurus is a great car, my brothers first car was one. I’m glad it all worked out and you’ve been able to pass it along to your son! 🙂
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I ordered and took possession of a 2007 SS in bright red ( non metallic) with factory silver rally stripes, a gray cloth interior ( leather delete option), polished factory wheels and no sun roof. I drag raced it at the now defunct Atco Dragway and my best run BONE STOCK ,it went a respectable 13.99 @ 97+ mph.
That’s awesome, and a very good time! 😎
You got the guy in the comment mom’s car. That’s cool af I noticed it reading these just now. The one w the victory red silver stripes 07
Always liked that body style. Didn’t know they made them with a v8. Love to own that ride!
Still have mine had it since high school
That’s awesome! Was it your first car? 🙂
I had an 07 base version that was my favorite car ive owned but got totaled, the monte ss is my dream car
I hope you find a nice one some day! 😁
There still out here. Get one with lower miles and a solid trans 😅
I've always loved this car.
Have you ever driven one? They’re pretty cool! 🙂
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 No never. Can't buy it as I don't have garage. I park my 07 Pontiac G6 GT coupe on the street. I know it's a 6vcyl. Not an 8 but is still very reliable.
I remember being a young GM tech in the late '00s. I was performing a recall one of these. It required a test drive. I was told by a seasoned tech to be careful with it specially on turns. I didn't listen and almost lost control turning on an intersection and stupidly gave it mild pressure on the accelerator. I thought I had experience with driving my 2000 Camaro V6. I learned that day.
That’s an awesome story/experience, thanks for sharing! 🙂
Dude, I have one of these, plus, I have a 2007 Impala SS. I can assure you of one thing & that there is NOTHING at all that is lethargic about these V8, W-Bodied cars !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
W body for the win!! I miss my 2002 Impala, lol. How have your transmissions been holding up?
@Automotive Anonymous it's pretty much new...about 28,000 miles. I had a brand new GM 5.3 installed too. There was nothing wrong with the old engine, I just wanted to replace it along with the transaxle at the same time. I still have the original engine. I love this Impala. It's the best car I've ever owned.
Thats such a beautiful example of that gens Monte Carlo SS.
Getting one before the summer over most definitely a sleeper 🔥
That’s awesome! 😎
Got one in late April this year. 1 owner 100,000mi. They are awesome to drive and very nice. Hope you get one have fun!
@@mattcronin3237 i hope so I’m looking for a sport red one haha
Find a good transmission shop.....your gonna need it!
@@ko8eochoI got a victory red one for sale
Beautiful car. Love it.
Cool! I have a '01 Monte Carlo LS. Love to see this SS on here. Good stuff!
Im glad you’re enjoying yours! MC’s are sweet. 😎
I love it, I have a impala ss also has a v-8
Dont forget the rare two year run of buick's lacrosse "super" with the same drive train. They made 2,416 total between both years. 2009 was the last year for the super. 139 made that includes the 16 allure supers for the canadian market. The rest of them were US spec supers so only 123 total. I have two of each year. A red jewel tintcoat 2008 lacrosse super thats 1 of 359 without a sunroof and is 1 of 498 in the red jewel tintcoat paint. The 2009 lacrosse super i have is 1 of 64 in the onyx black paint. It has every option you can think of. A teltale to the lacrose super is the 4 ventiports on each front fender and the flared rocker mouldings and rear fascia and another teltale is the foglights in the front lower grille. These cars are very dear to me having been blessed with two of them! They will hold their value as the years pass. These LS4 powered cars are unique between all 4. I like them all. These cars are really nice when you find a nice low mileage example of one videod here! Awesome straightforward review of this gorgeous monte carlo SS.
That’s awesome, your Supers sound like really cool and very rare rides! I loved these W body cars back when I was in high school, lol. For my year old channel this video took off quite a bit more than I had expected. I wish I was making it today where my video quality is already much better than 4 months ago when I made this video. I hope to find more clean LS4 cars to model in the years to come! Thanks for watching and sharing your insight and experiences! 🙂
@AutomotiveAnonymous208 My absolute pleasure! These are some beautiful cars! If you do end up finding a lacrosse super to review, that'd be awesome! Those cars aren't very well known. It's an old person's car with a V8 that is honestly very unsuspecting to the untrained eye. It'll keep up with scat pack chargers and challengers. It will however eat up any 5.7 hemi RT n charger/Challenger.
They looked good, the rear was weird, the trans was weak, but fast!
You can review my 06 Monte Carlo LS, clean inside and out. I swear up and down my is the cleanest, with 98,000 miles on it and I got no damages. I love my monte. Definitely the funnest and weirdest car I drove
Had a burgundy gxp once upon a time. Traded it for a G8 gt. Saw trans temps of 250 degrees w/o slipping. Got a transmission flush at valvaline and put 20k trouble free miles on it was shifting fine when I traded it. Regular flushes or an aftermarket trans cooler and they will hold up. As far as the engine has no dod problems during MY ownership of the vehicle. Enough power to be king of the road until you run into an r/t,SS, or better. Realistic fuel economy is 15 mpg if you drive spirited on city streets 12 if you bury the throttle every chance you get
I bet that was a fun car, one of the only ones to have a wider front tire than rear I found interesting, as well as HUD at that time was very cool. Do you still have the 6.0 G8?! Those are nice! 😎
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 no the G8 got traded in for a ctsv coupe. Probably gonna keep that until I get the zo6 or zr1
I have a 06 Monte Carlo LT and it is definitely one of the nicest ones in the country. I haven’t seen one as nice or in as good of condition as mine. Wash and wax it every Sunday, garage kept and baby the shit out of it. I just hit 96k miles
That’s awesome!! 🤩
Super nice car. I have seen the Impala's, but this is the first time i have seen a Monte Carlo.
That’s interesting you say that, I also notice more Impala SS models than any of the other LS4 cars! Thanks for watching! 😎
Yeah the 6th Gen version with the v8 was only made for two yrs. That makes this Monte Carlo a little rare.
Really good looking car, the size, proportions, lines, curves, and angles are all on point. It really shouldn't be a sleeper but it is because it doesn't look fast besides being that generations Nascar body lines. It just doesn't look like a fast car but with the LS4 sitting over the drive wheels it has too hook up and move out pretty dang good.
We’ll stated! These are very unique cars from a cool era of time. I’m glad they exist. 🙂
It's not fast. This guy is a second or more off on his 0-60 and 1/4 mile
Looking at one myself thanks car looks good rides smooth
Being a Monte Carlo fanatic I failed to realize that this existed. Ive never saw this last MC here in Hawaii or ever. If I did I probably thought it was a Chevy Malibu SS or Chevy SS. Now Im a fan this 2006 model. I love how this looks. Great video and thank you for this knowledge.
Yeah, they exist, a big V8 FWD version as the last iteration of it, imagine that, lol. What’s your favorite year and spec of the MC? And thanks for watching. Im glad you found it! 🙂
I have always liked these...FWD is fine to me because I know that the average driver can't handle advasive maneuvers in a RWD vehicle or drive one competently in bad weather.
That’s very true, lol. FWD keeps a lot of people out of trouble. 😅
No one ever confused a Monte with a GN in the 80's. They looked completely different from one another.
I have an older friend who owned an 87 GN for almost 20 years and he said on occasion people had confused for a MC. I’m sure almost all car enthusiast of that era know the difference, but their platform and silhouette is very similar. 🤷♂️😅
A GN has a Monte front wheel well and a cutlass rear. It could make anyone not really in the know think it’s which ever their favorite is.
I had a 07 and I’m happy I got the aftermarket warranty because every 6 to 8 months I would need motor mounts because it has to much power for the front wheels . But I would but it again I miss it.
What a great car!
mann memories. My cousin bought one brand new it was red.
Oh I bet that was an awesome experience! I definitely miss my supercharged Impala at times, lol. 😝
Crazy that they never made the Monte Carlo with a manual transmission.
nose hit!
I once drove one and as not knowing what it was because it was a rental car, it shocked me as to how much acceleration it had that it put a smile on my face because it looked so plain on the outside. I did notice the SS badge but only thought it was cosmetic.
What an awesome rental car surprise, lol. 😎
When you say it's "lethargic" you're feeling the dinosaur transmission in action lol 🤣
I love the front end on the 2003-it was my first new car. It had a V6...a V8 would have definitely gotten me into trouble. ;)
These were VERY big in NASCAR
Yeah, it’s sad to see them gone, but at least GM sent them off with a V8!
I still love that styling
Picking up one this weekend with only 12k og miles!
That’s awesome!! 🙂
Do a few light mods to the 4T65E tranny to better handle the torque out of that 5.3 and it should be a rather robust set up,,,other than being a little nose heavy. Cadillac and Oldsmobile had FWD big blocks with around 400hp back in the late '60s and early '70s (455 Olds V8, 472 and 500 Cadillac V8 all running through a Turbo Hydramatic 425 tranny).
I just found a 06 monte Carlo Ltz.smoth running ride.
Off the light it was fast, but that's about it unfortunately. I blew the doors off one with my 3.1L Grand Prix. Poor guy's face when his limiter hit, and I walked right past him.
New, the dealerships refused to discount them. They were plagued with transmission issues, mainly due to heat and too much torque ripping the trans apart.
Worthwhile owning, but get a transmission cooler on it, but use caution when removing torque management - because you'll scatter the transmission.
That’s an awesome story, thanks for sharing your experience and what the environment was like at the dealers when these were new! 🙂
Jeff Gordan Won A Championship with This Car Let's Not Forget..
That’s right! 😎
My grandpa had a classic Monte Carlo and I saw one of these for sale so I’m thinking about whether or not I should get one 🤔
I have a 2002 model with over 300 hundred thousand miles on it and still runs.
That’s awesome! Those 3800’s are sweet engines. 🙂
I’m glad I reviewed this video before thinking about getting it. Was upset I couldn’t find a classic or modable gm from the 90s or 2000s I like for a good price made me think about this but I don’t want a fwd. it’s a shame they made these cars or any ls4 fwd, just stupid.
Some people have actually started converting these cars and the earlier year W-Body cars into a RWD set up with the drive shaft going down a slightly modified exhaust tunnel. It’s pretty cool and something I never thought I’d get to see back when I owned a W-Body.
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 yeah that’s sounds super cool if you know how to do something like that but I wanted to do my own swap lol. An f body Camaro or firebird would be an awesome option but the only problem is where the engine sits for me. It makes it harder to swap and if something goes wrong it’s not the easiest to service. So that’s why I’ve been looking around trying to see what’s the best car (gm) to swap that I can get for a cheap price in good condition that I can have fun with. PS the f bodies I’ve been looking at are v6 not v8 models it’s the reason why I did research to v8 swap them.
Really wished gm kept the ls4 around to put in the fwd applications they have today like the traverse, Acadia, old impala( before 2020)
Absolutely! They already engineered it, why not keep using it! In a larger vehicle with more room to work on it and a better transmission I can only imagine the aftermarket it could have had! There could have also been a FWD biased AWD system made if that was the case. 🙂
cool car i have the 07 pontiac grand pirx gxp love these cars..
GXPs are sweet, I hardly ever see them though. Thanks for watching! 🙂
I don't know of any other car with a transversely mounted V8. The car looks like it was well taken car of.
Kind of a weird concept huh?! There were also a few generations of those Cadillac sedans with FWD Northstar 4.6 V8’s. And the late 90’s Ford Taurus Sho had a 3.4 V8 lol. I’m sure there might be more but those are the ones I’ve known about.
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 Cadillac Allante, Volvo XC90/S80, Lancia Thema 8.32, mid-90s Lincoln Continental, and the Oldsmobile Aurora to name a few more. Definitely a weird concept, especially the SHO's 3.4 and the Volvo's 4.4 because they're 60° instead of the usual 90°.
@Automotive Anonymous
You really have to be partial to the front wheel drive to do that to a car.
I actually owned two 2007 Monte Carlo Super Sport with the 5.3 L v8. They were pretty nice and pretty quick but yeah the front wheel drive was kind of weird on them. I ended up trading my last Monte Carlo Super Sport for a Subaru Legacy 3.6R
How does your 3.6R compare to the old SS Monte’s?
Glorified Lumina . Hey i love it.
Good review!
Thanks for watching, I’m glad you appreciated it! 🙂
Lol the backup camera! 😂
Haha 😛
Pioneer Blue Tooth Flat Screen Nav Stereo includes a Back Up Camera and its great on the 07 MC! Now all my rides have Back Ups! Bought new Jan 2, 2007, 65K and going strong.
I believe you said this is the only LS4 FWD. Impala SS & Pontiac Grand Prix GXP had the same configuration. And don't forget the Buick Lacrosse & Lucerne also had an LS4. I sold new Chevys at the time when these came out and I later owned a Grand Prix GXP. That car handled way better then the Chevys and had way better seats. The side bolsters were huge and you felt planted in the seats. I later bought a GXP Bonneville. That had a Northstar V8. GM has been making FWD V8's since 1968 i think in a Toronado with 400hp and Cadillacs with 500lb ft of torque. They've kind of mastered it long ago as long their transmissions hold up.
I could be wrong, but I think I mentioned it being the W body platform was the only FWD LS4 with the Impala SS and GXP. But if I did forget thank you so much for adding that, and sharing even more past FWD V8 history with your experiences! 🙂
Imagine if Buick had this Platform for the GN and GNX also a newer Skylark GNX Stage 1,2,3
That would have been sweet! Buick sure has gone down hill in the cool department these last few decades. 😅
Love mine same color too 58000 miles
Very nice! 😎
I have an 06 SS, I live in Colorado, the car does great in the snow, I assume it's because of the the extra weight of the v-8 .
Nice, and I bet you’re right! Thanks for watching. 🙂
proud monte carlo 06 owner. love my car to death. my first car too. please other people tell me about your montes
That’s awesome! A few days ago I made a video about the 2000-05 Sleeper potential with a bunch of cool footage from other peoples builds, I’ll make that one public within the next few weeks. 🙂
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 *6.2 sec srry mistype
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 so honest question. Ive had my monte for 7 years now and i know it came from cali. Any chance u could maybe help me find the previous owner? Its a long story but it would mean alot.....ik that probably unlikely
I love the style of these but slightly prefer the more unique front end of the 00 to 05. This looks like they just slapped the 06 Impala front end on imo but it's still very attractive
Yeah, I get that, the previous gen does look great! Although I rarely see them, I did briefly ride in a supercharged 3.8 Riviera today, that was neat.
I also published my 2000-05 Impala sleeper video today. Man, I love W-bodies lol. 🤩
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 I owned a 96 supercharged Riviera. I really miss that car! Wish they still made personal luxury cars but I know they no longer sell. Nothing but SUVs & trucks now. Very disappointing
That’s awesome! I had no clue that those were as nice as they were. It felt like a Cadillac of the same era. 🤩
You said that was the only ls4 in a front wheel drive but the impala from 06-09 had a ls4 version
Oops, I don’t remember what I said exactly but yeah the LS4 was in that and a few other GM W body cars, like the Pontiac GXP. Thanks for watching! 😊
I know this is an old vid by now but would you say these cars are reliable even today? Thinking of getting one as a daily just cuz I want to wake up every morning to that engine🤤
Yeah, I think they’re reliable! The Engine is an LS, so it’s quite stout and a very simple/reliable design. Especially being a V8 without any cylinder deactivation nonsense that reduces reliability. But the transmissions aren’t overly reliable, but thankfully once it needs replaced you get get an affordable stronger rebuilt from say Triple Edge Performance and never have to worry about that again! Also, these cars are cheap. They never really held their value.
Nice video ✌️
Thanks! 🙂
Awesome
Do a review on the ultimate sleeper car either the Ford Taurus SHO or the 2013 Hyundai Genesis Rspec sedan. I have one if you need to use it for your review.
What state do you live in? Those cars aren’t often seen! I’ve driven two 3.5TT SHOs and use to really want one. With a tune they can run high 12’s. I also drove a Stinger GT AWD around that same time, less sleeper in appearance but definitely much quicker than a factory SHO. Never driven the 5.0 Rspec but they look cool! 🙂
i want one. i had an 2001 in highschool, but now at 31, i want to get a 2007 SS and put some 22'' irocs on it and idgaf what anyone says
That’s awesome! Also having owned a W body car in high school I have my own sentimental attachment to these cars lol. I’ve also posted a video of an Impala and showed some crazy sleeper footage added into that review.
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 I’ll check that out 😎
compared to what a FWD el dorado? or a FWD oldsmobile aurora?
I wish I could have one
I wish you could too!
@AutomotiveAnonymous208 Thank you my friend
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There’s definitely a lot more you can do to this platform.
First being a DOD delete. Worst thing manufacturers do.
I have one!!
Main problem with the ls4 was the transmission was underpowered for the stock engine
Absolutely!
I wonder if you could swap a rwd from a g8 into this...
Probably could, with enough money and know how. But the G8 is such an awesome car I wouldn’t personally butcher a new one, but maybe a totaled one. I recently drove a cammed 2017 Chevy SS that I’ll make public in a while. I really like those Holden V8 cars, lol. 😍
previous owner couldn't put some exhaust tips on this before it got repoed?
Lol 😂
I hear hate. That's a LS. Change the lifters and springs. Cams, Coils Short down pipe. A tune! And a after market Transmission. $3200-4000. U have a 750hp at. least. Some pull 1200 hp. THE CAR GURU! AND ZZP!
A cammed LS4 with those supporting mods would be sweet! ZZP is an awesome company. 😎
I honestly don’t mind it being fwd but is there a good transmission to swap in to take the power ?
Not that I’m aware of. Some companies like ZZPerformance or the WBODY store do or use to sell upgraded transmission parts, but I’ve never heard of a transmission swap with one of these. Other than swapping a 3800 series 2 engine to the 5 speed manual in the rear mid engine Fiero. 😢
I don't want a front wheel drive car, especially a sporty type car. Chevy should have left the car rear wheel drive.
I want one so badly, I’m too young for a car tho 😂
Thankfully they’re not super difficult to find and often times they’re quite affordable. Don’t rush into the wrong car, they’ll still be around when you’re ready! 🙂
Nice mandals
😂
I easily beat one of these when it was new in my C5 Corvette, stock vs stock!
My 2023 Colorado Trail Boss does 0 to 60 in 6.8 about the same as this SS
Haha I’m not surprised! And the Turbomax Colorado is no joke.
How's the transmission? I hear that 6th gen Monte Carlo's often have transmission issues.
These 4T65E / 4T65EHD transmissions were known to have trouble holding the stock or elevated power levels. I would recommend searching the forums of these W body cars to hear from current owners what their experiences have been. When I owned a 3.8 V6 car that I supercharged, the transmission was rebuilt right before I bought it at 113k miles, so no tranny problems while I had mine. 🙂
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 thanks 👍
To me the front end of the Monte Carlo it looks like a 06 Chevy Impala
Yeah, very similar design language!
Can't be a sleeper with those big SS badges.......Dude, it looks like a race car.
Lol, that’s a good point. But if you Debadge and it has different wheels it looks similar to most other non V8 powered coupe cars. 🤷♂️🙂
You have a great attitude, and your content is AMAZING.
Everyone knew about this car ,it's not rare,or anything like rare. It's front wheel drive and you're about a second off on your 0-60 and 1/4 mile pronouncement. If you pay $12,900 you're getting robbed.$8000 is the most that car is worth even if it has 70-80,000 miles.
That's definitely false. I have one of these cars, I've done a lot to it (Turbocharged, cammed, built trans, etc). I can tell you that most people didn't know they made these cars with a V8. I can also tell you that most of the ones you see are the older style front end and probably look like rust buckets. To find a clean one now is super rare.
Really not true. I see plenty Impalas, very rarely see an SS Impala every few months, but you have to look for the Monte Carlo SS to see one. Ive only ever seen one SS naturally after learning about them.
Only 14-15k made, and who knows how many have died since. Those are rare numbers compared to other V8 2000s coupes
I had 05 had it for 14 years sold it 2019 regret it I miss my MC. Come on GM bring them back like Dodge brought back the challenger and Charger
Very cool! Why did you end up selling it? We need more muscle car options! 😎
What are the lights flashing and cutting out
That’s likely just due to the camera settings and the frames per second that it captures footage rather than what the naked eye sees. 🙂
Where is this one for sale at?
It was at the Twin Falls Subaru about a year ago. They also had a V8 Impala a few months back but I wasn’t able to make it to town in time before it sold. They get some decent performance cars in.
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 thanks. Got me wanting to try and find one….
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I heard bo burnham the entire time😂
Hahahaha “it’s Bo, yo”.
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 amazing😂👌🏾 also love the channel✨
Lol, I heard some of his stuff like 10-15 years ago lol. I’m glad you like it!
I’ll make it public soon, but I have a sweet video about the 00-05 Impala SS platform being one of the best sleepers ever. I also included some other channels sick footage of their built examples of it!
I was not a fan of this body style back in the day.
I like it much more now than I had back then when you saw them everywhere on the street!
Isn’t that funny how our perspectives can change? 😅
$13k for an old GM??!!?? We’ll file that under f**k no.
Try replacing the serpentine belt 😂
No thank you!! 🥲
You just have to buy the tool designed for that, which I recommend.
I love the V8 but the later Impala 3.6 is equal
Yeah, even similar peak HP! I was sad to see the Impala be put down either so many other American sedans. 😞
How is a monte carlo ss a sleeper? Its a ss its a v8 and its a monte carlo which is the longest run in chevy nascar ever?
I don’t think many people know that this is a V8, especially with all the other 4 and 6 cylinder SS badged vehicles from the mid 2000’s. Debadge and put on aftermarket wheels and nobody would have known it was V8 powered and 2005-10 mustang GT level “quick”. But you do raise a good point, especially for those like yourself who are knowledgeable in this area. 🤷♂️😅
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 oh stfu and stop hearting a dudes stuff
Is this LS motor a Corvette motor ?
It’s the only FWD LS engine. A lot of the architecture is similar or almost shared, but no this LS was never a Corvette motor.
@@AutomotiveAnonymous208 okay. Thank you !
FWD v8 cadillacs makes sense. This, not so much.