page_title: Chevrolet Monte Carlo
hierarchical_section_title: Chevrolet Monte Carlo
caption_attribution_description: 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo photographed in USA.
context_page_description: The Chevrolet Monte Carlo is a two-door coupe that was manufactured and marketed by the Chevrolet division of General Motors. Deriving its name from the namesake Monacan city, the Monte Carlo was marketed as the first personal luxury car of the Chevrolet brand. Introduced for the 1970 model year, the model line was produced across six generations through the 2007 model year, with a hiatus from 1989-1994. The Monte Carlo was a closely aligned variant of the Pontiac Grand Prix through its entire production.
  From 1970 to 1972, the Monte Carlo used the "A-Special" platform with the Grand Prix, shifting to the A-body intermediate chassis for 1973-1977. For 1978, the model line underwent extensive downsizing; a major revision saw the A-body chassis redesignated as the G-body for 1981. After an abbreviated 1988 model year, the Monte Carlo was replaced by the two-door Chevrolet Lumina.
  For the 1995 model year, the Monte Carlo was revived, replacing the two-door Lumina. Sharing the front-wheel drive W-platform with the two-door Grand Prix, the Monte Carlo was again slotted above the Camaro as the largest Chevrolet coupe.
context_section_description: The Chevrolet Monte Carlo is a two-door coupe that was manufactured and marketed by the Chevrolet division of General Motors.  Deriving its name from the namesake Monacan city, the Monte Carlo was marketed as the first personal luxury car of the Chevrolet brand.  Introduced for the 1970 model year, the model line was produced across six generations through the 2007 model year, with a hiatus from 1989-1994.  The Monte Carlo was a closely aligned variant of the Pontiac Grand Prix through its entire production.
  From 1970 to 1972, the Monte Carlo used the "A-Special" platform with the Grand Prix, shifting to the A-body intermediate chassis for 1973-1977.  For 1978, the model line underwent extensive downsizing; a major revision saw the A-body chassis redesignated as the G-body for 1981.  After an abbreviated 1988 model year, the Monte Carlo was replaced by the two-door Chevrolet Lumina.
  For the 1995 model year, the Monte Carlo was revived, replacing the two-door Lumina.  Sharing the front-wheel drive W-platform with the two-door Grand Prix, the Monte Carlo was again slotted above the Camaro as the largest Chevrolet coupe.  Following the discontinuation of the four-door Lumina, the Chevrolet Impala became the four-door equivalent of the Monte Carlo.  After the 2002 model year, the Grand Prix coupe was discontinued, leaving the Monte Carlo as the largest two-door coupe produced by an American auto manufacturer.
  In response to declining sales of the model line, Chevrolet discontinued the Monte Carlo after the 2007 model year; as of current production, the Camaro (reintroduced for 2010) and the Corvette are the sole two-door Chevrolet model lines.  During much of its production, the Monte Carlo represented the Chevrolet brand in stock car racing.  During the 1980s, the Monte Carlo SS was introduced, featuring aerodynamically-enhanced styling; as part of its revival, the Monte Carlo again represented Chevrolet in stock car racing from 1995 through its discontinuation.
caption: 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo LS
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