1958 Chevrolet Impala Convertible Coupe
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Production | 1957 � 1958 | Model years | 1958 | Body style | | Layout | FR layout | Engine | 235 cuin (3.9 L) Blue Flame I6 283 cuin (4.6 L) Turbo Fire V8 348 cuin (5.7 L) W-series Turbo Thrust V8 | Transmission | 3-speed (close-ratio) manual 3-speed overdrive manual Turboglide auto. 2-speed Powerglide auto. (Corvette-type) | Related | Chevrolet Bel Air, Chevrolet Biscayne, Chevrolet Brookwood, Chevrolet Nomad, Chevrolet Parkwood |
1959 Chevrolet Impala Convertible Coupe
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Production | 1958 � 1960 | Model years | 1959 � 1960 | Body style | | Layout | FR layout | Engine | | Transmission | 3-speed (close-ratio) manual 3-speed overdrive manual 4-speed manual Turboglide auto. 2-speed Powerglide auto. (Corvette-type) | Related | Chevrolet Bel Air, Chevrolet Biscayne, Chevrolet Nomad, Chevrolet Brookwood, Chevrolet Parkwood, Chevrolet El Camino |
1961 Chevrolet Impala Convertible Coupe
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Production | 1960 � 1964 | Model years | 1961 � 1964 | Assembly | Arlington, Texas | Body style | | Layout | FR layout | Platform | B-body | Engine | | Related | |
1965 Chevrolet Impala Caprice 4-Door Hardtop
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Production | 1964 � 1970 | Model years | 1965 � 1970 | Assembly | Arlington Texas, Atlanta Georgia, South Gate California, Flint Michigan, Framingham Massachusetts, Janesville Wisconsin, Van Nuys California, Norwood Ohio, St. Louis Missouri, Tarrytown New York, Lordstown Ohio, Wilmington Delaware, Oshawa Ontario, Sainte-Thérèse Quebec Australia | Body style | | Layout | FR layout | Platform | B-body | Engine | | Related | Chevrolet Caprice, Chevrolet Bel Air, Chevrolet Biscayne |
1972 Chevrolet Impala Convertible Coupe
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Production | 1970 � 1976 | Model years | 1971 � 1976 | Assembly | | Body style | | Layout | FR layout | Platform | B-body | Engine | | Related | |
1981 � 1985 Chevrolet Impala 4dr Sedan
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Production | 1976 � 1985 | Model years | 1977 � 1985 | Assembly | | Body style | | Layout | FR layout | Platform | B-body | Engine | | Transmission | | Wheelbase | 116 in (1.9 L) | Related | |
1995 Chevrolet Impala SS 4-door sedan
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Production | February 1994 � December 1996 | Model years | 1994 � 1996 | Assembly | Arlington, Texas | Body style | 4-door sedan | Layout | FR layout | Platform | B-body | Engine | 5.7 L LT1 V8 | Transmission | 4-speed automatic | Wheelbase | 115.9 in (1.9 L) | Length | 214.1 in (3.5 L) | Width | 77 in (1.3 L) | Height | 54.7 in (0.9 L) | Weight | 4221 lb (69.2 L) | Related | |
Chevrolet Impala LS
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Production | 1999 � 2005 | Model years | 2000 � 2005 | Assembly | Oshawa, Ontario, Canada | Body style | 4-door sedan | Layout | FF layout | Platform | W-body 2nd Gen | Engine | | Transmission | | Wheelbase | 110.5 in (2806.7 mm) | Length | 200.0 in (5080 mm) | Width | 73 in (1,855 mm) | Height | | Weight | 3465 lb (88011 mm) | Related | Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
| Production | 2005 � present | Model years | 2006 � present | Assembly | Oshawa, Ontario, Canada | Body style | 4-door sedan | Layout | FF layout | Platform | W-body 3rd Gen | Engine | | Transmission | 6-speed 6T70 automatic | Wheelbase | 110.5 in (2806.7 mm) | Length | 200.4 in (5,091 mm) | Width | 72.9 in (1,851 mm) | Height | 58.7 in (1491 adj=on) | Weight | 3764 lb (95605.6 adj=on) | Related | |
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The Chevrolet Impala is a full-size automobile built by the Chevrolet division of General Motors introduced for the 1958 model year. Deriving its name from the southern African antelope, Chevrolet's most expensive passenger model through 1965 had become the best-selling automobile in the United States, competing against the Ford Galaxie 500 and the Plymouth Fury when full-size models dominated the market. The Impala was distinguished for many years by its symmetrical triple taillights. The Caprice was introduced as a top-line Impala Sport Sedan for the 1965 model year becoming a separate series positioned above the Impala in 1966, which itself remained above the Bel Air and Biscayne. The Impala continued as Chevrolet's most popular full-size model through the mid-1980s. Between 1994 and 1996, Impala was revived as a muscular 5.7-liter V8 � powered version of the Caprice Classic sedan. In 2000, the Impala was re-introduced again as a mainstream front-wheel drive full-size sedan.
Ed Cole, Chevrolet's chief engineer in the late 1950s, defined the Impala as a "prestige car within the reach of the average American citizen."
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