Just a little history of the Impala SS.

The Impala SS debuted in 1994 as a high performance model based on the full sized Caprice plateform. It was the first four door sedan to carry the fabled "Impala SS" name (all previous SS models were coupes or convertibles), but Cheverolet made sure that it lived up to it's heritage. As such, it sported rear wheel drive, a xxx inch wheelbase, and a commanding presence on the road. The Impala SS was only avaible in black and featured a body-colored grille, body colored front and rear fascias, rocker molding, door handles and key locks, taillamps molding, body-colored raised Impala SS logos along the rear fenders, a unique rear deck-lid spoiler. The interior featured a gray leather interior with deep contoured buckets seats and black statin finish on the instrument panel and door trim panels. But the heart of a muscle car is the engine,and Cheveloret didn't disppoint there. Replacing the Caprice's rather weak 180 bhp V8 was a new Corvette-derived 5.7 liter LT1 V8 with sequential Fuel Injection, reclaibrated to deliver 260 bhp at 5,000 rpm and 330 lb-ft of torque at 2,400. The engine was hooked up to the standard GM electronically controlled 4L60-E four speed automated tranmission with a 3.08:1 final-drive ratio a limited slip differential. Chevrolet also added a special ride and handling suspension derived from the Chevrolet law enforcement package for it's Caprices and threw in quick-ratio power steering unit (12.7:1 vs the standard 15.3:1 ratio). Tuned front and rear stabilizer bars and de Carbon gas-pressure shocks helped the Impala SS keep its composer in the twisties while massive 17"x 8.5" five spoked cast alloy wheels fitted with huge P255/50ZR17 tires kept the Impala SS connected to the road. Standard four-wheel, 12" diameter ventilated disc brakes brought the car to a stop if things got out of hand.

Production: About 6,000
Engine: 350 (5.7 liter) V8 260 bhp @ 5000 rpm, 330 lb-ft @ 2400 rpm
Performance: 0-60 in 7.1 seconds, 1/4 mile in 15.4 seconds @ 91.1 mph.

Changes: Changes were minor for 1995, whereas the previous year had a small plastice insert in the window just forward of the C-pillar, in 1995 this curve was stamped into the body panels. Impalas could be ordered in two more colors: Dark Cherry Metallic(a dark Purple), and a Dark Green-Gray Metallic. Also, the mirrors moved from being door mounted to being mounted on the window frame and could now fold away.

Production: 18,649 - Black: 7,134, DCM: 9,858, DGGM: 4,442
Engines: 350 (5.7 liter) V8 260 bhp @5000 rpm, 330 lb-ft @ 2400
rpm. Performance: 0-60 in 7.1 seconds, 1/4 mile in 15.4 seconds @91.1 mph

Changes were minor for 1996, the last year of the Impala SS. The shifter was now mounted on the console and the dash sported an analog gauge cluster. The fuel pressure and voltage gauges were dropped, but the tachometer and analog speedmeter was added. Production of the Impala SS actually lasted until December 13, 1996 (well into the 1997 model year), but all Impala SS's built were labeled as 1996 models.

Production: 41,941 - Black: 19,085, Dark Cherry: 12,180, Grey Green: 10,676
Engines: 350 (5.7 liter) V8 260 bhp @5000 rpm, 330 lb-ft @ 2400
rpm. Performance: 0-60 in 7.1 seconds, 1/4 mile in 15.4 seconds @91.1 mph