The Chevrolet Impala LS is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied car with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 3.5 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 211 bhp (214 PS/157 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 293 N·m (216 lb·ft/29.9 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
A 4 speed automatic gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1613 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2807 mm | 110.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1585 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1562 mm | 61.5 inches | |
| Length | 5090 mm | 200.4 inches | |
| Width | 1852 mm | 72.9 inches | |
| Height | 1491 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1613 kg | 3556 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 62% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 66.3 litres | 14.6 [17.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.33 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | LXE | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3510 cc (214.193 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 99 × 76 mm
3.9 × 2.99 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.3 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 214 PS (211 bhp) (157 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 293 Nm (216 ft·lb) (29.9 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 44.8 kW/litre 60.9 ps/litre 60.1 bhp/litre 0.99 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
83.48 Nm/litre
1.01 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; cast aluminum head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1049 kPa (152.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6400 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 585 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 132.63 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 97.55 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 130.81 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.25 kg/kW 17.12 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 18/29 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.1/8.1 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 7.7/12.3 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 21.6/34.8 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 18.0/29.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.400 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P225/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | P225/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 303 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.86 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 640497 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 36.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2011 Chevrolet Impala LS added 2020-02-14. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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