The Impala SS is a car from Chevrolet, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The Chevrolet Impala SS belongs to the 1BL19 range of cars from Chevrolet.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 5.7 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 260 bhp (264 PS/194 kW) at 4800 rpm and 447 Nm (330 lbft/45.6 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The Chevrolet Impala SS weighs a quoted 1896 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2944 mm | 115.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1582 mm | 62.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1593 mm | 62.7 inches | |
| Length | 5438 mm | 214.1 inches | |
| Width | 1969 mm | 77.5 inches | |
| Height | 1389 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 178 mm | 7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.85 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1896 kg | 4180 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 55.5% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 87.1 litres | 19.2 [23] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
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| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | LT1 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5733 cc (349.849 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 88.4 mm
4 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
264 PS (260 bhp) (194 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
447 Nm (330 ft·lb) (45.6 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
33.8 kW/litre 46 ps/litre 45.4 bhp/litre 0.74 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
77.97 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 979.8 kPa (142.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 716.63 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) | |||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 139.04 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 102.26 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 137.13 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.78 kg/kW 16.33 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½J x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | P255/50 ZR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | P255/50 ZR 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 295 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 412995 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | WX3 | ||
| Model family | 1BL19 | ||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Chevrolet Impala SS added 2015-04-03. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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