2006 NY Auto Show
The new Impala enters the mid-car segment with enhanced premium-quality features and attention to detail, including innovative flip-and-fold rear seats and revised suspension systems that deliver comfortable, quiet and more confident ride and handling characteristics. These new ingredients improve on an already popular recipe for driving satisfaction.
Standard and available safety features include ABS, traction control and side-curtain roof rail air bags on Impala. A new family of premium-feature V6 engines, which include variable valve timing to optimize performance and economy, is standard in the LS, LT and LTZ models, with LS and LT models receiving a new 3.5-liter V6 that produces 211 horsepower and 214 lb.-ft. of torque. Standard in LTZ and available in LT models is a new 242-horsepower 3.9-liter V6 built on the same architecture as the 3.5L engine, but with additional features such as variable intake technology.
The unique Impala SS is powered by the all-new 5.3-liter small-block V8 with Displacement on Demand (DOD) technology, which is rated at 303 horsepower and 323 lb.-ft. of torque.
