Low Mile 1996 Impala SS Review & Testdrive

On the lot now is this low mile 1996 Impala SS, and Coyote Classics is pleased to present it to you for your consideration. This thing cruises like no other, and with a factory-installed Corvette LT1 engine this thing will also make some noise while it does so. In addition, this Impala SS comes with lots of modern amenities in addition to having that old-school rear-wheel drive, body-on-frame excitement. Produced from 1994 to 1996, the Impala SS was, in essence, a high-performance version of the Caprice 9C1 police package. As such, it got lots of the equipment usually available only to police and government agencies. This included a sport-tuned suspension with reinforced shocks and springs, a high-capacity reverse-flow cooling system (from the Corvette's LT1), four-wheel disc brakes, transmission cooler, dual exhaust, and other minor alterations. Powered from the factory by a Corvette-derived LT1 fuel-injected 350 C.I. V8, this Impala SS sure does move. Torque from the LT1 gets to the rear end through a 4-speed automatic transmission, delivering nice and linear power. This specific SS has a gorgeous "Cherry-Burgundy" paint job, shining beautifully over a body that is nice and straight. While the Impala SS is a tire-smoking undercover cop, it is a big comfortable sedan at heart. Open one of the doors and there are miles of space inside, which is telling because this is one sports-sedan that will eat up the highway miles without any stress to its driver. Options on this big SS include power seats, windows, 4-wheel disc brakes, locks, mirrors, steering, airbags, a power key-fob, factory A/C that blows cold, cruise control, a tilt-steering wheel, and a mean-sounding dual-exhaust system. The car rides on some unique, SS-specific factory 5-spoke aluminum wheels on top of some Kumho Ecsta tires. With a big naturally aspirated V8 engine, an automatic gearbox, and rear-wheel drive, the recipe for the Impala SS is very simple. However, that recipe works. What you get here is one hell of a sleeper, one that would look wonderful in any driveway it sits in. However, we think it would look especially good in yours.

VIN decodes as follows:
1: Manufactured in the United States of America
G: General Motors product
1: Chevrolet Motor Division
BL: Impala SS
5: 4-door sedan
2: Active (manual) belts with driver + passenger airbags
P: LT1 5.7L (350 C.I.) V8- 260 HP at 5000rpm, 330 lb.-ft. at 3200rpm
0: Spacer digit
T: 1996 model year
R: Built at Arlington Assembly Plant, Arlington, Texas USA
108439: Sequence number, 8,439th 1996 Impala SS built

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