I hate how cool cars like this aren't made anymore.

This is the soul of America, big sedan powered by V8 engine and rear wheel drive.

It doesn't get better than a Corvette powered grandpa sedan

When I was in elementary and middle school, one of my friend’s mom drove him to school in a pitch black Impalas SS, it was one of the greatest things my peewee child brain could imagine. She also would sometimes take him to school in the Crown Victoria, late 90’s / early 2000’s bubbly model like the police cars, painted a metallic gray with pinstriping all around and a loud but throaty exhaust. You could hear the V8 thumping away as it came closer to the school. His whole family was a hot rod family, think American Graffiti type cars and culture. Only person in my area with a house big enough for a garage with 2 lifts and enough room for 8 cars, bonkers.

I absolutely love that body. The 90's were the end of an era.

Beautiful car. 4 doors, body on frame, column shifter, rwd, and a v8. Almost perfect. The big knock is the engine's distributor. The bright heads at gm thought, "hey, let's design a distributor that is very susceptible to moisture. Additionally, let's put the water pump on top of it."

For those who don't know. 1994 and 1995 Impala SS have column shifter and digital dash. 1996 was the ONLY year for the floor shifter and analog gauges. LT1 350 V8

The simple 5 spoke wheels are perfection for these cars.

Wanna be a baller, shot caller, 20 inch blades on the Impala :)) I love these cars. The looks, the sound, and the reliability. It’s funny, I actually talked about liking this car so much with someone that knows my affinity for the E39, and that person simply stated that the proportions and looks are a LITTLE similar to the E39. Whether or not that’s true, I love the looks of this thing.

The sound of a small block Detroit V8 burbling is my happy place.

These are so gangster. I love them more than I can fathom

My family had a ‘93 Taurus SHO. Black on black leather with a 5-spd manual. I learned stick on that car. Thinking back, it had a lot of the same rattles, creaks, and clunks that this Impala SS has. Classic Americana.

My dad has a burgundy 1996 in show room condition. He’s had it my whole life, and it’s probably one of my favorite cars that he has. That car definitely helped shape my love for cars!

I was driving a 96 one of these at over 120mph when i left hte road backwards and flew threw the air before finally slamming into a tree. I had no seatbelt on. I walked out literally with only a scratch on a very minor, and small scratch on my right arm. This car saved my life in spite of my own stupidity. These are awesome cars.

This a collector's car that should go up in value.

Tedward is like a calm Doug DeMuro. Tedward is a global treasure.

My dad had a 94 and a 96 of these. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

This Impala SS is a car I lusted for when they were new in my teens, and I still desire one strongly today. They have a great look. And I can attest, they were widely regarded as a classic in their own time in the mid-90’s too.

My parents had a fully loaded (minus the fake wood) Light Adriatic Blue 1994 Caprice Wagon with towing provisions. We still have the original 3 page window sticker. Options included upgraded brakes, self leveling air suspension, strengthened frame, oil cooler and transmission cooler, heavy duty cooling fan, 2.93:1 limited slip rear end, and the LT1. This is one of the last truly good sounding V8 equipped cars, in my opinion. I used to love listening to our car idle as a kid. Nice and smooth, deep, and subtle, until you floor it. I witnessed our completely stock wagon make 282hp / 330 lb-ft to the rubber on the dyno, back when that was necessary for emissions testing. Needless to say, the LT1's power was definitely more than advertised. These are very underrated vehicles in more than one way. Not much else can seat 9 people while towing 7000 pounds behind it. I will always put this above the Vic/Marauder, even if the Caprice/Impala might seem like the faster, better looking "underdog". Young people might not remember this, but there was a time when the streets of New York City were flooded with these in yellow paint AND black and white instead of Fords. This is the only car that police departments have ever bothered to completely renew after the end of their expected life as a police car. I'm still looking for our car. Last seen in Hyannis, Mass in 2005. VIN 1G1BL82P8RR182976

I think this car has a lot integrity. It is what it is so people love that. Style, substance. 👍🏻

One of my favorite memories is in one of these Impalas. A group of us were working on a project and we needed to hit Home Depot very quickly to hit a time deadline. One of my family friends looked at me, told me get in the car (his '94 Impala SS) and we took off. From the parking lot, he had us going 90 in a 25 zone in just seconds. Full on Dukes of Hazard in an Impala. We hit the interstate and he mashed the pedal (he called this "Merging") and didn't let off the entire 8 miles to the next exit. I was terrified he was gonna get nabbed by the usual cops sitting in this stretch. I asked him what we do. He said as long as his foot is against the floor, he doesn't see cops. We made it to the store, got what we needed and back to our destination in less than 15 minutes. This was 10 miles one way. When we got back, everyone asked why we didn't go to the store. We simply gave them the Home Depot goods and locked the car. I imagine my ghost face and the heat coming off the car was explanation enough. :)

I bought Tim Allen's 1996 LT5 Impala SS in 2004. Still got it!

‘‘Twas one of my dream cars in high school. It kinda still is today 😋

14 year old me wanted one of these so bad… then a Marauder 😂. Ended up with a black Grand Marquis Handling Package as my first car

LT1 is such an underappreciated engine. The Optispark fears are so overblown.

Love seeing older cars being driven in the morden day, especially by Ted🔥🔥🔥

I so agree about the current trend to have everything controlled by touchscreen. Buttons and knobs just work better for the basics.

That 2.5 - 3K startup go is just pure music to the ears and gives me goosebumps

I wanted one of those SO badly as a teen when it first dropped in ‘94 … and then the ‘96 with the floor shifter in the dark cherry pearl color. My barber has a black one and it’s clean as can be … we always discuss it - such a unique gem.

I had a Caprice with the B4U package and loved it. It had the LT1 and was black with grey leather. I put some 9C1 police wheels on it and tinted the windows. I couldn’t afford the SS and didn’t want to make a clone. It was the best of both worlds it had the speed of the cop car and the luxury of the Impala SS. I miss it.

I drove the Police Caprice 9C1, police, at least LAPD, installed high temperature thermostat instead of the regular one so the engine was running hot in LA traffic, but the power was insane, blood chilling insane. The car was going by itself at 40 mph, I just stepped on the brake time-to-time to slow it down. The ride was absolutely insane, police shocks cornered like on rail, the car cut the distance to the fleeing vehicle at every turn and the transmission oil and brake oil had their own cooling circuit. The feeling when you look in the mirror and the 4-lane freeway traffic in LA keeps 300 yards distance from you. They sold them off around hitting 70K-80K miles because that's when the transmission gave up, and it could not be fixed as it was from the factory, and that was the end for these cars.

I lived in a heavy Latino area in LA when these things came out. This was the shit back then. Best color was that like black eggplant that barely looked purple unless the sun hit it.

The detailer in me wants to correct that paint SO bad. These are still super cool, if not super fast. It's crazy to me how small the 17" wheels look now.

I used to drive the police version of this. The column-mounted shifter was always a comfortable place to hold onto with your hand, especially during aggressive cornering-and a good idea because the seats were so wide you felt like you were going to end up in the passenger seat! Always loved the rounded pod dash layout and deep set gauge cluster on these!

In 1994 a vehicle making 260 HP in anything smaller then a full-size pickup was nothing to mock.... most of the pickups didn't even have that then.

It's a dream to take one of these B-body GM's from the 90's (Buick Roadmaster, Chevy Caprice, Impala, Olds Custom Cruiser, even the D-body 1995-1996 Cadillac Fleetwood) and throw an LS3 under the hood. Even fully stock, that's already 430 hp in a car that originally came with 170-260 hp at most...and 400+ lb-ft of torque. Then I saw that GM had released the L8T, which is basically a truck motor, putting out "just" 401 hp but 464 lb-ft, beefed up from factory (forged crank, iron block, etc) to handle a lot of abuse and set to run all day on 87-octane... And now Chevrolet Performance has released the L8P, a higher performance of the L8T, pushing out 523 hp and 543 lb-ft...still a truck motor, but with some goodies from the C8 Vette's LT2 engine. In any case, great engine choices for these big sedans and wagons. Add some good brakes and suspension...would be nice to see them performing well enough to give cars 30 years younger a run for their money! Thanks, Tedward! 😎👍🏻

The 1996 had the floor shifter and Analog Dash

That steering wheel, turn signal stock, ac/headlight knobs, and relay sound are very similar to my 2000 Camaro. Love that 90s/00s GM. Thank you Tedward, this was a real treat.

Wow nice car. Seeing a simple interior now is refreshing. Thanks for the video.

Probably 1 of 3 automatic cars I would ever consider/want to own.

Wherever this guy lives I love how many trees and nature there is

That digital speedo is faster than my refresh rate...

Waking up (+ 12 hours) to your videos is the best way to start my day.

My grandparents had one of these for several years. It was the black cherry color. I remember getting to drive it sometimes. 🙂

I always loved the Impala. I own a 2014 and sure it isn't the same as these ones, or the classics, but it's always been a comfortable boat that's quiet and quick enough.

This car is a certified classic amongst all car enthusiasts.

I remember a dude at my local autocross regularly doing very well with one of these babies on 305 Hoosiers. Looked great and sounded even better. Tons of power oversteer. Hell yeah!

Column shifter as God himself intended. Perfect.

I was a kid around 6 or 7 when these were new, and loved how sinister they looked compared to the grandpa looking Caprice.

When i saw the first 1994 Caprice 350; looked undernearh and saw tbe true dual exhausts, and shed a tear......this cat flippef the middle finger at Wash DC

My mother had a 1990 Lincoln Continental when I was a child and yes, the digital speedo reminds me of this one, although the Continental had a full digital readout for all the gauges.

Nice review Ted, thanks. Btw, those speedo displays that GM used in the 80’s and 90’s were fluorescent diplays. The C4 Corvettes however, used LCD (black numbers with orange backlighting.

My dad got an 96 in 2022 and dude great car

Watching this in a 98 camaro love how similar it is

13:29 I had to do a double take here and it looks like your driving in my hometown haha always weird seeing a KZfaqr drive on roads that I know. Great video as always and sweet car!!

best car reviewer in the world!!! you always pay attention to the details and i love it!

Column shifters in American sedans are the coolest thing. My college roommate had an '03 Taurus with a column shifter, and I thought it was neat that you could get a car that new with a column shifter. It's something they should bring back Leave the floor shifters to the imports.

A true 'boat'! Iconic 90s car. And his description is spot on, it floated on the road.

I took one on a test drive a long time ago. Was not happy (but also not surprised) the salesman went along.

I had one, and I found the seat to be very comfortable.

*sigh* my mom used a 94 impala in a destruction derby back in 2012. It wasnt an ss but it was still a cool car, i miss it

I always loved the look of this car. But then I got the chance to drive one and I really fell in love. Definitely want one in the future.

My parents bought one brand new and we drove it to 250k miles tell the engine blew because of the oil pump failing. No major issues other than its final drive and it was amazing. I still miss it!

Just a few days back I saw the unveiling of the impala ss through some classic car collection youtube channel and I was fixated on this ever since.. during the same time my father got a Chevrolet corsica in the middle east and ever since Chevrolet has always been my vibe

Soft touch materials, no manufacture saving, just struggled to produce best as it can. Glorious exterior and interior.

This commentary was amazing with some great points.

Spot on Tedward, the 96 got the floor shifter and analog gauges exclusively.

My first car ever. Loved that thing man, always turned heads.

If I would create a dream garage, a deep purple '96 Impala SS would absolutely be in there.

This has always been my dream car

Always loved these!

Ugh I love that you reviewed one of these! There are three in my neighborhood and I always dream of knocking on a door and ask if it’s for sale haha

18:22 as a B body owner this made me grin

Besides the car, i also liked the background view at the beginning of the vide, with the open field, the snow and the trees.

fantastic car!- over 280k on mine and still going strong!- little piston rattle on cold mornings but warms up/quiets down and is ready to get after it. (totally stock) best of the best in my mind.

OH my my the interior looks FENOMINAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!😍😍😍😍😍

I remember this family had one and her dad looked at me one day and out of the blue said you know whats under that hood? thats a v8, and thats no regular chevy like your dads, this is an "SS" - I never forgot that. I remember how it sounded when he left as he revved it in the parking lot. I always wished my old man was more into mopar

clean ass car bro the exterior is so nice

Awesome, love your old car reviews

Now find a Marauder. Those are sweet

This is unironically my dream car, I live in the UK and when people ask me what my dream car is it's this. I've never seen one of these on our roads but the thought of pulling up next to all the hideous identikit, Euro-spec crossovers in this mighty, sleek, V8 powered body on frame monster brings me joy I can't even describe.

That V8 sounds amazing

As the saying goes, this car has aged like a fine wine! What a beast of a car.

I love this car very much. I own a 1991 car. To see the best performance, press the gas pedal from the top and it shows its full power.

The door "opening angle".... The Caprice that came out in 1991 had doors that swung open much further, so much that when you leaned over to grab the handle, it felt like you were going to fall out. (Keep in mind little old ladies like my mom buying Caprices.) Also, very thick heavy doors, and a VERY wide car, heavy doors swinging open meant you hit the side of every car in every parking space you went in. And these smooth bodied cars didn't have much side molding protection. SO, GM changed the hinge to limit the door open angle. I was surprised when another relative got a RoadMaster, clearly derived from the Caprice, and when I went to open the door, it almost bounced back closed after rebounding from the new door stop angle notch, GM had at that point made the change to the Caprice and all the cars that shared the front door, the Impala, Roadmaster, Fleetwood and Custom Cruiser. I still have the car, and LOVE the wide opening doors in my driveway or garage, makes it easier for a taller man to get in, and of course clean it out, but in parking spaces, if you MUST park beside someone, you do have to hold onto that door! Keep in mind also that when you're settled in the driver seat, you are well inside/ away from the door panel, so much hip room, but probably because of the "body on frame", there's a significant gap between the seat and the door, which makes leaning ALLL the way over to pull the door closed quite a stretch and really does give that "oh sheet I might fall out!" sensation, even to a guy with long arms. Ah, big car issues. I miss them.

Oh my, This should had be my very first car.

Those old impala SS were awesome. I miss my buttons on my new car.

Idk why as a child I was so attached to this model car and I used to collect the matchbox, Majisto, Johnny lightning, etc this car 😅

My grandpa has the same one, luckily, he lets me drive it once in a while. It’s a really nice fun fast car. it turns like a boat, but it has just about all the speed you need, for a car it’s size.

My 96 Buick ad that same blinker stalk. Always felt like it was about to break. Never did, but always felt like it would.

Era of a real automobiles 🏆 !

Had a 95 impala SS the LT1 350 is explosive on the highway good video

I remember when I bought a brand new, 96’ Pontiac Sunfire, in 96. An Impala pulled up next to me, at a traffic light. I knew nothing about this car. I just KNEW I was about to dust it…the last thing I saw was the taillights, about a block away. I truly learned that day 😂

Had 5 of these 95/96 and here i am watching the video

I bought my ‘96 Impala back in high school for my first car. Was torn between getting a Marauder or an SS. I’ve put about 40k miles on the car since then and have had only a handful of minor issues, it’s never left me stranded. These are great cars!

It reminds me of Dad’s Delta 88s.❤. The first one had a 455 and was fast.

I've always wanted one, but now I need one...

I still remember the magazine ad for this car. It said, "Lord Vader, Your Car is Ready". Just like people slept on this car, they also slept on the more recent (and short-lived) Chevy SS which was even more badass in terms of performance, even though it kind of looked like a Malibu.

What a lovely car I always found Impalas SS very cool.

I found one of those in person months ago and they are rare. Nevertheless, this car is the sleeper version of the Caprice and are great cars.