Luved da guy shift n da gears lmao 😂

They discontinued the car because of the Federal side impact standards mandatory for 1997.

GM, a company that hands down has made some of the worst and most forgettable vehichles, has also made some of the very best and most iconic vehicles.

Gm is just lazy

It’s 2022 and he sure is right

My dream's to own a 2015 Chevy SS after I'm done paying off my Chevy Cruze... Hopefully they still sell them 2-1/2 years from now...

Lee N I hear ya. I seen a SS painted red and lifted with 28's and I almost slammed into it on purpose to put the car out of it's misery.

+Joe Camarillo If you plan on going from one of Chevy's lowest priced cars (that you're still paying off) to a car that costs over $45K, it would seem you have to find a way to boost your income pretty significantly.

+242HP True. However, I got screwed in financing because a previous vehicle I financed that was a lemon and it was about to run out of warranty. So they added the balance after payoff of it to my new Cruze and I pay close to $600/month @ 8.25% interest. A new SS should be more anyway but I can now get approved for a 3.5% interest rate.

+Joe Camarillo Just out of curiosity, what was the lemon that you got rid of before paying it off? Damn, you really got yourself into a bad position from that car.

Lol I thought the same thing

MikefromQueens lol damn. He gonna tear up something

That guy is a spaz lol! Must be Doug Demuro’s dad!

And They always beat the shit out of the tilt steering wheel and other adjustable items

He likes it rough

You like the lt1?

Bell air u might be a 90"s baby .. It dont even look like a imp .. Its a souped up cop car

Ever. 69, 88 , 96, 69, 71 , 73 , 64 are all years to find better Chevys.

Seriously, you're favorite Chevy???? Wow, just wow.

LARRY Ford grow up

XenomorphLV426 ...Well said. Although the 06-09 W-Body impala SS is nice (since it came with a proper engine despite an incorrect FWD layout, she was still respectable). The current one is just a sad reminder of how times changed. A highly optioned new LTZ model boasts a "V6" badge as if that's something to brag about. So disrespectful to the impala lineage that a V6 is worth bragging about. Even though it's a powerful 3.6 lfx a true impala should be always be a V8. A Chevy version of the new Caddy CT6 and a 6.2 under the hood would be my next car IF they had the balls to build it and people bought it instead of the latest useless cute little CUV.

wtf is a true car? you have turbo powered 4 cylinders that produce more power than some V6s and V8s. Also, there is fuel economy, and most people will not buy a V8. Because if you slap a V8 people will want a powerful V8 that smokes all things...this means mad insurance premiums. Plus, they had an SS model that was crazy potent, no one bought it.

TheNacropolice fuel economy of a turbo inline 4 in a big car is fairly shit across the board. You need to get into any turbo engine to get it to move, you really need to get into a turbocharged small engine to get it to move, especially if you have a big car. My 93 caprice gets comparable gas mileage to a new v6 impala, and it's 25 years old with 200k miles on its v8... Having more low end power can mean that you can drive it more gently, should you choose, and still keep up with traffic, which means better fuel economy than you'd expect. Not to mention the lack of turbo lag is a huge plus in a lot of ways.

I liked the 2004-05 Impala SS. 240 supercharged hp from the legendary 3800 V6, and quick and fun to corner.

Jon Moss iS a Pimp

I agree the potential that GM had with the B body so sad to see them go

@@DavidR-ub2dpAgreed my brother.

Escalating CAFE rules pretty much killed everything cool in Detroit. They're even doing that to Japanese cars and trucks as well forcing redesigns that aren'tso good..

Ima fan fwd made GM more more money and the platform was getting old.

Milford Civic: Except discontinuing the G-bodies (Monte SS, Buick GN, 4-4-2, Pontiac 2+2) back in '87. OR, cancelling the F-bodies (Camaro, Firebird) in 2002. Luckily, they reversed this in 2010 with 5th gen** and revamped (more power, less weight) for 6th gen - I own 2017 2SS. I bet that pissed off the 2002 Camaro owners, who bought them to store and appreciate in price, being the last year model. I'd still like to get a 2002 WS6 Trans Am or Formula. ** they had to bring back the Camaro, because ..... Transformers!

GM chases the $$$. They've once again committed to SUVs but discontinued car lines and will be caught off guard when fuel prices hike again. It'll put GM near bankruptcy again.

No, it won't put GM near bankruptcy. They made their money on the Impalas. Unless we strike a new source of petroleum, heavy, v8 powered sedans like this will continue to fade into obsolescence. It's sad, but this is how times are. Hell, a brand new Lincoln Navigator which probably weighs twice what this thing weighs is about as efficient. They even tried to continue the V8 sedan lineage not that long ago with the Chevy SS, which.. failed.

Kaylon Centers You’re correct, GM may not make 5 more years.

Roadkill did a comparison of the vic against the caprice. I've driven both, and have to say ford got the vic right after gm canned the caprice. The post 2000 cvpi handled way better than the mid nineties examples did.

While I love the Chevy, I have to say the Ford Crown Victoria turned out to be the most iconic cop car possibly ever. I've never heard anyone say they were bad. They did have a fuel tank issue, but it was corrected.

@Grumpy cat I have no doubt that the Charger is a good car. But it's not like the Crown Victoria in terms of comfort and bang for the buck. The Crown Vic checked all the boxes as a real police car. Many police departments don't require a car that has a huge amount of horsepower, especially those in big cities. That being said, the Crown Vic had decent performance that was much better than many earlier police cars and was comparable to modern V6 Chargers.

That's why Chevy builds all there crap in China and Mexico Ford builds a better products are out selling Chevy by a lot by the way my 2010 crown vic will do 0-60 in five seconds much improved

@@dennisparker3786 5 second Crown Vic? ROTFLMAO...put down the peyote

Yeah, some new cars can't even do that, lol.

Good old school 4wheel disk. Its just a 4door camaro with a smaller cam thats all 😂. Just needs an lt4 cam and lt4 intake , good tune and 342 gears and she good to go. 350 crank power easy. Lt1 numbers so underrated the dyno proves they make 300crank power stock.

respect, yes but they note the more aggressive "disc grinder" compound brake pads

Damn skippy!

That car wishes it was only 4200 lol

I was also bummed by their decision to go FWD until the mid 2000's starting with the RWD Cadillac's.

whateverdgaf lmao he thought he was running’s an auction

lowbudgetmotorsport lmao I was thinking the exact same thing. Everything said was one run-on thought. Hilarious actually

lmao😂😂

That's the hideous midwest-Michigan accent.

😂

My dad bought one brand new in 1995 from ostrom Chevrolet in Montebello California he still has it and it still looks brand new.

I wish my grandparents kept theirs. They only had it for a year until they replaced it with a Lumina.

Myrdoc what a car to replace it with :/

Wish my grandparents would of kept their 57 bel air fuelie they had in 1964. They paid $50 for it. It was my grandmothers daily. But back then it was just a used car. It’s long gone. The only thing left of it is the am radio that is now in my possession.

Myrdoc your story made me cry

Shawn Dessart You can bore them out easily mate.

Shawn Dessart Bored and stroked fully forged Texas Speed and Performance 418 LS3 and good for 500 N/A HP at the wheels.

Only a couple of lame ones on my page.

Hell ya

I am 21 and own a 96 ss my second car I love it

pbandj37 Cringe ☹️

He had the drivers gloves one while doing it, fingerprint analysis will be futile!

Lol 😂

Yooo fr he was slamming it around LMFAO

He's just re-working the transmission tunnel so that the T56 will fit.

+C-FLO GARAGE-ENT , you could modify a Chevrolet Impala SS of that era to become one, and you could also modify the engine to be that big block bruiser 545 HP engine as well, though, to be honest, it would simply be better to put a modern Corvette engine under the hood instead, especially since a stock one is like 650 HP.

I have a car with an LT1 and Borg-Warner T56, it's funnn

C-FLO GARAGE-ENT what is it

Pax Humana ... That 6.2 would be a whole lotta fun in that big beast. I've been tempted to just take the 6.0 LQ9 out my Escalade and swap the LT1 in my 96 but the experience of the modern Vette motor in that old B-Body would create the ultimate sleeper

@@LSp8 Just find a loaded Camaro 2SS wreck (extra credit for ZL1) and transfer the drivetrain and most of the interior to an Impala or police auction find. a 6.2L 455/455 or 650/650 motor with 8 or 10 speed auto, or 6M if you prefer. Should be lotsa wrecks. I'm 65, been driving for almost 50 years, and my Camaro SS is quite a handful. Somebody has got to be wrapping these around poles or trees. ZL1 must be a real widow maker!

R.I.P. :(((

@@awesomeone2979 The real deal Impalas I mean. :)

@@awesomeone2979 Nu bro 1996 was the last great Impala after that it wasn't never the same and that's why he say from 1958 to 1996 except for the 5th generation and sixth generation Impala which is from 1971 to 1985 those were the bad looking Impala's 🤭☺️.

I say the stance the look both front and back end is made this car so badass especially with the black paint oh man. The same thing for the Cadillac Fleetwood of that year, the front is lowered just a bit and the back raised just a bit as well going down the street the car looks like it demands respect.

@juncho1977 - re: "God..." 1. do you often write to God much via KZfaq Comments? 2. every get a response from God?

Very true. But how's GM supposed to show up their corvette with an land yacht? Recently they had to dial back the camaro bc it was pulling better than the vet

They learn the hard way. This car is gorgeous.

I daydreamed about a nice warmed-over 454 factory option back then. They could have found a way to fit it in and play nice under the hood.

+PantherP74 WHY??? BIG CARS SUCK BALLS!!!

+fred smith You drive a smart, right?

Have you been in a vacuum for the past year? The Dodge Hellcats are just that.

oldtwins You don't need to try to educate on cars. I know about the Hellcats. It's about time something like them came along.

Then what the hell are you talking about? Haha

seen the Chevrolet SS for 2015? Blows this old girl away

The Chevrolet SS is kind of like this car's successor. Yes, it's based on the Holden Commodore, but it's still a badass car. This year they're coming with the magnetic ride control and it's going to be a manual.

Exactly!!! Put it in Neutral and find the second gear; coast. Keep the transmission good 💯

2019 same boat

lol, it's 2020 and many want cars from the 1960s.....new cars are trash, just copies of each other from one brand to next.

Kobbetop Impala SS has g86 limited slip differential Caprice has g80 locking differential from the trucks/SUV

I had a 9 C1 as well I actually beat a few Impalas with it

@kobbetop - re: "lol" (x2) = what is so funny about your serious comment? or do you tack on that silly "lol" into most social media comments.

IronLordOmega ive had two. You would love it!

Christian Barrett I never realized they had a standard option. Talk about bad ass! Don't let these 90's classics die! They will never build anything like them again!!

Darin no standard option on this model.

@Christian Barrett '96 is the year as it was the only year with analog gauges and a console shifter. 94-95 was a column shifter with LED readouts.

Me too

Keep an eye on that OptiSpark!

When those "new passengers" experience you "scaring the pants/skirts" off them means ... few repeat riders !!

+BZBEAST12 , the 2008 Impala SS is a better package all around. However, if I had one, I would immediately get rid of the engine that is under the hood, custom build an engine from an LS7 Corvette, or, better yet, an LSX engine, make it look like the engine that is under the hood of this vehicle, do some more customizations, and then I would have a nice little road beast.

I see I just like the looks of this but I could see how you could make a real nice road beast as you said

How 'bout a Blues Bros remake? "Cop shocks, cop suspension..." All kidding aside, this car did AMAZING in the slalom!

justinbig10 seems more like a Robo-Cop kind of car

One of few. If you have a manual, its been built.

That was the only manual version built

260 hp.

231mac i never believe that 260 shit lmao. Once u drive one u want say that, same with the lt1 camaro those "rated" power numbers are off.

231mac not believing "260 hp to the crank" just no way not after driving one i was shocked lol.

@108143667369122411155 Look it up. There were 3 LT1 engines, Vette-300hp, iron block and aluminum heads, Camaro, 275hp, iron block, aluminum heads and the Caprice- 260hp, iron block and iron heads.

231mac the vette was iron block aluminum heads, same with the camaro , camaro has smaller cam weak pcm tune. Impala 2 bolt main smaller cam, and iron heads same port work though. Weaker pcm tune lol. Im just talking from experience seeing them on dynos etc. Gm rated rates are off.

Almost the same experience here. Upon first seeing the Caprice in 1990 and the Impala in 1995, my late father and I said uttered the same words on both occasions: "What is *that*?!"

did you reply to yourself by mistake

@@punchy207 Oh my God, I did, and I didn't even notice until now. And that's not the first time I've almost done this. At least I gave myself a "like"

@@rpm773 i've done it too

Same here

The crew felt the need to add their own 'personal' touch, manual was never a production option. I also think the crew was retaliating for when about 10 years earlier the GM people deliberately underreported specs for their Grand Nationals/GNX tests.

@BigEightiesNewWave - what does "It drifted really well after they gave it to me" mean?!?

@Take off your pants and jacket Nah, I'm 65 and love my 2017 Camaro 2SS!

True, a real man's car. Juniors go elsewhere!

@Jayski , says the guy who drives a Civic with a weedeater motor.

because he can

***** that is why cars have transmission problems.

Lord Apophis cool story bro

Showcasing how the throws feel like. Yes, I take it he was a bit too harsh.

I read your comment before I watched the video, and when he started slamming the gearbox, I about died of laughter. He was so serious with it. 😭😭😭

+LocDawgd AND I LOVE UR MOM!!

+LocDawgd , the one that is in your picture is also no slouch itself.

​@@Lunchboxinthebuckeye353not my problem. Sucks for you 🤣

​@@Lunchboxinthebuckeye353and actually.... you can. And it's NOT 50 states... it's 34.....

optispark issues?

+sonnywitdamoney nope! 190,000 so far.

The early LT1 optisparks had issues. The newer vented Optis didn't. I have a '97 LT1 at 158K and no opti issues.

I have a 95 9c1...no opti issues..

@@Sonnywitdamoney Idk what you all are doing, but i have a vented opti and its replaced every 75,000. on number 3

yes!!!

+dave runner the buick gn is vader's car man what a sick and usually over looked car

+sabufinisher , if I had a GNX, I would put the best parts of the GNX engine and combine it with the GSX engine and the Wildcat engine and then REALLY have some fun.

+dave runner I remember that ad! I laughed my ass off when I saw it and think of it every time I see one of these cars.

I have been scouring the webbernet AND the interweb to find that advertisement with no luck.

Nubbins we had one traded in at our dealer a few years ago. I considered buying but it was beat to death and had evidence of severe accident damage.

...Roadmasters and Fleetwoods were an awesome addition to this chassis. So kick ass and so much potential

I was working for Chevrolet at the time and GM's focus was to build more extended cab pickup trucks because that was what the masses of people wanted. They no longer wanted a full size car but instead were using pickups as family cars. We couldn't get enough extended cab 4X4s during that time. I loved the Impala SS, especially the 1996, and was sad to see the full size GM car die. The SS could outrun the Mustang Cobra in top speed and the Buick Roadmaster could beat the Mustang GT 0-60 in 1994. The thought of "dad" in his full size car beating the young hot head kid in his Mustang always made me grin a bit.

His had a zr1 motor it was like a lt5 or something

Chris Howard the optispark is a nightmare. I know. I have a 93 z28. It eats optis all day.

...They are surprisingly good on gas, I get nearly 30mpg when I cruise on the highway just like my 5.7 Charger but of course that goes out the window quickly when it's a straight highway at 3am

I agree I take the GM B body over a crown Victoria any day I grew up with my father buying cars from GM from buick olds and Chevy he still owns a vintage 1977 caprice with a little under 70 thousand miles still runs like the day he purchased it in late 77

+CalypsoNotch408 yeah, you're right.

+CalypsoNotch408 , we will see once you put an LS6 engine under the hood.

Sold our '96 for almost what we paid for it

I only paid 4500 for my 96 back in 2010 and I get offers for over 10k every time I bring old girl out the garage and I still refuse to sell. Wanted one since they came out in late 1993 when I was 7 and saw a brand new 94' getting test driven with a maniac behind the wheel. My dad called the guy a nut for flying by us on the shoulder of Rt 50 in VA and I was drooling. These cars are a lot of fun!

Private Collection somewhere.

Around 8 years ago it was for sale at a dealership in arizona. The price was pretty low at around 30k.

With the absolutely immense aftermarket for Chevy small blocks the year is really irrelevant

+eldo59 the new SS 4 door is cool

+eldo59 The new Impala's I'm talking 1999-Present are a disgrace compared to the B-Bodies. The new Impala's should be called the Lumina.

amen

+M22OHIO The wimpy front-drive platforms. I loved this cars since they mimicked the burly size of the '70s cars. But this SS was a bold outside the norm production build like the Buick Grand National, Dodge Viper, 2000s T-Bird, Chevy SSR, and Plymouth Prowler. Today's cars are not quite doing this. Maybe the CTS-V and the Dodge Hellcats but that's it.

+eldo59 the new Chevy SS is basically a new Impala but with LS3 RWD.

DreamWave Dave lies

Correction: the RWD Impala's successor had arrived, a 415HP Chevrolet SS which is really a badge-engineered Holden Commodore from Australia. It can even be had with a manual, but GM did not even bother spending a single penny on advertising and then complaining it doesn't sell.

And this is it's last year.

Dallas Breault ...So sad and they never had one commercial for it but I see an advertisement for a Malibu or Wimpala (yes I spelled it right) every 5 minute or some new useless CUV that everybody and their grandmother suddenly NEEDS. The SS could've been sold like the Charger. FCA is smart enough to advertise these beasts and get them sold, hell I even bought a new RT! Just selling a single version (fully loaded like a SRT) for those high prices was just GM shooting themselves in the foot.

+Donald Thompson I think the driveline is excellent but not the body style. I find these rather ugly looking. I would much prefer the Fords over this. Mercury Marauder would be my choice over the Impala/Caprice.

*then it came back in 2000 as a (boring ass) mid sized front wheel drive sedan.

Glycerin Yeah but even that 2000 is way more advanced and has more options than this caprice here.

Glycerin ...It was a complete disgrace to the Impala heritage. It's the equivalent of naming the next generation Ford Focus the new Mustang. Such a beautiful history and classic muscle car that was turned into a typical mundane grocery getter. They should've just left the Lumina nameplate and properly retired the impala nameplate.

@@starxlr7863 Merc Marauder is slow but looks cool.. I had hoped Ford would bring back the Galaxy 500 during that period, late 98 through 2011, Imagine a police package Crown Vic slammed with 300+ horses, maybe a Boss at over 400hp

Just buy a Charger....

it does seem to be a fitting car for a bank robber though... maybe he was in character.