RFD Cool Wall: Car #21 - Chevrolet Impala SS

[puff_daddy_58_99]

Thanks to all who voted on last week's Escalade. It was a pretty overwhelming vote for uncool, and that's where it goes. Here's the updated cool wall;



This week is a bit personal for me, as I'm looking into buying one in the coming weeks. It's the new Chevrolet Impala SS. Built on the same FWD platform as the rest of the W body GM cars, the main drawing point is the 5.3L V8 with 303HP. Does that make it cool, or does the impala brand drag it down? You decide on the RFD cool wall!



As always, voting will be up until next saturday. If you have a car you want to see on the cool wall, just send me a PM.

[B0000rt]

*cough* torque steer heaven *cough* Smallblock should never power a FWD car.

SS,
5.3L Smallblock
FWD
4 speed auto



There should be more Japanese cars on here, like that FJ cruiser or something.

[masterballer]

Lets see here:

Its a 5.3L V8 and it ONLY makes 303 HP? Damn American engineering.

You have that much power and TQ going to the FWs? Good luck with that!

Looks Very Very Very Boooooooring.

Lets see that RS4 i suggested a while ago next week

[puff_daddy_58_99]

Lets see here:

Its a 5.3L V8 and it ONLY makes 303 HP? Damn American engineering.

You have that much power and TQ going to the FWs? Good luck with that!

Looks Very Very Very Boooooooring.

Lets see that RS4 i suggested a while ago next week

The RS4 is on the list along with the Volvo C30, the Acura NSX, the VW Phaeton, and the Cadillac XLR. I'll try and get it up soon, but there's only so many I can do at the rate of 1 per week

[B0000rt]

Lets see here:

Its a 5.3L V8 and it ONLY makes 303 HP? Damn American engineering.

You have that much power and TQ going to the FWs? Good luck with that!

Looks Very Very Very Boooooooring.

Lets see that RS4 i suggested a while ago next week

Well you can't whine about 5.3L V8 only making 303HP. I mean there are other things to an engine than peak horsepower.

Would you buy a pair of speakers if the only thing I told you about them were that they were are to handle 4000 Watts peak? No you wouldn't, only someone uninformed would.

The torque would be nice on the front wheels, if and only if the car has an LSD, and/or it came in standard, but alas, none of these options exist

[Evil Techie]

where are the votes?
puff, if u need me to edit the thread, PM me with the options u want

[KawaiiTentacleBeast]

Its a 5.3L V8 and it ONLY makes 303 HP? Damn American engineering.

Why do people always compare power with displacement? You should be comparing power to WEIGHT, and GM LS engines are some of the best you can get.



2JZ with the tranny weighs 746lbs (compare that to the LS engines above), and the RBs are about the same. Damn Japanese engineering.

[B0000rt]

Why do people always compare power with displacement? You should be comparing power to WEIGHT, and GM LS engines are some of the best you can get.



2JZ with the tranny weighs 746lbs (compare that to the LS engines above), and the RBs are about the same. Damn Japanese engineering.

Nice chart, where'd u get that from?

Edit: Nm found the Wiki link

[warpdrive]

uncool. If it was RWD and looked better, it would be cool to me just because I've always liked the idea of a full sized RWD muscle sedan. A cool car should be respectable, have head turning ability, just look great, be a segment leader, and/or be exotic. This is none of the above

Pathetic attempt from GM to cash in on the SS name. GM should look at the 300C as an example of how to make an cool full sized muscle sedan.

[Andro]

you forgot to put the poll ..........oh and a cool vote from me.

[trusoulja2g]

Where's the poll?
What I would've voted: seriously uncool.
This car just looks cheap to me. What's its appeal - cheapest V8? cheapest hp?

[frogger]

Its a good engine in a very mediocre car. And yes people oversimplify the displacement vs. horsepower thing.

[puff_daddy_58_99]

sorry, bit of a brain fart there for me, what can I say it was 2 in the morning and I had just got back from some intense lasertag. Anyways, I've PM'd evil techie, so the votes should be up soon. Just be sure to come back and vote.

[Andro]

sorry, bit of a brain fart there for me, what can I say it was 2 in the morning and I had just got back from some intense lasertag. Anyways, I've PM'd evil techie, so the votes should be up soon. Just be sure to come back and vote.

i'am pretty sure you can add the poll yourself, just go to thread tools........or am i wrong?

[sPiKyAZN]

Why do people always compare power with displacement? You should be comparing power to WEIGHT, and GM LS engines are some of the best you can get.



2JZ with the tranny weighs 746lbs (compare that to the LS engines above), and the RBs are about the same. Damn Japanese engineering.

Impressive. However, if you want to compare the 2JZ-GTE, it weighs about 594lbs without the tranny. All the other engine weights above are without transmissions. Still not so good considering it comes with only 230hp, but you have to consider it is a pretty old engine.

Anyone know how much a 4G63 weighs (Mitsu EVO engine)? I read they're up to around 400hp in the UK version.