If the Impala is not popular, would rappers sport the car as their daily driver? Would celebrities even take a second look before driving an Impala? Of course the Impala is popular - so popular in fact that it is one of the top ten best selling cars in recent years. The reason for this is that the Impala is powerful and it looks good. Imagine what an Impala would be like if fitted with performance enhancing aftermarket parts such as the K&N cold air intake system.

The popularity of the Impala and its reputation as Chevy’s best looking sedan is given more credit when it was chosen as the car of choice for Chevrolet teams at the ongoing Nextel Cup Series. Currently, the Impala is dominating the said sporting event winning ten out of the eleven races so far. The dominance showed by the car is similar to that shown by the Cadillac Escalade with its Cadillac Escalade header in its class in terms of popularity.

According to Chevrolet, the Impala’s specifications are as follows:

• 3,880 cc 3.9 liters V 6 front engine with 99 mm bore, 84 mm stroke, 9.8 compression ratio, overhead valve, variable valve timing/camshaft and two valves per cylinder LZ8
• Unleaded fuel 87
• Fuel economy EPA highway (mpg): 29 and EPA city (mpg): 20
• Multi-point injection fuel system
• 17 gallon main unleaded fuel tank
• Power: 174 kW , 233 HP SAE @ 5,600 rpm; 240 ft lb , 325 Nm @ 4,000 rpm
• Four-wheel ABS
• Four disc brakes including two ventilated discs
• Electronic brake distribution
• Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management
• Immobilizer
• Spacesaver steel rim internal spare wheel
• Strut front and rear suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs

The fact that the Impala holds the record for its sale of over one million units in one year set in 1965 shows that the Impala is truly the best Chevy sedan ever.