2012 Chevrolet Impala Gets New 3.6-liter V6
General Motors platform, W-body that underlies the current generation of Chevrolet Impala has been around since 1988. But after helping to bring life to dozens of other GM cars in recent years, the soldiers Impala. While the car, which is a long time for a radical transformation, is the platform for model year 2012, the good news is that you will receive a heart transplant as a 3.6-liter V-6 GM associated with a six-speed automatic gearbox, according to GM Inside News. This is the only powertrain offered for the car, which replaces the old 3.5-liter and 3.9-liter V6.
As for the new Impala, which has been delayed until model year 2014, while no further improvements are planned for the current generation model in the foreseeable future.
The current generation has remained virtually unchanged in the rational design of the model that was introduced in 2005 in Los Angeles Auto Show. base engine of the car at that moment came in the form of 3.5-liter V6 with 211 horses that beat. A more powerful version of the SS was also introduced at the time, equipped with the first small-block V8 (5.3 liter V8 from Chevrolet, with a shift in demand, which produces 303 hp) with front-wheel drive. This is one of the vehicles before the world's most powerful wheel driving at the time.
Interior was also completely renovated and features Wood trim center console with chrome inserts on all major control buttons. instrument panel, chrome Impala logo has been incorporated into the grain wood inserts that extend up the doors.