A friend was reading a magazine of some sort and said the new impala is supposed to have 303hp, has anyone else read this or seen this? I think it is gonna be another GTO..... if its even true.

 

It's true. They have a 303HP 5.3L V8 as an option.

But here's the catch: It's FRONT WHEEL DRIVE and AUTOMATIC only!

 

another GTO in what way?

Yea, the Impala is FWD
GM needs some more RWD cars out there.

 

I saw one in a local Chevy dealship the other day, it seems bigger than the current Impalas. Doesn't look bad, would I buy one...no.

 

I saw one on the road the other. The size reminded me of the old "jelly-bean" Impalas of the nineties. It seemed much larger than my Mazda6.

 

i should of explained it, i meant that its another new car with old car name plates and its a poor attempt at a real sports car.

 

I drove a rental a month back. It was only a V6, but it had a lot of torque steer. Can't imagine what a bigger block would be like.

 

Chevy introduced SS Impala with 5.3L a while ago. Monte Carlo SS will get same engine.

 

The 5.3L Impala SS is 2006 model so it can't be that old.

 

I know the SS Monte Carlo will have DOD, cutting off half the cylinders when cruising, is the Impala the same?

 

2005 LA Auto Show which was either in March or April, so that story is about 4-5 months old. I remember that Auto Show, because that's when Chevy introduced HHR.

 

True but the actual production models just recently hit the showrooms.

 

Looks pretty good.

 

LS4 (think thats the engine code)
Same engine as the Grand Prix GXP

Can you say Torque Steer...sure you can

 

for arguements sake, what was the torque steer like on V8 SHOs? they were FWD too....


it could be worse...

 

They didn't have that much power though...

Earlier SHO's were 3.0L V6s
220hp with 200ftlbs

later v8 versions were.
3.4L V8
235HP and 230Ftlbs of Torque

VS a 5.3L V8 with 303hp
Big difference....

 

Do the Chevy versions have the larger front wheel/tire package vs. rear, as the Grand Prix GXP?

 

this time out of curiosity, where the heck did they get a 3.4L V8? is it just one of Fords V6s with an extra two cylinders attached or is it like from one of the PAGs (hehe, i know what that is now! lol)

i hardly think that they would design an all new motor for one car.... just wondering

 

Yamaha my friend...yes..yamaha...

The V6 was made manufactured by Yamaha with specs from Ford. The SHO V6 shared a few things with the 3.0 Vulcan V6 block, but it was basically a new block. The bore centers and bellhousing pattern is shared with the Vulcan V6. The size of the block is also very similar. Everything else was done by Yamaha.

In 1996 the Ford Taurus was redesign and a new SHO was released. This time with a V8. The motor was built and designed by Ford and Yamaha. Ford wanted a V8 into the Taurus to bring the Taurus to a new level. Ford cast the block with the "Cosworth Process". It was based on the Duratec 2.5 litre V6 with two additional cylinders in the middle. After the short block was complete, it was sent over to Yamaha. From there, Yamaha created the heads and completed the motor for Ford.


SHO info

 

wow.... yamaha.... learn something everyday i s'pose! :P

thanks Pete!