GTP Cool Wall: 2013+ Chevrolet Impala

[GranTurismo916]

2013+ Chevrolet Impala nominated by @Naveek Darkroom

Engines: 2.4L I4 (GM Ecotec LUK), 2.5L I4 (GM Ecotec LCV), 3.6L V6 (GM HF LFX)
Power: LUK: 182 hp; LCV: 195 hp; LFX: 305 hp
Torque: LUK: 172 lb-ft.; LCV: 187 lb-ft.; LFX: 264 lb-ft.
Weight: 1700 kg
Transmission: 6-speed automatic
Drivetrain: Front engine, front wheel drive
Body Styles: 4-door sedan​

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[SlipZtrEm]

...manual?!

 

[GranTurismo916]

...manual?!

Whoops.

 

[Northstar]

Why does Cadillac get all the good designs at GM?

Seriously Uncool as it's resembles a bloated whale.

 

[Murcie_LP640]

Resounding Meh. Looks like the Toyota Aurion and VF Commodore had a baby, and a rather uninspiring-looking list of engines.

 

[Joey D]

No real feelings on this other than it makes a really nice rental car. Uncool.

 

[Tornado]

Why does Cadillac get all the good designs at GM?

The Cadillac equivalent of this car is atrocious looking.

 

[Northstar]

The Cadillac equivalent of this car is atrocious looking.

That it does, but overall Cadillac has a much better looking line-up than Chevrolet, GMC or Buick (at least in my mind).

 

[Sage Ages]

The Impala hasn't been cool since the Nixon Administration.

 

[Dagger311]

The definition of meh is a new Impala.

 

[Anathema]

Not bad, but not good, either.

A simple meh will suffice.

 

[SVX]

Attractive saloon. Cool.

 

[Epic B]

I'll give it a low cool. I wouldn't consider the Impala a particularly exciting car. But I still think it's a good car.

 

[lxmmy]

Meh.

 

[GranTurismo916]

@lxmmy, and anyone else who just posts what they voted without giving a reason, please stop. If anyone really wanted to know just what one member voted, they could just click on the number of votes on the poll results.

 

[Grandea GTR]

Doesn't look like your typical rental car anymore. Cool.

 

[edawg456]

To me, this is NOT an impala. When I think of the impala, I think before of the ones from the 1960's.
So since it's a newer one, I give it a seriously uncool.

 

[ToyGTone]

Better than 2006-2013 (i guess) Impala but still Uncool at the end.

 

[mustafur]

Better then the last 2 generations but its too over styled tbh.

Seriously uncool because regular family car.

 

[AudiMan2011]

The only thing this shares with the early Impala lowriders now is the name. All the charm sucked out to make it a humdrum sedan.

Uncool.

 

[Adamgp]

Looks good, and is a pretty decent car according to most reviews.

Wish it were RWD, but still gets a cool.

 

[synchromesh]

The Impala hasn't been cool since the Nixon Administration.

Agreed, meh because no manual option and there isn't anything exciting about it. Just GM.

 

[Roger the Horse]

Generic big saloon.

 

[Doodle]

I honestly love these.

 

[JR98]

Generic American "Sedan". Meh

 

[cbarbosa]

Not a beauty but not ugly... Pretty much average...

 

[Sage Ages]

Agreed, meh because no manual option and there isn't anything exciting about it. Just GM.

A manual isn't going to make this any cooler. If anything, it'll just make it feel cheaper.

 

[SlipZtrEm]

A manual isn't going to make this any cooler. If anything, it'll just make it feel cheaper.

This. I recognize there's always going to be that manual-all-the-things brigade, and people are entitled to being intentionally narrow-minded, but some cars just don't need a row-your-own.

This is surprisingly handsome, with some serious rear-view mirror presence. But sadly, it's not cool. Nothing in the giant-FWD-sedan class really is.

 

[synchromesh]

This. I recognize there's always going to be that manual-all-the-things brigade, and people are entitled to being intentionally narrow-minded, but some cars just don't need a row-your-own.

This is surprisingly handsome, with some serious rear-view mirror presence. But sadly, it's not cool. Nothing in the giant-FWD-sedan class really is.

Look at the Mazda 6. It's got one and doesn't need it. That's why I like it.

 

[ImmalovemaGTR]

Look at the Mazda 6. It's got one and doesn't need it. That's why I like it.

The diesel Mazda 6 needs it, just as every diesel car, since auto transmissions tend to rev the engine up to the redline (5.2 k rpm in case of the Mazda) when kicked down, but a modern diesel does not need more than 4.5 k rpm to accelerate fast. Also clutch shifting yourself is way more fun. In every car.

Back to the Impala: Seriously uncool. Ugly design, non economical engines. No manual option, it's heavy. I have never driven one, but for me this is the definition of the most boring drivin experience.

IMO, of course (waiting for the hate )