New Car Profile of the 2004 Chevrolet Impala Mid-Size Sedan

Description: Mid-Size Sedan
Base MSRP Range: $21,485-$27,335
Invoice Price Range: $19,659-$25,012

Chevrolet's popular Impala sedan, with a mid-size structure but full-size cabin space and seats for all in the family, ranks among the best-selling passenger cars in America and it's also the bestseller at Chevrolet.

In Chevrolet's 2004 line, Impala earns upgraded seats with new cloth fabric covering the front split bench or twin buckets. Also new is an optional sport appearance package with tail spoiler and body-color taillamp appliques. Two trims -- a base model and upscale LS -- show two V6 powertrains. The base Impala uses a familiar 3.4-liter plant from GM that produces 180 hp. An optional 3.8-liter V6 reaches to 200 hp.

A supercharger attached to the 3.8-liter V6 in the Impala SS puts out 240 hp to fire up the resurrected Chevy nameplate of SS -- Super Sport. It goes to a sport-tuned Impala equipped with beefy suspension and speed-rated tires mounted on 17-inch aluminum wheels. A monochromatic black SS also stocks twin exhaust pipes in bright stainless steel, foglamps up front and a six-gauge package in the instrument panel.