1992 Chevrolet Impala SS

1992 Chevrolet Impala SS in Inside the GM Special Vehicles Collection, Documentary, 2004

Class: Cars, Proto / Concept — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
antp ◊ 2010-02-14 11:29	Why is this one listed as 1992?
Ford_Guy ◊ 2010-02-14 22:43	wikipedia wrote The Impala SS badge was resurrected at the 1992 Detroit Auto Show as a concept car designed by GM designer Jon Moss. The concept car was two inches lower to the ground than the regular Caprice, and was powered by a 8.2-liter (500 cu in) engine. Eventually, the concept car's engine was replaced with a 5.7-liter (350 cu in) engine derived from the Corvette in order to show the public what would be offered if put into production (an off-road specification 510-cubic-inch (8.4 L) V8 was eventually put into the engine bay of the prototype years later). It has the pre-1994 square dash, so it's definitely the 1992 concept model. -- Last edit: 2010-02-14 22:45:20
antp ◊ 2010-02-16 10:41	Indeed. Strange that the rear wheel is visible like on 1993+ models. Maybe it was part of the concept, though. -- Last edit: 2010-02-16 10:42:20
moviecarkevin ◊ 2018-07-08 21:01	antp wrote Why is this one listed as 1992? it's a concept car.
antp ◊ 2018-07-09 22:41	That's what has already been said eight years earlier in an comment above
Baube ◊ 2019-10-20 01:02	antp wrote Strange that the rear wheel is visible like on 1993+ models maybe they thought it looked way better that way and made it a 1993 change