According to the Westegg Inflation Calculator, that $22,495 would cost $33,607. What's the new Chevy SS going to start at?

 

I don't think the 94 had half the available options we'll see. I'm guessing 45k.

 

Daddy likey....

 

I'm thinking high 30's. With the limited production, V8 only, commanding a premium over the Impala and using the Pontiac G8 GXP as a baseline, high 30's is what I would expect.

 

My G8 GXP was $39k MSRP and that was 2009. I suspect the SS will have more hp than the 415 the GXP came with so I am thinking closer to mid-40's. The SRT-8 Charger is in the mid-40's so I expect similiar.

 

We loved our '94. I would still buy that exact car today with a 6.2 in it and updated interior. No, I'd buy 4 of them for our salespeople and me. Salespeople need these kind of cars. Now we drive: Charger, Sierra, VW (his choice), Yukon, Traverse (soon to be probably another Charger).

 

Hey Baja, you don't happen to have a Motor Trend TV episode where they tested a 1996 Impala SS, do you? I'm still trying to locate my copy of it. I don't think I recorded over it. :think:

 

I dont , i did not discover MT TV until late 96, and that was at a friends house that had cable. Which we did not have I would LOVE to see it!

 

Shame they didn't keep this car in the lineup longer. If it was updated like the Crown Vic with hydro formed frame, Rack and pinion steering, updated LS1 V8 and better interior materials etc it could have went into the 2000's.

 

The issue was plant capacity.. Those production facilities were shifted to produce the then hot SUVs of that era.. All the old RWD bodies, Fleetwood, Caprice/Impala SS, Buick Roadmaster, and Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser were production halted.

 

I still want to own a '96 at some point... I took drivers' ed in a '95 DCM.

 

1996 is the model year to own. The previous model years of the Impala SS were toned down versions of the Caprice PPV. Whereas since Chevrolet knew that '96 was the last year - it got every heavy duty component from the PPV. Plus I think it was the only year with the floor shifter.

 

I know of two for sale in S Florida. One mild One wild.... just sayin.

 

I remember trying to get my mom to buy one of these instead of a Lincoln Town Car. I figured one large RWD sedan instead of another - no big deal. I was unsuccessful as Lincoln just had much more prestigue then a Chevy in her mind. I was heartbroken and she couldn't have cared less. How I resented that Town Car...

 

I would love to find a 96 with a manual. I'm still in love with this car.

 

GM built a prototype with a T56 6-speed. From what I understand, it is a pretty straightforward swap if you wanted to do one yourself. Too bad GM never offered this from the factory!

 

I like the 1991 best due to the partially covered rear wheel wells...looked so sleek.

 

Of course, the 1991 version did not feature the Impala SS; that came a few years later.

Many felt the 1991 design (which surprisingly won COTY that year) was ungainly and odd looking.

Not a favorite of mine, I preferred the refresh of 1994 that was sans rear wheel fender skirts and with the added hofmeister kink in the C pillar.. and of course the addition of the Impala SS

 

How quaint. Back then, they actually gave it a name...

 

My friend just sold his 1995 for a fairly notable price, and I still hold out hope that I will own one some day.

 

That's one problem these days with used B-body Impalas. Most I see either have noticeable wear or are pristine & people are asking 75% or more of the new price. The third group are those with 20"+ rims & people still want a senseless price.

GM built a prototype with a T56 6-speed. From what I understand, it is a pretty straightforward swap if you wanted to do one yourself. Too bad GM never offered this from the factory!

I think you're talking about the one I mentioned earlier. Jon Moss was head of GM special vehicles back then & had a 6-speed out of a Camaro put in as well as changed the cam to make over 300 HP. When Motorweek took a quick test of it, they loved it (who wouldn't?). Moss also had the original show car from SEMA converted with a 502 big block, mini tubs in the back & Viper sized tires. They still could be blown off by the big block.

 

One of your better flashback posts, baja. I liked those big Impala SS and the revised rear wheel well Caprices.

 

I know this may sound like a plug, but you should dig around my site, i have tons TONS of material that I don't post here, including lots of other GM tests/promos etc.

 

Another legend from GM's past. I remember watching this segment first run, and drooling. Sadly, I don't think it ever got the addition 60hp.

I wonder how comparable these test numbers are to the current Caprice PPV?

 

94-96 SS,one of the greatest cars GM has ever built...

 

The 94-96 Impala had so much crossover appeal, from the Trailer Park to the Hood, from hollywood, to south beach......brown, white, whatever, everyone loved it, and still do!!!

 

While I never had the good fortune of owning or even driving in an Impala SS from that era, I did drive a new '94 9C1 for about 3 years at my old job and that car hauled. It looked large and ungainly but the faster you drove them, the better they handled. They kinda hunkered down at speed and were very stable. And, you could smoke the one tire (open rear end) at will. I was so impressed with the Impala SS & Caprice 9C1, that years later, I bought a used black '03 Marauder in 2005, despite never having owned a sedan before. While that car lacked the low end grunt of the Chevy, the Mercury pulled strong and hard from 2500 RPM up to redline and it sounded fantastic; the SS was too quiet stock. Its interior was a bit narrower than the huge Chevy but it had lots of room and more features, options, and technology. I miss that car a lot. In a year I'll be in the market for a new car and the new SS, the Charger R\T, the Challenger R\T, and the Taurus SHO will be on my short list.

 

If only Ford had the Falcon available in the US market, and not the twice removed Volvo S80 Chassis Taurus SHO.

Now THAT is an interesting combination. Put the right exhaust system on it and you have an ultimate sleeper.

I would actually love to utilize a modified Escalade frame underneath a Fleetwood Brougham or retrofit AWD as well as a torque laden forced induction large cubic inch engine with over 800 lb ft of torque.

 

Anybody remember Tim Allen's '96 SS with the LT5 from a C4 ZR1?

Wonder if he will build a '13 SS with an LS9 to go with it?

 

Ah the good old days of the Impala SS. I don't know what it was but I always loved those machines.

 

What's that avatar you have there?....

 

The 96 SS is one of my all time favs. That car is half the reason I bought my 2008 4 1/2 years ago.

I will buy one eventually but i have to convince the wife first.

 

Those were some good cars. I recall seeing an Impala SS for the first time, loved it. I prefer my wagon version, can't beat the utility!

 

Oh man, blast from the past. I absolutely wanted one for my 16th birthday. Oh, to dream...

 

Yall slick for Naming the Topic 1994 "SS" instead of "Impala SS" lol