Impala Is Live, But It’s Still Black

Earlier today, Derek expressed his hope that we'd be seeing the Impala t the show in a color other than black. No such luck. Live shots from Julie Hyde and commentary from Byron Hurd below "Rental darling no longer, Chevy's new Impala shows off the new, significantly improved Bowtie grille and elegant, throwback body lines that would (and do) look right at home on a Buick. The new Impala also sheds its low-rent cabin for gorgeous two-tone offerings with contrast stitching and other nice visual touches. So what's the catch? Well, at no point during the presentation was rear-drive brought up, and from the sound of it, the V8-powered SS model will not return. Instead, you can choose from a 303-horsepower V6, a 30mpg 2.5-liter 4, or GM's new 2.4 with assist, which they claim will return 36mpg on the highway." As with the Malibu before it, the Impala's interior photographs better than it really looks or feels. The fact that Chevrolet debuted the car in black doesn't bode well, either: it's axiomatic in this business that black hides styling miscues the same way a black dress flatters a slightly chunky woman. We'll have to wait until we can see the car in the muted palette of Beiges in which it will likely be sold to fleets. from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com

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