Impala SS in Sport Red Metallic.

CHEVROLET IMPALA 2005

COUPE SEDAN

It's long been a mainstay in the North American automotive market, and the contemporary 2005 Impala enters the new model year giving drivers just what they want – as well as what they need. Impala is General Motors' best-selling car in the U.S., and ranks fifth among national sales leaders. For the 2005 model year, Chevrolet carries forth the model line unchanged. All Impala models feature front-wheel drive, a Hydra-Matic four-speed automatic transmission, fully independent suspension, rack-and-pinion steering, and four-wheel disc brakes.

New for 2005

OnStar's unique combination of in-car hardware, cellular interlinks, integrated global positioning, and 24/7/365 service from live people has set the standard for the industry. OnStar-equipped Impalas feature new sixth-generation hardware with digital and analog coverage. OnStar’s Gen 6 hardware also includes upgraded hands-free voice recognition capabilities including more intuitive continuous digit dialing and improved voice recognition accuracy. OnStar is the leading provider of in-vehicle safety, security and information services in the United States and Canada. Using the GPS satellite network and wireless technology, OnStar features core safety services and OnStar Personal Calling that allows drivers to make and receive hands-free, voice-activated phone calls using a powerful three-watt digital/analog system and external antenna for greater reception. The whip-style OnStar antenna has been superseded by a new roof-top design. When XM Satellite Radio is ordered, its antenna is integrated into the OnStar unit, helping keep Impala's design clean and clutter-free.

Beyond this, Impala benefits from some year-to-year detail changes such as new exterior paint colors – Laser Blue Metallic, Sport Red Metallic and Silverstone Metallic – and the availability of chrome-finish 17-inch diamond-cut cast aluminum wheels on the Impala SS. The body-color side moldings that are standard or available on all Impala models are now made from a specially developed nanocomposite. This material creates a part that weighs 7 percent less than the part it replaced, plus it has a higher quality finish and is 100-percent recyclable.