1996 Chevrolet Caprice
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The Chevrolet Impala SS was far meaner than any standard Caprice, able to run to 60 mph in 7. 0 seconds and through the quarter mile in 15. 4 seconds, scorching contemporary four-door muscle Machines. The Impala SS's spaciousness and comfort, whether for road trips or just for cruising around town. The trunk is enormous (at 20. 4 cubic feet, it's more spacious than the trunk in today's Mercedes-Benz S-Class), and the back seat has enough head- and legroom to easily accommodate 6-foot passengers. My head doesn't come close to touching the cloth headliner. The four-gauge instrument cluster is plain and legible, and both the climate-control knobs and the sound system use large controls that are handily within the driver's reach. The 260-hp V-8 speaks softly and the four-speed automatic glides between gears gently when we pull away from lights in traffic, though you'll find plenty of torque on tap when the road clears and you dip deeper into the throttle. A large-diameter steering wheel and light-effort power steering make it easy to maneuver the big Impala. The upshot of the suspension tuning is that the Impala SS is...