User: sburris
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Time: 12-17-2013 12:16 Product: INITab
PubDate: 12-22-2013 Zone: Special
Edition: 8
• SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2013
Page: OfAdvFolio-AG
Color: C K Y M
AN ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT OF THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR
2014 auto show ➤
100th ANNIVERSARY • 1914 – 2014
Chevrolet Impala A BIG LEAP AHEAD
Volt: Charging ahead Type: Four-door hatchback sedan Engine: 111-kW (150 hp) electric motor plus 60-kW (80 hp) 1.4L DOHC gasoline-generator engine Layout: Front-engine, front-wheel drive Transmission: Single-speed controller
It’s been years in the making, but General Motors finally pushed the reset button on one of its most endearing brands. Chevrolet’s enhanced flagship now shares a platform with Cadillac’s top-positioned XTS, but with a far more broad-shouldered and defined appearance. There’s more to admire inside with a highly sculpted gauge layout and control panel. An available 8-inch touch-screen above the audio and ventilation controls provides access to the Impala’s navigation, phone and infotainment systems. It also flips up to reveal a secret compartment for small valuables and a USB music device or smart phone, which plugs right in. The Impala features some serious cabin-noise abatement, including active noise cancellation for fourcylinder models. It uses hidden microphones and a special control module to create opposing sound waves, which are sent through the speakers to cancel out low-enginespeed droning. The four-cylinder reference might shock diehard Impala fans, who never would imagine such an
engine in a full-size sedan. Fact is, two are available: a base 195-hp 2.5L and a 182-hp 2.4L eAssist powerplant. The latter works in tandem with a belt-driven, liquidcooled 15-hp electric motor/generator, which replaces the traditional alternator and feeds off of a lithium-ion battery pack behind the rear seat. There’s also a stop-start system that kills the engine when the vehicle is stationary and refires it when the brake is released. Regenerative braking creates electricity while slowing down, which helps recharge the batteries. Offered in other GM sedans, eAssist gives the Impala a fuel-economy rating of 25/35 mpg city/highway, compared to a 21/31 estimate for the base 2.5. For maximum potency, a 305-hp 3.6L V6 — the sole engine choice on the previous Impala — is optional. A six-speed automatic transmission connects to all. The base Impala LS includes the air, cruise and tilt basics plus 10 standard airbags; the midgrade LT significantly ups content levels. The LTZ will provide a luxury experience, with leather seats, power sunroof, navigation and other goodies. ●
Specs Type: Four-door sedan
Transmission: Six-speed automatic
Base engine: 2.5L DOHC I4 (195 hp)
MPG (city/hwy): 25/35 (2.4)
Optional engines: 2.4L DOHC I4 (eAssist 182 hp); 3.6L DOHC V6 (305 hp)
Safety: Front, front/rear-side-impact, sidecurtain and front-knee airbags; antilock brakes; traction and stability control
Layout: Front-engine, front-wheel drive
MPG (city/hwy): 98 mpg equivalent in all-electric mode; 37 mpg gas only; 62 mpg combined Safety: Front, front-knee, side-impact, sidecurtain airbags; antilock brakes; traction and stability control
Camaro: Smooth operator Type: Two-door sports coupe/convertible Base engine: 3.6-liter DOHC V6 (323 hp) Optional engines: 6.2-liter OHV V8 (432400, SS); 7.0-liter V8 (500; Z28) 6.2-liter OHV V8, supercharged (580, ZL1) Layout: Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive Transmissions: Six-speed manual; sixspeed automatic (opt.) MPG (city/hwy): 18/29 (V6, AT) Safety: Front, side-impact, side-curtain airbags; antilock brakes; traction control; stability control