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24 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday March 22, 2006 IS » lilt ,* i IiU n i l i ililJ l i f CHEVROLET. CANADA'S #1 SELLING BRA N D * Jflv a a u "I ' , j p | a s s CHEVROLET SUPIRSm RS -- EVENT-- m ow m o w tm ____ 2006 Chevrolet Impala " HIGHEST RANKED ENTRY MIDSIZE CAR IN INITIAL QUALITY IN THE U.S.' J .D . P O W E R A N D A S S O C IA T E S 2005 U .S . IN IT IA L Q U A L IT Y S T U D Y 5" A W A R D ' a whole new animal By Bill McLauchlan DOW N SO SI.500 S3,O D D in s $28$ $253 $220 S T A N D A R D F E A TU R E S · 2 . 2 L 144 h p 'E C O T E C 4 c y l. E n g in e · A u to m a tic T ran s m is sio n · A ir C o n d itio n in g · H i t a n d T e le s c o p ic S te e rin g · C r u is e C o n tro l · P o w e r W in d o w s /L o c k s /M irr o r s · R e m o te K e y le s s E n try · P o w e r D r iv e r 's S e a t H e ig h t A d ju s te r *24,6851 *23911.25 " P E RM O N T H OWN SS $1,500 S3,000 L£ASE S333 ssfli $289 Judging by what's gone into the allnew 2006 Impala, you could make a convincing case that it's truly a GM product ... genetically modified, that is. At first glance, you could be excused for thinking it seems not unlike the old Impala that was just put out to pasture. But there's a lot more to the new Chevy offspring that becomes evident once you put it under the microscope. Before we start dissecting it in detail, you should know that a lot of the lab work was done right here in Canada. General Motors says 65 per cent of the car's development work was done here. A major part of the chassis, powertrain, body structures and the total electrical system were done out of GM Canada's Regional Engineering Centre, located right next to the Oshawa, Ontario, assembly complex. The complex's two plants, tops in H O W 2 0 0 6 I M P A L A S T A C K S U P FEATURES STANDARD ENGINE STANDARD HP & TO RQ U E STANDARD W HEELS FO IIS W HEEL DISC BRAKES FRONT AND REAR, SIDE H EAD CURTAIN AIRBAGS ONSTAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DRIVER MESSAGE CENTRE O IL LIFE SYSTEM POW ER 0-W AY DRIVER'S SEAT E-PASSENGER SEATING PASSENGER VOLUME THINK CAPACITY 2D GS IMPALA LS 3.5LWTV6 211 kp, 2I41B-FT tr ST0. STD. STD, STD. STD. sin. SIB. 2S5SL 527 L 2006 CAMRY LE 4 CYL 2.4L.WT-I4 CYL 154 bp, ISO LB-FT 15" N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A O PT N/A 2883 L 473 L . ..... . .' . . T O W NJ F °akv||,e( a tq ew ) C h e v ro lc t " Jerwny oar com num ityjw over 30year#" . . ,. ._ _ _ 547 Trafalgar Rd., 9 0 5 - 8 4 4 - 2 3 2 0 W W W .tO W n 0 C h © V ,C O m PRESENTEDBY The Oakville Beaver NAME OF YOUR SCHOOL, GROUP OR ORGANIZATION: For the latest information, visit us at gmcanada.com, drop by your local Chevrolet dealer or call us at 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Offer applies as indicated to the purchase of 2006 Malibu Sedan R7C and Impala R7A new or demonstrator models. ` Based on a 48/48 month lease for 2006 Malibu Sedan R7C and Impala R7A. Lease APR may vary depending on amount of down payment/trade. Annual kilometre limit of 20,000 km, $0.15 per excess kilometre. A down payment or trade of $3,930/ $4,395 and $0 security deposit required. Option to purchase at lease end is $7,879/$9,614 plus applicable taxes. Other lease options are available. * Freight $1,200/$1,200 (2006 Malibu Sedan R7C and Impala R7A), license, insurance, registration, PPSA, administra tion fees and taxes are not included. Offers apply as indicated to the purchase-orjease of 2006 new or demonstrator models of the vehicle equipped as described. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in the Ontario Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only (Including Outaouais and excluding Northwestern Ontario). Dealer order or trade may be required. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offer which may not be combined with other offers. See your dealer for conditions and details. ©Service contract required. OnStar uses existing emer gency service providers as well as cellular and satellite technologies.Vehicle electrical system needs to be operating for features to function properly. See your dealer for conditions and details. ?U.S. Government star ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA's) New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). For more information on safety ratings, go to www.safercar.gov. Visit GMStudentBonus.ca to see if you are eligible and for eligible vehicles. Based on 2006 Fuel Consumption Guide rating published by Natural Resources Canada. JBased on combined R.L. Polk Canada, Inc. 2005 New Passenger Car and Light-Duty Truck Total Registrations in Canada. ©Registered trademark of General Motors Corporation. TD Canada Trust licensed user of mark. Visa International Service Association/TD Canada Trust and GM licensed user of marks. ©Trade-mark of The Canada Trust Company. +J.D. Power and Associates 2005 U.S Initial Quality StudySM. Study based on a total of 62,251 U.S, consumer responses indicating owner reported problems during the first 90 days of ownership, www.jdpower.com. COLLECTOR:_______________ Send or drop off your collected coupons to: THE OAKVILLE BEAVER, 467 SPEERS RD. OAKVILLE ON L6K3S4 independent quality ratings in North and South America three times in the last four years, is where the Impala, its new Monte Carlo twin, the Buick Allure (LaCrosse in the U.S.) and Pontiac Grand Prix are built. And, in yet another Canadian con nection, th e '06 Impala offers V8 power once again (in SS trim), this time in the form of an all-new, 5.3-litre smallblock motor (with Displacement on Demand technology) sourced from a GM engine plant in St. Catharines, Ontario. Now that its considerable Canadian DNA has been established, it's time to take a look at this animal's other evo lutionary aspects. It might surprise you to find that Chevrolet engineered more than 1,000 changes into the new Impala. They include all-new bodywork, anew, more comfortable and refined interior, and a trio of new engines that include vari able valve timing to optimize perform ance and economy. An example of the former is the use of an aluminum engine cradle, various suspension pieces and a "Quiet Steel" firewall to help isolate engine and tire noise from the passenger cabin. The latter can be found in a new 211 horse power, 3.5-litre V6 powering the $24,685 base Impala LS and step-up $26,200 LT models, a 242 horse, 3.9litre V6 for the $29,840 LTZ (built on the same architecture as the 3.5 V6 but with a variable-length intake manifold added for more power and usable torque) and the 5.3-litre V8, as previ ously mentioned, putting 303 hp on tap in the top-line $32,855 Impala SS. The main objective in all of the above was to make this mid-size sedan quieter inside and more inspiring to drive. Wheel time with the SS was our obvious first choice, the prospect of V8 power and open roads with tempting twists through this area's scenic Qu'Appelle Valley proving an irre sistible .combination. The big powerplant certainly puts lots of extra zing into Chevrolet's basic Continued on page 2