This past weekend we rented a car to drive up to the family cabin on Lake Ontario. The car we received was a Chevrolet Impala LT 6 cylinder. Overall, I walked away from the car pretty impressed. It had plenty of power, a smooth/quiet ride, was comfortable, had tons or rear passenger and trunk space, and handled surprisingly well for such a large car. My only major complaint is kind of a puzzling one: despite being an LT trim and having Android Auto/Apple Car Play, Sirius XM, etc... it didn't have a backup camera (which would have been greatly appreciated with the poor rear visibility).
Pros
Cons
Pros
- The V6 puts out 300hp which really gets this car moving.
- Smooth, quiet ride.
- Huge backseat. At 5'11" I'm able to sit behind the front seat with it all the way back and still not hit my knees. It also swallowed up a rear facing car seat behind my driving position.
- The trunk should easily fit suitcases or golf clubs for 4 passengers.
- Android Auto/Apple Car Play.
- Pretty well mannered for a large, front wheel drive car.
- Comfortable seats.
- Exterior design (subjective, but I think it looks good).
Cons
- Rear visibility.
- No backup camera.
- Only partial power seats. Power lumbar and tilt, but manual track adjustment.
- Funky dashboard design.
- The engine compartment looks like a nightmare for DIY work.
- Finally, a really small personal gripe: I don't like the steering wheel design. It looks weird to me.