The 2017 Chevrolet Impala has quietly but officially joined General Motors’ U.S. police fleet lineup.
First discovered by GM Authority after appearing on the GM Police Fleet website, the tenth-gen Impala essentially replaces the ninth-generation model in the GM Police Fleet catalog, which also includes the Tahoe, Silverado, Express, and (soon-to-be-discontinued) Aussie-made Caprice PPV. As such, it appears that the tenth-gen Impala is replacing not only its direct predecessor, but also the police-tailored Caprice PPV.
GM states that the full-size Impala sedan “was made to take on the town” and that it is “ideal for government and administrative use.” The Impala “gives you plenty of intelligently placed storage inside a spacious, comfortable interior along with the assurance of 10 standard air bags”, says the website. “We know the community relies on you and that’s why you can rely on us”, it concludes.

The tenth-generation Impala appears to be replacing the ninth-generation Impala PPV as well as the Caprice PPV
For the time being, we don’t see any options to equip the vehicle with specialty police equipment, such as a laptop stand or a partition to separate the driver and front passenger from the rear seats. Even so, we would not be surprised to see these options become available in the near future.
The tenth-generation Impala is highlighted by:
- Spacious, full-size interior
- 5-Star overall vehicle safety rating
- 10 air bags
- OnStar:
- OnStar Basic Plan for 5 years and OnStar Guidance Plan for 3 months
- OnStar 4G LTE with available Wi-Fi hotspot
- Available 3.6L DOHC DI VVT (LFX) with E85 FlexFuel optional
The tenth-generation Impala joins four other vehicles in the GM police lineup, including the Caprice PPV, Tahoe, Silverado, and Express van.
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I currently drive a 9th generation for my employer, complete with GM’s obligatory tire pressure sensors that always go out, slow and numb steering, and a fisher price interior with huge panel gaps. I hear the 10th generation is a much better car. It needed to be. I preferred the Caprice; those came standard with an airbag warning light and chime that would activate for unknown reasons, but that car had moves.
I have a 2013 9th generation and have suffered no issues other than replacing the driver’s side ABS wire harness which took all of 20 minutes and costs only 30 bucks! It has been extremely reliable and the interior is still rock solid with no rattles or loose fitting panels. If the interior is Fisher price then they must have done it right as most any W-body Impala’s interior is still in perfect shape, even models as old as 2006! And you can have the stupid electric steering that most new cars have. It’s rubbish
A Police vehicle with real style and 3.6 DOHC motor to challenge the Tarsus . I hate those Fords pulling up be hide me on the PA turnpike when I’m in my Camaro SS or my L9H Sierra.
The only option it’s missing is AWD and 3.6 TT.
I don’t see why Chevy never made an SS version of the Impala by using the Cadillac’s XTS-VSport’s drivetrain.
I started in 1959 with a new Impala then a new 1963 I now have a 2015 with a lot of bells and whistles. Great vehicle, but seems to be a forgotten vehicle in GM dealer ad’s and even in GM ad’s. Its almost like they don’t want to sell them.
Somehow I just can’t see this new Impala as a Police Cruiser. It just seems to good for that type of use.
What, no column shifter?
Oh, now I miss my old “3 on the tree”.
My 2015 is the same red as the one at the top of the page. No I can’t see them being used as police cars either. With better P/R GM should be selling a lot more Impala’s. My opinion. Mine is the V-6. Its the lost vehicle in GM line up of vehicles.
Police departments around the country need to think out of the box and consider the new Chevrolet Bolt as a squad car as working the inner streets of a city, squad cars don’t need sports car acceleration of high top speed as the Chevy Bolt might be cheaper to operate than most sedans.
Most of the Patrol vehicles run 24/7 between different shifts as well as most pursuits start in the cities and end up on the freeways. They would have to have two to three fleets of cars sitting on chargers so they would be ready to enter duty. As long as lengthy charging is a a requirement and pursuits are a possibility, electric cars for overall L.E. purposes will not happen. Five minutes at the pumps vs. eight hours on a charger is a big deal. Also, the Bolt doesn’t have enough room in the back for a cage, prisoner and storage for all the equipment that goes along with the job.
Checked the GM website,says government/administrative use,no mention of police,extra coolers,heavy duty parts etc. Looks like a fleet vehicle.
To be honest, to make this a serious Police Interceptor, GM needs to drop the ten speed transmission into the Impala as well as All Wheel Drive and a V8. I own an Impala and it’s a great car with good power but it’s not going to chase down faster cars.
I had a feeling that GM would add the IMPALA to the police lineup since the CAPRICE has it’s days numbered.
Seems like a good solid car that can handle the job. Excellent point that departments in big cities don’t need the most powerful engine and such power is really only needed on freeways and rural areas. However, 100% electric has a ways to go before that will become common place. Hybrids seems to be the best of both worlds at this time. The IMPALA offers a V6 which is what most police and civilians prefer since it has the extra power and they run as smooth as glass but the standard 4 cylinder would work for depts. that almost never get above 40 mph.
I found it interesting when I found out that many big cities back in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s used full size sedans with 6 cylinder engines or the smallest V8 instead of the biggest V8 that you would expect in a squad car.
WHY DOESN’T CHEVY SEIZE THE OPPURTUNITY AND OFFER CARS AND CROSSOVERS FOR POLICE SINCE THE EXPLORER IS RIDDLED WITH PROBLEMS