1984 Chevrolet Caprice & Impala Manufacturer Promo Vid
Returning to the full-size ranks for 1984 was the Caprice Classic coupe, which had been dropped at the end of the 1982 model year. It was the sole two-door offered in the Caprice/Impala line and garnered nearly 20,000 orders for the year.
Other changes to Chevy’s big rear-drive cars were fairly minor. Windshield wiper controls were moved from the dash to a more convenient location on the turn-signal stalk, while the optional cruise control now allowed incremental speed changes of one mph at a time.
Powertrains remained much the same as before, with a Chevy-built 110-horsepower 3.8-liter V-6 standard in coupes and sedans (a similar Buick V-6 again went into California cars). Standard in wagons and optional elsewhere was the good ole’ 5.0-liter V-8, still with 150 horsepower, and optional on all was the 105-horsepower 5.7-liter diesel V-8. A three speed automatic was standard on all but the 5.0-liter V-8, which got a four-speed automatic that was optional with the diesel.
With prices starting at under $9000, the Impala and Caprice represented quite a bargain in 1984 dollars. Over 276,000 buyers agreed, prompting a 25-percent increase in sales over 1983.
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