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s name from the African antelope of the same name.[citation needed] The Impala was Chevrolet's most expensive passenger model through 1965, and had become the best-selling automobile in the United States. In 2000, the Impala was re-introduced again as a mainstream front-wheel drive Hi-Mid sedan.[7] As of February 2014, the 2014 Impala ranked number one among Affordable Large Cars in U.S. News & World Report's rankings.[8] When the current tenth generation of the Impala was introduced for the 2014 model year, the ninth generation was rebadged as the Impala Limited and sold only to fleet customers through 2016. As of the 2015 model year, both versions are sold in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with the current-generation Impala also sold in the Middle East, the Philippines, and South Korea. The 2006 Impala was introduced at the 2005 Los Angeles Auto Show in January. Like the Buick LaCrosse, the ninth generation Impala used the updated GM W platform. The base engine was a 3.5 liter (214 cu in) V6 producing 211 hp (157 kW) and 214 lb·ft (290 N·m) of torque at 4000 rpm.[45] The new Impala featured new taillights, different from the four-circle style of the previous generation. This Impala mostly sold to fleet operators, with private buyers only accounting for a quarter of sales.[49] The SS model used the Generation IV small-block V8, the first to do so in a front-wheel-drive Chevrolet, and the first V8 in a Chevrolet sedan since the 1996 Caprice. The 5.3 liter (325 cu in) V8 (with Displacement on Demand, called Active Fuel Management or AFM) produced 303 horsepower (226 kW).[47] With the use of the 5.3 liter LS4 V8, the Impala SS is capable of a 5.6 second 0–60-mile-per-hour (0–97 km/h) time and a quarter-mile time of 14.2 seconds traveling at 101 miles per hour (163 km/h).[50] The ninth generation Impala was 200.4 inches (5,090 mm) long, 58.7 inches (1,491 mm) high, and 72.9 inches (1,850 mm) wide. S645