introduction of the 1994 Impala SS. In fact, a majority were fitted with inline-sixes coupled to a ZF manual transmission with floor lever 4 speeds, a single two-barrel Holey 2300 RX 7214-A carburetor giving out and a sporting exhaust note. Corsa, a local auto publication magazine tested a Chevy Coupé SS Serie 2 and obtained a 0–100 km/h (0–62 mph) time of 11.1 seconds. Urban legend A popular but false urban legend claims that the vehicle sold poorly in Spanish-speaking countries because no va translates to "doesn't go". This has since been debunked, however, as Nova (one word) means "nova" in Spanish just as in English. In fact, the car actually sold quite well in Mexico, as well as many Central and South American countries. Nova was also the name of a successful brand of gasoline sold in Mexico at the time, further proving that the name confusion was not a problem. A similar story has been told of the British Vauxhall Nova (a small car that was completely unrelated to the Chevrolet Nova aside from both being built by GM). According to the story, it had to be sold as an Opel Corsa in Spain due to the same alleged language confusion. This version of the story is also a myth, as the Spanish-market version of the car was known as a Corsa from the outset. In fact, the car was called the Corsa in all markets except the United Kingdom. There was also a Nova kit car designed and built by A.D.D. from 1971. It lost a court case with GM Vauxhall over the use of the name, after it was shown that GM's Chevrolet had a prior claim. References Bibliography Adler, Paul S. (1992) The 'Learning Bureaucracy': New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. School of Business Administration, University of Southern California. Archive. External links GM Heritage Center Chevrolet Chevy II/Nova Chevy Nova (archived) articles about the Nova on GM Classics 1970s cars 1980s cars Nova Compact cars Coupés Front-wheel-drive vehicles Hatchbacks Motor vehicles manufactured in the United States Rear-wheel-drive vehicles Muscle cars Police vehicles Sedans Station wagons Subcompact cars Cars introduced in 1962