Posted on 08/27/2004 4:35:08 PM PDT by John Lenin
What Is It? Chevrolet SS
What's Special About It? A modern interpretation of Chevrolet's high-powered sedans of the '60s, the SS combines an ultralow-profile design with some good ol'-fashioned American muscle for a five-passenger sedan that defies classification. An all-aluminum 6.0-liter V8 sends 430 horsepower and 430 pound-feet of torque to the rear wheels via a four-speed automatic. Displacement-on-demand technology allows the high-powered engine to shut down cylinders for better fuel economy while cruising. The suspension is a fully independent design that benefits from driver-adjustable shocks which can provide everyday comfort along with racetrack performance. Massive six-piston brake calipers grab on to 14-inch rotors up front while the rear binders consist of four-piston grabbers and even larger 14.75-inch discs in the rear.
Oooo... I will need to have something to ride around on the weekends...
Friggin' awesome! I've never owned Chevy products, but would take a *serious look* at one of those... s-w-e-e-t!
"2003 Chevrolet SS Concept Car"?
Ummm, it's 2004; where are those units?
Whooooooooooa! Even better. Sleek and slick.
Too many bird/bug-catcher scoops.
At 180 mph you don't even notice them.
I'd rather have a Vector. They are at least American made.
Now that looks like a man's set of wheels! As for the chevy, it looks like the bow tie crowd is still alive at GM and gasping for breath.
GM Cadillac used an engine that shut down cylinders for better fuel economy over a decade ago. It was a total disaster. Let's hope if they use it again it's perfected.
How's this different than the "Cobalt" I saw teased on TV the other night?
It was "nuzzling" w a vet.
The grille looks like the one on the 'ugly' 2nd generation Camaro.
I wish they'd dig up the tooling and start producing those again, complete repro, not an update.
If its a Concept Car it wont be in production. It does sound and look good - far better than the re-release of the disappointing Impala and Malibu.
If I smear my car with vaseline and it's photographed from the right angle, it looks enticing, too.
I may be old-fashioned, dahlings, but I buy the steak and not the sizzle.
Leni
Hopefully, it works better than the 80's version of that concept...
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