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Caption 2003 Chevrolet SS Concept Car
Spymac ^ | 8/27/04

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.


TOPICS: Hobbies; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: chevroletss; gussiedupcavalier
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To: theDentist


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21 posted on 08/27/2004 5:37:06 PM PDT by John Lenin
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To: John Lenin

Oooo... I will need to have something to ride around on the weekends...


22 posted on 08/27/2004 5:40:45 PM PDT by theDentist ("John Kerry changes positions more often than a Nevada prostitute.")
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To: John Lenin

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?


23 posted on 08/27/2004 5:43:15 PM PDT by 7.62 x 51mm (• Veni • Vidi • Vino • Visa • "I came, I saw, I drank wine, I shopped")
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To: MarkeyD

Whooooooooooa! Even better. Sleek and slick.


24 posted on 08/27/2004 5:44:58 PM PDT by 7.62 x 51mm (• Veni • Vidi • Vino • Visa • "I came, I saw, I drank wine, I shopped")
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To: John Lenin
Nice Car, but will it have the cult following of a 66 Chevelle SS 396? I love mine!
25 posted on 08/27/2004 5:45:02 PM PDT by Bassfire (Great Horny Toads!)
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To: John Lenin

Too many bird/bug-catcher scoops.


26 posted on 08/27/2004 5:46:09 PM PDT by 7.62 x 51mm (• Veni • Vidi • Vino • Visa • "I came, I saw, I drank wine, I shopped")
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To: 7.62 x 51mm

At 180 mph you don't even notice them.


27 posted on 08/27/2004 7:20:12 PM PDT by John Lenin (I love the smell of Napalm in the morning)
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To: John Lenin

I'd rather have a Vector. They are at least American made.


28 posted on 08/27/2004 7:43:23 PM PDT by Chewbacca (You can go ahead and be a Pawn in the game of life. I'll be a Rook!)
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To: MarkeyD

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.


29 posted on 08/28/2004 3:05:41 AM PDT by pt17
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To: John Lenin

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.


30 posted on 08/28/2004 6:03:29 AM PDT by hflynn
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To: John Lenin

How's this different than the "Cobalt" I saw teased on TV the other night?
It was "nuzzling" w a vet.


31 posted on 08/28/2004 6:09:32 AM PDT by G Larry (Support John Thune!)
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To: Lockbar

The grille looks like the one on the 'ugly' 2nd generation Camaro.


32 posted on 08/28/2004 6:12:19 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (D@mn the liberals! Full speed ahead!)
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To: Bassfire

I wish they'd dig up the tooling and start producing those again, complete repro, not an update.


33 posted on 08/28/2004 6:14:27 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (D@mn the liberals! Full speed ahead!)
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To: John Lenin

If it’s a Concept Car it won’t be in production. It does sound and look good - far better than the re-release of the disappointing Impala and Malibu.


34 posted on 08/28/2004 6:19:23 AM PDT by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
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To: John Lenin
I love my lumbering big ole car. The whole family can fit in with gobs of head room and leg room. It gets good enough mileage. The trunk can hold the entire stock of one Publix supermarket. It's built to withstand a direct hit from an SUV.

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

35 posted on 08/28/2004 6:23:45 AM PDT by MinuteGal (Stop Global Whining)
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To: John Lenin

Hopefully, it works better than the 80's version of that concept...


36 posted on 08/28/2004 6:51:25 AM PDT by Guvmint_Cheese
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