i got the auto. it's a fairly large car and i drive in alot of traffic in the mornings. i just didn't want to row my own - lazy i guess. i'm an old dude lol.

It has a sport mode, a shift gate and paddle shifters. i'm down with that.

 

The lack of styling in chevy stealth-mode can easily be overlooked if you could row your own gears through a high-hp drivetrain, so that's disappointing, OP...

...says the old dude with a 6MT.

Oh well. Still a great car on paper. Wouldn't mind reading your comments on how it drives when you turn off TC and run a few launches from a standing start, or toss it into a sweeping turn. Big, heavy cars with gobs of HP can be lots of old-school fun. That magnetic ride suspension is supposed to be pretty awesome.

 

I like the SS quite a bit. It's really a shame that they aren't selling too well, because it's a great car from what I've been told

Congratulations on the new vehicle

Nick C.

 

Yeah there are so many reasons for that - none of them make alot of sense.

First off - the car is made in Australia. It is sold down there as a Holden Commodore SS. - The one they ship here is just about the same as the Holden SS - SSV trim. They are only making and sending 3500 cars here per model year so any marketing tidal wave of demand would be unsupported by the supply.

Part of me thinks GM only does it to qualify the car for their NASCAR template. As soon as they switch the NASCAR car to an Impala, Camaro, or Malibu. You won't see the SS being brought here any more. it accoounts for 0.35% of Chevy car volume and 0.13% of total volume.

it will however be a sleeper collectors car in about 10 years.

 

I step away from the forum for a couple of months, and now local G37 drivers are jumping ship

Nice new ride...I've grown to like the SS. I only discovered its existence about a year ago when the wife was at the Chevy dealer shopping for a new cae.

 

I like em. I had a 6.0 GTO 6spd previously...the SS seem very rare, don't think I've ever seen one on the road

 

It is nice when you put your foot down, it doesn't think about it - it just goes.

Someone asked for interior photos... I didn't take these but they all look the same

 

One of four HUD screens

 

Last one

 

I'm starting to like this car more and more

How about some launch videos for us.

 

You probably have, and didn't know the car wasn't a Malibu.

Very much like the '04 GTO, if you didn't know what you were looking at, you'd swear it was a G6. The imported GTO and the Chevy SS are cars that get double-takes, but only from people who know what they are. For some, that's part of the appeal, and I get that. For others it cheapens an otherwise awesome car, and I get that too. Either way, it's a personal thing.

I've always loved the GTO, so I suspect in person I'd like this SS, too... slushbox notwithstanding.

 

Seems like a hell of a pkg for sub $50K!

I'd try to test drive a 6MT one, but stupid dealers in my area have the AT listed as MT on autotrader

The sort of "clunky" exterior proportions do make the SS seem like a boring cruiser, but I bet with that V8 it's a blast to drive. Interior seems just OK from the photos.

It's all relative though. I think the same could be said about the G sedan, particularly by those with sportier sedans (S4, M3, etc.)

 

yes, some would say the G sedans exterior is pretty basic as well. i stilled liked it though.

i think seeing it in person helps too. once you see those fat tires and the way the fenders flair and the body angles to the front. the seats are very comfortable.

 

True. But it's possible not to have seen one. There's only about 5000 of them in the US at the moment.

The GTO was the Monaro in Australia. I think they still make it.

 

There is a black one in my neighborhood. Previously the guy had a G8 GXP. So there are at least a couple in charlotte. Ive also seen a red one rolling around in Matthews.