Chevrolet's highly anticipated re-entry in the rear-wheel drive, V8-powered sedan segment after an absence of nearly two decades, the new 2014 SS, was introduced this past Saturday at the Daytona International Speedway alongside the bow-tie brand's NASCAR competitor, which borrows the name, but not much else from the production model.
What you need to know about the SS is that it's the American-specification version of the new VF Series Australian Holden Commodore SS V, which itself, is a redesign of the VE Series Commodore that we came to know as the Pontiac G8 between 2007 and 2009.
Like the Impala SS from the decade that brought us into the dot com era, the new SS takes its 415hp 6.2-liter LS3 V8 from the Corvette (C6), with the only transmission option offered being a six-speed automatic driving the rear wheels.
Now that we've covered the basics on the new SS, we'll let you check out the videos from Chevy's Daytona presentation (did you notice the pace-car version?) that follow after the break.
6 Comments:
Hey look! A Chevy with no resemblence to any other Chevy in the nose and a pasing resemblence to the new Malibu that Chevy even admits is a disappointment, in the rear.
In other words, a Holden with a bowtie badge in left hand drive.
The bowtie logo should be replaced with a "SS" logo both front and back. It would make the car seem more special and not just another rental lot Malibu.
GM has taken a step back with this design. I thought it would be an evolution of the G8; instead, it looks like a rental fleet queen. It is neither luxurious (like a European sport sedan) nor is it faux sporty (like a 300 SRT8). I don't see GM capturing business from either category with this poorly designed whale. If you were a BMW sport sedan or an SRT aficionado, would you really consider this boring design? Doubtful.
They need to change the front of this thing. It's a styling mess . The grill is hideous, especially the large lower grill and the area around the foglamps look awful. Everything else looks good. I didn't like the rear at first but weirdly enough, I really like it now. The profile looks good too but it's nothing new. I really want a different front end on this thing. Also, I would'nt mind it having the new LT1 engine over the older LS3.. Personally, if I were going to buy this car, I would wait for it to come with the new 8 speed manumatic when available.
Yeep, You pointed out what I actually wanted to say...
Well, at least GM is rehashing designs in its own portfolio instead of say, I dunno, Aston Martin, for their sedans.
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