2014 Chevrolet SS revealed at Daytona

[Darkanion]

The SS is the first Chevrolet to wear the SS, or Super Sport, name as its lone moniker, having for decades been paired with higher-performance models like the Impala SS and Camaro SS. The 2014 SS is a one-size-fits-all model, loaded with such standard equipment as leather upholstery, a nine-speaker Bose sound system, heads-up data display, a color touch-screen navigation system and parking assist, which has sensors that allow for hands-free parallel parking.

The engine is a 415-horsepower, 6.2-liter V-8, and the transmission is a six-speed automatic with TAPshift technology, meaning you can change gears using paddle switches on the steering wheel. Big Brembo disc brakes sit inside forged aluminum wheels. Tires are Bridgestone Potenzas – 245/40ZR-19 up front, 275/35ZR-19 in the rear. The weight, just under two tons, is lightened a bit by an aluminum hood and deck lid.

Inside, there is plenty of room for four 6-footers, with decent room for a fifth passenger. Instruments and controls are plain, but easy to read and access. Pedals are covered with drilled aluminum plates. The trunk is huge.

The price (as well as a presumably grim E.P.A. fuel-economy rating) has not been revealed, and won’t be until the fourth-quarter sales effort begins, but expect it to be about $45,000, a little more with a sunroof, the lone option.

The 2014 SS: Chevrolet Answers a Question, but Was Anybody Asking? - NYTimes.com

 

[CJ Hungus]

The SS is the first Chevrolet to wear the SS, or Super Sport, name as its lone moniker, having for decades been paired with higher-performance models like the Impala SS and Camaro SS. The 2014 SS is a one-size-fits-all model, loaded with such standard equipment as leather upholstery, a nine-speaker Bose sound system, heads-up data display, a color touch-screen navigation system and parking assist, which has sensors that allow for hands-free parallel parking.

The engine is a 415-horsepower, 6.2-liter V-8, and the transmission is a six-speed automatic with TAPshift technology, meaning you can change gears using paddle switches on the steering wheel. Big Brembo disc brakes sit inside forged aluminum wheels. Tires are Bridgestone Potenzas – 245/40ZR-19 up front, 275/35ZR-19 in the rear. The weight, just under two tons, is lightened a bit by an aluminum hood and deck lid.

Inside, there is plenty of room for four 6-footers, with decent room for a fifth passenger. Instruments and controls are plain, but easy to read and access. Pedals are covered with drilled aluminum plates. The trunk is huge.

The price (as well as a presumably grim E.P.A. fuel-economy rating) has not been revealed, and won’t be until the fourth-quarter sales effort begins, but expect it to be about $45,000, a little more with a sunroof, the lone option.

The 2014 SS: Chevrolet Answers a Question, but Was Anybody Asking? - NYTimes.com

It will sell at that price. They are banking on the rarity of the car to keep the demand and price up.

 

[dietz4ibanez]

I'd drive the piss out of it.

 

[Zembonez]

Some of you are missing the point entirely. This car is not here to fill some giant performance car niche... It's only here because of NASCAR. It's not intended to be a big seller. A big halo sedan should drag people into showrooms to buy Chevy's new Impala and other rides... or that's the hope.

 

[Darkanion]

That article mentioned trying to sell 20k of them a year. IMO, $45k for a "performance sedan" made by Chevy seems high..

 

[CJ Hungus]

That article mentioned trying to sell 20k of them a year. IMO, $45k for a "performance sedan" made by Chevy seems high..

I thought they were shooting for the 5-7 thousand range?

 

[Darkanion]

That article mentioned trying to sell 20k of them a year. IMO, $45k for a "performance sedan" made by Chevy seems high..

I thought they were shooting for the 5-7 thousand range?

The article quoted someone saying "20k being good, 25k being great."

 

[Zembonez]

That article mentioned trying to sell 20k of them a year. IMO, $45k for a "performance sedan" made by Chevy seems high..

20K per year is very low volume in the car world. Accord and Camry sell 30,000 units per month.

In these days of 35K Impalas and 60K Suburbans, I don't think 45K will stop the sale of the car. It will be probably end up being discounted 5 or 6K just like all of the other GM vehicles that aren't flying off of the shelf.

 

[Black02Silverado]

Electronic power steering is going main stream for the most part it seems. Our Cruze has it and my Camaro has it as well.

 

[JOEGMC]

I'd roll this for a lot less!

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