Chevrolet has announced that it will bring a rear wheel sedan to market for the first time in 17 years when the 2014 Chevrolet SS debuts in 2013. This is hardly a shocker, as once they decided to start building cop cars on the platform and call it a Caprice, we all knew it was only a matter of time before a new sedan for the public was spun off.
Considering NASCAR has essentially NOTHING that compares to a production vehicle, it's ironic that they offer up a camouflaged NASCAR as a teaser as to what the car will look like. Take away the camo, it still looks like every other NASCAR out there, regardless of make or model.
Based upon the same platform as the Camaro, this car is essentially the resurrection of the Pontiac G8. The photo to the left is very likely what the SS will look like. According to Motor Trend, this car will simply be a place holder, as 2016 calls for an all new design for the platform.
As I passed a G8 on the highway just the other day, I couldn't help but think "Man, that was one of the sweet baddest Pontiacs ever built!" Don't get me wrong, I am a huge fan of the Firebird, but the F-body
filled a different segment. The G8 was a hot rod family car, able to haul ass just as easily as the family. The styling was above and beyond the GTO brought back just years prior, and showed a VERY promising direction for future Pontiacs. Then, Pontiac was killed.
The new SS will surely please. Powered by a small block, likely the same 6.2 as the Camaro, available 6 speed, and rear wheel drive is an awesome start. Now they simply need to assure that it captures what the G8 captured, and not fail as the watered down/bland GTO accomplished. The GTO had the right number of doors, and an excellent powertrain, but it was just hard to see it as a muscle car with that styling that just didn't do it.
I can't end this without addressing the name: SS. What idiot within GM made the decision to name this car the SS? The SS has always been an option one could add to various GM cars. The Camaro SS will still be around by 2014 I'm sure, so does it really make sense to name a car after an option on another? You want to bring back heritage? Name it Chevelle, and make SS an option. By calling the car an outright SS waters down the SS heritage in my opinion. I can only hope that somebody gets their head outta their ass before this vehicle comes to market and changes the name.
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