Jalopnik: Ss

Watch two sons reunite their father with his beloved 1965 Chevrolet Impala SS

Tom Joslin — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:00:00 EST

Although it pains us to say it, sometimes there are things more important in life than cars. Herb Younger is clearly a man familiar with this concept. More »

1969 Camaro is voted the best Chevrolet of all time

Tom Joslin — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:00:00 EDT

As part of their 100 year celebration Chevrolet set up a weird bracket style voting system in an attempt to pick the best car the company ever produced. After 124,368 votes were cast the 1969 Camaro came out victorious. Second place went to the 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS. More »

Watch an 1800 horsepower Camaro go 239 MPH

Tom Joslin — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 10:00:00 EDT

We showed you Late Model Racecraft's 1,808 RWHP fourth-gen Camaro SS on the dyno before the Texas Mile, now you can see the car realize its high speed potential. This impressive 239 MPH high speed run makes this fourth gen the fastest Camaro to have ever run at the Mile. More »

Chevy Cruze, Already Down One "S," Won't Get Two

Justin Hyde — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:00:00 EDT

The Chevy Cruze that will finally wash onto U.S. shores soon will not get an SS badge version despite previous rumors and some overseas sticker packages. This is progress. More »

Yippee-Ki-Yay: A Music Video With Bruce Willis, An El Camino, And Some Guns

Sam Smith — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:40:00 EST

This is a still from the video for the Gorillaz song "Stylo." It contains many things; almost all of them are good. To paraphrase the infamous John McClane, "Now I have ~~a machine gun~~ an El Camino. Ho ho ho." More »

Camaro Z/28 Test Mule Spotted, Makes Mullets Happy

Sam Smith — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:30:00 EST

Turn up the Journey and call Papa John: Camaro5 has spy shots of the upcoming 6.2-liter Chevy Camaro Z/28. For reference, that's GM's Milford proving ground near Beach Lake Drive and Kensington Road. Party on. [Camaro5] More »

Choo-choo-choose a 1986 El Camino SS for $14,555!

graverobber — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:30:00 EST

In Spanish, El Camino means the way. Today, Nice Price or Crack Pipe wants to know if $14,555 for a Choo-Choo El Camino makes you say no way. More »

Chevrolet Cruze SS: It's The Shitbox Sport!

Ray Wert — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:30:00 EST

Chevrolet Singapore is offering a stripe-and-dam body kit for the Chevrolet Cruze. The package, dubbed Cruze SS, includes illuminated sill plates and costs the equivalent of $3500. So, wait — now people are paying for corporal punishment? More »

Porsche Supersport: Carrera 4S-Based Super 911 Coming Next Year?

The Auto Insider — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:30:00 EDT

Our source with ties to Stuttgart tells us next year to expect a limited edition Porsche 911 C4S-based widebody Supersport, complete with duck-tail spoiler and double bubble roof. More »

GM Temporarily Halts Manual Transmission Camaro SS Shipments

The Auto Insider — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:00:00 EDT

We've been told by GM PR there's been a temporary hold on the shipment of manual transmission-equipped Camaro SS models after some owners have complained of problems after using the Launch Control feature. Sound familiar? Yeah, we thought so. More »

Are You The Now-Dead 556 HP Camaro Z28?

The Auto Insider — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:20:00 EDT

A very observant Camaro5 reader spied this single shot depicting an alternate future where 556 HP supercharged 6.2-liter LSA powered 2012 Camaro Z28s live and roam free upon the highways. More »

Is This Really The Best Way To Display A New Camaro?

The Auto Insider — Mon, 11 May 2009 09:30:00 EDT

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Lou Fusz Chevrolet received their very first Camaro over the weekend, apparently following their recall bulletins to the letter by displaying it on the back of this flatbed tow truck. Guys? You're doing it wrong. More »

GM Axes Every High-Performance Trim Level Except Important Ones

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:40:00 EDT

GM's already axed the Chevy Impala SS, Cobalt SS Sedan, Pontiac G6 GXP, Cadillac STS-V. Confirmed dead now include HHR SS and Cobalt SS coupe. But the Camaro SS, CTS-V and ZR1 still live. [KickingTires] More »

Artisan Performance SA-600: 600 HP, Twin-Turbo Camaro

The Auto Insider — Fri, 08 May 2009 08:30:00 EDT

Another day, another hot-rodded and heavily-modified tuner Camaro. These shops just can't seem to get enough of them. This time around it's Artisan Performance/Turbochargers.com and their 600 HP, twin-turbocharged Camaro SA-600. More »

All High-Performance GM Vehicles On Indefinite Hold

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:32:00 EST

GM has just disbanded its High Performance Vehicle Operations, putting all high-performance projects on an indefinite hold. This means no more new "SS" Chevys, V8 Colorado and V-series Cadillacs. More »

2010 Chevy Camaro: Official Daytona 500 Pacecar

The Auto Insider — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:00:00 EST

We told you it was coming. Now it's official. Our good friends at Camaro5 have the first live shots of the 2010 Camaro Daytona 500 Pace Car taken at the track. More »

2008 Chevy Cobalt SS Sedan, Part Three

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:30:00 EST

We've taken a look at the 2008 Chevy Cobalt SS sedan and had a rollicking good time doing it, but who should buy such a car-shaped rocket ship? More »

2008 Chevy Cobalt SS Sedan, Part Two

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:30:00 EST

Yesterday, we told you the 2008 Chevy Cobalt SS was a walloping good time. But how does it stack up when you’re not going fast? Let's find out. More »

2008 Chevy Cobalt SS Sedan, Part One

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:30:00 EST

The 2008 Chevy Cobalt SS isn't the best car on the road, nor the best car in the segment, but it is one of the best cars for those interested in a walloping good time. More »

2010 Camaro SS, Third Car Off The Line, To Be Auctioned By College Of Creative Studies

Andrew Stoy — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:20:00 EDT

Chevy has announced the donation of Camaro number three, an SS model, to the Detroit-based College of Creative Studies, who will then auction the vehicle on eBay beginning this weekend. The rights to the vehicle, anyway: Since Camaro production doesn't begin until February, CCS is basically auctioning the opportunity to purchase the car. On the plus side, the winning bidder will get to choose their own options, color and interior trim, so not only will they get the third Camaro, but they'll get it the way they want it. Contest announcement and details below the jump. More »

2010 Chevy Camaro SS, Officially Unveiled...Sort Of

Ray Wert — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:45:25 EDT

That's right folks —never mind the ad supplement, or the leaked pictures — now the first official press photo — or press rendering, we guess — of the new Chevrolet Camaro SS was just revealed on GM's Media site. We can't seem to find any other press release or official documentation accompanying it. But whatevs, we're just pleased as punch Chevy finally showed us what the new up-powered Camaro with the 6.2-liter V8 engine. Well, now that the strip tease is finally over, we guess we can all now sleep easy. Click here for the high-resolution picture. More »

2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS Revealed In Conde Naste Ad Supplement With Black-Eyed Peas Singer

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:40:00 EDT

The first official image of the production-intent 2010 Chevy Camaro SS debuted in a Conde Nast magazine ad supplement called "Fashion Rocks" aside some singer we seem to remember used to be in the Black-Eyed Peas. This makes way more sense than dropping it into say, a buff book or, you know debuting it online like every other car these days. But, although the SS looks similar to the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro we saw revealed live in Detroit recently, there are some tell-tale differences. More »

2010 Chevy Camaro Sales Reference Guide Proves GM Hasn't Fired Marketing Department

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:40:00 EDT

Here we are, months and months away from the sales-floor launch of the 2010 Chevy Camaro, and already those persuasive salesfolks are prepping, poring over this conveniently leaked sales guide, readying their pitch to get you into GM's new hotness. We took a look at the nine-page talking points memo and found it unsurprisingly chock full of marketing-speak. Things like "world-class cupholders" and a "Reverse mohawk roof" prove to us that GM really put a lot of effort into the sales strategy here — just look how hard they're trying. More »

2010 Chevy Camaro Convertible Spotted In Australia

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:15:00 EDT

Following hot on the heels of the production 2010 Chevy Camaro coupe reveal, we get a good look at a 2010 Chevy Camaro convertible roaming the streets of Victoria, Australia. The lovely blue beast has us all reconsidering GM's direction on the car as it features the hood intake present on the Camaro concept, but nowhere to be seen on the production model. Is it possible we're looking at a Chevy Camaro SS Convertible?
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2010 Chevy Camaro SS To Star Alongside Christian Slater In New NBC Show

Wes Siler — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:20:00 EDT

Alright, so there's this guy, Harvey Spivey, who's an efficiency expert. He lives the typical suburban life: wife, two kids, dog, minivan, self hatred. Basically, he's the total opposite of Edward Albright, a 2010 Chevy Camaro SS driving, multilingual, lethal operative. But get this: they share the same body. Whoa. More »

ATTENTION: Engines Do Not Need To Run In Reverse To Make Your Car Go In Reverse

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:45:00 EDT

2010 Chevy Camaro SS Badge Officially Revealed, Unofficially

Ray Wert — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:04:05 EDT

Bumblebee And Chevy Beat Racing Around Philly

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:20:00 EDT

Video: Bumblebee Shows Off His Newish Camaro SS Nose

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:12:31 EDT

It might be from a low-quality cameraphone, but here are the first images of the brand new 2010 Chevy Camaro SS-bodied Bumblebee from the upcoming Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen movie. In addition to the side shot we saw yesterday, this new shot gives us some full frontal muscle car action via a much improved look at Bumblebee's newish nose — which may very well be actual SS styling. And then there's the video — we can barely make out the sweet up-powered Camaro engine music. But the taste is all we need. More pictures below the jump. More »

Looks Like Bumblebee Gets An Upgrade To Chevy Camaro SS For Transformers 2

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:07:40 EDT

Update: We managed to snag some clearer pictures and video of the Bumblebee version of the 2010 Chevy Camaro SS. Caught hot on the set of Transformers 2, the next iteration of Bumblebee seems to have been augmented with a very snazzy, very different 2010 Chevy Camaro SS treatment than we've seen in the past. Could this be the first glimpse we get of the as-yet unseen version for the bow tie brand? We like to think yes, or it's just a piece of magic. As far as Bumblebee's new choice of wheels, we're a little disappointed, we always imagined giant, intergalactic transforming robots had better taste than that. More »

Chevrolet HHR SS, Part 2

Jonny Lieberman — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:30:00 EST

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Chevrolet HHR SS, Part 1

Jonny Lieberman — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:00:00 EST

Chevrolet is pretty serious about their new HHR SS, so they schlepped out the biggest gun in their arsenal to introduce the fast wagon to us; Maximum Bob Lutz. While he did admit that SS is "an unfortunate badge" in Europe, Lutz's talk was your standard corporate hyperbole. Chevrolet has reinvented the wheel, put a man on the moon, cured cancer and figured out a way to slice bread better. Most of the other journalists were busy taking notes while I was deep in thought trying to figure out how many point font to make our "Yeah, right" headline. After all, it's just a hopped up HHR, right? Suddenly my ears perked up as I heard Bob say, "A stock HHR SS lapped the Nurburgring Nordschleife in 8 minutes and 43 seconds." Alarms start going off in my head. What? More accurately, "Yeah right." More »

2008 Chevy HHR SS First Drive Preview: World's 2nd Fastest Breadvan, Priced At $22,995

Jonny Lieberman — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:01:00 EST

I woke up this morning in Arizona and spent the day happily hooning the go fast Nurburgring-tuned version of Chevrolet's HHR on freeways, twisty mountain two-laners and the Bondurant Road Course. How does the car drive? How's the Launch Mode? How do 260 horses and 260 ft-lb of torque feel through the front wheels? How much does it cost? Why did Bob Lutz call me a "pinhead?" We'll answer a few questions — and show you the Chevy press release — after the jump. More »

SEMA 2007: More Shots Of The Chevy Cobalt SS, Now With Engine Shots

Ray Wert — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:06:53 EDT

Oh look, it's the turbocharged 2.0-liter Ecotec referenced earlier today. Yay. Enjoy the open hood, boys. And remember, the Chevy Cobalt SS grille will be billet, not bar. GM PR wants us to clear up that misconception built from, you know, showing a car at SEMA that's the opposite of what the production version will look like. More »

SEMA 2007: Chevrolet HHR Panel SS Revealed Live, We Check Out The Big Red Rear End

Ray Wert — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:59:41 EDT

Check out the inside of the back end of the newly revealed Chevy HHR Panel SS custom concept. How bad of a case of the red-ass does this SuperSport have with all of that hot red leather? Yeah, that's right — that's all red leather covering the interior of the cargo bay from the waistline up. Because this HHR SS is for show, for go and for hauling. Or as one PR person for Chevy claimed, "if the HHR Panel Van is for the small businessman, the HHR Panel SS is for the sporty small businessman." Or at least it's for the small businessman with a flair for Moulin Rouge. We'll have more later we're sure. For now, hit the jump for the press release. More »

SEMA 2007: Chevy Cobalt SS Live Reveal

Ray Wert — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 23:25:37 EDT

Well, on top of the General's reveal of Jay Leno's Corvette, they've now just revealed what we revealed this weekend — the new SuperSexyback — minus the "Sexy" of course — the Chevy Cobalt SS. Oh yes, it's yellow, baby. And we all know what that means. Yup, ladies, hold on to your panties. More »

Project Car Hell: Summer of Love Edition

Jonny Lieberman — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:30:00 EDT

On Friday Murilee gave you another example of his own personal Project Car hell, a freebie his cousin left for him in Wyoming. Cry me a river, ~~Mrs.~~ Mr. Martin. Oh, your free car is hard to fix? Boo hoo. We're so sad. Real hell involves spending hard earned money. That way, even when you're down to your second to last knuckle, third wife and seventh torque wrench, you're certain that with just a little more lovin' your baby will be back on the streets in no time. Sure, it's been five years, but you're getting your $1350 worth, dammit! But a free car? As Easy E once sang, "I'll throw it in the gutter and go buy another." Speaking of music and love, as Murilee is off tearing ass north of San Francisco in a [CENSORED], we're stepping in to present the Summer of Love edition of Project Car Hell. Oh, did we say love? Pick either of today's choices and it can only be the summer of HELL!!!! More »

The 2009 Corvette ZR1 Is The Corvette SS, Blue Devil, Mako Shark, Z07 Or Whatever

Ray Wert — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:45:00 EDT

Chevrolet's reputed 650-horsepower 2009 Corvette's been called by enthusiasts the "Blue Devil," the "Super Sport," the "Mako Shark," the "Z07" and all sorts of other monikers — but according to Todd Lassa, Motor Trend's Motor City Blogman, the up-powered 2009 Corvette will be officially called "ZR1." It's a badge with a wee bit o' history and according to Todd, it will appear on the car they'll be showing at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show in January and on the production version that will go on sale later next year as a 2009 model. Much like the facts provided by the boys at Popular Mechanics, Lassa's also telling us they'll still be using the supercharged version of the new 6.2-liter V8 — the same used in the 2008 Corvette that we've already seen shots of. Lassa's also got the scoop that the price will be "much higher than the 505-horsepower Z06" which Chevy will still continue to build post-launch of the "ZR1." Full gallery of production mule shots of whatever the new Corvette will be called below. [via MotorTrend Blog]
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2008 Chevy HHR SS In Black Gives Us A "Show", But Can The Car Also "Go"?

Ray Wert — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:30:00 EDT

One of us likes his cars black, the same way he likes his coffee. But the black Chevy HHR SS we spotted at the HHR SS reveal yesterday and that we've got pictured up above and in the gallery below — may have some "Go" to go along with the "Show." You see, this particular tester is the actual prototype HHR SS the GM engineers took around the Nurburgring with a lap time of 8:43.52 minutes. The engineering team's even commemorated the run by dropping an adorable little red 'ring graphic on to the back of this particular esh-esh tester. There's also something fun we learned about the traction control system in the new HHR SS — the system llows the driver to slip into several SS-specific modes, including a "competition" mode that is designed for closed course performance driving and adjusts chassis controls (including turning off traction control) in controlled driving conditions. The second non-normal mode is a "Launch Control" function — similar to what can be found in performance models from other automakers — that's part of the competition mode and enables consistent acceleration performance. That'll be good for all of those drag-strip racers... More »

Live From The Woodward Dream Cruise, It's The Chevy HHR SS Reveal!

Ray Wert — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:36:34 EDT

After all the hoopla, we're now done with our coverage of the Chevy HHR SS. We've just seen "Maximum" Bob Lutz drive the 2008 Chevrolet HHR SS into the parking lot here at the Athens Coney Island on Woodward Avenue in lovely Birmingham, MI and we now feel we can die complete. OK, that's a lie. Really, it was kind of a let-down. No fireworks, no explosions of flame. It was actually all rather pedestrian. Other than some quick words from Chevy chief Ed Peper and Bob Lutz making the worst joke ever (something involving putting the "Bob" in "Bob-She-Bop" wethinks), you didn't miss much other than the opportunity to see the HHR SS live and up-close. So if you can't make it down here to check it out this weekend, instead feast your eyes on the turbocharged red-hotness in our gallery below. We're going to go find out what those dastardly boys from the Blog all about Autos are doing with a video camera and Ed Peper. More »