2014 Chevrolet SS




By Laura Burstein










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Fans of rear-wheel-drive compact sportscars will no doubt salivate over the all-new Chevrolet SS performance sedan, unveiled at the Daytona International Speedway as the pace car for the NASCAR season opener.
The four-door powerhouse is significant, because, as GM North America President Mark Reuss (and founder of Chevrolet's performance division) points out, it's been 17 years since the brand has built anything like it, despite the fact that sporty rear-wheel-drive vehicles were key in shaping Chevrolet's brand identity in earlier years.
Under the hood is Chevrolet's 6.2-liter V8 engine, the same one used in the outgoing Corvette. In the Chevrolet SS, it's expected to crank out 415 horsepower and 415 pound-feet of torque. Estimates put the 0-60 mph time at about five seconds. Purists will bemoan the lack of a manual transmission. A 6-speed automatic with paddle shifters will be the only option.
An aluminum hood, rear deck lid and engine block help to keep the car light. A MacPherson suspension up front and a multi-link setup in back aim to keep the Chevrolet SS firmly planted. Chevrolet claims a near 50/50 weight distribution, a claim all-too-often reserved for luxury sportscars like BMW. The Chevrolet SS will ride on 19-inch alloy wheels with Bridgestone summer tires and big Brembo brakes.
The Chevrolet SS will be built in Australia on GM's global Zeta platform, and is largely based on the Holden Commodore, which is built in the same assembly plant for the Australian market.
Size-wise, the Chevrolet SS is 195.5 inches long and 74.7 inches wide, slightly larger than the Malibu, and shorter (but wider) than current-generation Impala, the latter of which was the last model to feature a variant with an SS badge.

Front legroom in the new SS sedan is about on par with these models at 42 inches, while the SS slightly bests both the Malibu and the Impala in rear legroom at an ample 39 inches.
Standard features will include leather upholstery with an eight-way power driver's seat, air conditioning, color display screen, color head-up display, 9-speaker Bose audio system, rearview camera and GM's MyLink infotainment system. Several electronic safety features also come standard, including lane departure warning, blind spot detection, forward collision alert, rear cross-traffic alert and an automatic parking assist system.
The 2014 Chevrolet SS goes on sale fourth quarter of 2013, according to Chevrolet. The 2014 Chevrolet SS will retail for $44,470, including $995 destination, Chevrolet said, and the only options will be a power sunroof ($900) and a full-size spare tire ($500).

 

 

Hi Member's,
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2014 Chevrolet Sonic Dusk
By Laura Burstein
On Sale: Mid-2013
Expected Pricing: Just under $20,000

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Chevrolet has injected a little bit of bad into its subcompact sedan . This newest version, which debuted as a concept at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show, is a sportier, tougher-looking Sonic complete with 18-inch wheels, a new grille treatment, chrome exhaust tips and a dusk-hued paint job, dubbed Ashen Grey.
Essentially, a sportier version of the Sonic LTZ, the Sonic Dusk is powered by the same 1.4-liter turbocharged inline-four found on current Sonic LT and LTZ models, good for 138-horsepower and 148 pound-feet of torque. The Sonic Dusk will come with a 6-speed manual transmission (as opposed to the 5-speed found on other Sonic models), or a 6-speed automatic.
Inside you'll find a black and Mojave Brown color scheme, sport seats with black leather trim, and brown stitching along the instrument panel and door inserts. Chevrolet's MyLink touchscreen interface comes standard, which pairs with compatible smartphones and allows audio streaming via Bluetooth with Pandora, among other features.
Like other Sonics, the Dusk will come standard with 10 airbags, including seat-mounted thorax side-impact, head curtain and knee airbags. Other nice touches not often found standard on subcompact cars include a tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel and 60/40 folding rear seats.
Pricing or an exact release date hasn't been announced, but GM says it is working to get this top-of-the-line Sonic to dealers soon. Our best guess is that it could arrive sometime in mid-2013. And all that fancy styling doesn't come cheap. We expect pricing will be slightly above the Sonic LTZ, which begins at $19,375 with the automatic transmission. >WOW We
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honestly thinkink about tading my monte in for a 2012 Shelby cobra. 44 k with 7k on her. point of the story no I wouldn't spend 45k on a car that looks to me like a impala or cruze.

 

hell for that matter invest 7 more grand and get a base stingray! seems like a no brainer to me. but than again who am I.

 

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm that would be her. hate to go from chevy to ford but hey im still young and learning.

 

I would have a hard time spending that kind of money on a 4 door car, that to be honest just doesn't catch my eye. Maybe if it had some more ground fx or something. But when it is in line with the other cars honestly, the first thing that popped in to my head was this "one of these things is not like the other, one of these things just doesn't belong"

 

Why would they make that car with 4 doors I just dont understand.

 

I personally think the SS is pretty decent looking, but not for $44k. Really needs to have been a 2 door, but no one makes 2 door cars right now.

 

Nice effort but no. Looks like generic 4 door rent-a-car. For the price they are asking I'd like something with more style.

Fewer doors would be better as mentioned - after all we are in a forum of luxury sport coupe aficionados.

"Chevrolet has not had a RWD performance sedan since 1966?" Did I hear that? maybe 1996 is more accurate.