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Monte Of The Month -- May 2013
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 4,389
From: Albertville MN
New cars
I can see this site going crazy. If they ever come out with a NEW Monte carlo. 
All of us would be all over that News for days! My bet is that only a hand full of us would like it 100%. I was talking to a guy at work about my old Chevelle & the Newer cars. I hope to God they never come out with a 4 door Chevelle SS 
!!! Thats would be like sticking a Knife in the hearts of Chevy lovers all over the world
All of us would be all over that News for days! My bet is that only a hand full of us would like it 100%. I was talking to a guy at work about my old Chevelle & the Newer cars. I hope to God they never come out with a 4 door Chevelle SS !!! Thats would be like sticking a Knife in the hearts of Chevy lovers all over the world
Monte Of The Month -- August 2012
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 6,074
From: Seattle
It used to be that the SS logo was reserved for performance 2 door models ONLY. Now they seem to slap it on anything just to stimulate sales. 
Monte Of The Month -- August 2014
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 25,145
From: Southeast PA
Interestingly enough, I just read this:
GM tightens up usage of SS label
General Motors Corp. is rethinking the way its uses the SS moniker that has adorned souped-up Chevrolets since 1961.
SS -- for super sport -- has traditionally signaled performance versions of vehicles like the Camaro, Impala and most recently the Cobalt sedan.
The automaker felt it was getting a bit carried away with the label after putting it on the most recent version of the Malibu midsize sedan. So now only cars with the best horsepower, braking power and handling will get the title.
It's part of GM's bid to stoke sales by building exclusivity into some models, a move the automaker hopes will burnish the overall image of a brand and make other vehicles from the same nameplate more attractive to buyers.
"Not every car that has some extra features and fancy racing stripes can be an SS," said Ed Welburn, GM Design global vice president.
GM will start the transition with the introduction next year of a new sport version of the Equinox compact SUV. The vehicle will have 42 percent more horsepower than the basic Equinox and other performance enhancing features, but will be labeled a sport as opposed to an SS. At the same time, GM will no longer offer a SS version of the Malibu.
General Motors Corp. is rethinking the way its uses the SS moniker that has adorned souped-up Chevrolets since 1961.
SS -- for super sport -- has traditionally signaled performance versions of vehicles like the Camaro, Impala and most recently the Cobalt sedan.
The automaker felt it was getting a bit carried away with the label after putting it on the most recent version of the Malibu midsize sedan. So now only cars with the best horsepower, braking power and handling will get the title.
It's part of GM's bid to stoke sales by building exclusivity into some models, a move the automaker hopes will burnish the overall image of a brand and make other vehicles from the same nameplate more attractive to buyers.
"Not every car that has some extra features and fancy racing stripes can be an SS," said Ed Welburn, GM Design global vice president.
GM will start the transition with the introduction next year of a new sport version of the Equinox compact SUV. The vehicle will have 42 percent more horsepower than the basic Equinox and other performance enhancing features, but will be labeled a sport as opposed to an SS. At the same time, GM will no longer offer a SS version of the Malibu.
Monte Of The Month -- August 2012
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 6,074
From: Seattle
Hey - somebody saw where I was going with that. 
It's good to hear that GM is going to rethink the way they have abused the SS designation. Hopefully it's not too little too late...
God I love wagons. I agree that the SS name was over used. I think the Cobolt SS was a down side to me, and the HHR SS, I wanted to cry. LOL