Chevrolet Cruze SS
2/2/10, 02:57 PM
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I hate the front end, but the rest looks mostly ok. It is the kind of car I'd have to buy in black to minimize the hideousness of the nose (and black out any shiny trim/badges on the front too).
2/2/10, 04:19 PM
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2/2/10, 04:43 PM
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That's an insult to the real SS. Even a stripped V6 Camaro or Mustang would be a better choice and a lot more fun.
2/2/10, 04:54 PM
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2/2/10, 05:19 PM
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2/2/10, 05:22 PM
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So would this be a real SS?
1985-1987 Monte Carlo SS had V8 (5.7L), but made only 180 hp. Which is pretty much the same power that Thunderbird 2.3L turbo had during the same time and 80 hp less than 2.0L Cobalt SS had.
1985-1987 Monte Carlo SS had V8 (5.7L), but made only 180 hp. Which is pretty much the same power that Thunderbird 2.3L turbo had during the same time and 80 hp less than 2.0L Cobalt SS had.
2/2/10, 06:54 PM
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well i take that back, not a powerful V8 but just a V8 powered car or something. but a Monte Carlo SS does come to mind...not that body style but yeah. i like the early to mid 60s Impala SS's, those are probably my favorite thing with the SS badge.
2/4/10, 06:17 AM
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I will buy Jack Stands!!!
I don't get all mixed up in this "real SS" stuff except for that ugly as sin Malibu SS from the last body style
2/4/10, 04:09 PM
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Y'all are forgetting what the "original" SS package was. It was a dress up kit, not a power/handling package.
In the '60's, you could get an SS with any of the available engines, even the base engine for the model.
The newer SS's are more performance oriented than they were originally.
Even the Cobalt and the Cruze.
In the '60's, you could get an SS with any of the available engines, even the base engine for the model.
The newer SS's are more performance oriented than they were originally.
Even the Cobalt and the Cruze.
2/4/10, 05:34 PM
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Y'all are forgetting what the "original" SS package was. It was a dress up kit, not a power/handling package.
In the '60's, you could get an SS with any of the available engines, even the base engine for the model.
The newer SS's are more performance oriented than they were originally.
Even the Cobalt and the Cruze.
In the '60's, you could get an SS with any of the available engines, even the base engine for the model.
The newer SS's are more performance oriented than they were originally.
Even the Cobalt and the Cruze.
I've got the SS version and had the factory turbo upgrade installed. It's pretty hard to argue that a vehicle this size with 290hp/315tq isn't performance oriented. This model has it's spiritual roots in the GMC Syclone pickup and Typhoon SUV of the '80s. I use it as my commuter and besides being a real kick to drive it gets great mpg too.
I wanted to buy a Ford for my DD but they just didn't offer anything in as compelling a package as this "hot rod Cobalt station wagon."
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2/6/10, 04:07 AM
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Y'all are forgetting what the "original" SS package was. It was a dress up kit, not a power/handling package.
In the '60's, you could get an SS with any of the available engines, even the base engine for the model.
The newer SS's are more performance oriented than they were originally.
Even the Cobalt and the Cruze.
In the '60's, you could get an SS with any of the available engines, even the base engine for the model.
The newer SS's are more performance oriented than they were originally.
Even the Cobalt and the Cruze.
Exactly. In Fact the 62 Nova SS had 6 bangers in them. I tend to like some of the later SS offerings such as the TBSS and later Cobalt SS (turbo form). Though many bashed the LS4 Impala SS, it would beat the 96 impala SS as would the turbo Cobalts. I'm more miffed at the bastardization of the Z monikers in the 80's than the SS's.
As far as the Cruze, I hope it equals or betters the Cobalt SS. And that chin is funky.