Chevy HHR
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Spy Shots: ‘06 Chevy HHR
The “heritage high roof” becomes more than an homage.
by Hans Lehmann/Hidden Image (2004-07-26)
About a year ago, Chevy first gave the public information and a sketch of the Chevy HHR, a retro-styled station wagon that Chevy says takes its style from a mixture of the 1949 Chevy Suburban and the current Chevy SSR (and not the Chrysler PT Cruiser, so they say.)
Over the following months Chevy execs filled in more information, noting that the HHR (which stands for "heritage high roof") will be built on GM's Delta platform, shared with the Saturn ION and 2005 Chevy Cobalt. Price is pegged at about $23,000, and Chevy says they aim to sell 100,000 HHRs a year.
The HHR has four doors plus a rear hatch. It will seat five, and have a fold-down second row seat. Power will come from a double-overhead cam four-cylinder engine rated at up to 220 horsepower.
Now these latest photos capture a prototype HHR undergoing high-temperature testing in the desert southwest. From its Chevy bowtie grille emblem to its quad round taillights, the production model is exactly like the sketches that Chevy displayed a year ago. The styling influence of the 1949 Suburban is quite evident, despite this being a new design and based upon a car platform.
The HHR will be introduced in summer of 2005 as a 2006 model.
The “heritage high roof” becomes more than an homage.
by Hans Lehmann/Hidden Image (2004-07-26)
About a year ago, Chevy first gave the public information and a sketch of the Chevy HHR, a retro-styled station wagon that Chevy says takes its style from a mixture of the 1949 Chevy Suburban and the current Chevy SSR (and not the Chrysler PT Cruiser, so they say.)
Over the following months Chevy execs filled in more information, noting that the HHR (which stands for "heritage high roof") will be built on GM's Delta platform, shared with the Saturn ION and 2005 Chevy Cobalt. Price is pegged at about $23,000, and Chevy says they aim to sell 100,000 HHRs a year.
The HHR has four doors plus a rear hatch. It will seat five, and have a fold-down second row seat. Power will come from a double-overhead cam four-cylinder engine rated at up to 220 horsepower.
Now these latest photos capture a prototype HHR undergoing high-temperature testing in the desert southwest. From its Chevy bowtie grille emblem to its quad round taillights, the production model is exactly like the sketches that Chevy displayed a year ago. The styling influence of the 1949 Suburban is quite evident, despite this being a new design and based upon a car platform.
The HHR will be introduced in summer of 2005 as a 2006 model.
Shelby GT350 Member
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God Awful. I am still wondering who took a shovel and flattened the flares on that and the SSR. Pancaked is the word I was looking for. Did they rip off the grill from the new Toyota Tundra??? So sad.
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Originally posted by mr-mstng@July 26, 2004, 1:42 PM
I need a beater, I'll give GM $500 for it. :P
I need a beater, I'll give GM $500 for it. :P
I kinda like the paintjob, though.....
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Okay, just because the Fenders bulge out a little like the 40's trucks, it doesn't make it a "Heritage" vehicle. It's just a modern interpretation of GM design. Eh-hmm, crap.
The stylists don't get it at all. It's not that we want them to style their vehicles like yesterday. We simply think that there was some sense of style in the older vehicles. Some character, some good proportions. All we want is the vehicle to have a good visual cues with some personality.
The word that comes to mind with this effort is, bulbous.
The stylists don't get it at all. It's not that we want them to style their vehicles like yesterday. We simply think that there was some sense of style in the older vehicles. Some character, some good proportions. All we want is the vehicle to have a good visual cues with some personality.
The word that comes to mind with this effort is, bulbous.
Uh, sorry guys, I'm reeeeal sick. And so is Chevy! IN THE HEAD!
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Well, not to sound like I'm just bashing .. but that thing IS UGLY. Look at Crysler -- at least they can do a station wagon.
And, I want to say it's a rip off a a PT Cruiser .. But it only is in theory. At least a PT has proportion. That thing looks huge.
And, I want to say it's a rip off a a PT Cruiser .. But it only is in theory. At least a PT has proportion. That thing looks huge.
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Originally posted by mustangfun101@July 26, 2004, 1:51 PM
I'm telling you, if I see that thing during my road trip I'm going to tell them how ugly it is.
I'm telling you, if I see that thing during my road trip I'm going to tell them how ugly it is.
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Eegads, they finally kill the Aztec and they bring this thing out?
I like the SSR, really cool in person...but an SUV/Wagon version is too much...especially since it looks like Dodge's version of a PT Cruiser, see the Durango and the flares are nearly identical ...I'm gonna go to my happy place now...and draw pretty cars....
I like the SSR, really cool in person...but an SUV/Wagon version is too much...especially since it looks like Dodge's version of a PT Cruiser, see the Durango and the flares are nearly identical ...I'm gonna go to my happy place now...and draw pretty cars....
