You may already know anything and everything there is to know about the 2014 Chevy SS… but it still might be useful to hear about the high-performance sedan from the man in charge of marketing Chevrolet performance cars — Mr. John Fitzpatrick.
The SS is built on the same architecture as the Camaro, although for some reason, he refers to the Zeta platform as the “next generation global rear-wheel-drive architecture” — even though we all know Zeta is on its way out and will be replaced by the more modern Alpha over the next two or three years. Regardless, Mr. F more or less confirms what we’ve thought for a long time: the SS is — in many ways — an expansion of the Camaro, but with more utility and luxury, possessing such desirable performance attributes as a 415 horsepower 6.2L V8 LS-series engine mated to a 6-speed auto transmission driving the rear wheels and capable of propelling the car to 60 MPH in about 5 seconds.
The only option on the SS is the sunroof, while everything else is standard. The car offers five exterior colors, an ebony leather interior, Chevy MyLink infotainment with navigation, a Head-Up Display, as well as the only auto park assist Chevy currently offers. In other words, the SS sedan is “fabulous on the track, and fabulous on the street” — allowing Chevy to win on Sunday and sell on Monday:
Full-scale production of the VE Commodore and (by association) the Chevy SS in Port Elizabeth, Australia can’t come soon enough!
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Great car. I think it would look better in different color, either red or blue or black. Silver is kind of bland.
have a look at this link, nice red chevy SS black stripes “http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?163717-VF-Commodore-revealed-Official-details-and-pics-Part-3&p=2075771”
Black suits this car best, although red looks good too it has to be black.
I dont understand why chevy unveiled this car in silver… I really hope the have some exterior packages that u can add like stripes, black wheels etc. The orange holden with black wheels looks pretty bad ass the silver chevy not so much!
Needs a 6-speed manual for the true enthusiast! Will they ever be built in US?
@thehofinator they won’t be built in North America until the switch to alpha… at that point, Lansing Grand River is the best bet.
How come it still have the first gen mylink?
Silver makes this car look like an ordinary sedan, which we all know it isn’t. A spicier color would be better and those wheels are beautiful. It’s about time Chevy had a large size RWD back in the mix.
The article states that there will be 5 exterior colors offered. Do you know which colors will be offered?
So the only interior color offered will be black?
Any word on if this car will receive the LT1 or manual transmission in its second year?
He’s the Marketing manager for Chevy performance cars???? Really????? Can we count how many times he uses the term “UM” in this piece? And he’s getting paid HOW MUCH per year…..wow, if this is what Chevy is hiring, I don’t have too much faith in their product!
Yes, because a products quality is directly impacted by someone from marketing… lmao
@Kevin Don’t mistake being a great marketer with being a great actor, presenter, or public speaker.
The General Public is the tool used on Marketing any product as if you want fast/front or rear drive. Then color is the brand as in Buick Cadillac and Chevrolet etc.
Why would they put the park assist in a SS? I doubt if any soccer moms are going to be buying them.
Ha, What happened to race on Sunday!!! Buy on Monday!!! Where’s the 2 door version isn’t this a SS!!!
my my my not one of the nascar running in the USA was designed in the USA so by by miss America buy?