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Chevrolet SS May Live Beyond Life Span Of Holden VF Commodore

A report from Carsguide is indicating that the Chevrolet SS, the American twin of the Holden VF Series Commodore, will live beyond 2016 — the year the Zeta-based Commodore is expected to cease production, if market demand is strong enough. This means that the Adelaide plant would temporarily assemble three vehicles — the SS, Holden Cruze and another global vehicle that has yet to be announced. It’s also out of the realm of possibilities that Holden would continue to build limited-run VF-Commodore SS-V models alongside the Chevy for a short time.

Considering it’s still only 2013, we’ll have to see how things actually play out.

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  1. Can we please get an SS configurator already?!? How about even a color palette? Something, anything! What’s the hold-up on pricing this thing?

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  2. I get the feeling GM has something big planned with the Chevelle, El Camino SS in the future…

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  3. I don’t know if GM realizes it but they have an arsenal of ammunition and could pretty much bring back anything like the “VEGA” and it would be an instant hit. Literally, skies the limit, it’s scary!!!!!

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  4. Nigol, Lets hope your right, you are right the sky is the limit and the ball is in there court, now bring it…

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  5. I hope it lives on

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  6. I would not get all wrapped up in old names outside of El Camino. Putting a Chevelle name on a car over the Impala would be something GM may take issue with.

    The SS on the Zeta will live on only as long as it takes to get the new in the works out. 2-3 years at best.

    Names like Fiero, Vega and the like are dead and will not come back. Too much baggage.

    Chevy has many good things coming but in the competitive market we have there are no sure things and even the home runs only last a short time anymore. The key to Chevy and GM’s future it to keep the system in place to continue putting out the hits. Even it if it not a home run a double and triple is nothing to be ashamed of. Not any one company can hit them all out.

    Bob Lutz put in place a system that enables the people who work at GM to do their jobs the best they can with out having to have 14 people sign off on common sense things like fixing poor door gaps or other issues. While many want to make the Volt his legacy there the fact is the system of taking the red tape out of many areas of car development is where his true legacy is. Mark Ruess also has learned and is getting more and more bold like Uncle Bob..

    I would watch the plant where the Camaro and Cadillac Alpha cars are built and I hope they plan to move the next gen SS there. It would free them up for many more options. They could continue to build the Alpha based car also in Australia too for their market but we would not have to worry about the exchange rate. .

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  7. America won’t want this. Car is way too generic looking, it has that “Suddenly it’s 1999” look to it. Plus it’s far too overpriced compared to other RWD cars in the market.
    You can get a Charger R/T with an 8 speed trans and a kick-a__ Hemi for $29K.

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    1. As much as I like the Idea of the SS sedan, I agree with every point you made. I just don’t think the SS has what it takes to be a major player in the market. It’s biggest fault is the styling. Just like the GTO (which I also own and love) GM should have brought over a HSV varient and left everything as is. Instead the watered it down and raised the price.

      Hopefully it does well, but with the pseudo “Styling Renascence” big RWD American cars are enjoying, the SS may as well be a Camry vs the others…

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  8. This car will be DOA. The time for a Chevy G8 has already come and gone. Too big, too pricey, generic name, brand-engineered; this reeks of the “old GM”. Besides, the General already has a “performance sedan” in the Caddy CTS V-series. I give the SS a two year span, tops.

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    1. Not really noticeable badge engineering when the twin car is sold on the opposite side of the world. It’s not like were talking about the Sunfire and Cavalier in term of badge swapping.
      The CTS-V costs ~$30000 more than the SS will so it isnt comparable.
      Saying it is too big and too pricey? It’s basically a more practical Camaro SS

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      1. “The CTS-V costs ~$30000 more than the SS will so it isnt comparable.”

        They are comparable; they’re both mid-size cars that who’s strongest selling feature is HP.

        Also, we don’t even have an MSRP for the SS yet. Considering the CTS-V starts at $64,515 USD, I want to know what makes you think a car like the SS is going to retail for $30K to $35K USD?

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        1. At their core, sure they have similarities (like boasting high HP, both have 4-doors, roughly the same size, rwd, 6.2L-though on has a S/C strapped to it). But that’s like saying food is food, whether you are eating tofu or kobe beef, both provide protein so they achieve the same.
          The CTS-V is a luxury car with 35% more power.

          The SS supposedly only has one option, a sunroof. So lets say the SS is $40k+1000 for that lonely option. The CTS-V can become $75000 pretty quick, and most CTS-V, new, sitting on lots are optioned out closer to the top end rather than the base MSRP.
          I also said “~$30000” as in roughly $30000 more.
          The G8 GXP was $40k, and sure this car has a more limited availability, but then again, GM will import as many as dealers need. Maybe this car will go for $45k to put it in line with the Charger and undercut the 300 SRT. But that is still $20-30000 cheaper than a CTS-V sedan. twenty-thousand… You can buy a nice winter car for that much and keep the SS garaged.

          A 2SS Camaro is what? $35k before being optioned. Do you think the SS sedan will cost $20k more? $25k more? $30k more? Than it’s 2-door lot brother

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          1. “Do you think the SS sedan will cost $20k more? $25k more? $30k more?”

            Well why not? The SS is already better looking than the Camaro, it has a better interior, it offers paddles instead of a manual, and it’s more practical sedan that has a better DLO than the Camaro ever had.

            Also, I imagine the Camaro is pitched as being more pedestrian and more ‘affordable’, whereas the SS will have limited supply for it’s few years. Let’s not forget the SS will only be had with a V8; something that the Camaro only offers at $32K USD bare bones.

            Something that looks as good on the inside as the SS with a V8 and being exported from Oz isn’t going to be available for Camaro 1SS money.

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  9. I agree with the people who say the styling is too bland. Every time I see a Charger, I wonder who will pay a lot more money and get an SS instead. Decent car under the skin, and it will become more so if and when they switch to the new V8 and transmissions. But the exterior screams basic family sedan and the price does not match that.

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  10. What car would I want, Charger or SS. Well after a test drive I am fairly certain I would know as would countless others… My guess the SS would stand out in driving dynamics in a significant way over a Charger… The SS is a good looking vehicle, yea it needed more refinment in exterior design but over all I like it…

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