Chevrolet SS Sedan Priced From $44,470
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Chevrolet officially announced the pricing on the SS performance sedan today. The Zeta-based, Australian-imported sedan will start at $44,470, including a $995 destination charge. The 2014 SS will also be subject to the gas guzzler tax.
You’re probably wondering what makes the 2014 Chevy SS command a mid-$40k MSRP. For one, it’s imported from Australia. The other reason is that it’s rich in content, with a power-operated sunroof ($900) and full-size spare tire ($500) being the only options. The SS will be available in five exterior colors – Mystic Green, Silver Ice Metallic, Red Hot 2, Phantom Black Metallic and Heron White. All interiors will be Jet Black and feature sport front bucket seats, naturally.
Standard equipment includes:
- High intensity discharge headlamps with light emitting diode (LED) daytime running lamps
- Automatic Parking Assist
- Chevrolet MyLink with a color touch screen and GPS-based navigation system
- Bose premium audio system – including SiriusXM radio (with 12-month trial)
- Color head-up display and color driver information center
- Dual-zone automatic climate control
- Alloy pedal covers
- Heated and ventilated front seats with memory
- Side Blind Zone Alert and Lane Departure Warning
- Rear-vision camera with rear park assist
- Keyless access and push-button start
Under the hood of the rear-wheel-drive sedan is a 415 horsepower 6.2L LS3 V8 engine, mated exclusively to a six-speed automatic. And as with the rest of Chevy’s performance car family, the brakes are of the Brembo variety, while MacPherson strut front and multi-link independent rear suspension geometry are charged with the task of keeping the handling on point.
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#finally
Happy to see it’s priced out of my range. Thanks GM!
#sarcasm #sadface
A little higher than I’d hoped, but still relatively affordable. Plus, it’s lighter than the Charger SRT8 (which is what it’s gonna be compared against), so the performance should be about equal. Just hope the LT1 and its transmissions get in there for 2015.
Although not unexpected, this is highly disappointing.
I get that the car is fully loaded and has all the extras, and that it’s being imported from Australia, but it seems somewhat like Chevy is specifically trying to NOT sell any of these. This is out of the price range of what should be the target demographic.
People who can afford this are going to go with other cars.
I’m willing to bet this is why it’s build-to-order only. That way the lots don’t have cars sitting on them that won’t move.
Maybe I’m completely wrong (there will, after all, be the collectors buying some of these), but I doubt it.
Hmmm… Just realized that a sentence got accidentally cut when I was editing my comment.
I don’t mind the fully loaded car being that much. As I kinda said, the price makes a little sense. But, I think a less optioned car should also be available. There are people who couldn’t care less about parking assist, for example. But, that is not the way of a halo-car I guess. I just think this decision will come back to bite Chevy.
thats about what i predicted (between 40-44k) and thats really not that bad considering that its pretty much fully loaded. i was set to buy this car until i heard there wasnt a manual option and was hoping GM would have changed their minds but i guess not.i will still have a 2014 manual SS this yr, but the prefix will be camaro!
Whoa!……I expected a starting price of at least 41K. But with that boatload of standard features, RWD and a V8 with 400 ponies, we really shouldn’t expect less. And it’s virtually in the same price range as its competitors. So it’ll boil down to personal preference.
But boy I know the general auto community is not gonna be pleased to hear this. I can hear the rants now…….”GM must be nuts if they think anybody’s gonna pay 44K for this 7 year old car with no manual and boring looks!” “I’d rather have a Charger SRT8 for this kind of money!” On and on and on…..Brace yourselves GM and GM loyalists…….People are simply gonna overlook all this car has to offer and fail to see why its price is justifiable!
That’s what ppl at motortrend always said
A similarly packaged Impala is $41k….
Frightening.
But impala doesn’t have the auto park assist though haha
That impala doesn’t have engine to start of lol
That impala doesn’t have engine to start with lol
But impala doesmy have auto park Adriatic though
I was expecting about $42K, so not surprised. If I was spending $45K I would go for a ’09-10 CTS-V, has 556hp, choice of manual or auto, just as many if not more features and…………..Magnetic Ride Control!
Its a couple grand higher than I thought it would be, but it is right in the ballpark with the SRT Charger and less than a SRT 300. If this car is dynamically as superior as the former G8 GXP was, then I’d definitely consider dropping $45K for it as a fun car . . although I think I will wait and see if they bring the wagon version over here since I’m a kook for a sleeper rear drive wagon with a big V8.
they have short reviews of the vf commodore SS&SSV trims on youtube..that 5 sec 0-60 is off by a few 10ths/sec b/c the SS (which has the 6.0) time is 4.8 sec!
Thanks for letting me know, Lou. I’ll check them out.
Braces yourselves! the pontiac nose jobs are coming!
nose job?, try front clip, hood, both fenders, headlights & all trims,
hope they have deep pockets.
All things considered, it’s reasonably priced.
It’s about the right price all things considered..after all it is practically fully loaded. And it does slot right above a fully loaded impala in Chevy’s food chain. if you want one and can afford it good for you. for the rest of us. there’s always the used market after a year…..
Unfortunately they do not want to sell too many. This is a halo vehicle to bring people in to the dealerships and get Chevy buzz.
There is still the government mandated mpg and this would, if they sold in Impala volumes, drag it down.
Niche cars such as the SS are never meant to be sold in mass. That’s the Cruze, Malibu, and Impala’s job.
I expected as much. This IS a halo car for Chevrolet, not something that should be priced to move lots of cars.
But it is what it is. It’s a full fat, unfiltered, V8+RWD sports car and it is priced out of the reach of many. Such a thing like the SS cannot be made “affordable for all”.
I think i’m going to be buying more of those scratch and win tickets from now on….
I’m a little disappointed that the gas guzzler tax is going to be tacked onto the price of the car. It must have some low MPG numbers for that. I honestly hope a more efficient V8 comes over to the SS like the LT1. Even though in my household this car will more than likely only be taken out on the weekends, I’d like to see an improvement in fuel efficiency sometime down the road. I can understand that this is a sports car, it’s just my personal preference to see better fuel economy numbers like what’s expected to come with the 2014 Stingray.
I think gm really missed the ball with this car…very disappointed.
I would agree. Love the idea but the implementation is off. But, I don’t think it was intended to sell many of them. So in that respect, they can price it as they want to.
Disappointing though, I got excited when I first read about it and then skeptical when details first started to show up. Now I am wondering why I got excited in the first place lol. Not only will I not buy one as the price > value received, but we probably won’t even see many of them on the road, which is the real bummer.
45K is exactly what I expected. This price is perfectly reasonable. I just wish Chevy would have went with the LT1 and 8-speed auto or 6-speed manual. In that case, this would shit on the Charger SRT8. I still want one… Even though its an auto. You gotta look at it this way: It’s thousands cheaper than the Charger with a lot more features. This car is probably around 4000 LBS and the Charger is around 4200 if I’m not mistaken. I’ll still take the SS everyday even though the SRT will still be faster in a straight line. I just wish there was more creativity with it. More interior colors and a sportier design. That’s about my only complaint
That’s more than I can afford but it’s right in line with where it ought to be for what you get in product.
Does this ugly car come in any other color than primer-silver? I never see it in any other color, but at this price I’ll never see one on the road west of the mid-west.
The color choices available on the SS are mentioned in the article.
“The SS will be available in five exterior colors – Mystic Green, Silver Ice Metallic, Red Hot 2, Phantom Black Metallic and Heron White. “
Welcome to the Debbie Downer party at GMA… I personally think its a great car. I think many of us are missing the point of this car… It will turn heads on the highway as ot smokes your fanny… Anyway… Give me 45 grand and I am in…
On top of that, the point is that this car is here. It’s a reality and it will be a tangible reality for some in a matter of months, if not weeks.
Having established the foundation of making the car a reality in the U.S., GM can update it as it sees fit, including whatever it is that you might find wrong with it: powertrain, styling, etc. Those are all minor things that can be taken care of with a MY update.