The very first shipment of the U.S.-bound Chevrolet SS Performance Sedan has left Adelaide, Australia at 14:30 (2:30 pm) on Monday, September 16th, 2013, according to tips sent to GM Authority by readers and sources. The first batch of the Zeta-based performance vehicles will travel on the vehicle carrier named Durban Highway, with an ETA becoming available upon the vehicle’s port call in Japan. This means that performance enthusiasts will be able to satisfy their go-fast desires very, very soon.
Available exclusively in the United States (at time of launch), the 2014 Chevrolet SS will be powered by GM’s 6.2 liter V8 LS3 engine making an SAE-certified 415 horsepower and 415 lb.-ft. of torque mated to a six-speed automatic transmission routing power to the rear wheels. The much-anticipated model, which is a spiritual successor to the discontinued Pontiac G8, rides on GM’s Zeta vehicle architecture and is based on the refreshed VF Holden Commodore. The SS commenced production in August at GM-Holden’s plant in Elizabeth, South Australia. It is priced from $44,470, is well-equipped (with limited options), and its dealer allocation has been reported to be very limited.
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Of all the great cars GM has designed recently this one is too much. Too heavy, too expensive, too big, too thirsty, too automatic too bland. This is a car from the old GM. Bah.
Does anyone know how many are in the first shipment?
Not many
Its said to be less than 1000
I am very excited to start seeing these. I don’t know if we’ll get many, being in flyover country, but I hope to see some. Can’t quite afford to put my order in right now, however…..
Hi Alex do You know when GM plans on the new body style of 2500HD and the 3500 to be available
Last thing I heard was January 2014
The 2014 model year is suppose to be like 2007
Classic up to 2014.5 Then New Body Style 2014.5 and beyond
Missed the boat with no manual. Would they ever not make manual Vettes and Camaros?
One should hope so. DSG’s have rendered manuals obsolete.
Nothing qualitative (re: emotional) will underscore the quantitative advantages of DSG.
I just learned what those words mean the other day in my Science class! (Qualitative & Quantitative) That is so weird how you learn something and see someone use them so quickly!
2015 Chevrolet SS LT1 440 horsepower and a 7 speed manual.
I can’t wait to get behind the wheel of one.
OK, when is shipment #2 going to be leaving the Adelaide port. 😀
Most likely at the start of each month, they build about 50 SS per day + Build for local demand, they already send the ppv once a month, at the moment they go together till qty exceeds spaces available
I have to agree with Main Wayne. The new LT1 needs urgently to find its way into this SS sedan. Also, why can’t GM get these promise 8-speed transmissions on all their new models sooner? Look Alex, everyone knows that with 8-speed auto, 7-speed manual and the 6.2 LT1 440 hp, this car would not stay long enough in the dealership for customers to look at.
Why can’t there be 4.5L Twin Turbo V8 with around 600HP??? A 2.0T I4 with 259HP and a 3.9L Supercharged V6 (VVT, SIDI and AFM) with around 430HP
I have one on order, but the dealer is having a difficult time confirming the car on on this first ship. I think this car is going to be a HUGE hit. My only other option for a rear wheel drive nice sedan is BMW.
Good luck, hope you get your car on this shipment.
A few questions: 1. When did you order the car?
2. If you don’t get it , any idea how much longer you will have to wait?
3. If told, that it may be another 4-6 months? Will you keep waiting? Or move on to something
else?
Is there anyway to find out what dealers will carry and sell the SS’s?
The Kentucky highway has lest Adelaide on route to USA via Japan with the second load of SS Chevys
I ordered the car thru my dealer I have bought all my cars from. I hope its on one of the two ships heading this way. It is confirmed built, but don’t know about its shipping status. If it were to still come in later, I would still wait.
same problem, car ordered but dealer didn’t sell enough vettes to get one of the first allotments. probably wil lwait but might go to the hemi challenger
The pictures of the SS remind me of a Morty Seinfeld line. Dim lighting cheap fabric sell clothes.
It’s a sad day when they will roll off that boat because they needed be built in Flint, MI where the full frame v8 rear wheel drive was born and we need jobs here. They will fail to sell because nobody has that big GM job that the tax payer bailed out but the government cried about those full frame cars and caused GM to go bankrupt.
To those who ordered one u will love it. I have the holden commodore ssv redline which only gets the 6litre v8 but the car is amazing. Have fun when u get it.
Now we are talking!
I have a feeling all these cars are going to be overpriced by greedy dealers.
Yeah this car needs a manual or it will bomb.
As a former G8 GT owner…I can’t wait to get my hands on this thing and mod it. I’m just counting the days until I see one at the dealership.
They have arrived on us soil
I work for the importer that has this car in California. The pictures you might see of this car don’t do it justice. This car looks really good.
I have the new 575hp HSV GTS version of the chevy ss in AUS , its quiet simply stunning the best all round performance car you will drive period.
Need to see this car in person, but baring a MT, I would rather have an 2014 impala (SS) with the vSport twin turbo 6 cylinder 410 hp, like in the caddy.
But an SS Impala would have to be AWD, too. Personally, I’d take RWD and a V8 over FWD and turbo6 every time.
Mine is finally in the driveway, and its really nice!!!