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Originally Posted by Tony Danza
I've agreed with you so far in this thread but are you sure that the late Monte Carlo SSs desserve it?
I would think that the SS badge on one of those would mean even more due to the monte being the NASCAR dads' type of car......maybe a v8 or something, but just recently they got a supercharger right?
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Outside of the SS S10 and the non-SC'ed Monte SS's, most Chevy's with the badge live up to the name. The SS Silvy is on that line. Its not ment to be a barn-burner, but more of a psudo-luxury performance truck. With that interior, they are far from it, but the seats are nice.
The Non-SC'ed SS Monte's will know be know as "LT" models. All SS's are now supercharged.
Next Impala SS will get a V8....but still be FWD.
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Originally Posted by Fasterthanyou
The SS badge's have always been reserved for the best performance package on any chevy model. I think GM is shaping up to cut there losses. Like Tim said, put a Z and some numbers will get some increased sales. Now that the whole Z thing is gone people are looking for options. Models like LS, XE, XS, SE, SS, etc. are all just packages with badges. Look at the BMW M series, always the highest offered performance package for the specific chassis.
I don't think chevy could have used any other badges other than SS for the supercharged Impala's. I don't like the car because it's wrong wheel drive but if I worked for GM I'd have voted for "SS" over something like "SE".
Pontiac never uses the W RPO code in anything but then look at there sales. I'm actually suprised GM brought back the GTO before the Chevelle. Probably to just test the waters so to speak. Bring back the Chevelle, a Judge version of the GTO and maybe even an Olds 442 . Not that I'd buy a car because of it's name but 98% of the population doesn't think they way we do!
I'd like to see an f-body comeback that wasn't retro. ***** retro. Set a new style record, don't just follow suite. The corvette was America's style setting car, the T-bird in close 2nd. Those cars used piss of Europeans or at least make them wish they could own one. Now the c6 is designed to compete with ital designs and european standards.... it'll flop. Top Gear (auto show in europe) has already done some bashing on the new vette. Oh well. Maybe we'll stop trying to apeal to them and get back to doing what we do best.... making other countries jelous .
That Solstice looks pretty good. I just hope it does as well or better than the Honda S2000. I'm not a big fan of the inline 4 in rear wheel drive. If they're going to do it, make it all wheel drive or mid/rear engine. If they do a turbocharged ecotec that'll be one hot seller. Maybe a v6, I can dream can't I?
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SS hasnt ALWAYS been about performance. SS was just a trim option that you could get for a few bucks. Only the Muscle Car Era really made the SS name stand out.
As for the SS being always the TOP performance model...again, not always. Camaro Z28's with its 302 were known to outpower 396 big block cars. The Z28 was the true "performance" car.
Pontiac's performance badge will be GXP from here on out.
Why should the performance division, Pontiac, get a RWD V8 performance coupe before the bread and butter division, Chevy? GTO was always about performance. You could get a Chevelle in a 6cyl. And an Olds 442? Maybe no one told you....but....I dont know how to break this to ya...but Olds is dead.
I read the Top Gear review in the mag....and if I didnt watch the TV review, you would never have guessed they didnt like it. They LOVED the car! They compared it to the M3 and the Vauxhaul Monaro VXR...aka Monaro. They railed on the Monaro's itnerior more then the Vette.
IMO, making the Vette smaller and giving it a tighter package makes it more attractive, and therefor makes it more pouplar. The C6 might use Italian design...but is there a better design out there? 8) The agressive front fenders, the creases, the lines, the stance....its PURE American.
Solstice should do fine, and be a gread car for the price. Its such a sexy looking car. I constantly have a internal fight between the C6 or Solstice for the sexiest car alive. Since I got to...ahem..."touch" a C6 the other day...Vette is winning.