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Chevrolet SS Reviews | Chevrolet SS Price, Photos, and Specs
This vehicle is no longer in production. Don’t judge the SS by its cover: Ho-hum styling hides a mighty V-8 and track-ready tuning. Chevy’s muscle sedan has the 415-hp 6.2-liter V-8 from the previous-gen Camaro and Corvette. Rear-drive and a six-speed automatic are standard; we’d pick the six-speed manual, a no-cost option. Standard performance bits include front and rear Brembo brakes and Magnetic Ride Control. A comfy interior and a 4.5-second sprint to 60 mph are bonuses. The SS was discontinued for 2018.
Major redesigns occur every five years or so; not much changes in between. Dividing them into generations provides more meaningful distinctions in the shopping process.
In-Depth Review
February 2018 By ERIC STAFFORD Photos By MICHAEL SIMARI View 79 Photos 
Sporting a hearty 415-hp V-8 and rear-wheel drive, the Chevrolet SS harks back to the big-sedan, big-power formula of yesteryear. Its red-blooded American image led Chevrolet to make it the company’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series entrant from 2013 through the end of the 2017 season. (The Camaro replaces it for 2018.) While this four-door Super Sport is inherently old school, its incredibly balanced chassis and bountiful standard features are thoroughly modern. The Chevy’s exterior design is discreet on the street, but a snorty exhaust note and a 4.5-second sprint from zero to 60 mph lend credence to its sleeper status. Even better, the standard six-speed automatic transmission can be swapped for a six-speed manual at no cost. Too bad the SS is the opposite of fuel efficient and borders on expensive. Still, the Chevy SS is a seriously underrated sports sedan, and it leaves the Mopar duo of Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 as the only throwback American rear-drive V-8 sedans on the market. We’re sorry to see the excellent SS go after such a short run. Only the good die young.
The biggest news for 2017 is that this is the final model year for this underappreciated Chevy sedan. Despite steady but low-volume sales, the Australia-built SS was doomed after GM decided to end production of its overseas counterpart, the Holden Commodore. First launched in 2014 (the NASCAR race car was on the track a year before the production version went on sale), the Chevy SS was an updated version of the long-dead Pontiac G8. The SS improved each year, adding an optional six-speed manual transmission at no cost and standard adaptive dampers for 2015; a revised front end and dual-mode exhaust followed in 2016. Although the Super Sport is unchanged for its final year, the four-door sleeper has left a lasting impression on those lucky enough to experience it.
The SS is poised to become this generation’s ’94 to ’96 Chevrolet Impala SS. We’d save the manual (by checking that box) but skip the few other extras including a power sunroof ($900) and full-size spare tire ($500). The SS still has a boatload of excellent standard features, such as:
• Forward-collision alert, lane-departure warning, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and parking assist• Adaptive dampers, Brembo four-piston brake calipers, and a dual-mode exhaust• 8.0-inch MyLink touchscreen with navigation and a 4G LTE Wi-Fi mobile hotspot
• Heated and cooled front sport seats with 10-way power adjustment
The final sticker on our Chevy SS is $48,620—which includes a gas-guzzler tax of $1000 ($1300 for the automatic-equipped SS).
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Instrumented Test ·Apr 2017Fans' last chance at Chevy's pushrod V-8 rear-wheel-drive sedan.Chevy SS: Discontinued Vehicles, Sports Sedan
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With 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 engine. Based on GM Large SUV segment and EPA-estimated MPG highway: 23 (2WD), 22 (4WD).
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MyLink functionality varies by model. Full functionality requires compatible Bluetooth and smartphone, and USB connectivity for some devices.
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Dependability based on longevity: 1987 – July 2017 full-size pickup registrations.
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Dependability based on longevity: 1987–July 2017 full-size pickup registrations.
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With rear seats folded. Cargo and load capacity limited by weight and distribution
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EPA-estimated 29 MPG city/39 highway with 5-speed manual transmission and 30 MPG city/38 highway with available Continuously Variable Transmission
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EPA-estimated 29 MPG city/38 highway with 5-speed manual transmission and 30 MPG city/38 highway with available Continuously Variable Transmission.
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EPA estimated with 3.6L V6 engine.
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Cargo and load capacity limited by weight and distribution.
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EPA estimated with 3.6L V6 engine
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Chevrolet Infotainment System functionality varies by model. Full functionality requires compatible Bluetooth and smartphone, and USB connectivity for some devices.
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Always use seat belts and child restraints. Children are safer when properly secured in a rear seat in the appropriate child restraint. See the Owner’s Manual for more information.
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EPA estimate for Sonic with available 6-speed automatic transmission.
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With rear seats folded. Cargo and load capacity limited by weight and distribution.
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Always use seat belts and child restraints. Children are safer when properly secured in a rear seat in the appropriate child restraint. See your vehicle Owner’s Manual for more information.
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With rear seats folded. Cargo and load capacity limited by weight and distribution.
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EPA-estimated 238-mile EV range. Your actual range may vary based on several factors including temperature, terrain, and driving technique.
With second row seats folded flat. Cargo and load capacity limited by weight and distribution.
EPA-estimated 238-mile EV range. Your actual range may vary based on several factors including temperature, terrain, and conditions.
Read your vehicle owner's manual for important feature limitations and information.
Read your vehicle owner's manual for important feature limitations and information.
EPA-estimated MPG highway for Cruze Sedan with 1.4L 4-cylinder engine and transmission.
With rear seats folded. Cargo and load capacity limited by weight and distribution.
Read the vehicle owner's manual for important feature limitations and information.
EPA-estimated MPG highway for Cruze Sedan with 1.4L 4-cylinder engine.
EPA-estimated 37 MPG highway for Cruze Premier Hatchback.
Cargo space for Cruze Hatch with rear seats folded. Cargo and load capacity limited by weight and distribution.
Read the vehicle owner's manual for important feature limitations and information.
EPA-estimated 1.5L engine 29 MPG city/36 highway.
Cargo and load capacity limited by weight and distribution.
Visit my.chevrolet.com/learn for vehicle and smartphone compatibility.
Read the vehicle Owner's Manual for important feature limitations and information.
Requires available Performance Exhaust or Z51 Performance Package.
Requires available Performance Exhaust or Z51 Performance Package.
EPA-estimated 28 City/39 Hwy MPG
With second row seats folded flat. Cargo and load capacity limited by weight and distribution.
Read the vehicles Owner’s Manual for more important feature limitations and information.
Does not detect people or items. Always check rear seat before exiting.
Service varies with conditions and location. Requires active service plan and paid AT&T Data plan. See onstar.com for details and limitations.
Premier shown seats seven. Standard on L, LS. Available on LT.
EPA-estimated 18 MPG city/ 27 MPG highway 3.6FWD.
With second and third row seats folded flat. Cargo and load capacity limited by weight and distribution.
EPA-estimated 18 MPG city/ 27 MPG highway 3.6FWD.
Read the vehicle owner's manual for important feature limitations and information.
EPA-estimated 25 MPG city/31 highway (FWD models).
With rear seats folded. Cargo and load capacity limited by weight and distribution.
With 5.3L EcoTec 3 engine. EPA-estimated MPG city/highway: Suburban 2WD 15/22, 4WD14/21.
Based on GM Large SUV segment. With 5.3L EcoTec 3 engine. EPA-estimated MPG city/highway: Tahoe 2WD 15/22, 4WD 15/21.
With second and third row seats folded flat. Cargo and load capacity limited by weight and distribution.
With available Duramax 6.6L Turbo-Diesel V8.
Read the vehicles Owner's Manual for more important feature limitations and information.
EPA-estimated 15 MPG city/ 20 MPG highway.
Requires short box. Cargo and load capacity limited by weight and distribution.
308 horsepower with available 3.6L V6 engine.
308 horsepower with standard 3.6L V6 engine.
Dependability based on longevity: 1987 – July 2017 full-size pickup registrations.
EPA-estimated 15 city/20 highway for 4x4 with 4.3L V6.
Requires Long Box. Cargo and load capacity limited by weight and distribution.
910 lb.-ft. @ 1600 rpm with available Duramax 6.6L Turbo-Diesel V8.
With available Duramax 6.6L Turbo-Diesel V8.
Gross Combination Weight Rating. With available Vortec 6.0L V8 engine
Express Cargo Van with extended wheelbase. Cargo and load capacity limited by weight and distribution.
Requires Vortec 6.0L V8 engine
With available Vortec 6.0L V8 engine.
With available Vortec 6.0L V8 engine.
Equipment from independent suppliers is not covered by the GM New Vehicle Limited Warranty. GM is not responsible for the safety or quality of independent supplier alterations.
Requires available 6.0L V8 engine.
2017 Chevrolet SS Last Test: The End of a Performance Era
In June 1941, the Nazis surprised the Soviets by launching Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's secret plan to defeat and capture the Soviet Union. The mighty Soviet T-34 tank had just begun production, however, and the advancing Wehrmacht forces threatened all the factories where the Russian tank was being produced. A decision was made: The T-34 factories would be dismantled, put on trains, and reassembled in the Ural Mountains, hundreds of miles east of Moscow, far enough away from the advancing Panzer divisions. The human cost of such a massive undertaking was particularly brutal even by Stalin-era Soviet standards, but the results cannot be denied. The superior T-34 eventually mopped the Eastern Front with the outclassed Panzer IVs, helping to achieve Allied victory in World War II.
Why the history lesson?
Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors, will be shuttering its factory in October. The fabulous, impossibly underrated Chevrolet SS, essentially a rebadged Holden Commodore, is produced at this doomed factory. Worse still, Chevy SS production is ending in April. I could make the parallel between the SS and the T-34. You probably think that some German car would be the ultimate sport sedan, just how you might assume that German Panzers were the top tanks in World War II. In both cases you'd be mistaken, as not only was the T-34 the superior war machine, but the Chevrolet SS equipped with a manual transmission is also the best sport sedan on sale in the United States. General Motors ought to follow Stalin's lead, pack up the factory, and move it. Detroit's a good as place as any.
There are two kinds of car people in the world. Those who understand that a rear-wheel-drive four-door packing a 415-horsepower naturally aspirated V-8 connected to a six-speed manual transmission is the perfect recipe for a sport sedan and those who understand the formula but can't get past the Chevy badge. Wanna be a snob? Fine, go buy a better sport sedan. As has been said ad nauseam about the manual SS (and the Pontiac G8 GXP that preceded it—also a rebodied, shift-it-yourself, V-8-powered Holden), the Platonic ideal for this sort of car is the E39 BMW M5. That Bavarian stud featured a 394-hp naturally aspirated V-8, RWD, and a six-speed manual transmission. The Chevy is actually a smidge lighter (about 45 pounds) but is larger in every dimension including 3 inches more for the wheelbase. Not only that, the Chevy also has Brembo brakes and Magnetic Ride Control suspension at all four corners.
Physical similarities aside, the reason you can't mention one without the other is the driving experience. So good! As I once wrote about the SS: If you can find a better driving sedan, buy it. But you can't. Some do come close. The BMW M3 and Cadillac ATS-V jump to mind. They're both rear-wheel drive and can be had with a manual transmission, but they're also both turbocharged, and there is no replacement for displacement. Both in terms of the feeling you get from pounding on the big, 6.2-liter cam-in-block V-8 and in the fantastic sounds this particular LS3 makes. Oh, the sounds, the sweet, sweet sounds! Half the time you'll find yourself enchanted by the growls, snarls, and rumbles grunting their way out from under the hood. The other half will find you intoxicated by the constant, back-burbling mini explosions coming from the quad pipes. At some point, Chevrolet decided to move away from two large-diameter exhaust pipes to four smaller ones. Not sure it looks better, but it sure sounds a hell of a lot better.
I'd choose the SS over ATS-V and M3 any day. The new Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, well, that's very close to being better than the SS. I have no doubt that the 505-hp Italian is more capable than the SS —I won't even bother with all the numbers, just trust me here—but capability is not the same thing as driving pleasure. This concept trips people up. Just because something can catapult itself to 60 mph quicker than something else doesn't mean it is the better car. It just means it's quicker. Having spent plenty of time with both machines, there's a sweetness to the SS on a back road that is not quite there with the Alfa. Think of it as a cherry on top. That's the difference. The Giulia Q is fantastic, whereas the Chevy is fantastic plus more. What about sport sedans in the 5 Series class? Again, the SS wins. Even as performance-biased as these beasts are—and we're talking CTS-V, RS7, E63, M5—not one of them is as satisfying to drive or as much fun as the Chevy SS. Yup, even with all that extra power. I should note that the BMW M5 can be had in the U.S. with a six-speed manual, but I'd still take the SS.
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