IN THE DRIVEWAY: 2015 Scion tC
To Chevrolet muscle car enthusiasts, Super Sport, or simply SS, was the performance package to get back in the height of the muscle car era. Regardless if you were looking at an Impala, Camaro, Chevelle, Monte Carlo, Nova or even an El Camino, when trimmed out in SS form, you knew you were getting something really special. Today, the SS mark lives on only in the Camaro - and in a special sedan that debuted just last year. Known simply as the Chevrolet SS (the first Chevy to use the SS as a model name rather than a trim description), it brings back memories of old-school muscle combined with modern technology. If you recall the 2004 - 2006 Pontiac GTO or more recently the Pontiac G8, the development of the Chevrolet SS will make some sense. Manufactured mainly by Holden, a GM subsidiary that makes vehicles for the Australian market, the SS is based on Holden's very popular VF model - and is slotted above the Impala in the Chevrolet lineup here in the U. S. With a big V8 up front and... Rated at 415 horsepower and 415 lb-ft of. torque, it's just 15 hp and 9 lb-ft shy of the power output it made when it was in the last. Last year, the SS was available solely with the 'Vettes six-speed automatic transmission. Source: Cars by CAR
