For $7900, This 2008 Chevy HHR SS Could Be Your Retro Rocket - No Really - Jalopnik
However, in 2007 Chevy released an SS edition of the HHR and this wasn’t just a badge and braggadocio package either, the SS walked the walk. In fact, Chevy had the audacity at the time to favorably compare the HHR SS to Mazda’s benchmark Speed3. Car and Driver, in a preview test, announced that well, yeah, kinda-maybe. The SS takes the Delta platform and massages it with a 260-bhp turbocharged and intercooled edition of the 2. 0 Ecotec four. The cars came with launch control that, in competitive mode, holds the engine at 4,100 rpm when the clutch and accelerator are both dropped to the floor. The engine’s 260 pound-feet of torque is managed by the LSD and when it comes to torque-steer, these are said to have been tamed like Kim tamed Kanye. Sixty from zero is a 6. 3-second run, or so said the factory, and the cars can go around corners with our embarrassing themselves too. Not only that, but it’ll hold a couple of kegs in the back so you can embarrass yourself after getting your gymkhana on. Yeah, that’s right, this is a turbo-equipped, manually-gear boxed, longroof of modest size and serious cababilites. It’s all pretty stock save for the plasti-dipped wheels and badges - dude, too much time on your hands - and the SS elements butch up the retro styling in healthy but somewhat incongruous way. Source: jalopnik.com
