2008 Chevrolet HHR SS - Car and Driver
We had a Twilight Zone sort of distorted-reality moment on our recent drive of Chevrolet's new HHR SS when one of the engineers on the project compared the retro trucklet with the Mazdaspeed 3 . Who would have ever thought we'd be comparing an... The Mazda is less than an inch longer and the HHR 4. 8 inches taller (HHR does, after all, stand for Heritage High Roof), but comparing the two still seems a little like dropping a kitten into a terrarium with a scorpion. Don't be misled, though, because in the all-important power-to-weight-ratio battle, the HHR proves it has some venom on tap. the HHR SS weighs an estimated 3300. Although the Mazdaspeed packs 263 ponies from its turbocharged 2. 3-liter, the SS's turbocharged four—the same as found in the Pontiac Solstice GXP , Saturn Sky Red Line , and upcoming Chevy Cobalt SS —manages... For those who are still skeptical, consider that the HHR SS includes some pretty nifty performance tuning tricks such as launch control. With the standard StabiliTrak control in competitive mode, the engine is limited to 4100 rpm until the tires hook up. In cars with the manual transmission, flooring the accelerator with the clutch depressed holds the engine at 4100 rpm. Source: www.caranddriver.com
