1,100-Mile Chevy SSR Is A Timewarp Example Of GM’s Confused Retro Truck | Carscoops carscoops
all of those things, which might explain why it bombed despite making its debut in an early 2000s car market still obsessed with retro design.
A distinct lack of under-hood firepower to back up the hot rod swagger didn’t help. Early cars came with a tame 5.3-liter Vortex V8 that only netted 300 hp and was hooked up to a mandatory four-speed automatic transmission. Realizing its mistake, GM upgraded the SSR to the 6.0-liter LS2 V8 found in cars lfor 2005, the additional 90 hp transforming the performance, and a new six-speed manual transmission option adding to the appeal.
But it wasn’t enough to save the SSR. GM canned its retro mashup in 2006 having sold only 24,000 units, though a quick look on eBay shows you won’t struggle to find one today. There were 30 on the auction site at the time of writing with prices starting at under $15,000, but you’ll need to shell out much closer to the $46,400 the SSR seen in these pictures cost when new to take
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