Who wouldn’t want to drive the Chevrolet SS to its fullest potential? For many “car guys” (and gals) the answer usually lies in the presence of a manual transmission which was not available for the SS for 2014 causing a lot of rumblings in the car enthusiast community. Not only does the 2015 offer a very nice six speed manual transmission to enjoy and quiet these complaints, but it makes some amazing speed, power and performance numbers that rival many high-performance sports cars that make us turn our heads as they scream past.
When and SS flies by the usual though is “what was that?” because instead of an ultra-aerodynamic styling of a super car the SS is a quiet looking four door sedan that upon first look appears to be one that fits right in with a full line of other sedans. The well-kept secret of the Holden-built sedan is that it is actually a very high powered machine underneath that is basically a muscle car cloaked in the skin of a sedan.
This cool sedan offers a monster 415 horsepower V8 engine that gets the sneaky beast to move along at a very fast pace. The speed that shows up comes in the form of a 60 mph time that takes only 4.6 seconds and a quarter-mile run of only 13.0 seconds. The difference between the two transmissions comes in at only a tenth of a second, not bad if you are one of those who really feels this car needs the manual transmission. All the power and performance this car has to offer comes fully loaded at its $46,740 price with one of the only real options being the addition of a moonroof that will cost an additional $900.
Not only is this a serious performance monster, but this car has a sport interior full of tech and connectivity for all occupants to enjoy and offers a back seat large enough even for adult friends to ride along and see what this car has to offer. To go along with this sporty and stylish interior the SS offers five new colors to choose from including Perfect Blue and Alchemy Purple to allow owners to have a Chevrolet SS that is unique and highly attractive even though the exterior offers a shield against what this car really has to offer any owners.
Adding the manual transmission is only one way this Australian-made Chevrolet SS shows off and lets us know Chevrolet is listening to the car loving world around them. With added improvements to the control features such as Magnetic Ride Control and rear brakes from Brembo the SS offers you the opportunity to drive a car that is akin to a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Don’t let the clothing fool you or any of your friends though, one drive is all it will take to put a smile on your face and have you wanting to test the power and performance of this cloaked beauty.
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