Chevy SSR production comes to a halt - no one cares
The slow selling much over hyped Chevy SSR retro hot-rod pickup rolled of the production line for the last time Friday. The Trailblazer-based SSR had been produced for three years with a total of 24,150 units being assembled.
The SSR never really caught on criticized initially for it's lack of power and automatic only transmission. Even after Chevy upped the horsepower and offered a six speed manual the $40,000 SSR was slow to sell.
So long SSR
Comments
I for one, care. The SSR was really cool, and just when they got it right (400hp, 6-speed, reduced sticker price, etc.) they pull the plug. Its a shame, because at this point it is a good vehicle, and a great value. They should have spent more of their advertising budget on it, instead of promoting their new PT Cruiser so heavily!
Posted by: Cliff | April 20, 2006 08:18 PM
You cannot be serious? Heck, look at the promo pic associated with article -- that is it's BEST angle, and it still looks like Rodney Dangerfield's uglier sister.
Hopefully, GM learned a lesson, alright -- don't kill the golden goose, like they are doing with Z06. Give a decent car at a decent price, instead of trying to milk every hyped-up buck out of the consumer all at once, with no quality behind it.
Posted by: dude | September 4, 2006 01:37 PM