📰 Auto News 2014 Chevy SS will debut Feb 16th

[Mook]

Welcome back, G8.

The 2014 Chevrolet SS will make its racing debut for the 2013 Daytona 500, but the production version of the car will get its official unveiling on February 16 in Daytona, a week before The Great American Race. According to a report by Automotive News, the reveal has been confirmed by Jim Campbell, Chevy's US vice president of performance and motorsports. With the departure of the Dodge Charger, the new Chevrolet racecar will be the only competitor to feature a V8, rear-wheel-drive layout in both street and NASCAR form.

NASCAR fans will be able to see the new fullsize performance-oriented sedan on display in the festivities leading up to the Daytona 500, but the car won't go on sale until later in the year. The Australian-built Chevy SS will be a low-volume performance model, and it will be priced above the 2014 Impala, which starts at $27,535.

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[Yaj Yak]

isn't it bigger than the g8- more like a civilian caprice?

 

[rz79]

C'mon Ford... WTF, gimme a large RWD v8/turbo6 platform to compete, the Taurus ain't it!

 

[Bru]

isn't it bigger than the g8- more like a civilian caprice?

If the G8 wasn't discontinued, this would be the equivalent of that car only in a next-generation redesign. Holden redesigned their Commodore - on which the G8 was based - and the SS is that version of the next-gen Commodore.

 

[blakbearddelite]

I'm not sure I like the idea of more competition in the V8 four-door sedan line.

 

[Gav'sPurpleZ]

if the G8 failed, why would this succeed ?

 

[Mook]

This isnt a Pontiac.

 

[Yaj Yak]

If the G8 wasn't discontinued, this would be the equivalent of that car only in a next-generation redesign. Holden redesigned their Commodore - on which the G8 was based - and the SS is that version of the next-gen Commodore.

So then it is not a civilian version of the caprice... will we ever see one?

 

[BlizzardTC]

if the G8 failed, why would this succeed ?

The g8 didnt really fail. It got good reviews people were buying them. It just died with the rest of pontiac

 

[TonzKnock-G]

^^what he said

 

[Bru]

So then it is not a civilian version of the caprice...

Nope

will we ever see one?

Probably not.

 

[rocket69GTP]

if the G8 failed, why would this succeed ?

The G8 didn't fail, GM failed with Pontiac

 

[Euro]

I still can't get over how fucking dumb their name choice is.

 

[Yaj Yak]

agreed

 

[Yaj Yak]

im going to buy a caprice off of ebay and have my insurance company shit itself

 

[Yaj Yak]

Chevrolet : Caprice in Chevrolet | eBay Motors

 

[firemandan1700]

Chevrolet : Caprice in Chevrolet | eBay Motors

Interesting....

 

[Yaj Yak]

theres been a bunch on ebay. i think there is 8-10 currently.

 

[SRT41320]

too bad it wont be at the autoshow....

 

[SHOmuff]

Jerry Haggerty in Glen Ellyn has a few Caprices on the lot FYI.

 

[Shells_04]

Chevrolet : Caprice in Chevrolet | eBay Motors

The fuck?!

 

[Yaj Yak]

what?

 

[guspech750]

Chevy SS?

That has to be a typo. Please say it is.

Impala SS???? Please oh please god rename it.

 

[rz79]

Chevrolet : Caprice in Chevrolet | eBay Motors

Wow... Uh municipalities sure are rotating the fuck outta the fleets these days... < scratches head >

 

[Yaj Yak]

Wow... Uh municipalities sure are rotating the fuck outta the fleets these days... < scratches head >

lots of cop cars get cycled through this quickly.

its not all that dumb. they use them for a year or so and then sell them at auction for nearly what they paid for them most likely if they bought large quantities... still under warranty and good to go.