New "SS" cars?

[mike h]

i have the newest SS car from GM! they will take the Buick Regal and drop a Duramax in it and voila, the Buick Regal SS!

[Ender2664]

I just think naming these cars SS makes the name SS a joke. When you get a type R honda you know exactly what you are going to get...a car that has little to no sound detting(spelling LOL?) matterial, crazy break, great track poise, great balance, a motor is balanced and blue printed to the max, and the list goes on...when the brought out the Civic SI did they name it the TypeR to sell more cars? No! They didn't betray the name, they just came up with a stupid new name!
They could just call these cars something else...there are lots of other letters out there...SS no longer stands for anything, but a sales tool, that is what Chevrolet has reduced it to.

[Shirl]

I wanted to start a disgussion on this. I don't know if it is just me or not...but i am disgusted with Chevrolet putting the SS name on all these cars.

Funny that you posted this... we were just talking about that at the NY auto show on Sunday... it's played out and Chevy is just sticking that badge on almost EVERY car now!! [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img]

[RedFrk13]

I dont think SS ever meant that much. Many of the earlier SS cars came with 283s and 305s. I dont recall either of those engines being fast from the factory. I think MOST of the new ones do deserve the SS name and would blow the doors off most of the olds ones. Just because its fwd and a 4 or 6 cylinder does not mean its not fast or sporty.

I think the new monte carlo ss is now superchanged, which the old l36 def did not deserve to be an ss. Cobolt yes, Silverado maybe, I think it needs some more power.

[Ender2664]

It isn't the speed man...most older cars are slow regardless of engine size. For instance the 1969 z28. That car was rated at like 290 hp but really had 390hp only ran a 15.1 1/4th when car and driver tested it...it isn't always the speed, it is the technology and the apeal of the day. And the new SS cars are a joke.
If you ask anyone what comes to mind when they heard SS 5 years ago you would hear things like big block, and muscle car and what not, cause that is what the SS name earned...but these new cars like i said have reduced it to a simple marketing tool.

[Fbody3400]

Originally posted by RedFrk13:
I dont think SS ever meant that much. Many of the earlier SS cars came with 283s and 305s. I dont recall either of those engines being fast from the factory. I think MOST of the new ones do deserve the SS name and would blow the doors off most of the olds ones. Just because its fwd and a 4 or 6 cylinder does not mean its not fast or sporty.

Given the new SS cars have 30 plus years of technology in them, and most are Supercharged i'd guess that they would beat them. But the SS cars were special, not a souped up cavilier. (Pretty much) FWD + I-4 doesnt = Sporty
396 + RWD + crappy tires = Up in Smoke Sporty. Give the '69 Z28 some tires from today and watch it go low 13s....

[Ender2664]

I am not saying it was a bad car...i am on your team here man...i wish i had a 69 Z28. But i am just trying to say, if you were to say i have a 69 SS people don't wasy what size motor, or what does it run a quarter mile in...they simply say sick, what kind of SS. But now you are going to say i have a 06 SS and someone is going be like wow i hope it isn't one of those stupid max cars.

[Pewter99Camaro]

Originally posted by vanbibber:
dont forget the SVT contuour and its 200 hp.

I havent gone to check the specks or if you did before posting this, but my cousin ran the 1/8 down here in florida in his SVT contour, and shut me up, when he ran no slower than a 9.3, consistently. Freakin american rice

[L32Projekt]

Originally posted by Pewter99Camaro:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by vanbibber:
dont forget the SVT contuour and its 200 hp.

I havent gone to check the specks or if you did before posting this, but my cousin ran the 1/8 down here in florida in his SVT contour, and shut me up, when he ran no slower than a 9.3, consistently. Freakin american rice </font>[/QUOTE]Have you ever driven a SVT Contour? I have. Very nice car, but I'm sure almost every one still out there is pretty ragged on. I would have bought one new if were in the position to do so when they were being produced. The thing ran smooth, nice suspension, AWESOME clutch mated to a lightweight flywheel, I believe the intake manifold was extrude honed as well. I'd pimp one if I could locate one driven by a granny all its life (i.e. not gonna happen) :(

[RedFrk13]

So your saying 80s monte carlo ss's didnt ruin the ss name, when their brother the grand national humiliated them. Yes, ss seems like it is a model for each car now. MOST of them seem worthy of it to me though. There is a reason Chevy doesnt have any rwd v8 cars now, nobody was buying them. Like you said, its about the technology, we dont need big engines to make power anymore. It is also a plus that they can drive in every weather conditions, saftly. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Ender2664]

*shakes head at all the people that love to hear themselves arguree and just miss the point*

[RedFrk13]

So you created this thread just to have people agree with you, that defeats the purpose of a message board. At least im friendly [img]smile.gif[/img]

If "ruining" the SS name is what it takes for GM to make a more performance version of each vehicle, ill take it.

[dmw319]

haha my funny picture got deleted

[mike h]

Originally posted by dmw319:
haha my funny picture got deleted

i liked it.

[dmw319]

yea me too