GM announced today that for the first time in 17 years, Chevrolet will offer a Rear Wheel Drive 4 Door Sedan in the US.
The limited production version of the new Chevy SS will be labeled a 2014, but will should arrive at our stores in late 2013.Chevrolet was America’s best-selling performance car brand in 2011 with Camaro and Corvette accounting for one out of every three sports cars sold in the United States. The addition of the SS should strengthen Chevrolet’s position as a leading performance brand.
Chevrolet has a long history of using the SS (Super Sport) designation on high-performance models of some of its most enduring nameplates. The SS designation first appeared in 1957 on a Corvette prototype race car built under the guidance of Zora Arkus-Duntov with the plan to enter it in the Le Mans 24-hour race.
The first production vehicle offered with an SS option was the 1961 Impala – 453 were built with the performance upgrades which included a modified chassis and suspension, power brakes, a steering column mounted tachometer and unique wheels and tires. The latest SS model in the Chevrolet lineup is the fifth-generation Camaro, which debuted in 2010.
The SS will also be Chevrolet’s next NASCAR Sprint Cup racecar and will debut in its race configuration at the 2013 Daytona 500.
(The camouflaged Chevrolet SS racecar being tested at Homestead-Miami Speedway in preparation for the 2013 NASCAR season. (Photo courtesy of NASCAR Media Group)
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