It’s no secret that the Chevrolet SS sedan we know and love is but a few tweaks removed from the Australian Holden Commodore. In fact, Chevrolet says that the V-8 sedan’s Down Under heritage has become something of a source of pride for many owners and fans of the stateside SS. Looking to highlight the ties for the 2014 SEMA show, Chevrolet ginned up the Holden-tinged Chevrolet SS Sport concept.
Wearing a coat “Some Like it Red Hot” paint, the SS concept gets body-color door handles and mirrors, as well as a whole mess of blacked-out bits from the Chevrolet Accessories catalog, including a grille kit, new fog-lamp bezels, a rear spoiler, and new fender vents. Black stripes are applied to the hood and decklid, and a set of 20-inch black wheels was bolted on—measuring 8.5 inches wide up front and 9.0 inches wide out back—with all four getting Holden-logo center caps.
More Holden-ness comes inside, with floor mats and a cargo tray emblazoned with the Aussie brand’s lion and stone. A sport pedal kit and—YES!—a cargo net round out the tweaks. Americans looking to add the Holden-branded items mentioned here to their car need look no further than the Chevrolet Accessories catalog. Pretty choice, right?
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The SS Sport concept is powered by the same rowdy LS3 V-8 as found in the production car. For 2015, its 415 horsepower and 415 lb-ft of twist can be funneled through your choice of a six-speed automatic transmission or the no-cost optional six-speed manual. Chevrolet would also like us to remind you that the 2015 SS also gets the Magnetic Ride Control adaptive suspension as standard, as well as new Brembo rear brakes (the fronts were already Brembo pieces).
Now go crack a tinnie and get ready for the big SEMA bash, which gets underway on November 4.
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