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FenwickHockey65 · 03-20-2013, 04:27 PM

That's because Holden actually picked a good color to show the car in.

Why GM chose silver for the SS, I will never know.

Cruuzin LV · 03-20-2013, 04:45 PM

I'm sure when people start seeing them at dealerships in other colors etc it may change a few minds. Granted its no camaro but it does look a lot like a 4 door gto.

Oldag · 03-20-2013, 04:46 PM

The new SS is based on the Pontiac G8 (made by Holden).

I loved my G8. Best handling car I have ever owned. Great performance. You can drive that car for sixteen hours and feel okay at the trip's end. But a family member needed a new vehicle, so I sold it to them. Not an easy decision to make. Hopefully, when I get the Camaro SS2 vert (on order) I will have no second thoughts.

I think the G8's exterior styling is superior to the SS. They should have retained the G8 hood scoops for sure.

I suspect a stick equipped SS will be forthcoming, just not in the first year.

ATX211 · 03-20-2013, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

That's because Holden actually picked a good color to show the car in.

Why GM chose silver for the SS, I will never know.

FenwickHockey65 · 03-20-2013, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Oldag

The new SS is based on the Pontiac G8 (made by Holden).

I loved my G8. Best handling car I have ever owned. Great performance. You can drive that car for sixteen hours and feel okay at the trip's end. But a family member needed a new vehicle, so I sold it to them. Not an easy decision to make. Hopefully, when I get the Camaro SS2 vert (on order) I will have no second thoughts.

I think the G8's exterior styling is superior to the SS. They should have retained the G8 hood scoops for sure.

I suspect a stick equipped SS will be forthcoming, just not in the first year.

Technically it's not a G8. The G8 was a VE Commodore. This is the next generation, the VF.

90503 · 03-20-2013, 04:49 PM

Whatever the changes are, somebody will mod it back to look like what we have now.....lol....

Oldag · 03-20-2013, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

That's the reason the design isn't edgy and sporty like Charger. Charger was conceived from the get-go as a performance sedan. Commodore is a family car that can easily become a performance sedan, but a volume family sedan first.

Go drive a Pontiac G8 (from which the SS was derived, both being Holden) and say that...

FenwickHockey65 · 03-20-2013, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Oldag

Go drive a Pontiac G8 (from which the SS was derived, both being Holden) and say that...

I never said it wasn't a good performance car. We're talking about the design. Even the G8's design was pretty understated despite the hood scoops and aggressive front end. A lot of people preferred that actually.

Oldag · 03-20-2013, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Cincy10SSRS

... I came extremely close to buying a G8 GTP a few years back; this new car should've looked closer to that ...

Agree completely.

SSGUNNER · 03-20-2013, 04:59 PM

No thanks. Will keep my 5th gen.

GEN-IV · 03-20-2013, 05:17 PM

Too expensive, too bland, not paying ADM that my dealer suggested may be needed to get an early one. GM seems to be following down the same path that got it into trouble in the past.

FenwickHockey65 · 03-20-2013, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by GEN-IV

Too expensive, too bland, not paying ADM that my dealer suggested may be needed to get an early one. GM seems to be following down the same path that got it into trouble in the past.

For a low volume car? GM really isn't expecting high sales. It's a niche car.

And GM has no control over ADM. That's your dealer being stupid.

RPI Designs · 03-20-2013, 09:14 PM

It's not bad for a four door.

jshaf · 03-20-2013, 09:17 PM

I am a coupe/2 door kind of guy

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Cruuzin LV Drives: 2012 Camaro SS 45th Anniversary Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 387	I'm sure when people start seeing them at dealerships in other colors etc it may change a few minds. Granted its no camaro but it does look a lot like a 4 door gto.

03-20-2013, 04:46 PM	#59
Oldag Drives: 2013 2SS Convertible, LS3 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 361	The new SS is based on the Pontiac G8 (made by Holden). I loved my G8. Best handling car I have ever owned. Great performance. You can drive that car for sixteen hours and feel okay at the trip's end. But a family member needed a new vehicle, so I sold it to them. Not an easy decision to make. Hopefully, when I get the Camaro SS2 vert (on order) I will have no second thoughts. I think the G8's exterior styling is superior to the SS. They should have retained the G8 hood scoops for sure. I suspect a stick equipped SS will be forthcoming, just not in the first year.

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90503 Drives: 2011 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Torrance Posts: 14,430	Whatever the changes are, somebody will mod it back to look like what we have now.....lol....

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