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Chevrolet HHR SS
By hyperv6, 05/09/2015
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  • 7 comments
  • Color Black
  • Price 27875.00
  • Year 2008
  • Odometer 38000
  • Odometer Unit Miles
  • Description HHR SS with red and black interior<br /><br />GM Performance Turbo upgrade 23 PSI boost<br /><br />Price paid new much less than sticker. Fully loaded. <br /><br />13 second quarter miles if you can get the tires to hook up. Top speed stock was 155 MPH upgrade may have around 160 MPH if anyone is dumb enough to try it. <br /><br />Handling is amazing. I did not really care about HHR's but after I drove this I bought it based on the handling and engine alone. I thought what am I doing but now I am glad I bought it. <br /><br />MPG is still 25 city and 32 highway on premium. <br /><br />This car is one of the best kept secrets of GM. I often get told by people they like what I did to my HHR and are shocked to find it came this way and I did not create my own SS. They are even more shocked to find a nearly 300 HP Turbo engine in it. <br /><br />What is sad I have owned two past SS models a 1968 SS 396 and a 1972 GMC Sprint SP [El Camino SS] and this little HHR is faster than both stock and about the same as my 68 with a cam and intake change. As for stopping and turning the HHR is light years ahead. <br /><br />The only thing I do hate is the FWD as it just has a hard time hooking up. I have had it break loose at 55 MPH before and it scared me the first time it happened. The power died and I saw a light on the dash and I thought I broke something till I saw it was the Traction control light. <br /><br />I have noted in this area the prices on these are pretty stable. There were so few and what ones there are left are getting to be high mile and often rode hard and put away wet. <br /><br />While some may not understand the SS you really need to drive one to get why is was an SS. <br /><br />Lap time was at the Ring was a mid 8 min run and was a record for a small FWD wagon. It was as fast as some early NSX models and other sports cars.

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ccap41

Posted

Those HHR SSs are super underappreciated! A real good bud of mine has one and it's a prety awesome car. I love the black. It actually makes it look even less "SS", in a sleeper kind of way.

 

Doesn't it have a slick shifting feature also? The manual that is..

 

The GM Performance Turbo, is that the Tune that GM offered that brought your power to something like 300/300? or did you actually get a larger turbo? Which, I'm not trying to down play the 300/300.. It is one quick car at the factory 258(?) at 300/300 that would be one heck of a roll car!

 

Great lookin' car!

hyperv6

Posted

Yes my 08 Malibu shows the Lutz influence he started. He has left people to continue these improvement with each and every model.

 

The Manual has a no lift shift. I have driven it and it works but you really feel like you are going to break something but the computer controls everything. I do fear missing a shift on the cable sifter. FWD shifters are always crap.

 

The Turbo upgrade is only two map sensors and a flash. It sets it to 290 HP and 315 FT LBS. The Solstice with the same kit can get up to 340 FT LBS with the stronger transmission. It really drives like a different car.

 

The auto was 235 in first and second gear with 250 in third and fourth. The upgrade makes it 290/315 in all gears.

 

MPG went up 1-2 MPG too.

 

I hope they offer a similar kit for the new Camaro as it can add some real HP and torque if you are ok with Premium Required ratings.




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