Review automotive When General Motors affirmed that its Australian arm, Holden, would stop generation in 2017 we accepted that we'd be stating our farewells to the low-volume Holden Commodore (our Chevrolet SS). Would GM make room on another product offering, or move the model onto the Alpha stage? For lovers it would be great fun, yet with deals figures less than 3,000 units a year in the U.S. the business case appeared somewhat feeble.
At the point when Australian-based Car Advice talked with GM Chief Engineer Al Oppenheiser, who heads advancement of the Chevrolet Camaro and also the SS, he appeared to recommend that all desire for the SS was not lost.
"[The SS] offers what it should … And we haven't declared an end date to it, so we're just … we realize that there are a few choices made on the Zeta [platform], that are fast approaching, and right now we're simply centered around the new '17 model, which is awesome. It has the LS3 with the manual and the dynamic depletes, and it's an extraordinary auto." (Emphasis our own).
Did you get that? No official end date. It's not over until it's official, and starting now: it's not official. What do we know now? Whenever inquired as to whether a worldwide car could fill the void Oppenheiser said, "Possibly" and when addressed further about whether it could have a V-8 he reacted, "I don't have the foggiest idea about that either. I'm not at freedom [to say]. I'm going to abandon you hanging… "
In any case, shouldn't something be said about that business case? Oppenheiser, talking about Holden Managing Director Mark Reuss, said, "On the off chance that anyone comprehends what we could do and in the event that we could do it, it would be him. What's more, I don't settle on those choices – I bolster whatever the initiative takes a gander at, and if there's chance, we will take it. On the off chance that there's not, we would impart that."
Any other person think the thought of an Alpha Platform-based Chevrolet SS with the LT1 from the Camaro SS sounds like a smart thought? Yes, if it's not too much trouble we'll take two.
