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“The Chevrolet SS also demonstrates how we
are able to leverage our global product portfolio to deliver a unique
performance experience,” Reuss said. “The specialized development and
testing work done for the race car will certainly benefit the entire
Chevrolet product lineup.”
The Chevrolet SS is the next in a long
line of famed nameplates that Chevrolet has campaigned in NASCAR. It
replaces Impala, which scored 151 wins from 1959-64 and 2007-12.
“We are looking forward to another
exciting year of NASCAR competition and expect that the new SS race car,
with some of the most skilled drivers on the circuit behind the wheel,
will distinguish itself on the track,” said Jim Campbell, U.S. vice
president of Performance Vehicles and Motorsports.
The Chevrolet SS will be a derivative of
the award-winning global rear-wheel-drive architecture that spawns
performance vehicles like Chevrolet Camaro and Holden’s upcoming VF
Commodore. The limited production version of the Chevrolet SS will be a
2014 model and will arrive in dealer showrooms in late 2013. It is the
first time in 17 years that Chevrolet will offer a rear-wheel-drive
sedan for sale in the United States.
Chevrolet has long used 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.
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