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Going fast in a straight line was really the only thing that mattered in America in the muscle car age, and the only engines that made decent power were V8s.. Now that performance interests have become more varied and engines of any size can boast very good power, the SS badge has to adapt. I think the Cobalt SS is worthy of the name. I haven't heard too much about the HHR SS, so I'll reserve judgement on that. The Camaro SS? You bet. Ford is rumored to be developing a 300+ hp ecoboost powered Fusion with AWD. If GM followed suit on the Malibu, that would be SS worthy. The last Malibu SS was very not worthy. I'm on the fence with the Trailblazer SS. On one hand, I've driven it on a closed course and let me tell you, an SUV should not be able to do the things it did. Then again, it is still an SUV no matter how you cut it.