2014 Chevrolet SS Sedan Accidentally Confirmed?

[JusticePete]

Originally Posted by Christiancoach

This is the one time I hate to agree with you! Over the last several years I imported a lot of parts from Australia to upgrade and convert my G8. Every month the stuff got more and more expensive simply because of the changing exchange rate.
Keep in mind that GM had to HEAVILY incentivize the G8 to sell them. I know people who bought brand new GT's for very low 20's!

This time around I think the car is on the right showroom floor. Chevy Dealers have been selling the RWD Vette continuously. That doesn't guarantee they know performance vehicles and clients, but they at least have some experience. Add to that a rabid base of Camaro owners wandering through Chevy showrooms and compare that to Pontiac back on 08. The G8 was almost a secret vehicle that was sold only to those insiders that knew about it. With the SS on NASCAR tracks, the pub run up and the BowTie behind it the SS will sell.

That doesn't ease the disappointment of those that wanted an SS at a much lower price point.

[Rob@WretchedMS]

Look at the prices of Charger SRT8's and 300 SRT8's, some of them are up around 60k.

[FenwickHockey65]

Originally Posted by JusticePete

This time around I think the car is on the right showroom floor. Chevy Dealers have been selling the RWD Vette continuously. That doesn't guarantee they know performance vehicles and clients, but they at least have some experience. Add to that a rabid base of Camaro owners wandering through Chevy showrooms and compare that to Pontiac back on 08. The G8 was almost a secret vehicle that was sold only to those insiders that knew about it. With the SS on NASCAR tracks, the pub run up and the BowTie behind it the SS will sell.

That doesn't ease the disappointment of those that wanted an SS at a much lower price point.

But the NASCAR connection means a ton of people are going to look into buying one, then balk at the high sticker price.

Which is why I still wish a cheaper LFX-powered model would be made available.

[Apex Motorsports]

At this point it is all conjecture. We don't know what the price tag will be or what it will be packing under the hood but I expect it to come in over the top of the SRT8s in every measure, including a higher price.

[JusticePete]

We all hope that GM does find a way to bring the SS in at a lower than expected price point. Hoping and $2.50 get me a cup of coffee at Starbucks.

We do know what Holden charges for the Commodore in AU as pricing is readily available. We know what the exchange rate is. Holden Barina (Chevrolet Sonic) pricing is close to the US pricing. A Holden Barlina (Commodore 4 DR) Starts at $37,900 with a 3.0. Getting a SS to the USA under $45K will require creative thinking and accounting.

[Angrybird 12]

Just throwing this out there, I wonder why GM didn't just create a Chevy version of the CTSV and sell it as the SS. They did the opposite with the Corvette a few years ago by making it a XLR..

[JusticePete]

In a word, cost.

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by JusticePete

In a word, cost.

So they can take a 60k Chevy and upgrade it to an 80k Cadillac but thay can't take a 65k Cadillac and downgrade it to a 45k Chevy.
It don't seem fair....

[JusticePete]

Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

So they can take a 60k Chevy and upgrade it to an 80k Cadillac but thay can't take a 65k Cadillac and downgrade it to a 45k Chevy.
It don't seem fair....

It is soooo easy to build up and soooo hard to build down.

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by JusticePete

It is soooo easy to build up and soooo hard to build down.

Time for Chevy to pull a Robin Hood then....
Take from the rich, and give to the poor...

[Rwarchol]

Originally Posted by matt55

If true GM must be set on crushing the hopes and dreams of father's everywhere .

QFT The SS would be the only car I give up my Camaro for and with my first son on the way in a week he'll be getting put in the back of the Camaro or GTO. (The girlfriend has a Hyundai 4dr ) but I was really hoping Chevy would come through with a nice 4dr RWD V8 car thats affordable. If I'm dropping $40k+ on a vehicle, it's going to be a 1LE or a ZL-1.

[Silverlsinva]

I say if the car is priced around 38 to 42 k thats not that bad considering that the SRT8 charger is 45k and then some but u can get a super bee for abouts 41ish. I just hope they dont make near the 50k price point. Cause then why would get a new SS when u can get a lightly used CTS V four door for around the same price and more performace.

[rayhawk]

I'm not too concerned over the price of the car in Australia, I thought that had to do with taxes over there more than anything else. I think Chevrolet will follow their typical pricing scheme, which will make the lower end model faster but right around the comparable Charger R/T model. Look at the price of the Charger R/T plus model at $32k or the road and track model at $34k. I don't think they would bother bringing the car to only compete with the SRT8 charger, I don't think it would be worth it.

[Stew]

Originally Posted by rayhawk

I'm not too concerned over the price of the car in Australia, I thought that had to do with taxes over there more than anything else. I think Chevrolet will follow their typical pricing scheme, which will make the lower end model faster but right around the comparable Charger R/T model. Look at the price of the Charger R/T plus model at $32k or the road and track model at $34k. I don't think they would bother bringing the car to only compete with the SRT8 charger, I don't think it would be worth it.

Well, since it is going to be a very low volume model, the SRT8 is exactly what they will be going against IMHO. The G8 GT was around 32k 3 years ago and the exchange rate/inflation has only gotten worse since then, the GXP was 40k. Unless they inten on offering 2 different models with 2 different V8s, IMHO there will be no V6 (actually think GM has said that?) since it would not fit with a car simply called the SS.