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  • 155 mph kernel-filled piece of crap

  • ugh. I sorta liked these until I sat in the driver's seat. they are not designed for anyone taller than about 6'0". I hate having to duck under the ROOFLINE to see out the front window. There's also not a lot of rear-ward visibility from the driver's seat either.

  • What a turd!

  • I just got an 2009 HHR, not an SS but an LS. Got it after my Cavalier was totaled after a car crash. I love my HHR!!!

  • This was actually an awesome little car, also the GT cruiser wasn't bad.

  • They went all badass on these aha

  • they should have done a dual exhaust system..lots of I4's have dual exhaust..same engine as the Cobalt SS..why didn't they use the 2.4L instead of the 2.0L engine ? weight difference ?

  • I want Bob Lutz's job....

  • I am in loce with this vehicle, its everything I want in an automobile.

  • It is such a FUN car to drive. I absolutely love it because its an easy tune and zippy.

  • ahit

  • Old racing buddy of mine just told me about how he is modding his with a am Hahn turbo system. Sure has a nice stance to it.

  • My dad has the exact same one

    it's pretty fucken cool when you go a hundred miles an hour!

  • most cars go 100 with eas its more fun if u actual go 155 or even 200

  • haha obviously! that'd be fun tho

  • Rx7 isnt a POS! my rx7 has stuff cars today still dont have...

  • what lots of rust? hahaha

  • I really like the HHR SS's exterior styling, but it's a good thing that the awful red on black interior isn't the only interior option.

  • lol you own an 88 rx7. dont even talk about pos.

  • I have a HHR SS Auto and tried it out last fall . I got it to 134 MPH and then when I got off the gas it changed gear so 155 MPH should not be a problem. It was just cruising along with no shimmy not like my 1972 Duster 340 used to do at that speed. I like it a lot 23 MPG around town and 32 MPG if I dont get on it but that's no fun. Fun car to drive I would buy again mabey next time a HHR Panel SS.

  • The panel one is hot, but can you take it on the Hyway, some states you need a little side window or its considered a commecial vehicle.,.I thought this car was ugly at first, but now Im considering it or a camaro, but I like the utility aspect. but only an ss, and does the SS come with a back seat? Anyways,. interesting car

  • looks like a herse. not a sports car.

  • Not a sports car. Econo car

  • I dig this ride.

    I did a custom HHR ss with photoshop.

     check it out in the video responses.

  • That's awesome how Chevy decided to make a performance version of the HHR, this vehicle is awesome. Even though it'd have terrible visibility, if I bought this, I'd have to go with the HHR SS Panel van.

  • I had an 06 Cobalt SS 2.4L (non supercharged) 173 hp auto before the 09 HHR SS. When I learned that the HHR SS was offered with an auto, I had to have one. Granted, it is 235 hp vs 260 hp for the manual, but Chevrolet offers an "LNF UPGRADE" that boost power (with eith transmission) up to 290 hp and 315 ft lbs of torque. The HHR SS is a BLAST to drive. You ALWAYS have enough power, and it won't set you back $350$40k like an EVO or STI. I don't need awd in Central Texas anyway!

  • And by the like the old man said he is hoping to attract import ppl, I traded in my mazda3 for my SS.

  • Got a black SS in December. LOVE IT! I get so many questions, comments and compliments on it. It was very reasonably priced and has great utility, and is fast. I dont care what you ppl say. I OWN one I know.

  • @VitaminE6SS have you got any problems with it so far? and how much did u get it for?

  • @305pride Just turned 47k and not a single problem! Still loving it as much as the day i got her! The tag on mine was 24k fully loaded, I traded in my 06 mazda3 and put 3k down and it took the price down to 16k! Not too bad. Oh and my payments are only 246 a month!

  • @VitaminE6SS 246 a month is nice, im just asking because my 1995 camaro might be acting up, and if i need an affordable car right away then i would go for an hhr, cos im a gm fan all the way, and the hhr is a pretty good car. i would want a gto but that might cost to much. but i would get an older hhr, if i get a newer hhr ss then i might as well just save up and get the 2010 camaro that i am eventually getting. sorry for the long reply lol

  • Love it ..good job Bob..just bought one last night..SS too.Jerry an old Detroit native doing what I can for GM.

  • Put a Big Block in it

  • I drive Toyota's only, but this is the only Gm/Ford/Chryco that I would ever, in a million years, think about buying.

    It brings back memories of the 1954 panel truck I used to drive. This is the freshest thing GM has done in many years.

  • what ever to all the haters on the HHR...for the price and the room inside you could do lots to trick it out.. ,one Alpine full set up sounds system and nice rims it's pretty cool for cruising...turns heads up here in victoria bc canada.

  • Hmmm. PT Cruiser designer jumps ship and goes to GM. Designer pens the HHR which clearly has the same retro influence as PT Cruiser. PT Cruiser heads for the scrapheap. In a couple years GM is courting Chrysler to merge. Now Chrysler WILL be GM and making a redo of the PT Cruiser. Do you think people on both sides saw writing on the wall?

  • ugliest fuckin car ever followed closly by the pt cruiser not even close to an evo lookin at makes me want to punch a baby i kept up with one on the interstate with i 180 hp civic till i hit the govorner what a peice of shit i would have stuck with the cobalt

  • At least you want to do something (punching a baby). Looking at a Civic or a Cobalt makes me...not look at them because I didn't even notice them to begin with. I'm not saying I love this car, but with some performance to it, I think it's okay. really any block with wheels is okay these days if it moves and handles well. Even a Civic or Cobalt (Is it me or are Cobalts exactly like a slightly newer Cavalier. Those were lookers, Cavaliers)

  • Best car in the whole word!

  • Why are people comparing this to an evo lol ? That's completely out of this car's league. You should be comparing it to a Caliber SRT-4 or similar.

  • Well the HHR goes 0-60 only 0.4 seconds slower, but it feels just as fast.

  • wtf Chevy couldn't find a better spokesperson? This guy is so old he can barely talk.

  • Show some respect. Bob Lutz is a living legend and a genius. Wiki him, you'll see what I mean.

  • who cares who he is... the point is to make it appealing for customers to buy the car. I don't buy it - I can't stand listening to him mumble some complete crap. The car is terrible.

  • I have driven the hhr ss. A friend of mine bought one. While it dosen't stand up to my 450wp civicit is ALOT of fun to drive. The lauch controll and clutchless shifting manual transmission (in sport mode) made it very fun in the 1/4. I managed to pull off the 14.8 that chevy boasts for the vehicle.

    The HHR SS has VERY 'chincey' charge piping. After that is replaced (& maybe the manifold) I suspect this to be an easy 12.5 - 13.0 car. On slicks it would be effortless. Good product. Evo's r ghey

  • of course it won't keep up with a 450whp car dude lol, you didn't need to mention that.

  • a 450 HP Civic is like throwing an intercooler on my Hoover.

    It's go faster, that's all I'm saying.

  • These things are slow. I smoked one in my evo..LOL. it looks nice though...

  • you must feel like a total bamf...

    we own an orange hhr lt. its a great vehicle - compact but still alot of utility. not to mention its some serious fun to drive. the mpg rating isnt too bad either...

  • shouldn't compare an EVO to this car........can't believe you even brought that up.

  • insanely ugly car. and the available automatic meaning its a chick car

  • almost evrey muscle car ever build was a automatic is my 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS a chick car? but your right its a ugly car but i like this compact car more then a VW golf or a chrysler PT cruiser

  • Of course a muscle car w/ automatic isn't a chick car. This is a 4 cylinder car which means the auto version will be siginaficantly slower than the manual especially with its shitty 4-speed. That's why alot of the 4 cyl performance car only come with manual, civic si, cobalt SS, SRT4, evo, sti etc

  • this car does haul ass.. i wish it were awd or even rwd.. even with the limited slip differential this car literally smokes the tires on launch. i'm looking forward to putting some street slicks on to see if they'll help.

    and i can get about 30mpg if i dont stomp the gas every chance i get.

  • i would rather have the cobalt ss or get a base coupe and make my own :) you might actually hit high 13's or very low 14's with the slicks you should go test drive the impala ss that car is scary, i bet you could get it to break loose on the highway, it was just about the most fun ive had driving, even tho its an auto4

  • i drove one yesterday at my dads job, feels solid its very spacious. i only hit it in first and 2nd, it has a feature that when the cluutch is in it holds rpms at 5250 rpms, say its ugly til you see one up close

  • that's the launch control system.. same as in the vette. hold in the clutch, stomp the gas and it'll hold rpms at 4k+/- until you're ready to go fast.. it limits the wheelspin fairly well.

  • VC huh...he probably drives a Bentley

  • car is ugly but its gonna be pretty quick...and y would u want to see a supercharger in a 2.4L....thats pointless

  • I've got one. NOT ugly and it hauls ass very nicely.

  • u have a turbo hhr??? or a supercharged one???

  • There are no supercharged HHRs. GM says they have dropped the supercharged engines for all their vehicles.

  • i no that......the supercharrged cars were slow newayz.....but u i said y would u ever wanna supercharge a 2.4 and u said u had one...so do u have a reg hhr or did u put a supercharger in it...cuz u said it moves....

  • Don't know who's comments you were reading but I never said any of that. All I said was I have an HHR SS.

  • my original comment said "y would u put a supercharger on a 2.4L, and that theyre ugly" and u said u have one and its not ugly so i dunno u tell me

  • I said the HHR is not ugly and I have a HHR SS. It wasn't a direct reply to you.

  • o, then dont reply to my comment if its not a reply to me

  • def a nice car... i think they should use the 2.4 but put a supercharger in it.

  • They have dropped the supercharger. Not enough horses and could not meet epa standards, according to GM.

  • Sweet car looks good!! come and check out a new 2.0L Forum at Turbochargedgm. Net

  • I have one.. woot!

  • Bob Lutz = the man.

  • i would buy one, i love hhrs

  • Nice car!

  • Bob Lulz

  • Hi Im McRomanceLoser1 I dont have a car or any videos and cut and paste stupid shit from wikipedia because I have no brain.

    GET A FUCKING VIDEO OR SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU LOSER!

  • and I've been curious about something with you for a while, reading all of you asshole remarks torwards other people who don't even care about your existance. If you make so much money a year(which you don't), why do you act like an asshole to people? Answer please.

  • I dont act like an asshole to people, just to loser fuckheads that think their opinion is important, people like YOU McLoser1

  • While this video might be informative for auto journalists, I think putting "these old guys in suits" in front of the camera might just be turning away the younger demographic that the product intends to covet.

  • LOL, that's true, but only the immature type of kids would see it that way. I'm 21 years old, and would buy this car in a heartbeat if I could, and if it was out yet. Either that or I'd buy the up-coming 2008 turbocharged Cobalt SS.

  • ha ha ha....ummm....

    Did he just said the "spoiler" is to "reduce resistance" so it gets a "higher" top speed??

    Does he even know what is a spoiler and what is the function of a spoiler?

  • lol you idiot monkeys need to stfu n get outside the house more, GM owned the car market from the 60's until the 00, just cuz imports like toyota/honda which are both pieces of shit, are selling because theres 2 many asians in this country, most blacks/latinos, even whites are GM/ford ppl all day

  • come and checkout turbochargedgm . net

  • Thats one sick hhr come and checkout turbochargedgm . net

  • 155mph and the thing is shaped like a brick. Yeah, I'm sure it'll handle just great at it's limits...

  • The Chevy HHR SS has a nurburgring-tuned FE5 sport suspension that delivers a 0.86 g grip on a track. Go watch the Video of the HHR SS on the Nurburgring track at edmunds(dot)com. The car handles amazingly on that track. Look into the car before you start talking badly about it.

  • Suspension has all-of-jack shit "to do with" the aerodynamics issue I was talking about. Nobody pulled your "string", so STFU Mary.

  • Well the car does seem like it will handle great at its limits, asshole.

  • nainosaj, because you saw three Hondas on the side of the road you are judging their reliability as a whole?

    I see Chevys and Fords pulled over every day while on my commute, does that mean their unreliable? No, however reliability ratings for all domestics manufacturers are at an all time low.

    You're driving a ticking time bomb.

  • So, according to you, domestics are at an all time low regarding reliability?

    Damn, that explains Buick tying Lexus in that JD Power reliability survey, eh? That was a study done on 2003 cars, IIRC, and the modern cars are supposed to be really getting up there quality-wise.

    STFU, ignoramus.

  • I have an 06 and love it! People stop and give two thumbs up all the time. ( It runs great! ) I saw three Honda's broken down on the highway last week, so much for their reliability!

  • Bob LULZ

  • this is chevy's direct answer 2 dodge's caliber srt 4....both r small minivans, 0-60 times look similar and both will do over 150...in terms of power, styling, transmission, and even street cred, i think dodge claerly wins this 1 over chevy

  • I agree with you on that the Caliber SRT-4 wins in this battle, but the HHR SS is still cool :). Besides, it doesn't lose that bad. The only thing that I see in its loss against the Caliber SRT-4 is it's exterior looks by a little bit. I'd still buy the HHR, just because I'm a Chevy fan over Dodge lol.

  • ur right, it's not THAT lopsided....i mean, it's basically a damn box with a great engine and transmission....i mean, shit, a couple hoodscoops and some wider wheels just would've made it look the part a little more like the caliber

  • Sarcasm much I see, lol.

  • But if I had the money, I'd go for the new turbocharged Cobalt SS that's coming out in mid 2008.

  • I don't understand why people are posting so much crap, I think it looks cool, it's quick to me, 0-60 in six seconds or better, consider all the aftermarket parts you can find for these cars after they come out, FWD so it will be good for snow, not rwd which is great but you won't go nowhere in winter, or when it rains for that matter. For the price what do you expect? A Ferrari?

  • I AGREE!!! I live in Oregon, it rains like a bitch, no RWD for me please. 0-60 in 6 seconds is good enough for me, it's not like I even go out and race against STI's and EVO's. The HHR SS is more than capable of beating a mazdaspeed3, which is a perfect competitor.

  • 0-60 in 6 seconds???? I might as well drive a school bus...they should scrap this car and focus more on the cobalt..at least it has a chance...EVO is king..well at least till the GT-R comes out...

  • 0-60 in 6 seconds is good for the type of car that the HHR SS is, especially being FWD, that's all i'm saying

  • and i doubt a school buss hits 0-60 in 6 seconds....

  • y'know.. 6 seconds isn't that bad. It's not competative but it's not bad. I don't think even with the SS they meant for the hhr to be a sports car. And for the budget you shouldn't be comparing it to an evo, and a GT-R? come on, that's not even fair to the evo.

  • 1.If you call it big, your dumb as a sack of hammers. 2.If you think nobody is buying them, your blind as a friggin bat, there everywhere.

    You think ,"Ugly"? Refer to #2 You want to compare to honda cars.Refer to #1 seems to be a circle thing here.Guess your the pivot man.

  • 1. It isn't big, it's just a poorly glued together pile of crap.

    2. People do buy them, yes. In Detroit. Come to California and you'll see 100 Civics to every HHR. Not to mention, car buyers can be very stupid. I mean hell, people bought the AMC Gremlin.

  • California.......nuff said!

  • Right, California! That's the land of homosexuals, liberal Democrats, good weather and roads with corners in them! How horrid!

  • It wold be better to give it the 1.9l Turbo diesel... 150hp and 340nm.

    and a a mpg of 35-40...

  • Did someone say tourqe steer??

  • There should be question on YouTube that asks before someone can post a comment. The question should read "Are you a *moron* that is about to make a stupid comment about American cars? Or just a moron in general? If yes, do not post a comment."

  • the only other car that should worry about this car is the PT Cruiser

  • Chevy has managed to take an ugly (but solid) old car design and turn it into an ugly cheaply made plastic new car. Hearing SS makes me uncomfortable.

  • well it defenatly looks better than the caliber srt4.........imo

  • My shite looks better than a Caliber.

  • UGLY

  • "My dad has an HHR..."

    "lol"

    "buy an s2000"

    Is there anyone over 12 that actually posts comments on YouTube? Go outside and get some fresh air for a change, you annoying little illiterates.

  • Fat chicks are ugly too. But people marry them every day ..HAHA !!

  • Someone things the HHR is RWD hehe.

  • I love it when the import trolls come out in full force...it means the product is very good! Way to go GM!!

  • so what you are saying is....IT'S STILL GAY?!?!?!

    lol

  • no way

  • hahaaa crapy american cars, jesus

  • Like Romania even makes ANY good cars, yet alone have any purpose in the world. Lmao, you aren't one to judge.

  • Notice everyone hates you, only loser dumbasses like you hate me.

    I love that idiots like you hate me! Keeps you stupid fucks out of my life!

  • It's funny, you say you make 10grand a month(minimum), and yet you drive a Subaru Legacy, LMFAO! Look I know, and the rest of us here do that read your arrogant posts', that you don't make much money, and is a low class technician that works on sets of videos. Please STFU, and stop posting hate comments that aren't even of a higher level than a 9 year old. kay? :-)

  • McRomance there is no such position as technician in the entertainment industry, how stupid are you. Even production assistants make $250/day and that is the piddly position fresh meat makes, which is still more than twice what YOU make. Me? I start at 500$/day + extras as stated in many posts. I plant to NEVER work again by 50 years old with a retirement of many millions - THATS WHY I DRIVE A SUBARU.

    RICH PEOPLE save MONEY. People that WASTE money are POSEURS dumbfuck.

  • And again douchebag, I am not going to insult you with anything you can't understand. "low class tech" LMFAO!!!

    Difference between you and me? YOU ARE A CHILD THAT CANT EVEN MAKE A YOUTUBE VIDEO LET ALONE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR PROJECTS! Keep serving McDonalds douchebag! An no, my dogs don't need a supersize.

  • Anyway, I'm going to bed, and flying out to Colorado to go skiing with some people in a while. Well, anyway, merry Christmas dude. And I'll tell you how the skiing was when I get back, and we can get back to hate comments torwards eachother if you feel like it, I don't start school till Jan 7th, so I have a lot of time till then. Later dude :-)

  • awesome ^_^

  • hideous

  • leave it to GM to build a shitty looking car.

  • x1000 gm can rot in hell for all i am concerned

  • ugly

  • 155mph or not, it's still a MINIVAN witha plastic spoiler.

  • up to 950hp from s2000 honda

  • STFU. 950hp from your moms cocksucking powermouth.

  • just buy a honda s2000

  • front wheel drive

  • no its not its rwd

  • bah! the hhr is fwd, they will probably never release a rwd hhr, it would be cool though.

  • umm my dad has an hhr and it is a RWD

  • whatever you say. what year is it then?

  • 06 its the LT model which is the 2nd best model and its rwd

  • hehe i think you might be joking with me lol. So all HHRs are FWD and your father's particular LT trim is RWD? How is that possible? Did he mod it? The hhr is based on a FWD platform so im just curious. I'm wondering if maybe you're confused about the differences between FWD and RWD? Can you upload a video of it? It must be awesome :D!

  • RWD are you on crack?

  • lets see that tran handle 1000HP

  • Ugly, what are they thinking

  • your ugly what r u thinking?

  • ecocrap 4 cylinder + Turbo = total devastation to any chebby, pontiac, saturn, saab, buick, oldsmobile and hummer.

  • a 4-cylinder hummer?, Buick? What kind of drugs are you on? The Ecotec can handle enough boost to blast through 1000HP man. Get your facts straight.

  • yea sum ppl dont know what they are talking about their like the best engine u can get...like why get a 350 when u can get a ecotec 4 banger and get 1000hp

  • Well a 350 and an Ecotec are two totally different monsters. If you want torque and low end power, get the 350 and tune the hell out of it. The LT1 is an awesome engine as well. If you want high end performance, then the Ecotec is the engine for you. It isn't the smoothest, but it is by far the most tuneable four cylinder I have seen.

  • yea i supose

  • dude those engines r awesome u can get up to 1000hp outta them

  • huh? My 1983 280zx turbo does 150mph; I paid $500 for it; I pay only $180 PER YEAR insurance. And my car has t-tops and sexier curves. Again, Detroit produces crap nobody wants. You better wake up and develop an all electric motorbike or car or become extinct as an auto maker. The paradigm is changing.

  • BS , please. Fucking looser , get a real car.

  • Stdan what the fuck do you drive you fucking littledick virginal pussy. You not only don't have a car, you DONT HAVE A VIDEO. SHUT THE FUCK UP OR POST A VIDEO OF YOUR CAR THAT IS BETTER.

  • Wow, never thought I'd run into one of your comments here, why do you have so much anger inside of you? You've never had sex, and can't get any I guess.

  • McRomance you are such a pathetic dumbass I am not going to aknowledge your existance anymore because I fear you are the next mall shooter. Stupid Youtard.

  • Lol dude, you are FAT with a a near bowl haircut that you split in the middle you nerd. You couldn't get a GF worth your life. BTW, learn not to be an asshole, you are what, 34 you said? Act your age. Well, atleast try to fake it so you can make SOME friends, kay Chuck :-)

  • I wake up out of bed and don't fix my hair because I make 100grand a year more than you and don't have to.

    YOU? Stupid opinionated virginal loser with a gun watching too much internet porn while I fuck your sister.

    Your a complete dumbass and a loser moron who can only make insults based on looks.

    Guess what, you are a LOSER who everyone HATES and can't even make a VIDEO! You are a parasite! Your parents can't wait for you to move out btw.

  • More like 10grand a year. And the "sister fucking" jokes are what, something a 10 year old would say? Atleast try to think of something that would be more torwards reality for you, and something that would offend me Chuck :-)