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The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Chevrolet SSR page on 29 September 2018, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
The Chevrolet SSR (Super Sport Roadster) is a retractable hardtop convertible pickup truck manufactured by Chevrolet between 2003 and 2006.
The 2003 and 2004 model years used General Motors' 5.3 L 300 hp Vortec 5300 V8. Performance was 7.7 seconds for 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) with a 15.9 s/86.4 mph quarter mile run. The 2005 SSR used the 390 hp (291 kW) LS2 V8 also found in the C6 Corvette, Trailblazer SS, and Pontiac GTO, and also offered a manual transmission option, the six-speed Tremec, for the first time.
For the 2006 model year, the LS2 engine featured minor modifications that boosted its output to 395 hp (automatic transmission) and 400 hp (manual), respectively. Performance improved dramatically with the LS2, the 6-speed manual version had an advertised 0-60 mph time of 5.29 seconds. In addition, GM badges were added to the vehicle.
The SSR's "retro" styled design was inspired by Chevrolet's late-1940s Advance Design trucks, in particular the 1947–1955 pickups. The vehicle rode on a GM368 platform specific to it, a version of the period's highly adaptable GMT360, and featured a steel body retractable hardtop designed by Karmann and built by ASC. The body of the truck, namely the front fenders, were made with deep draw stampings, a forming technique that had not been used in automotive stampings in decades, and required a "relearning" of the forming technique. The production model was based on the SuperSport Roadster concept car shown at the 2000 Detroit Auto Show. An early-production SSR was the pace car for the 2003 Indianapolis 500 auto race.
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| Die Cast x5 - kidconnection 15279-1601 | GM Concept | Small scale, light blue 2001 Buick Bengal Concept, blue 2000 Chevrolet SSR Concept, yellow 2001 Pontiac Rev Concept, pewter 2001 Cadillac Vizon Concept, light blue 2001 GMC Terracross Concept | |
| Die Cast x2 - Maisto 15080-1601 | 2000 Chevrolet SSR Concept/Chrysler Panel Cruiser | Motor Works, small scale, dark blue SSR, dark blue Panel Cruiser | |
| Die Cast - Maisto 21001-1601 | Power Racer, 1:43 scale, dark blue Chevrolet SSR | ||
| Die Cast - Matchbox 95262-0910 | Chevrolet SSR | Kids' Cars of the Year, small scale, dark blue | |
| Die Cast - Matchbox K9480-0910 | Chevy SSR | MBX Metal, small scale, lime green | |
| Die Cast - Matchbox L5037-0910 | Chevy SSR | MBX Metal, small scale, metallic orange | |
| Model Kit - Revell 85-7691 | Chevy SSR | 1:25 scale |
