Chevrolet Bringing SS Performance Sedan to the US in 2014

ChevroletChevroletUnited States of America, 1911 > present82 models
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has just announced that it is bringing a Holden CommodoreHolden Commodore SS Autom...Australia, 2006 > present-based performance sedan to the US, and it will be called the SS. The sedan will race in Nascar in 2013 and debut to American buyers in late 2013 as a 2014 model. 

At the moment, not much is know about the SS. It will be a rear-wheel drive, V8-powered sedan. Chevrolet says that it will offer the car in limited numbers. The car is based on the same chassis as the CamaroChevrolet Camaro Gen.5United States of America, 2009 > present48 versions
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and HoldenHoldenAustralia, 1856 > present29 models
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VF Commodore, and the SS will be built in Australia. Power for the car is still unknown, but it could be any of GM'sGMUnited States of America, 1998 > present8 models
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LS-series of V8s found in the Camaro and CorvetteChevrolet Corvette Gen.6United States of America, 2004 > present56 versions
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. Horsepower for those engines range anywhere from 426hp, 430hp and 505hp. However, Holden builds a Commodore SS in Australia that uses a 362hp version of the LS V8. It is possible that the SS sedan could use this engine as well. The SS is the first rear-wheel drive sedan sold by Chevrolet in the US in 17 years. 

"I am thrilled that Chevrolet will deliver a true rear-wheel-drive NASCAR racecar in the SS that is closely linked to the performance sedan that will be available for sale,” said Mark Reuss, president of GM North America.

The SS will debut on track at the 2013 Daytona 500 Nascar race. 

The SS designation was first used on the CorvetteChevrolet Corvette SSUnited States of America, 1957 > present3 photos
in 1957 and has been used on many of Chevy's high performance models since then. The first production car to use the designator was the 1961 ImpalaChevrolet ImpalaUnited States of America, 1957 > present10 series
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SS.