Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

SENIOR EDITOR (NEWS) BOB GRITZINGER: Call this the Chevy conundrum. The HHR SS looks old and retro, like a shrunken Suburban from 60 years ago, but at the same time, the body mods, the powertrain and ...

Kenneth Hall December 18, 2008 Comment Now! The 2.0L turbo engine internally known as the LNF has been one of GM's unsung heroes over the past several years. Lying at the heart of the Pontiac Solstice ...

Ralph Hanson August 16, 2007 Comment Now! GM has unveiled a SS version of the Chevy HHR just in time for the Woodward Dream Cruise, which will be held this weekend. The HHR SS gets a new turbo engine ...

The 1940s meets the 21st century with Chevrolet’s 2008 HHR SS Turbo, an homage to the past with a performance eye toward the present. Listed in several surveys as one of the Top 10 “College Cars” on ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

Chevrolet is pretty serious about their new HHR SS, so they schlepped out the biggest gun in their arsenal to introduce the fast wagon to us; Maximum Bob Lutz. While he did admit that SS is "an ...

Q. If E85 has higher octane than regular and premium gasoline, why don’t performance vehicles use the ethanol blend? I want a Chevy HHR SS turbo but it is not E85 compatible. I understand the loss of ...

Complaint: The HHR is a compact wagon. But it's heavy at 3,100 pounds, making it a bit overwhelming for its base 2.2-liter, 149-horsepower in-line, four-cylinder engine. We recommend upgrading to the ...

The Chevrolet Cobalt SS Turbo and HHR Panel SS Concept benefit from the same 2.0-liter Ecotec four stuffed in the Pontiac Solstice GXP and the Saturn Sky Redline. Making 260-horsepower and 260 ...

Chevrolet's little retro wagon, the HHR, has been given the SS treatment, with a turbocharged engine and a firmed-up chassis, plus some tuner-style body modifications and interior upgrades. The ...

The bow-tie gang has added yet another "retro-ride" truck to its stable of rolling stock with the new HHR SS. Inspired by the iconic 1949 Suburban, the HHR lineup was first launched in 2006. With the ...