Pop quiz, hot shot: What’s the most underrated car on the market? You’re never going to guess, so I’m just going to tell you: the Chevrolet SS with a manual transmission. Now, I’m not saying there aren’t lots of other fantastic cars out there currently for sale. I am saying when’s the last time you saw a Chevy SS, let alone thought about one? Thing is, you should be thinking about the big four-door, five-passenger Chevy. Because it rocks.
The Chevy SS is the car everyone says they want. The iconic LS3 sits under the hood. If you’re not in the know, that’s the General’s ubiquitous naturally aspirated, 6.2-liter small-block V-8, and in SS tune it makes a square 415 horsepower and 415 lb-ft of torque. These days, 415 hp might sound like a healthy riding lawnmower, but it’s plenty of power. Especially because you can now opt to send every last pony to just the rear wheels via an honest-to-goodness six-speed manual. Having complete control over the engine makes a little bit of power feel like a lot and a good amount of power feel absolutely excellent. If 415 hp simply isn’t enough gumption for you, is there an engine on the planet with more mods available than the LS3? Kinda doubt it. To recap: naturally aspirated V-8, manual transmission, rear-wheel drive.
This super-rare 6-Speed manual transmission model has ALL the goodies including:
This sport sedan also has 4 - brand new Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 tires; a custom Borla exhaust that gives it a nice tone without being obnoxious and a K & N cold air intake for better performance and economy.
Chevrolet is ending production on the SS for 2017, so these cars are becoming harder and harder to find. Especially one with just over 18,000 miles and a 6-speed!
