After the Plymouth Prowler failed miserably, Chevrolet went back to the drawing board and designed the Chevy SSR (Super Sport Roadster) to redeem itself. Unlike a typical pickup truck, the Chevy SSR ...
We may never see a vehicle like this ever again. At the turn of the century the hot trend in the Motor City was to make a retro-styled vehicle to play off the nostalgia Baby Boomers craved in a big ...
Numerous strong vehicles of different varieties have donned the Chevrolet badge throughout the last 11 decades. While many of the brand's offerings have stuck around for the long haul and are still ...
Gilbert Smith is an automotive journalist with over five years of specialized research and writing experience. Before joining CarBuzz in 2024, he produced in-depth buyer’s guides and feature articles ...
The Chevrolet SSR builds on Chevrolet's semi-forgotten tradition of curvy trucks, so it is not just an imitation of the PT Cruiser or Plymouth Prowler. The Chevy SSR combines the open air of a sports ...
Matt Nelson is an automotive journalist with nearly a decade of experience in all things cars. He's spent years working at dealerships in sales, finance, and service. He's since traded in his pens and ...
After our extensive review of an early production SSR for our Sport Truck of the Year competition, we said that if we scored charisma, Chevy's Super Sport Roadster would blow away the competition.
Mark McNabb was a contributor at TopSpeed from 2013 to 2018. Growing up, Mark always had a mind for tinkering on random items throughout his home and dad’s garage, including a 1953 Ford Mainline and ...
Chevrolet’s SSR is an example of a concept that sizzled on the show floor but fizzles in reality. SSR (for Super Sport Roadster) wowed us at the 2000 Detroit show with its hot-rod looks, Corvette ...
The Chevy SSR (which stood for Super Sport Roadster) was an oddball performance pickup truck produced by General Motors between 2003 and 2006. While the SSR was unlike anything else on sale at the ...
I fully expected to hate this thing. At the very best, I expected not to care much. This sunny attitude stemmed primarily from frustration over being teased with the image of the SSR for, what, four ...