Chevrolet SS 6.2-Litre
GM’s Australian car manufacturer,
Holden, is on its last legs, as it will cease engine and vehicle manufacturing
in 2017. However, it’s possible we’ll see the last breed of the Australia
brutes in the U.S. as well.
According to GM Authority, sources from
the Elizabeth assembly plant, responsible for building the VF Holden Commodore
Series II and the Chevrolet SS, said the latter may be getting a lot more power
in the model's final year of production.
As 2017 will be the grand finale of the
Zeta platform-based Commodore and the SS (with Holden and HSV releasing limited
edition specials as swan songs), the American variant could go out with a bang
as well. It’s rumored that the Chevy SS may be in for some LSA power, receiving
the 6.2-litre LSA supercharged V8 under the hood by next year.
Currently, the VF Commodore is sold in
the United States as a performance vehicle under the name of Chevrolet SS,
which draws 415 hp and 415 lb-ft (563 Nm) from a 6.2-litre LS3 V8. On the other
hand, judging by Holden Special Vehicles’ special vehicles, a supercharged LSA
variant could increase the power output of the SS to 580 hp and a whopping 740
Nm (545 lb-ft) of torque.
However, if the Chevy SS won’t die along
with the Zeta platform, then the LSA could make the current variant a bit too
powerful compared to its future replacement.
