2015 Chevrolet SS 6-speed Manual - TestDriveNow.com Review by Auto Critic Steve Hammes
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2015 Chevrolet SS 6-speed Manual - TestDriveNow.com Review by Auto Critic Steve Hammes
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Nice sleeper, commuter car... I don't need a car that is flashy constantly alerting other drivers to "look at me, i'm fast." I just need to hit the accelerator and let the engine (via the exhaust) do the talking... Great review
WOW! as a current 2015 Chevy #SS owner, this is the first review video that i can actually say that the host/editors of review researched and knew what they were talking about. i am subscribing to this channel after this video!
Christian Borel Thanks and welcome aboard!
Great video.
Last Wednesday, took delivery of my 2017 Chevy SS/Phantom Black Metallic/6MT.
I absolutely love this car.
Mike I have the same exact car you have. I absolutely love it also.
Thank you for this super review! I sold my 2005 C5 Corvette Z51 and bought the 2014 Chevy SS. I reviewed it on my channel and I love the car!
I like how these videos get straight to the point and don't waste about five minutes talking about useless stuff that doesn't really matter. I'm subscribing to this channel after this video.
It's an instant like. I was waiting for this review since they announce this car. If I had the money it would be in my garage without any test drive. Thx
What an amazing car! I have been looking for a 4 door, RWD, large sedan in a manual but didn't like any of the BMW options. Having a Chevy small block V8 is a huge bonus! Thanks for posting!!!
The grill looks good, and awesome to see the body lower in the front than the rear. One of the nicest Chevys I've seen in a while.
Great car this is. Haven't driven one (yet) but I have been in the passenger seat of one (SSV) and I must say I loved it! Fast, loud, comfortable and over-all awesome. I've also been in a Gen-F Maloo R8 and fell deeper in love with it. It was just like the SSV but had so much more power and grunt to it. Plus a louder exhaust so it sounded better. But sadly these car's will no longer be built by the end of 2017, though this will not stop me (or anyone else) from buying one after production has ended.
Watching this review makes me want this car that much more!
Guys this is originally a Holden Vf and the Pontiac g8 were both designed in Australia
If you want to stand out you can easily get a Holden badge conversion which transforms it from people asking if its a impala/malibu to people thinking its some 4 door exotic. Ask me how I know :) GTO can be noticed too with some key parts too like some +plus size tires and exhaust.
Great idea! Do you still have your SS?
In Australia its available in a pickup 2 seater. Much lighter and very fast but easy to lose the back end!!
Nailed it. Great review. I have owned my 2015 SS for 6 yrs now. 13,100 miles. No mods. The car is pristine black, with an automatic. I got the auto trans so my wife, leadfoot Lucy, could drive it. I especially like the great $$$$ book values the car is showing after 6 yrs. First car I've owned that is appreciating in value. 5/7/21.
Just curious, have you had any problems with it? Like sensors or valves etc?
truly a unicorn! would love to see on in person
this is why gm should put this platform on its full size impala and make it an ss with the 6 speed manual and automatic transmission. the impala is a beautiful car ot deserves to be rear wheel drive with 415hp stock and watch your sales go up General Motors!!
this review is perfect, currently looking into purchasing one. wasn't sure if auto was an ok option or not and you just proved manual is the way to go thanks.
The ultimate sleeper
R.I.P Aussie Commodore :'(
I really don't find the styling bland. Understated? Yes. Familial resemblance to the Malibu isn't a bad thing as its a good looking face. The SS has a much better rear. I like it as much as I liked the G8.
I have a 6 spd 2015 blk/blk SS. I needed 4 doors from my family of 5. It has great handling and now a nice ride to go along with it. The 2014 was a bit rough for the family sedan. Now I have the mag ride set on 'tour' while the kids and MRS are in the car, but can set on 'perf' as soon as the road invites me. 0-60 in 4.5, 1/4 mile in 12.8 top speed at 175 mph and skid pad at 0.97g its a Camaro SS with 4 doors. It is one helluva 4 door car. Its just odd to drive a 'rare' Chevy :-)
Just bought a new 2014 Charger R/T at the beginning of the year and absolutely love it. This SS is extremely nice as well and did look at them but damn that price tag. I paid over 10g less. Great video and channey BTW. Just subscribed.
I wish they would bring it with the supercharged version that they have out there in Australia.
LS260GTO MIY they need to do a Calloway Z06 C757 on it!
Man, hopefully Christmas time next year I get a used '15 for around 35k.
Proud to be an Australian!
I have that car. Same year, manual and in perfect blue. By far the best video I have seen. Well done! 💯 % concur. Thank You
Glad you liked it!
Proudly Australian
The money I would pay to have Redline Reviews music, with your voice and to-the-pointless, with Alex on Autos thoroughness... perfect youtube car reviews... anyways, love your reviews Steve!!!
2017 Chevy SS 6MT SSB FTW
Awesome car and the color I want too!
great car over the years will be the car to have because it's a rare car soon a collectable to own I like to see the battle of the the rear wheel car from all brands
love how you mentioned what a great nipple handler it is. 3:28
+leloodallasmultipass Rhymes with thimble
TestDriveNow.com featuring Auto Critic Steve Hammes I know, it's great.
I love the styling of the SS 🤷🏿♂️.
this car looks fine to me a sleeper much better car then the charger in every single way that matters less hp but usable better handling driving ex. have driven both
It seems the biggest complaint with this family bus is the styling doesn't gel with American tastes, but what about all the imported brands plenty of Americans choose? Surely they hardly nail it being worldwide designs?
I, personally found it too "Korean" looking when it was unveiled in Australia. I like the back treatment though.
In Australia it's called the Holden Commodore SS
Steve Hammes New Car Reviews Thanks for this Great review Takes me Back to My 1967 Buick GS 400 4 Speed with a 3/4 Race Cam 425 HP!
This is pretty much the only GM car worth buying in the U.S. Everything else is either extremely over priced or extremely under engineered. I'v yet to ever see a new Z28 Camaro for the simple fact that who the hell wants to spend 70k on a Camaro when you can get an older C6 corvette for less. American GM is simply awful.
Z28 came with a 7.0L motor. ZL1 has the supercharges 6.2L if they were to put those motors in the SS it would be up there in price too.
This car is already old school. I would wait for the new SS with the new direct injected V8.
The next one may not have a manual option. Carmakers are making less and less cars with stick :/
JAYFROMHARLEM They better make the next one with a stick. Lol.
Jon Car L99 looks possible to be added for 2016
Jon Car Or turbo motor :).. If they offer it with the new turbo motor in the Camaro and the weight is lowered yea awesome
Only one engineered for Zeta is 3.6L V6TT from Caddy but it was only put in a concept car (Torana TT36)
Yea I agree with your statement at the end Steve. - I'm a non conformist and everything about this car would suit me perfectly....It's true that the more typical drivers that want to drive the more advertised/popular performance cars wouldn't really want to own one of these which works out perfect because there's less of them on the road because of that and gives it higher exclusivity factor.
Love this car it's about time chevy
and then it is done :( just like the GTO and the G8
Wasn't the last holden car the Pontiac G8? Once again, great video
Yeah, but I liked the styling of that car. I was referencing the GTO for its bland styling.
Totally agree
George Levine Caprice PPV is a Holden
I love the caprice, forgot about that one
Dam i'm 18 looking to sell my current daily (72 Nova) and I would LOVE one of these in the manual option god everything about this car is just so appealing to me,,,, i hope it possible lol :/ ill work two jobs if necessary
Aussie built!
The connoisseur's muscle car...
GM! Make more cars like this!
hmm, I've never seen this car in public
I like it tho
SlipStream Blue SS 6MT FTW
Why oh why did GM close down Holden??? It should have been retained as GM's global performance division.
Definitely looking at getting one of these in the next year or so. I like the single offering aspect (saves time having to hunt down a car with exactly the options you want), and I would definitely want the manual+MRC version. BTW, thanks for showing the shifter throws in the video; I was wondering how long/short they were. I heard the auto cars were good too, but I think GM should have put the 8-speed in, cuz that's the only way I might want the auto over the stick. Clearly they aren't likely to at this point, but I'm hoping Chevy re-ups this car for 2018 and beyond, with a more distinctive appearance.
I would have loved to have seen a Buick iteration.
Thanks, Ron Burgundy.
Love everything about this car, but I have no need for manual. I'll buy used, so no worry about the 'gas guzzler tax' issue. I also won't be burning rubber because that's silly to waste money etc. I want a car that can fit my family, and when they're not around, I can drive somewhat fast (legally of course) on the expressway. I don't do winding roads at 70 miles per hour, but I do drive in the city, where I feel manual is a waste of time and energy. But to each his own.
this car seems to be a great car, I just wish they can change the front head a bit more aggressive , for a $47,640 machine
Its too bad this will be the last holden in the states and that gm is closing it down. I really wanted to see the HSV GTS make its way over here rebadged as a chevy. I love my 06 gto and will never sell it
I think the charger still owns the market. This car is not ugly nor is it appealing that much. Rather get a charger tbh.
I wonder what is going to happen when GM withdrawal Holden's manufacturing and engineering from Australia in 2017? Will they continue to have production of the Chevrolet SS elsewhere or will they stop production of this nice car? I want a Chevy SS!
I'm a fan of this car, but a staggered tire setup does not equal better handling. It equates to "safe" understeer characteristics...
Its too bad ppl will think its a malibu! It needs to be more aggressive and distinctive
Just LOVE IT! Chevys The Best Wholesale the REST!
I love automatic but i will learn how to drive a stick
Brian J Good choice.
You'll get the hang of it in under 10 minutes as long as you know the principal of operation.
SS PRONONCE right plz cuz is verYvery import
I love this car, but I do think the sticker is a bit high. If GM could put it at $39.9k I think it would be considered by a lot more people.
Also I don't understand why the highway mileage is so poor. 13 years ago a slightly smaller version of the same motor was getting 28-29 real world highway mpg in the Camaro. This should get 26 at least.
It is a Holden VF SS Commodore.
Division of GM no doubt...
For my taste I feel the SS could have a little more aggressive styling to it other than that it's a bad ass car
Mr_2011 Chevy Mailbu If you ask me, check out the hsv gts in orange with black rims.... looks way more aggressive and has even more power (576hp and 560 foot lb of torque!!) check it out here www.tangcla.com/galleries/vf-hsv-gts/
michael duong Damn that is sexy
Not a bad vehicle at all. It looks pretty good but I agree that this car feels like a Malibu and an Impala combined. It needs it's on personaility.
enjoyable review you done good
Finally will be import to Brazil by Chevrolet!
To the Americans that like this car but aren't keen on the looks,have a look at the HSV body style they have a better look
+anderson silva have a look at the hsv body kits they look awesome on your car mate.If you don't know HSV is Holden Special Vehicles an make performance model variants for our Commodore's similar to Shelby i guess, just fyi if you didn't know
Steve, Informative video however what you say " MSRP $47,640" available in the USA. Well guys what can I say, that's cheaper than the same car on sale here in Australia. How can that be?. The car is manufactured in Australia in RHD and is more expensive than it's LHD equivalent !!.Goes to prove that GM makes nothing but underpowered cars that are over priced. It is re assuring to know that GM has not lost the art of "ripping people off" good and proper lol. But sincerely speaking, it is a good car and the last in a series. I would say to any American, that it's definitely worth a look because after that, there'll be nothing else but front hand drive rubbish coming out of Thailand & China.
BTW....in 3 years, I could pick one up for under $20k...and I might think about it.
+tigerbalm Cheapest 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP on cars.com right now is $25k with over 100k miles. That's almost 7 years old... You won't find this vehicle near $20k for a looonnngggg time.
my 2013 impala does 0-60 in 6.0 seconds does all of 148 mph and gets 31 mpg that a 305 hrsp v6. what's wrong with that pictures.
+ERIK GOYETTE You are to slow and to conservative :p
Really, the SS is a RWD 4 door sedan. What's not to like about a RWD sports car that can move the family around too?
I seen a ss at the dealer it had Brembos up front and regular caliper in back . They changed that ?
robfrmny21 Yes
$47,000 is "blue collar". How times have changed...
Why can't they just make it 475 whp.. I would buy it yesterday..
GM screwed up this nice car with the way too understated styling, just like they did with the GTO from around 2004-2006 or whenever. Having a sleeper car has a certain appeal, but for the most part people want a fast car to LOOK fast.
Frank Burns Then you do not have to buy it franklin.
hikeskool lmao! I'm so mad you called him Franklin lol
hotsaucedahustla
he is acting like a child so I thought if I spoke to him in an "adult" manner he would calm down.
I like it but I'll prefer a Pontiac G8, lot cheaper and looks better
crazy wheel Not that much cheaper....
colderbeer they are not cheap but a good GXP with low miles is around 26k which is half the price of the SS although the GT with the 6.0 is just little bit cheaper and looks as good as the GXP
crazy wheel Bought my G8 GT 3+ years ago for $23.5k. Love it. I'll probably replace the struts soon and keep it for another 30k miles before trading up. Such a great car.
crazy wheel The g8 was a 2006 Holden Commodore and SS is a 2013. You're basically favouring the old one.
crazy wheel LOL, let me know where you can find a "good GXP with low miles" for "around 26k".
There is always that one guy that has to point out in the comments it's a Holden. If you have any sort of attention span, you would hear them speak about it a few times in the video. And if you have any sort of Intrest in these cars you already know. Pls stahp.
The unicorn car every internet auto “eNthUsi-Ass-t” claimed they were waiting for, but didn’t buy. Further proof that manufacturers should indeed ignore so-called enthusiasts 🤷
Wonder how many manuals were actually sold
Around 30%. Next years total number of cars for all 4 years imported will be right around 10,000.
Many thanks! They seem rare finds at the dealer - found one and they were returning to Chevy due to some issue (i.e. not for sale :S ).
There are two recalls. One for the programming on the airbags and one for the seat belts. GM just released the stop sales they had on them for a few months until they could fix the unsold units. I need to take mine in for this now.
Holden🇦🇺 thunder from down under
Chevy SS replaces to Chevy Lumina
Nice car, but not as nice as the Impala SS or the SRT 8 Charger that owns the market in that price range. If you really want to be the 4 door bully, you get the Hellcat!
First thing you do is get rid of the Chevy badges and put back the Holden badges back on it after all it is an australian car
How tall are you Steve? I wonder if it has enough leg room for a tall person.
+Rene Farria There is plenty of leg room. Front and back.
+Rene Farria He is 6'1"
Ok, TestDriveNow.com featuring Auto Critic Steve Hammes , please tell me: would you rather have this or a Charger Scat Pack? And if the stick is not a deal-breaker, how tough is the choice?
joner800 The Charger looks like a swelled up Dart. Given the rarity and individuality of the SS, I would still take it over a Mopar.
BlackndStrider you obviously have not seen a Charger in person. anyone that sees mine knows its not a Dart, especially when i hit the gas.
You can keep telling yoyself that. A classic Charger owner made that remark to me, and I have to agree. Obviously you don't know me or my knowledge cars. I show classic cars, a 1970 442 W-30 mind you. I clearly know what a Charger is and looks like and to ME it's a bloated Dart.
sorry, ***** , if you cant keep up with the changes over the last 45 years. what does that car have anything to do with the new one?? should they look the same?? smh
The Charger was due for an update in appearance, but I don't believe they went in the right direction with it. To say that I can't keep up with the times because I don't like the appearance of an upgraded car is just ridiculous. Clearly this is a case of agreeing to disagree.
That would be a 2015 G8 if Pontiac still existed today.
Joel Urdiales
You mean the G8 GXP.
It really looks nice and all but I can't find any manual trans on the lots anywhere near me. All autos. I would have to special order the manual at full retail when they are selling the autos for thousands off without any bargaining (which I don't want) as those models aren't selling well. No thanks. Classic. Leave it to the Ivy league marketing geniuses at GM to screw up an enthusiasts car by flooding production with autoboxes that nobody wants.
oldtwins It's really the geniuses at the dealerships that do this, and it's been this way since the 80's. Dealers know that americans in general can't drive stick, so some just don't bother ordering sticks for their lots. That being said, I've been watching the inventories at my local dealers, and a car identical to the one in this review lasted only a few weeks. The slushboxes sit around for months. Right now there is 1 manual SS in black for a metropolitan area of 3.5 million.
oldtwins Hes right, but also when you order a car you can dictate terms and still get money off MSRP. As long as the dealer is making some money they will go for it...so do your research and then just email or call several dealers to see who would like your business for an ordered SS with the options you want.
+oldtwins Actually, I and 91% of car buyers 'want' auto. There's a few manuals out there if you want it, but large car makers give the MAJORITY what they want. A small minority is often SOL. Do you have to pay a premium? Oh well, then those 'Ivy League Geniuses' are pretty smart after all.
+John Smythe Then you and the rest of the 91% can buy a crossover with a CVT. With "appliance cars", the automatic transmission is a given, but this is a sports sedan appealing to a different demographic, with a goal to sell 3000 annually. GM does itself no favors by offering 90% of these cars with automatics, when the demographic wants a higher percentage of manuals.
hypocycloidiaspora There MAY be a higher percentage of folks wanting manual in this demographic than outside of it, or it simply be a higher percentage complaining online. I wager it's the latter. Because if they had manual, which was offered in 2015, you'd have seen a stark increase in sales...you didn't:
www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2015/05/can-really-true-chevrolet-ss-sales-increased-april-2015/
"If a lack of manual availability was blamed for part of the decline last year, did the arrival of a manual transmission provide this April 2015 boost? It seems doubtful. Even if we account for the notion that the manual-trans SS sedans may be moving faster or are simply being handed directly into owners’ hands, the fact that Cars.com shows only 1% of current inventory being made up by DIY shifters is telling."
Bottom line: GM KNOWS that people talk a lot of crap online, and know from their focus groups what the masses REALLY want. Do you want manual and this much power: Get a Corvette or a Camaro. From the same article:
"Rarity isn’t a death knell. You don’t expect to see Mercedes-AMG GT coupes scattered about your local Wal-Mart parking lot or Jaguar F-Types lined up outside elementary schools in the suburbs. But oddly, GM hasn’t really used the SS as a marketing tool to elevate the image of the Chevrolet brand. And why would they? They have the Chevrolet Corvette to fill that role."
Want this much power and four doors? Then most likely you'll get yourself an automatic and be happy. Most folks would be happy because no matter what people say, 99.99999% of car buyers and drivers out there will NEVER be able to take full advantage of the manuals marginal benefits (driving wise) over the automatic. As far as the $1,500 gas guzzler tax on a $50K car? You negotiate the sale of the car to more than compensate for it.
Dem shoes!!!!! 😂😂😂😂
Night UA-cam paint all Gucci
No one notoces its the car chevy uses in nascar and has one championships since its enception honestly i kind of like it but thenb again i like anything that will keep me from walking as long as its american lol id get a charger tho the ss is a nich car that nascar fans relate to due to it being the car of the the sprint cup series its boring tho chevy should try harder
camaro 4 door.
It's a nice car but the looks don't go so well with its personality. My girlfriends Chevy Cruze looks more aggressive than this car...and now that I mention it, I'd rather see a Cruze with a V8 than this. However the interior is nice.
Really?! A 415 HP 6.2L V8 unacceptable. Even Chrysler knows better that 470 HP 6.4L 392 HEMI V8 engines are the real deal. GM is trying so hard to be like Chrysler but they can even have 8 speed automatic transmissions in there camaros and corvettes, especially the SS. That's exactly why we have the 707 HP hellcats that we have today. What a complete fail and waste of time and money.
Kevin Marquez I really hope gm is not trying to be like Chrysler! they [Chrysler] could not make a dependable car if their life depended on it.long live the general
Kevin Marquez It's not all about raw power. Yes, a 707HP Hellcat can beat an SS in a straight line, but put them on a track, or any road with turns quite frankly, and the SS will out-handle the Hellcat any day of the week. So much so that MotorTrend, in the middle of their Hellcat Charger article, interjected with a huge plug for the SS, basically pissing on Chrysler.
Well I strongly disagree that GM's Chevy SS can really beat the Hellcat's handling and steering control on corners in the track or on high mountain corners. Haven't you heard what SRT Performance Pages are?
Kevin Marquez
Willow Springs
2014 Chevrolet SS: 1:25.71
2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat: 1:26.87
Both driven by Randy Pobst. And that's just the 2014 SS, without Magnetic Ride Control. One second slower than a car with almost 300 less HP.
Kevin Marquez God, you suck. Trying handling a poorly-balanced, 4,600-pound, 700bhp brick around a track. Only a performance car neophyte would believe any of these hellcats are good at anything other than highway pulls.
Looks like a cruise. You can't buy those here in Canada and frankly, I don't care.
should've just called this vehicle the Chevy Nova...
Or the name it was already given under HOLDEN would have been much better.
$47K! Their crazy. I would get an Audi S4 fully loaded for that or an older 2012 M3 in the low $40's that would smoke this thing and look way better.
+Steve Kioussis No you wouldn't. Audi S4 starts at almost $50k without any options. You can get a used M3 for around that price if you're lucky enough to find one that low around you, but it's idiotic when people compare new car prices to used car prices. You could pick up a new 2014 SS that hasn't been sold yet for around $37k now... $47k isn't crazy. It's right on par with where the vehicle should be priced, but people can't look past the exterior styling. Oh well, their loss.
Until you come up against a 725hp supercharged one which you will watch as it disappears to the horizon.
smal block chevy engines,over 100 million and counting,
Looks like a rent a car...cheesy styling that's easy to forget or ignore. Chevy needs to go away for making too many crappy cars. They are again 10 years behind. My '08 Speed3 had direct injection!
It does look like a rental car lmfao
tigerbalm That is your opinion, and an ignorant one at that. The Solstice GXP / Sky Redline for 2006, and hilariously Cobalt SS for 2008 had a direct injection 2.0L. The Corvette and next Camaro have direct injection.
I'm not sure what exactly you mean by "too many crappy cars". The performance is certainly there as nothing comes close to touching the Corvette on track, and the only thing close to the Camaro's performance for similar money is the Mustang. All of the new interiors are much nicer, note the SS in this video, or the C7 Corvette. What exactly is crappy about them?
Mann I want the impala ss not this bs smh