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<div>[[Image:Chevrolet-SSR-04.jpg|right|250px|2004 Chevrolet SSR]]<br />
The '''[[Chevrolet]] SSR''' is a [[convertible]] [[pickup truck]] produced from 2003 through 2006. The truck is based on the large [[Chevrolet TrailBlazer]]'s platform but features "retro" styling and a steel convertible top designed by American Specialty Cars (ASC). The production model is based on the ''SuperSport Roadster'' [[concept car]] shown at the 2000 Detroit Auto Show. An early-production SSR was the pace car for the 2003 Indianapolis 500 auto race.<br />
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The 2004 model sold below expectations with under 9,000 sales at US$42,000 each. Citing a 301-day supply of SSRs, [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] in December of that year announced five weeks of layoffs at Lansing Craft Centre, the factory that makes the SSR. On November 21, 2005, GM announced that it would close the Craft Centre in mid-2006, spelling the end for the SSR. The final SSR, a unique black-on-silver model, was built on March 17, 2006. Analysts estimate that 24,150 SSRs were produced in total.<br />
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The model includes [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]' ''Vortec 5300'' engine, a 5.3&nbsp;L 300&nbsp;[[HP|hp]] [[V8]]. Performance, while impressive, was not spectacular at 7.7&nbsp;s to 60&nbsp;mph with a 15.9&nbsp;s/86.4&nbsp;mph quarter mile run. The 2005 SSR used the 390&nbsp;[[HP|hp]] ''LS2'' [[V8]] also found in the [[Chevrolet Corvette|Corvette]] and [[Pontiac GTO]], and also offered a manual transmission (the six-speed Tremec) for the first time, as an option. For the 2006 model year, the LS2 engine featured minor modifications that boosed its output to 400&nbsp;[[HP|hp]] ([[Automatic transmission|automatic]] transmission) and 405&nbsp;[[HP|hp]] (manual transmission), respectively.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.ssrfanatic.com/ SSR Fanatic Forum] <br />
* [http://www.ssr-club.com SSR Club]<br />
* [http://ssrclub.homestead.com/ssr.html SSR Homestead]<br />
* [http://www.all-carparts.com/Chevrolet/Chevrolet-SSR.php Chevrolet SSR photos]<br />
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This page uses content from Wikipedia; see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_SSR Chevrolet SSR], which includes these [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chevrolet_SSR&action=history contributors].<br />
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