2wd Silverado SS onsale now!!!!
05-20-2005, 08:42 AM
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2wd Silverado SS onsale now!!!!
http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=102393
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Super Smoker: Chevy’s 2wd Silverado SS lights ‘em up
MIKE FLOYD
Posted Date: 5/19/05
2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SS RWD
ON SALE: Now
PRICE: $36,440
POWERTRAIN: 6.0-liter, 345-hp, 380-lb-ft V8; rwd, four-speed automatic
CURB WEIGHT: 4934 lbs
0 TO 60 MPH: 7.5 seconds (mfr.)
As the digital camera was passed around, grown men giggled and guffawed over the image of a spanking-new, victory-red Chevrolet Silverado SS in the midst of a wicked brake torque, its bed enveloped by a fog of white-hot smoke.
It is exactly the kind of rubber-shredding fun you are supposed to have piloting the rear-wheel-drive version of the Silverado SS.
Since its launch as a 2003 model, the Silverado SS has been an all-wheel-drive truck. It has always had muscle underhood, thanks to its 6.0-liter V8 boasting 345 hp at 5200 rpm and a torque rating of 380 lb-ft at 4000 rpm, mated to a Hydra-Matic four-speed automatic. The extended-cab truck’s Z60 performance upgrade features sport-tuned suspension bits and 20-inch rims.
It is a potent package, but one that left some customers wanting more when the awd kicked in and spoiled the tire-squealing histrionics delivered by other sport trucks like the Dodge Ram SRT-10 and the discontinued Ford SVT Lightning. Want no more, Bow Tie Brigade.
Chevy also dialed back the new variant’s trim level, lowering the price to just north of $36,000, a substantial savings over the awd model. The truck moved to a front-disc, rear-drum brake setup compared with the awd model’s four-wheel discs.
The Intimidator SS was unveiled at the Dale Earnhardt Inc. headquarters during Dale Earnhardt Day festivities.
For those looking for more panache and exclusivity to go with the rear-drive, there’s the Intimidator SS, a special-edition model honoring the life and legend of the late Dale Earnhardt.
“Big E loved his Chevy trucks,” said Dale Earnhardt Inc.’s Steve Crisp during a tour of the DEI works in Mooresville, North Carolina. “He used them for all sorts of stuff.” Earnhardt also had several Chevy trucks in his personal collection, Crisp noted.
As Chevy’s first NASCAR-themed truck, the loaded-up Intimidator SS model is adorned with a number of appearance enhancements. The exterior gets a tailgate spoiler, silver front-grille inserts and Intimidator SS badges. Several classy touches, such as the embroidered Dale Earnhardt legacy logo on the front headrests, are sprinkled throughout the cab’s interior. Only 1333 of the Intimidator SS models will be made, with sales starting this summer. You can get them in any color, as long as it’s black.
As GM’s present full-size trucks near the end of the production line, the addition of the Silverado SS rear-drivers couldn’t be a better way to send them out—in a tire-smoking blaze of glory.
Link has pics
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Super Smoker: Chevy’s 2wd Silverado SS lights ‘em up
MIKE FLOYD
Posted Date: 5/19/05
2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO SS RWD
ON SALE: Now
PRICE: $36,440
POWERTRAIN: 6.0-liter, 345-hp, 380-lb-ft V8; rwd, four-speed automatic
CURB WEIGHT: 4934 lbs
0 TO 60 MPH: 7.5 seconds (mfr.)
As the digital camera was passed around, grown men giggled and guffawed over the image of a spanking-new, victory-red Chevrolet Silverado SS in the midst of a wicked brake torque, its bed enveloped by a fog of white-hot smoke.
It is exactly the kind of rubber-shredding fun you are supposed to have piloting the rear-wheel-drive version of the Silverado SS.
Since its launch as a 2003 model, the Silverado SS has been an all-wheel-drive truck. It has always had muscle underhood, thanks to its 6.0-liter V8 boasting 345 hp at 5200 rpm and a torque rating of 380 lb-ft at 4000 rpm, mated to a Hydra-Matic four-speed automatic. The extended-cab truck’s Z60 performance upgrade features sport-tuned suspension bits and 20-inch rims.
It is a potent package, but one that left some customers wanting more when the awd kicked in and spoiled the tire-squealing histrionics delivered by other sport trucks like the Dodge Ram SRT-10 and the discontinued Ford SVT Lightning. Want no more, Bow Tie Brigade.
Chevy also dialed back the new variant’s trim level, lowering the price to just north of $36,000, a substantial savings over the awd model. The truck moved to a front-disc, rear-drum brake setup compared with the awd model’s four-wheel discs.
The Intimidator SS was unveiled at the Dale Earnhardt Inc. headquarters during Dale Earnhardt Day festivities.
For those looking for more panache and exclusivity to go with the rear-drive, there’s the Intimidator SS, a special-edition model honoring the life and legend of the late Dale Earnhardt.
“Big E loved his Chevy trucks,” said Dale Earnhardt Inc.’s Steve Crisp during a tour of the DEI works in Mooresville, North Carolina. “He used them for all sorts of stuff.” Earnhardt also had several Chevy trucks in his personal collection, Crisp noted.
As Chevy’s first NASCAR-themed truck, the loaded-up Intimidator SS model is adorned with a number of appearance enhancements. The exterior gets a tailgate spoiler, silver front-grille inserts and Intimidator SS badges. Several classy touches, such as the embroidered Dale Earnhardt legacy logo on the front headrests, are sprinkled throughout the cab’s interior. Only 1333 of the Intimidator SS models will be made, with sales starting this summer. You can get them in any color, as long as it’s black.
As GM’s present full-size trucks near the end of the production line, the addition of the Silverado SS rear-drivers couldn’t be a better way to send them out—in a tire-smoking blaze of glory.
05-20-2005, 01:41 PM
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BFD 
.... it's a VHO....
Call me when the 6-O finds a home in a rc.
Hey- some guy at GMTrucks says that 6.0s WERE available, in select states, in rcsb. Anyone confirm or despute this ?? I thought the 6-Os in rc were tuners like Joe Gibbs and such...
When, oh when, will GM pull it's collective head out of it's collective ***
?????
.... it's a VHO....Call me when the 6-O finds a home in a rc.
Hey- some guy at GMTrucks says that 6.0s WERE available, in select states, in rcsb. Anyone confirm or despute this ?? I thought the 6-Os in rc were tuners like Joe Gibbs and such...
When, oh when, will GM pull it's collective head out of it's collective ***
?????
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Originally Posted by OUT2WIN
I have been in contact with Clark Chevrolet in McAllen, TX and they have about six on their lot with the cheapest one being $41K. They got a $4k rebate which will still be more expensive than a vho.
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