How many chevrolet ssr were made

Now instead of simply waiting for the ax to fall, Chevy has taken steps for to give the SSR what it deserved from the start—a big honking engine and a manual transmission. The 5. It's the same engine found under the hood of the Corvette and the Pontiac GTO , although in those cars it's tuned to crank out another 10 horses. The combination of this engine and the six-speed tranny gives the SSR some rabid bite to go along with an already hairy bark. The SSR we tested in September took a leisurely seven seconds to go from 0 to 60 mph.

This tester, with the six-speed manual, performed that task in 5. The 0-tomph time was even more impressive. The new SSR whacked six seconds off the previous car's time and reached the century number in just The quarter-mile ET and speed went from Chevrolet also enhanced a few other things in the revised SSR, most notably the steering system, which now has a retuned valve assembly and new bearings and seals for more precise on-center feel and a reduction in steering effort.

The steering does feel a bit more accurate, and it's easier to maneuver the SSR around town, but the truck still isn't any fun for slaloming through corners. Push the SSR, and its truck roots are quickly revealed by its bouncy ride. The SSR pulled 0. Amazingly, despite the added 90 horsepower, one thing that hasn't significantly changed on the SSR is its sticker price.

It's easy to pile on expensive options, though. Chevy remedied things in with the 6. Buyers could even get a Tremec 6-speed manual. In addition to being expensive, it was also too much of a sports car for pickup truck folks, and too much of a pickup for sports car folks. The SSR quietly died in after about 24, were sold, and few tears were shed at the time. But while the SSR flopped in the showroom, more attention has been coming their way for the past couple of years in the market.

If you just absolutely need a two-seater pickup with a retractable hardtop and a Corvette engine then this is pretty much the only place to look and there appear to be quite a few just like you out there.

Buyer interest measured by insurance quote activity so far in is 16 percent higher than over the same period in , and increased by 15 percent in and as well. At the high end, over the last year a few low-mile SSRs have traded above their original MSRP, which is typically the threshold of when a vehicle becomes collectible.

They are tough to find! Only 24, were sold to the public over the course of four years, and only 2, of those were sold with a 6-speed manual. When is the new Chevy SSR coming out? Only time will tell.