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07-28-2004, 02:59 PM
First Look: 2006 Chevrolet HHR Crossover
General Motors Newsroom - December 24, 2003
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Motor Trend
Chevrolet Motor Division has officially selected the name HHR for its all-new crossover vehicle. HHR will begin production in summer of 2005 as a 2006 model.
"With its expressive design and surprising functionality, HHR is a great addition to our family of Chevrolet vehicles," said Pete Langenhorst, Chevrolet Cobalt and HHR marketing director.
HHR was an internal codename for "heritage high roof," representing the design of Chevrolet's trucks in the late 1940s. The styling of the HHR reflects both the look of a 1949 Suburban and the current SSR.
HHR is part of Chevrolet's new small vehicle lineup, which includes the all-new 2005 Cobalt and 2004 Aveo. It will be the third vehicle based off of GM's Delta global architecture.
From Auto Week
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Chevrolet's second stab at the retro-cute market arrives next year in the form of the 2006 HHR. These HHR spy shots arrived at about the same time as sales figures for the far more expensive SSR pickup revealed that Chevy’s initial retro offering is suffering through a brutal sales slump. As of June GM had sold 5442 SSRs, or about one-third of planned annual production, and had a six-month supply on hand.
Next comes HHR, which seems to be a name in keeping with the SSR family (SSR stands for Super Sport Roadster), but it just stands for Heritage High Roof.
Piggybacking on the successful formula pioneered by the Chrysler PT Cruiser, HHR carries retro styling cues, in this case from the 1949 Chevrolet Suburban, built on an existing small-car chassis. The underpinnings are from the new Chevy Cobalt. Also like the PT, the HHR power comes from an economical 2.4-liter four-cylinder
engine, the one that produces 170 hp in the Cobalt. Naturally, this Suburban throwback/PT clone comes with a flat load floor and utilitarian cargo space with flat-folding rear seats.
Production starts a year from now, with sales beginning in 2005. GM initially projected sales of 100,000 HHRs annually, but that might be tempered a year from now depending on how many SSRs are still on the lot
General Motors Newsroom - December 24, 2003
http://motortrend.com/features/news/112_news031224_hhr_l.jpg
Motor Trend
Chevrolet Motor Division has officially selected the name HHR for its all-new crossover vehicle. HHR will begin production in summer of 2005 as a 2006 model.
"With its expressive design and surprising functionality, HHR is a great addition to our family of Chevrolet vehicles," said Pete Langenhorst, Chevrolet Cobalt and HHR marketing director.
HHR was an internal codename for "heritage high roof," representing the design of Chevrolet's trucks in the late 1940s. The styling of the HHR reflects both the look of a 1949 Suburban and the current SSR.
HHR is part of Chevrolet's new small vehicle lineup, which includes the all-new 2005 Cobalt and 2004 Aveo. It will be the third vehicle based off of GM's Delta global architecture.
From Auto Week
http://www.autoweek.com/weekart/2004/0802/chevyhhr345main.jpg
http://www.autoweek.com/weekart/2004/0802/chevyhhrfront2.jpg
http://www.autoweek.com/weekart/2004/0802/chevyhhrrear.jpg
http://www.autoweek.com/weekart/2004/0802/chevyhhrfront3.jpg
Chevrolet's second stab at the retro-cute market arrives next year in the form of the 2006 HHR. These HHR spy shots arrived at about the same time as sales figures for the far more expensive SSR pickup revealed that Chevy’s initial retro offering is suffering through a brutal sales slump. As of June GM had sold 5442 SSRs, or about one-third of planned annual production, and had a six-month supply on hand.
Next comes HHR, which seems to be a name in keeping with the SSR family (SSR stands for Super Sport Roadster), but it just stands for Heritage High Roof.
Piggybacking on the successful formula pioneered by the Chrysler PT Cruiser, HHR carries retro styling cues, in this case from the 1949 Chevrolet Suburban, built on an existing small-car chassis. The underpinnings are from the new Chevy Cobalt. Also like the PT, the HHR power comes from an economical 2.4-liter four-cylinder
engine, the one that produces 170 hp in the Cobalt. Naturally, this Suburban throwback/PT clone comes with a flat load floor and utilitarian cargo space with flat-folding rear seats.
Production starts a year from now, with sales beginning in 2005. GM initially projected sales of 100,000 HHRs annually, but that might be tempered a year from now depending on how many SSRs are still on the lot