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An SS primer.(The Corvette SS - 'Super Sport.')(Brief Article)
Byline: BOB GRITZINGER
According to Chevrolet lore, legendary Corvette engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov coined the name "Super Sport'' in response to someone calling his 1957 Corvette race car a mere "sports car.'' No, corrected Arkus-Duntov, it's a super sports car.
Thus was born the Corvette SS, the granddaddy of them all, and the namesake for every SS model to this day, from the first production SS, the 1961 Impala Super Sport, to today's 2004 Impala SS and the SSR.
But where Super Sport in the '60s meant brute horsepower from the likes of SS-branded Chevelles and Camaros, today's SS models balance all aspects of vehicle performance.
There is the monochromatic black '04 Impala SS, featuring a supercharged 240-hp 3.8-liter V6 and speed-rated 17-inch tires. And a similarly powered '04 Monte Carlo Supercharged SS, and the 2003 Silverado SS pickup.
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