View Full Version : TB SS Autoweek review
rt9bil
04-09-2005, 10:43 PM
Anyone see the new autoweek story on the trailblazer ss....anyway est. price for the base model is 35K, not bad. They also noted that the towing capacity is like 6700 lbs. Anyway though I should share it.
02EnvoySLE Guy
04-09-2005, 10:46 PM
35K is all?? Wow, that's really reasonable quite frankly. Given the choice between an Envoy SLT and a TB SS, I'd definitely know which way to go :cool:
Anyone see the new autoweek story on the trailblazer ss....anyway est. price for the base model is 35K, not bad. They also noted that the towing capacity is like 6700 lbs. Anyway though I should share it.
Was the autoweek story online or did you see it in the magazine?
rt9bil
04-10-2005, 08:15 PM
It was in last weeks magazine (had an orange range rover on the cover).
Remenber that 35K is for the BASE model...w/ this said it will probably be lacking the brake upgrade, leather, and other key add ons.
Looks like the article is now online.
http://www.autoweek.com/article.cms?articleId=102144
Envoy Fan
04-13-2005, 10:34 AM
Looks like the article is now online.
http://www.autoweek.com/article.cms?articleId=102144
Greg:
Thanks for the link.
Bill
The following article is pretty much a review of what's already been written about the TBSS. The reason I posted it was because it has a couple of pictures of the vehicle shot from different angles I have not seen yet.
http://automobilemag.com/auto_shows/2005_new_york/0503_chevrolet_trailblazer_ss/
tb_ky
05-23-2005, 05:22 PM
I want one!!!
With that i can almost beat my moms mustang :D
FattyTBEXT
05-24-2005, 07:34 AM
Is it just me or should they have put dual exhaust on it? I'm all about symmetry that way. And what would it have taken to get to 400 hp? 391 is nice, but it's not 400. Maybe I'm just bitter that I'm only sitting on 275 hp with my EXT right now...
Matt
Envoy Fan
05-24-2005, 10:27 AM
Is it just me or should they have put dual exhaust on it? I'm all about symmetry that way. And what would it have taken to get to 400 hp? 391 is nice, but it's not 400. Maybe I'm just bitter that I'm only sitting on 275 hp with my EXT right now...
Matt
You are not the first to suggest dual exhaust on the TB SS. Has been discussed on a lot of forums. Probably would make 400 HP with duals. Wonder how hard it is to make duals OEM? Even a KIA SUV has OEM duals. :undecided
Duals will be one of the first things the tuners and mod folks develop. :m2:
02EnvoySLE Guy
05-24-2005, 01:14 PM
You are not the first to suggest dual exhaust on the TB SS. Has been discussed on a lot of forums. Probably would make 400 HP with duals. Wonder how hard it is to make duals OEM? Even a KIA SUV has OEM duals. :undecided
Duals will be one of the first things the tuners and mod folks develop. :m2:
I'm sure alot of it had to do with emissions laws :rolleyes:
Envoy Fan
05-24-2005, 04:01 PM
I'm sure alot of it had to do with emissions laws :rolleyes:
I like to blame lazy designers :p
02EnvoySLE Guy
05-24-2005, 10:35 PM
I like to blame lazy designers :p
Yeah, well, that's another story altogether. :laugh:
Is it just me or should they have put dual exhaust on it? I'm all about symmetry that way. And what would it have taken to get to 400 hp? 391 is nice, but it's not 400. Maybe I'm just bitter that I'm only sitting on 275 hp with my EXT right now...
Matt
I read elsewhere that there’s no real way to get the duals to pass safety regulations, hence the single outlet. The rear bumper is another victim of the crash test. If you compare the production SS bumper to the spy photos (http://www.autoblog.com/entry/1234000000024488/) out there, you will notice the trapezoidal tip is gone. The Chevy rep at the New York Auto show explained that this early bumper could not pass safety regulations, so a more conventional bumper and exhaust tip was used.
FattyTBEXT
05-25-2005, 09:57 AM
That does make sense. And 391 hp is a lot more than I have. Imagine that kid in the Civic's face when you smoke him off the line. :laugh: Priceless...
Matt