The Chevy SS is a dinosaur ' but it shouldn't go extinct (GM)

Technology is changing the way we drive.This is a story we're told seemingly every day. The main characters are Tesla, Uber, Lyft, and lately, even the major automakers, who are pushing the envelope on electric cars and autonomous vehicles. The plot goes like this: In a few decades, driving a car will be to the 21st century what riding a horse was the 20th.It's a compelling narrative. But then again, there are still some people who want to ride horses.And there will probably always be some people who want to drive a car.For those folks, Chevrolet has produced a smashingly good machine, the Chevy SS. Sadly, because the market for a stonking, ill-mannered rear-wheel-drive sedanis limited ' and because GM is shutteringproduction at its Holden division in Australia, where the SS originates, Chevy is discontinuing the model. The SS will now join its predecessor, the Pontiac G8 GXP, on that great open road in the sky.But not right away. We got our hands on a 2017 Chevy SS and piloted it around New York and New Jersey for a few days. To say that we were in automotive Elysium for the whole time would be an understatement.Here's why we feel in love with this rude beast:SEE ALSO:The Jaguar XE 35T is something special ' but it's up against some tough competitionThe beast landed at our suburban New Jersey test complex as winter shifted to spring. Phantom Black Metallic was the exterior, and the interior got Jet Black leather. It's basically impossible to get the SS to cost you $50,000. All optioned up, ours came in at about $48,000.The styling is epically subdued. Yes, the SS has a burly presentation, but any of number of BMW M-Sport cars are far more in-your-face.To be honest, you could be easily forgiven for calling the SS boring. It looks like a basic GM sedan that's been slightly bulked up, with some added touches here and there to identify is as a member of the SS family, which once included Pontiacs, back before GM killed the brand. "SS," by the way, stands for "Super Sport."See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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