The concept Chevrolet HHR truly represents the philosophy of “Having fun”. It means to have joy from everything you can do in the car. It can be just moving from one place to another or used for transportation of sport inventory.

Retro mania spreads with threatening speed. Chevrolet corporation is a division of General Motors. It produces the Chevrolet HHR. It is a sport pickup with the well-knit hard roof SSR. The Chevrolet SSR is popular in the United States. "Retro - in the masses!" - this motto was followed by the bosses of Chevrolet, fulfilling the new project HHR which meant Heritage High Roof. The result of his realization was proposed this year during Auto Show of salons in Los Angeles and Detroit.

Design

The front doors have been extended to 15 cm. At the same time, the central bar of basket was strongly heaped up to forward, to give a car the silhouette of dynamic compartment with an attached luggage rack. The car’s look did not change considerably. As you can see from the pictures it has renewed grade. A new grate with the chrome-plated mount is crossed by a wide firm bar with a logotype Chevrolet is easily soiled. At the bottom of powerful bumper with the sharp edge there are channels dressed in the chrome-plated mount.

Engine

The technical solution for the HHR model is the most modern. It is usually compared to Chevy Cobalt. The two motors are have choices like: 140 rpm Ecotec 2.2 and 170 rpm Ecotec 2.4. The standard acquisition includes 5-step gear box which is not usual for American market. Also it is possible to buy 4-step automatic one. Gas pedal does not have mechanical connection with throttle. It is electronic. The vehicle is a front wheel drive and a four wheel drive version has not been introduced till now.At the front the car is equipped with independent pendant McPherson and semi-independent one on behind.

Brakes

The disk front brakes and drum brakes for the rear tires are not very much advanced, but such acquisition is quite suitable. Depending on acquisition you can chose between 16- and 17-inch disks.

Performance

These cars were availablein the American market. The prices begins from $20.000. Probably, the machine will be in quite good demand. Its modern filling, fashionable exterior and conditional predecessor - PT Cruiser - produced already for five years, speaks well for Chevrolet HHR. The company plans to produce - 100.000 cars a year – and this target is possible . You can only imagine how many of them can be sold in Europe and rest of the world.

Other Features

The Chevrolet HHR is often named as universal with vertical boarding of passenger. For the sake of harmony, the designers did not include railings on the roof into standard acquisition, but they set place for integrated fastening for luggage. The salon is very spacious and it has a height of 1560 mm. If you build up the seats it will make 1787 in total. There is also an option of purchasing a complete set of air bags, which includes lateral pillows for front and back passengers. Also there is CD/MP3 stereo system and 6 loud speakers.

What The Critics Say

The creators of the Chevrolet HHR assert that the design was developed from Chevrolet Suburban of 1949. In general the Chevrolet HHR has much in common with PT Cruiser made in the way usual for General Motors. Both the cars were developed with the help of Brian Nesbit who started working for in 2001. Note: his previous employment was for DaimlerChrysler.

Different Versions

The models of base configuration LS and 1LT are equipped with 2.2 liter engines of 145 rpm. The top model 2LT is equipped with 2.4 liter which develops up to 174 rpm. All the engines are completed with 5-step gear boxes produced by well known company Getrag or you can choose 4-step automatic one.