Chevrolet's little retro wagon, the HHR, has been given the SS treatment, with a turbocharged engine and a firmed-up chassis, plus some tuner-style body modifications and interior upgrades. The ...

Sporty, affordable front-drive compacts are typically best left to the Japanese. Or maybe the Germans. Over the past 40-or-so years, though, the Big Three have occasionally dipped their toes into this ...

One complaint about the Chevy HHR — and I have more than one — is its puny power plant. It might be adequate for point-to-point errand running, but it leaves a lot to be desired for those who admire ...

I woke up this morning in Arizona and spent the day happily hooning the go fast Nurburgring-tuned version of Chevrolet's HHR on freeways, twisty mountain two-laners and the Bondurant Road Course. How ...

The 1940s meets the 21st century with Chevrolet’s 2008 HHR SS Turbo, an homage to the past with a performance eye toward the present. Listed in several surveys as one of the Top 10 “College Cars” on ...

The Chevrolet Cobalt SS Turbo and HHR Panel SS Concept benefit from the same 2.0-liter Ecotec four stuffed in the Pontiac Solstice GXP and the Saturn Sky Redline. Making 260-horsepower and 260 ...

SENIOR EDITOR (NEWS) BOB GRITZINGER: Call this the Chevy conundrum. The HHR SS looks old and retro, like a shrunken Suburban from 60 years ago, but at the same time, the body mods, the powertrain and ...

Chevrolet is giving the HHR wagon a big shot of adrenaline with an SS version that will reach dealerships in the fourth quarter of this year. The HHR SS packs a turbocharged and intercooled 2.0-liter ...

If there were ever a car to make you long for summer evenings, picnics and drives to the lake, it’s the 2008 Chevrolet HHR SS. Particularly if you drive really fast to the lake and appreciate value ...

Although cars like the Chrysler PT Cruiser are supposed to evoke memories of hot rods, Chevrolet’s new HHR SS is perhaps the first that truly is one. More than just a vaguely familiar face, the newest ...