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{{Infobox Automobile
{{Infobox Automobile
|image          = [[Image:Chevrolet SSR.jpg|250px|Chevrolet SSR]]
| name = Chevrolet Omega
|name           = Chevrolet SSR
| image =
|production    = 2003–2006
| manufacturer = [[General Motors]]
|manufacturer   = [[General Motors]]
| production = 1992–present
|class          = [[Sports car|Sport]] [[pickup truck]]
| predecessor = [[Chevrolet Opala]]
|body_style    = 2-door [[Coupé utility|ute]] <br> 2-door [[convertible]]
| class = [[Executive car]]
|related        = [[Chevrolet TrailBlazer]]<br>[[GMC Envoy]]<br>[[Oldsmobile Bravada]]<Br>[[Buick Rainier]]<br>[[Isuzu Ascender]]<br>[[Saab 9-7X]]
|platform      = [[GMT360|GM GMT370 platform]]
|wheelbase      = {{Auto in|116.0|0}}
|length        = 2003-04: {{auto in|191.4|0}}<Br>2005-06: {{Auto in|191.5|0}}
|width          = {{Auto in|78.6|0}}
|height        = 2003-04: {{Auto in|64.2|0}}<Br>2005-06: {{Auto in|63.8|0}}
|layout        = [[FR layout]]
|assembly      = [[Lansing, Michigan]], [[USA]]
|engine        = 5.3 [[Liter|L]] ''[[GM Vortec engine#5300|Vortec 5300]]'' [[V8]]<br>6.0 L ''[[GM LS engine#LS2|LS2]]'' [[V8]]
|transmission  = 6-speed [[Tremec]] ''[[Tremec T-56 transmission|T-56]]'' [[manual transmission|manual]]<br>4-speed [[automatic transmission|automatic]]
}}
}}
The '''Chevrolet SSR''' ('''S'''uper '''S'''port '''R'''oadster) was a [[retractable hardtop|retractable hardtop convertible]] [[pickup truck]] manufactured by [[Chevrolet]] between 2003 and 2006.
The '''Chevrolet Omega''' is an [[executive car]] sold by [[General Motors do Brasil]] for the [[Brazil]]ian market. Replacing the [[Chevrolet Opala]], which was a development of the [[Opel Rekord]] C, the original Chevrolet Omega was based on the [[Opel Omega]] A, and built locally between 1992 and 1998. After 1999, local production ceased, and GM imported [[Badge engineering|badge engineered]] versions of the [[Holden Commodore]] from [[Australia]].


The truck was based on the long-wheelbase [[Chevrolet TrailBlazer]] EXT's platform, and featured "[[retro]]" styling and a steel [[retractable hardtop]] designed by [[American Specialty Cars|ASC]]. The production model was based on the ''SuperSport Roadster'' [[concept car]] shown at the 2000 [[Detroit Auto Show]]. An early-production SSR was the [[pace car]] for the 2003 [[Indianapolis 500]] [[auto racing|auto race]].
== Omega A ==
{{Infobox Automobile
| name = Chevrolet Omega A
| image = [[Image:Opel Omega A L.jpg|250px|1993&ndash;2003 Opel Omega A]]
| aka = [[Opel Omega]]<br>Lotus Omega<br>[[Lotus Carlton]]<br>[[Vauxhall Carlton]]
| production = 1992&ndash;1999
| body style = 4-door [[sedan (car)|sedan]]<br />5-door [[station wagon]]
| platform = [[FR layout|FR]] [[GM V platform (RWD)|GM V platform]]
}}


The 2003 and 2004 models used General Motors' ''[[GM Vortec engine#5300|Vortec 5300]]'' [[Internal combustion engine|engine]], a 5.3&nbsp;[[Liter|L]] 300&nbsp;[[Horsepower|hp]] [[V8]]. Performance was not spectacular at 7.7&nbsp;s to {{convert|60|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} with a 15.9&nbsp;s/86.4&nbsp;mph quarter mile run. The 2005 SSR used the {{Convert|390|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} ''[[GM LS engine#LS2|LS2]]'' [[V8]] also found in the [[Chevrolet Corvette C6|C6 Corvette]] and [[Pontiac GTO#Revival|Pontiac GTO]], and also offered a manual transmission (the six-speed [[Borg-Warner T-56 transmission|Tremec]]) for the first time, as an option. For the 2006 model year, the LS2 engine featured minor modifications that boosted its output to 395&nbsp;hp ([[automatic transmission]]) and 400&nbsp;hp ([[manual transmission]]), respectively.
Based on the [[Opel Omega]] A, the '''Chevrolet Omega A''' debuted in [[Brazil]] in 1992 with a choice of two engines &mdash; a 2.0&nbsp;L four-cylinder (GLS and GL trim) and 3.0&nbsp;L six-cylinder (CD trim). From 1995, the engines were upgraded to a 2.2&nbsp;L four (GLS) and a 4.1&nbsp;L six (CD) (from the previous GM Opala, but with electronic fuel injection added) respectively. The Omega quickly gained success in [[Brazil]], where it was regarded as one of the most luxurious cars of its time. Both [[sedan (car)|sedan]] and [[station wagon]] (called Omega Suprema) [[Car body style|body styles]] were available. The station wagon shared the exact powertrain configuration and trim options with the sedan. Some funeral parlor owners chose the Omega Suprema as the preferred car for hearse-based modifications.
{{-}}


==Sales==
== Omega B ==
{{Infobox Automobile
| name = Chevrolet Omega B
| image = [[Image:Holden VY Calais 01.jpg|250px|2002&ndash;2003 Holden VY Calais]]
| aka = [[Holden Commodore|Holden Calais]] ([[Holden VT Commodore|VT]], [[Holden VX Commodore|VX]], [[Holden VY Commodore|VY]], [[Holden VZ Commodore|VZ]])<br />Chevrolet Lumina
| production = 1999&ndash;2007
| assembly = [[Elizabeth, South Australia]]
| body style = 4-door [[sedan (car)|sedan]]
| platform = [[FR layout|FR]] [[GM V platform (RWD)|GM V platform]]
}}


The 2004 model sold below expectations with under 9,000 sales at [[USD|US]]$42,000 each. Citing a 301-day supply of SSRs, [[General Motors]] in December of that year announced five weeks of layoffs at [[Lansing Craft Center]], the factory that made the SSR. On [[November 21]], [[2005]], GM announced that it would close the Craft Center in mid-2006, spelling the end for the SSR. The final SSR, a unique black-on-silver model (Highest VIN 1GCES14H06B124112), was built on [[March 17]], [[2006]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060318/NEWS01/603180340/1001/NEWS|work=Lansing State Journal|title=Tearful workers say goodbye Last SSR rolls off Craft Centre line|author=Barbara Wieland|accessmonthday=[[March 20]] |accessyear=[[2006]]}}</ref> Analysts estimate that 24,150 SSRs were produced in total. Of the total production, 24,112 were available for sale to the public.
In 1999, with the '''Chevrolet Omega B''', General Motors ceased local production in favour of importing a [[Badge engineering|badge engineered]] version of the [[Holden Commodore|Holden Calais]], with subsequent model changes mirroring those of the Australian counterpart. The original Omega B was equipped with the 3.8&nbsp;L [[Buick V6 engine]], developing 207&nbsp;PS (152&nbsp;kW), but the 2005 update received a new 3.6&nbsp;L [[GM High Feature engine|Alloytec V6]]. The second generation Omegas were only offered as a four-door sedan (the Commodore also had wagon and pickup variants), and identical Australian-made [[Driving on the left or right|left-hand drive]] models were also exported as the Chevrolet Lumina.


==Marketing==
{| class=wikitable
The SSR was was introduced for its market debut in a 60 second television advertisement[http://youtube.com/watch?v=_UTMDcS-on8] that first appeared on New Year's Eve 2003, created by the firm of [[Campbell-Ewald]], directed by [[Michael Bay]] <ref name="adweek.com>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adweek.com/aw/search/search_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=2061066|title=Critique: An American Evolution}}</ref> and featuring the song [[Magic Carpet Ride]] by [[Steppenwolf (band)|Steppenwolf]].  The advertisement was titled [[An American Revolution|"An American Revolution, Car Carrier"]] and featured six yet to be introduced cars and trucks boarding a car carrier as it traversed the [[United States]]. It featured the [[Daewoo Kalos|Aveo]] descending the Twin Peaks of San Francisco and making an airborne leap highly reminiscent of Steve McQueen's [[Ford Mustang]] in the movie [[Bullitt]], before boarding the car carrier, to the yellow SSR boarding the carrier in reverse before a group of young boys watching from behind a chain link fence.
|+ Powertrain:
!Engine
!Power
!Torque
!Transmission
|-
| 3791&nbsp;cc ''[[Buick V6 engine#L36 Naturally Aspirated|Ecotec]]'' [[V6 engine|V6]]
| 152&nbsp;kW (207&nbsp;PS)
| 305&nbsp;N·m (225&nbsp;ft·lbf)
| 4-speed ''[[GM 4L60-E transmission|GM 4L60-E]]'' [[Automatic transmission|automatic]]
|}
{{-}}


==References==
== Omega C ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Infobox Automobile
 
| name = Chevrolet Omega C
==External links==
| image = [[Image:2006-2007 Holden VE Berlina sedan 01.jpg|250px|2006 Holden VE Berlina]]
* {{dmoz|Recreation/Autos/Makes_and_Models/Chevrolet/Trucks/SSR/|Chevrolet SSR}}
| aka = [[Holden VE Commodore|Holden VE Berlina]]<br />Chevrolet Lumina<br>[[Pontiac G8]]
| production = 2007&ndash;present
| assembly = [[Elizabeth, South Australia]]
| body style = 4-door [[sedan (car)|sedan]]
| platform = [[FR layout|FR]] [[GM Zeta platform]]
| engine = 3.6&nbsp;L ''[[GM High Feature engine|Alloytec]]'' [[V6 engine|V6]]
| transmission = 4-speed ''[[GM 4L60-E transmission|GM 4L60-E]]'' [[Automatic transmission|automatic]]
}}


{{Chevrolet Truck}}
For the fourth generation '''Chevrolet Omega C''', General Motors again looked to [[Holden]] for the new model. The Omega C launched in mid-2007 is little more than a rebadged [[Holden VE Commodore|Holden VE Berlina]], a member of the [[Holden Commodore|Commodore]] family<ref>{{Cite web | last = Pettendy | first = Marton | date = [[2007-07-05]] | url = http://www.redbook.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/E9AB3A07C912C8B5CA25730F002176DB | title = Commodore goes to Rio | publisher = John Mellor Pty Ltd | accessdate = 2007-07-06}}</ref>. It is available with the 3.6&nbsp;L Alloytec engine.
{{-}}


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== References ==
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[[Category:2000s automobiles]]
[[Category:Vehicles built in Lansing, Michigan]]
[[Category:Retro style automobiles]]
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Latest revision as of 23:01, 9 February 2009


Chevrolet Omega
ManufacturerGeneral Motors
Production1992–present
PredecessorChevrolet Opala
ClassExecutive car
ManualsService Manual

The Chevrolet Omega is an executive car sold by General Motors do Brasil for the Brazilian market. Replacing the Chevrolet Opala, which was a development of the Opel Rekord C, the original Chevrolet Omega was based on the Opel Omega A, and built locally between 1992 and 1998. After 1999, local production ceased, and GM imported badge engineered versions of the Holden Commodore from Australia.

Omega A

Chevrolet Omega A
1993–2003 Opel Omega A
Also calledOpel Omega
Lotus Omega
Lotus Carlton
Vauxhall Carlton
Production1992–1999
PlatformFR GM V platform
ManualsService Manual

Based on the Opel Omega A, the Chevrolet Omega A debuted in Brazil in 1992 with a choice of two engines — a 2.0 L four-cylinder (GLS and GL trim) and 3.0 L six-cylinder (CD trim). From 1995, the engines were upgraded to a 2.2 L four (GLS) and a 4.1 L six (CD) (from the previous GM Opala, but with electronic fuel injection added) respectively. The Omega quickly gained success in Brazil, where it was regarded as one of the most luxurious cars of its time. Both sedan and station wagon (called Omega Suprema) body styles were available. The station wagon shared the exact powertrain configuration and trim options with the sedan. Some funeral parlor owners chose the Omega Suprema as the preferred car for hearse-based modifications.

Omega B

Chevrolet Omega B
2002–2003 Holden VY Calais
Also calledHolden Calais (VT, VX, VY, VZ)
Chevrolet Lumina
Production1999–2007
AssemblyElizabeth, South Australia
PlatformFR GM V platform
ManualsService Manual

In 1999, with the Chevrolet Omega B, General Motors ceased local production in favour of importing a badge engineered version of the Holden Calais, with subsequent model changes mirroring those of the Australian counterpart. The original Omega B was equipped with the 3.8 L Buick V6 engine, developing 207 PS (152 kW), but the 2005 update received a new 3.6 L Alloytec V6. The second generation Omegas were only offered as a four-door sedan (the Commodore also had wagon and pickup variants), and identical Australian-made left-hand drive models were also exported as the Chevrolet Lumina.

Powertrain:
Engine Power Torque Transmission
3791 cc Ecotec V6 152 kW (207 PS) 305 N·m (225 ft·lbf) 4-speed GM 4L60-E automatic


Omega C

Chevrolet Omega C
2006 Holden VE Berlina
Also calledHolden VE Berlina
Chevrolet Lumina
Pontiac G8
Production2007–present
AssemblyElizabeth, South Australia
PlatformFR GM Zeta platform
Engine(s)3.6 L Alloytec V6
Transmission(s)4-speed GM 4L60-E automatic
ManualsService Manual

For the fourth generation Chevrolet Omega C, General Motors again looked to Holden for the new model. The Omega C launched in mid-2007 is little more than a rebadged Holden VE Berlina, a member of the Commodore family[1]. It is available with the 3.6 L Alloytec engine.

References

  1. ↑ Pettendy, Marton (2007-07-05). "Commodore goes to Rio". John Mellor Pty Ltd. http://www.redbook.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/E9AB3A07C912C8B5CA25730F002176DB. Retrieved on 2007-07-06. 
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