With Chevrolet SS, Pontiac GXP Lives

Two years ago, miffed at GM joining up with President Obama and his destructive policies, after being firmly in the GM camp my entire life, I felt compelled to issue GM a punitive penalty for their actions, which most notably included the ending of the iconic Pontiac Motor Division. Penalty Served

Now, two years later, with our Pontiac Grand Prix GXP gaining in years and miles, it was time to make a move. A recent 20% sale was deemed to significant to take a pass on, so we made the move and we are now the proud owners of a new 2016 Chevrolet SS.

The Chevrolet SS, currently Chevrolet's entry in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with the street edition often serving as the pace car, is actually a Holden, produced in Australia for General Motors.

Housing a 415HP V8, and with a suspension that would make the wide track Pontiac's proud, this is quite an impressive ride, very fast with superior handling.

In actual fact, the car could be considered a Pontiac.

Originally, the car was the Pontiac G8, widely considered a top notch four door sedan. The G8 took the place of the Pontiac Grand Prix. Unlike the front wheel drive 2007 303HP V8 Pontiac Grand Prix GXP, the 2008-09 G8 GXP came rear wheel drive 415HP V8.

When Pontiac went away in 2009, GM felt so strongly about the Pontiac G8, they simply shifted the vehicle, along with making improvements, over to Chevrolet, re-badged as the Chevrolet SS.

Pontiac no longer builds excitement, but the hot-rod G8 GXP is back as the Chevrolet SS.

The Chevrolet SS kicks ass, and is really fun to drive. And in our minds, with it, Pontiac lives.

Lead, follow or get out the way!