Before we get started, yes, I know Motor Trend is not the greatest place for car news.

Nonetheless, I'm wondering if there's any truth to this. The rumor is that the Equinox will get a "Sport" model instead of SS, and there will be no Malibu SS either, the reason being that SS is reserved for more serious performance cars.

It sounds like a good idea to me. I think most of us here agree that the SS badge has been a little overused in the last couple years, and I'd like to see GM up their standards a little in that regard.

Apologies if this is a repost. Apparently the "SS" appears so frequently that it's not a valid search term and is automatically ignored.

 

I'm almost 100% positive that this has been posted before. I'll try to dig up the thread.

 

It is pretty much true... a real-life example would be that the Equinox SS that was to be is now named "Equinox Sport".

 

I think this is the main one about it, but I seem to remember reading a quote from a high ranking Chevrolet person also...

http://web.camaross.com/forums/showthread.php?t=494622

 

Yes, GM made this comment back in December.

 

Cool, thanks for the link.