2005 So-Cal HHR Bonneville
Three of the vehicles engineered by GM Performance Division for this year’s runs at Bonneville will be on display at SEMA from Nov. 1-4, including the 2006 Chevrolet So-Cal HHR, Chevrolet California Street Rods Student Project Cobalt SS and the record-setting Ecotec Lakester.
GM Performance Division’s stunning HHR topped 208 mph on the Salt Flats and attracted crowds in the pits, and even though it didn’t get a chance to top the 226.835 mph record in G/BFCC (G Class/Blown Fuel Competition Coupe), the chopped and stretched version of the production HHR achieved its objective of creating a buzz around Chevy’s new crossover vehicle.
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In Detail
| submitted by | Richard Owen |
| engine | Turbocharged Ecotec Inline-4 |
| displacement | 1998 cc / 121.9 in³ |
| power | 596.6 kw / 800 bhp @ 8500 rpm |
| specific output | 400.4 bhp per litre |
| bhp/weight | 551.34 bhp per tonne |
| torque | 677.91 nm / 500 ft lbs @ 7500 rpm |
| body / frame | Steel Body over Tubular Chrome Moly Steel Spaceframe |
| front tires | Goodyear Racing Eagle Land Speed |
| rear tires | Goodyear Racing Eagle Land Speed |
| front brakes | Discs w/Twin-Piston Calipers |
| f brake size | mm / in |
| rear brakes | Discs w/Twin-Piston Calipers |
| r brake size | mm / in |
| front wheels | F 38.1 x 11.4 cm / 15 x 4.5 in |
| f suspension | MacPherson struts |
| r suspension | four link with quick-change axle |
| curb weight | 1451 kg / 3200 lbs |
| wheelbase | 2720 mm / 107.1 in |
| front track | 1511 mm / 59.5 in |
| rear track | 1547 mm / 60.9 in |
| length | 4432 mm / 174.5 in |
| width | 1730 mm / 68.1 in |
| height | 1313 mm / 51.7 in |
| transmission | Jerico Air-Shifted 5-speed |
| gear ratios | :1 |
