The rear cargo area can carry a multitude of items, and it has a lockable storage area to protect the cargo inside. The tailgate can be operated remotely with a button on the key fob, or opened manually using the latch on the inside of the gate.
Developed at GM's Corporate Brand Character Center, the SSR was designed entirely in the computer. No clay models were ever built. It went from first sketch to full-size model in a seven-week period and no model was ever constructed until the full-size vehicle was built."For those concerned about computer-aided design, the fact that such an emotional design -- a vehicle that has really connected with people emotionally -- was absolutely created in the computer is significant," Welburn says. "There were never sculptors' hands all over a model. In fact, the sculptors worked to develop the shapes in the computer. These are sculptors with background and training in the fine arts, working in the computer right alongside the engineers and chassis teams."
Whatever its genesis, the SSR has eye-catching looks and functional characteristics that are sure to garner an inordinate about of attention and, you can bet, a fast track in the development process.