I just looked at a Victory Red HHR SS with the red inserts on the seats at our local dealer.
It looks nice, except that the optional drivers seat doesn't match the passenger seat.
The red trim on the seat back doesn't go all the way down to meet at the seat bottom. It stops right at the armrests!
The seat bottom also doesn't match as far as the seat style.
Very poor workmanship for an extra cost!
A little more time could have been spent on the seats to not have this problem.
I didn't have my camera with me, but maybe if someone see's one with the "upgraded" seat, they can post it on here to show what I am talking about.
Just some info I thought would help out.

 

I'm told that the passenger seat had to be a bit different to accomodate the "fold flat" feature and that "real enthusiasts" would recognize the fact that the drivers seat configuration is what's important.

 

does anbody know if optional seat has better side bolsters than stock seat, so you dont fly into the door panel while taking a turn at high speed like im also doing, my arm still hurts at times.

 

I believe that the bolsters are the same with or without the performance option. The bottom is longer underneath your thighs. The SS seats have bigger bolsters than the standard HHR seats but they aren't racing seats by any means.

 

Should have made them all leather????

 

if there is a known pic of this seat, I'd sure love to see it!
The mysterious seat upgrade. Who knows when Chevy will update their SS web site, maybe then we'd get a look at it.

 

just got back from a test drive with a ss with performance seat, brand new with 3 miles on it not even pdi yet, sorry didnt have a camera with me, but seat for me was fairly comfortable, and felt pretty secure through turns, much different from stock, this one was black on black auto. The auto way to sluggish to be called a true ss needs to match horsepower with manual.