How can you order a car and not know what motor it has in it? Especially a performance car.

 

What? 20% is almost 25%! okay so that's a 20% increase. I was a math idiot in high school. I still am a math idiot.
Good thing i was good in other subjects.

 

I assumed that it was the 2.4L. However, it has plenty o power. I havent opened it up until it get broken in, but I did have to speed up to change lanes today and I was amazed on how fast it went from 50 to 80. My wife has a G35 coupe v6 and it has similar performance once you are moving but not off the line.

 

That is so cool, thanks for posting!

 

Out of curiosity, I actually really really like the G35. Knowing what you know now, and you could have a new HHR SS or a few year old G35 for the same price, which would you buy, and why.

 

Well a couple of pre requsites. I am 50, I have a very nice Chevy Avalanche and my wifes G35. If I wanted to drive a car that gets and and goes, no doubt the G35 is very cool. It is like driving a gocart. However, I needed a car to drive to our home in Mexico on the sea of cortez 6 hours away. I am tired of paying big bucks for gas in the Avalanche. I can do a round trip to and from Mexico for about the same cost as the Avalanche. Also there is no way to drive 6 hours in the G35. My back hurts like hell after about an hour.

So the HHR is a great intermediate driver.

 

That is actually perfect information for me. I have a bad back and that is part of the reason im getting rid of my current ride (Volvo 240 stationwagon -- old old old). Thanks. My wife has a Honda Odyssey that gets crappy mileage and I can let her drive the HHR to work on the weekends. This will help us save mileage on the family mobile which must survive forever.

 

Congrats on your HHR SS, very nice