In the 1950's, Studebaker had a device on their manual transmission cars called a "Hillholder". When the vehicle was stopped on a hill, the brakes would automatically hold until the clutch was let out, then they released. The same idea is used on some present day cars such as Subaru.

Question : Is there anything of this nature on the HHR SS manual transmission models ?

 

nope we do it old school with skills

 

Some people use line lock if they feell they need it. I am just not sure how that will work with stability control. I have only had line lock on older muscle cars.

 

Had that on my '53 Stud. Nice when it worked.

 

I call it the e-brake.

 

It's really easy to do the same thing with the handbrake when necessary. I used to do it a lot in hilly downtown Seattle when starting at steep uphill traffic lights. Works great as long as you have a true handbrake (like the HHRs, as opposed to a foot-operated parking brake.