The SSX is an
all-wheel-drive crossover sports hatch prototype that heralds the
next-generation of Holdens.
Fully drivable, the SSX is a luxury four-seater sports lifestyle machine
which combines high output V8 performance and AWD handling character
with cargo carrying convenience. Its flat-floored, multi-purpose load
area is accessible through a large rear hatch and can be extended by
folding the back seats flush with the floor and dropping the fold-down
end gate.
Michael Simcoe, Holden's Executive in Charge, Design, said the widetrack
SSX can be described as the ultimate expression of Holden performance,
but it is also a clear expression of how functional a range of niche
vehicles can be.
The sleek SSX (SS + Crossover) is the product of the company's biggest
ever concept car project. The young Holden design team members credited
with bringing this exploratory vehicle vividly to life are senior
exterior designer Max Wolff, interior designer Warrack Leach and colour
and trim designer Kirsty Lindsay.
Set apart by more than its brilliant 'Kryptonite' green finish and
slick, black-on black interior, the SSX announces its high output V8
performance potential with a wide track stance, wheel arch extensions
over 19-inch magnesium alloys, front fender vents, Venturi-style
aerodynamic underpans - punctuated at the rear by twin central exhausts
- and dual aircraft-style fuel filler doors.
Styling cues are VY
Commodore with a more aggressive edge - in front a bold, deeper facia
with twin projector headlamps, foglamps and exclusive grille. At the
rear, the hatch is cleverly integrated and edged with a slim black
spoiler. Specific blackout tail lamps set SSX even further apart.
In the passenger compartment, there's more 'wow' factor in the form of
black leather sports seats in 2+2 configuration, bisected by an
elongated centre console in brushed Titan silver. Elsewhere (on the
sports instrument cluster, leather-wrapped steering wheel, transmission
shifter, for example), more silver accents complement matt black,
soft-feel trim finishes. In effective contrast, the high-mounted
multi-function display screen, instrument and climate control clusters
and auxiliary switches are red-illuminated.
The rear load compartment comes in for equally stylish treatment, its
matt black floor bisected by stainless steel wear strips, and side
storage compartments finished in Titan silver. With either or both of
the rear seats folded, the steel-highlighted floor finish continues and
an integrated rear storage bin remains accessible.
The Holden SSX design concept is powered by a high output, 5.7 litre
Generation III V8 engine. It forms part of the extensive Holden display
at the Sydney International Motor Show and can be viewed from October 18
- 27 inclusive.
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