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2008 Chevrolet HHR Overview

Likes:

  • Upright seating
  • Roomy interior
  • HHR SS offers solid performance

Dislikes:

  • Power window switch placement
  • Small gauges
  • Unremarkable base powertrain
  • Four-speed automatic transmissions

Bottom Line

By TheCarConnection Team's avatar TheCarConnection Team,  

TheCarConnection.com's editors studied reviews from across the Web and have condensed opinions about the 2008 Chevrolet HHR in this comprehensive review. Experts from TheCarConnection.com have driven the Chevrolet HHR (including the HHR SS) on several occasions and offer ...

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By Rex Roy's avatar Rex Roy, Detroit Editor

The 2008 Chevrolet HHR features some very appealing retro styling that’s also very familiar. Edmunds calls the Chevrolet HHR "a modern take on the expressive, big-fendered American vehicles of the late 1940s”—specifically, “Chevrolet claims is inspired by the '49 Suburban.” Car...

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Select a Trim:

Trim MSRP / Invoice Fuel Econ
2008 Chevrolet HHR: FWD 4dr LS $16,730 / $15,809 City: 21
Hwy: 30
2008 Chevrolet HHR: FWD 4dr LT $17,765 / $16,787 City: 21
Hwy: 30
2008 Chevrolet HHR: FWD 4dr Panel LS $17,035 / $16,098 City: 20
Hwy: 30
2008 Chevrolet HHR: FWD 4dr Panel LT $18,050 / $17,057 City: 20
Hwy: 30
2008 Chevrolet HHR: FWD 4dr SS $22,925 / $21,664 City: 21
Hwy: 29

Other Choices:

While the 2008 Chevrolet HHR owes its styling cues to the Chevrolet Suburban from the 1940s, there's no retro technology hiding under its fenders. The Chevy HHR, especially with the direct-injection turbo engine of the SS edition, is a modern vehicle. But don't forget--the Chevrolet HHR is a low-priced compact that competes with all kinds of vehicles, from regular sedans to the obvious competitors noted here.

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Comments (1 total)

  1. By  Joe #1, Posted: 7/23/2009

    What do you think I should put on my 07 Silverado? I was thinking maybe some chrome inserts. What do you think?

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