Article: 2006 Chevy SSR: Seriously sporty ride.(Auto Weekly)

Byline: G. CHAMBERS WILLIAMS III

BY G. CHAMBERS WILLIAMS III

SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS

One of the most fun vehicles on the market, if not the most practical, is also one of the most unusual.

It's the 2006 Chevrolet SSR sport pickup, created by General Motors three years ago as a so-called halo vehicle to bring back some luster to the Chevrolet brand and show critics that the big, bureaucratic automaker still has some creativity.

Calling the SSR a pickup is something of a stretch, however. You can't really use this vehicle as a truck, although it technically has a pickup configuration.

Instead, it's really just a ...

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