Amen to that.

I also go weak in the knees over the Chevrolet SSR. In its final year, it comes with a 400 hp engine and an available six-speed manual transmission to bring the 0-60 and quarter mile times within the public's expectations (of a hot rod). Sure, it's totally worthless as a truck. And, no doubt its too heavy to be a sports car. But, it has a ton of character, street presence, is reasonably fast, and would be a lot of fun to own. Never a dull moment in one of these badass bowties.

Maybe I'm the missing demographic all these car companies are shooting for, because the SSR, GTO, and Crossfire are all high on my list of favorite iron. If I could afford it, I would own one of each. Yet, very few others feel this way. Or, maybe these are the cars that people would be buying, if they didn't have to suffer through five years of Camry ownership for practical reasons.