CHEVROLETHHR Panel 2006 - 2011

　　The three letters from the HHR stood for Heritage High Roof, and the car was one of the most significant representatives of the retro-design theme that Chevrolet tried to use during the mid-2000s.

　　Built on top of the new Delta platform shared with the Chevrolet Cobalt and the Saturn Ion, the HHR tried to be bold in design and also provide the advantages of an MPV combined with those of a station wagon. The result was surprisingly good, but the car eventually fell victim to the world financial crisis and was withdrawn from the market in 2011 after just six years on the production lines.

　　With a design inspired by the 1947 Chevrolet Suburban, the HHR sported a clamshell hood design that incorporated the chromed, slatted grille. Its broader and lower fenders featured squared headlights. The high-roof cabin was designed, in the past, for those who wore hats, not baseball caps. In the rear, its dual taillights were rounded and mounted lower on the D-pillars. Unlike its passenger version, the panel van featured windows only for the front doors.

　　Inside, the HHR offered a modern design, with bucket seats and a molded dashboard. Its curves resembled, somehow, the older Chevrolets, but its instrument cluster was new. It even featured a center stack for the sound system and a center console. There were no rear seats and only a cavernous cargo space fit for those who wanted to carry stuff in style.

　　Unusually, even if the HHR Panel Van was designed as a utility vehicle, it was offered with a peppy turbocharged inline-four that sent almost 200 ponies to the front wheels via a five-speed manual.