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Chevy's little HHR was retro-cool

Chevrolet's competitor to the Chrysler PT Cruiser was just too little, too late.

Steven Ewing
Steven Ewing spent his childhood reading car magazines, making his career as an automotive journalist an absolute dream job. After getting his foot in the door at Automobile while he was still a teenager, Ewing found homes on the mastheads at Winding Road magazine, Autoblog and Motor1.com before joining the CNET team in 2018. He has also served on the World Car Awards jury. Ewing grew up ingrained in the car culture of Detroit -- the Motor City -- before eventually moving to Los Angeles. In his free time, Ewing loves to cook, binge trash TV and play the drums.
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The HHR was Chevy's attempt at a retro-cool hatchback.

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It didn't look too bad when it debuted in the mid-2000s.

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Its compact footprint was an advantage for city-dwellers.

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Its upright shape meant it was plenty useful, too.

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In fact, Chevy even did an HHR Panel version with no rear windows and a flat load floor.

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The big headlights and chrome wheels were total mid-2000s GM.

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Chevy made a hotter HHR SS, too.

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With 260 horsepower from a turbo engine, the HHR SS was pretty fun to drive.

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It even came with a six-speed manual transmission.

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Keep scrolling for more photos of the Chevy HHR.

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