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The HHR enjoys all the engineering upgrades bestowed on the Cobalt, plus some luxury touches. The deep-grain dash is formed using a more expensive painted-plastic process, and the gauges and the center-console knobs are fancier. A trim, three-spoke steering wheel with radio and trip-computer controls is standard across the two-model line. The HHR’s cavernous interior includes fold-flat rear and right-front seats, three underfloor storage bins, and a movable parcel shelf in back that, when raised, doubles the cargo floor space.

Underneath the HHR you’ll find the Cobalt’s front-strut, rear-twistbeam suspension and the same disc and-drum brake combination. Thicker anti-roll bars and revised spring rates are there only to handle the HHR’s extra mass (advertised curb weights range from 3150 to 3200 pounds). The Ecotec engine family is also a specification repeat.