The Super Sport SS badge has a long, and somewhat muddled history at Chevrolet. When it first appeared on the Impala in the early 1960s, it represented the top performance trim of that car’s lineup.

The 2LT coming first starts with front-wheel drive and can be optioned to dual-motor all-wheel-drive, albeit with a less powerful and less fancy AWD than the SS. The 2LT can be had with a medium size ...