Cobalt SS (serious performance machine)

[BADDASSC6]

Not my kind of car, but the new Chevy Cobalt SS is a nice little rocket. 260hp turbo I-4 with a no lift shift function from the factory. Limited slip differenctial ($495 option), sport tuned suspension, and brembo brakes.

The brakes actually piss me off because they are high quality (though significantly smaller) than the cross-drilled brakes on my vette:huh:. Saw one autocrossing and i was surprised how quick it was, thenwent to the dealership (vette oil change) and was shock on all the little tid bits of gold that GM has on it.

Good Job GM:thumbs_up:

[Vettezuki]

Not my kind of car, but the new Chevy Cobalt SS is a nice little rocket. 260hp turbo I-4 with a no lift shift function from the factory. Limited slip differenctial ($495 option), sport tuned suspension, and brembo brakes.

The brakes actually piss me off because they are high quality (though significantly smaller) than the cross-drilled brakes on my vette:huh:. Saw one autocrossing and i was surprised how quick it was, thenwent to the dealership (vette oil change) and was shock on all the little tid bits of gold that GM has on it.

Good Job GM:thumbs_up:

Stylistically, it's a bit dorky looking, but from the first generation it was quite stout actually, especially from a chassis balance and handling POV. I think it was on an episode of Street Tuner Challenge where the Cobalt was pretty much bitch slapping all the imports on the road course, including like a 700HP skyline (though it had other problems.)

[SeanPlunk]

Not my kind of car, but the new Chevy Cobalt SS is a nice little rocket. 260hp turbo I-4 with a no lift shift function from the factory. Limited slip differenctial ($495 option), sport tuned suspension, and brembo brakes.

The brakes actually piss me off because they are high quality (though significantly smaller) than the cross-drilled brakes on my vette:huh:. Saw one autocrossing and i was surprised how quick it was, thenwent to the dealership (vette oil change) and was shock on all the little tid bits of gold that GM has on it.

Good Job GM:thumbs_up:

They are sweet cars, but I can't get over the looks. Still, it was awesome to see it beat a Evo, STi, and lots of other things around a track :sm_laughing:

[enkeivette]

Are they still FWD?

[BADDASSC6]

Yes they are still FWD, but if you think about it the Pontiac Solstice and the Saturn view are two roadsters with the exact same components list.

[enkeivette]

Yes they are still FWD, but if you think about it the Pontiac Solstice and the Saturn view are two roadsters with the exact same components list.

You mean the SKY? The Soltice and the SKY are most definitely RWD.

[BADDASSC6]

Yes I did mean the Sky and the Solstice. I knew they were rear wheel drive. I was responding to enkievettes question. The SS, Sky redline, and solsticeall have the same ecotec 260 hp motor. I wouldn't buy FWD, but the other two I would consider.

[st-evo-9*corn fed-8urvet*]

i gotta give it to gm they made a good *mechanically at least* I-4 car finally, it was proven several times to actually beat the evo 10 at 1/4th times, and i have to confirm my source but i think also a road coarse

[enkeivette]

i gotta give it to gm they made a good *mechanically at least* I-4 car finally, it was proven several times to actually beat the evo 10 at 1/4th times, and i have to confirm my source but i think also a road coarse

Holy sh*t. I'd like to see numbers on that.

[st-evo-9*corn fed-8urvet*]

Holy sh*t. I'd like to see numbers on that.

i think its on car and driver or one of those big reviewers ill look it up if you havent gotten it by the time i get home from work

[BlacknBoostn]

i think its on car and driver or one of those big reviewers ill look it up if you havent gotten it by the time i get home from work


wow now i wonder what my stock SRT will do on that... how $$ much does the cobalt SS run? too bad the neon SRT is only 03-05, people don't like doing current reviews on it.

[st-evo-9*corn fed-8urvet*]

wow now i wonder what my stock SRT will do on that... how $$ much does the cobalt SS run? too bad the neon SRT is only 03-05, people don't like doing current reviews on it.

lol its a dodge its alread disqualified :laugh:

but for real idk the old evo was the quickest of the bunch for that generation

for this new group idk if i had to put money on it is say the new hyandia coupe with the I-4 turbo evo engine, or the new toyota with a toyota chassis, and a subie engine and drive train thats coming out in world markets there getting the STI engine, in the US im not sure if it is getting that engine maybe a wrx, or N/A boxer i forgot but both cars will be heavy hitters

[SeanPlunk]

1. 2:45.9 - 2008 Mosler MT900S
2. 2:48.6 - 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR
3. 2:54.6 - 2008 Ferrari 430 Scuderia
4. 2:55.6 - 2008 Nissan GT-R
5. 2:58.2 - 2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
6. 3:00.7 - 2005 Ford GT
7. 3:01.1 - 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
8. 3:01.2 - 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z51
9. 3:01.6 - 2006 Dodge Viper SRT10 Coupe
10. 3:01.8 - 2007 Porsche 911 GT3
11. 3:03.6 - 2007 Chevrolet Corvette C6
12. 3:04.0 - 2008 Cadillac CTS-V
13. 3:04.5 - 2007 Lotus Exige S
14. 3:04.6 - 2007 Audi R8
15. 3:05.6 - 2008 BMW M3
16. 3:05.8 - 2007 Porsche 997 Turbo
17. 3:05.9 - 2007 Ford Shelby GT500
18. 3:06.5 - 2008 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG
19. 3:09.2 - 2006 Lotus Elise
20. 3:09.3 - 2006 Chevrolet Corvette
21. 3:09.5 - 2006 Porsche Cayman S
22. 3:10.0 - 2006 BMW M6
23. 3:10.5 - 2007 BMW 335i Coupe
24. 3:11.0 - 2007 Ford Shelby GT500
25. 3:11.2 - 2007 Audi RS4
26. 3:11.7 - 2007 BMW Z4 M
27. 3:12.5 - 2006 Nissan 350Z Track
28. 3:13.0 - 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt SS Turbocharged
29. 3:13.3 - 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR
30. 3:13.5 - 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR
31. 3:13.7 - 2008 BMW 135i
32. 3:14.0 - 2008 Lexus IS F
33. 3:14.6 - 2008 Audi S5
34. 3:15.0 - 2008 Honda S2000 CR
35. 3:15.7 - 2007 Pontiac Solstice GXP
36. 3:16.0 - 2007 Mazda Speed 3
37. 3:16.3 - 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8
38. 3:16.6 - 2008 Lotus Elise SC
39. 3:17.5 - 2008 Infiniti G37 Sport
40. 3:18.2 - 2006 Dodge Charger SRT8
41. 3:19.0 - 2006 Mazda RX-8
42. 3:19.0 - 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI
43. 3:20.6 - 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS Supercharged
44. 3:20.8 - 2008 Dodge Caliber SRT-4
45. 3:20.9 - 2006 Ford Mustang GT
46. 3:21.8 - 2008 Volkswagen R32
47. 3:22.9 - 2007 Mini Cooper S
48. 3:24.8 - 2008 Honda Civic Mugen Si
49. 3:25.1 - 2006 Volkswagen GTI
50. 3:26.5 - 2006 Honda Civic Si
51. 3:26.6 - 2008 Volvo C30 T5 Version 2.0
52. 3:29.3 - 2006 Mazda MX-5

It's a pretty impressive list of cars it beat, especially for the money. Maybe FWD isn't so bad after all :thumbs_up:

[enkeivette]

Wow, every car above the SS on the list other than the Z is a high end car. So I guess Chevy wins the ticket for the inexpensive sport compacts this year. :thumbs_up:

[st-evo-9*corn fed-8urvet*]

Wow, every car above the SS on the list other than the Z is a high end car. So I guess Chevy wins the ticket for the inexpensive sport compacts this year. :thumbs_up:

they did good for a well priced production car, i still think that if you dont plan on keeping the car stock and want the best price to mod to performance gain ratio go with the evo, but if you wanna keep it close to stock the SS takes it.

well cant win them all :-(

[enkeivette]

they did good for a well priced production car, i still think that if you dont plan on keeping the car stock and want the best price to mod to performance gain ratio go with the evo, but if you wanna keep it close to stock the SS takes it.

well cant win them all :-(

It's never appealing to me when a newer model is slower than the older model. I would rather have the Evo, but an 8 or a 9, not a 10.

[st-evo-9*corn fed-8urvet*]

It's never appealing to me when a newer model is slower than the older model. I would rather have the Evo, but an 8 or a 9, not a 10.

ya i know what u mean it kinda kills the whole EVOLUTION theme they had going!!!

also AYC isnt all its cracked up to be its great for an amature driver to keep him safe, but every other evo community around the world actually thinks the US evo 8-9 are lucky because we dont have that on our evo's , it supposedly interfears to much when trying to puch ur car past a curtain limit.

[BlacknBoostn]

1. 2:45.9 - 2008 Mosler MT900S
2. 2:48.6 - 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR $$100226
3. 2:54.6 - 2008 Ferrari 430 Scuderia $$262306
4. 2:55.6 - 2008 Nissan GT-R
5. 2:58.2 - 2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
6. 3:00.7 - 2005 Ford GT
7. 3:01.1 - 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
8. 3:01.2 - 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z51
9. 3:01.6 - 2006 Dodge Viper SRT10 Coupe
10. 3:01.8 - 2007 Porsche 911 GT3
11. 3:03.6 - 2007 Chevrolet Corvette C6
12. 3:04.0 - 2008 Cadillac CTS-V
13. 3:04.5 - 2007 Lotus Exige S
14. 3:04.6 - 2007 Audi R8
15. 3:05.6 - 2008 BMW M3
16. 3:05.8 - 2007 Porsche 997 Turbo
17. 3:05.9 - 2007 Ford Shelby GT500
18. 3:06.5 - 2008 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG
19. 3:09.2 - 2006 Lotus Elise
20. 3:09.3 - 2006 Chevrolet Corvette
21. 3:09.5 - 2006 Porsche Cayman S
22. 3:10.0 - 2006 BMW M6
23. 3:10.5 - 2007 BMW 335i Coupe
24. 3:11.0 - 2007 Ford Shelby GT500
25. 3:11.2 - 2007 Audi RS4
26. 3:11.7 - 2007 BMW Z4 M
27. 3:12.5 - 2006 Nissan 350Z Track
28. 3:13.0 - 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt SS Turbocharged $$22335
29. 3:13.3 - 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR
30. 3:13.5 - 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR
31. 3:13.7 - 2008 BMW 135i
32. 3:14.0 - 2008 Lexus IS F
33. 3:14.6 - 2008 Audi S5
34. 3:15.0 - 2008 Honda S2000 CR
35. 3:15.7 - 2007 Pontiac Solstice GXP
36. 3:16.0 - 2007 Mazda Speed 3
37. 3:16.3 - 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8
38. 3:16.6 - 2008 Lotus Elise SC
39. 3:17.5 - 2008 Infiniti G37 Sport
40. 3:18.2 - 2006 Dodge Charger SRT8
41. 3:19.0 - 2006 Mazda RX-8
42. 3:19.0 - 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI
43. 3:20.6 - 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS Supercharged
44. 3:20.8 - 2008 Dodge Caliber SRT-4
45. 3:20.9 - 2006 Ford Mustang GT
46. 3:21.8 - 2008 Volkswagen R32
47. 3:22.9 - 2007 Mini Cooper S
48. 3:24.8 - 2008 Honda Civic Mugen Si
49. 3:25.1 - 2006 Volkswagen GTI
50. 3:26.5 - 2006 Honda Civic Si
51. 3:26.6 - 2008 Volvo C30 T5 Version 2.0
52. 3:29.3 - 2006 Mazda MX-5

It's a pretty impressive list of cars it beat, especially for the money. Maybe FWD isn't so bad after all :thumbs_up:

that list is incomplete. I don't in fact see that a neon SRT4 was tested. I'm happily willing to donate my car for some testing :bigthumbsup: You can't discriminate when we have the SRT viper ranked well and the Caliber SRT on the board but no Neon SRT haha I'll see if my buddy will test his ACR.

Any body want to put together a list of MSRP for each car? I'm curious to see that. I have no problem with a 30k car smoking my car or performing better by alot or a little hehe. MSRP for the neon SRT started at 19,995 and it's probably damn near the fastest car you can buy new from factory for less than 20k. I bought mine for half the price of an evo haha. (must partially be because i have half the AWD)

anybody know specifically how much the SS is? I'm really curious.

[94cobra69ss396]

I bought mine for half the price of an evo haha. (must partially be because i have half the AWD)

anybody know specifically how much the SS is? I'm really curious.

Ya, but it's the wrong half.:laugh:

[st-evo-9*corn fed-8urvet*]

lol now now dont badger the boy.

when the srt-4 first came out ir was 19,XXX then after realizing they would sell like hotcakes it went up in 04 but for sure 05 to like 23-24k i believe.