Cobalt SS at Dealership.... FINALLY

[12secondv6]

Originally posted by Fbody3400:
I, the neon hater, would rather have an SRT-4 than a cobalt SS.

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[12secondv6]

http://cobaltss.net/cmps_index.php?page=video

Video/ review of the car.

14.7 at 97 mph?!?!?!
LSD optional???

Does ride on 18's though

[L32Projekt]

I haven't driven one yet, so I couldn't conclusively say that I'd pimp one. I'll wait until the dealerships get more in and they're not so rare and I'll take a TD...

[Vracer111]

The Cobalt SS is a fun car to drive (I drove a few recently along with the Saturn Ion Redline, Pontiac GTO, Cadillac CTS-V, and C6 Corvette...at GM's Autoshow in Motion). Fun in the corners for a FWD vehicle, just needs better tires. If I was in the market for a new FWD car the Cobalt SS/Saturn Ion redline would definately be taken into consideration. Though for about the same price you can actually get really low mileage used 2004 GTO's... [img]graemlins/rock.gif[/img] And I really like the GTO after having driven it more than the others (about a dozen times around the course)...very fun in the corners for such a big car, plus the clutch is much nicer than the Cobalt/Ion Redline (they grab too early, nearly slamming on if you are comming from driving a Camaro or Tacoma.), it can practically take off by itself from a stop... [img]smile.gif[/img]

Yeah I'd say GM has a problem if the GTO can depreciate around $10k with just a few thousand miles of driving...

[L32Projekt]

Just about any car depreciates like that with few exceptions. Not just a GM problem.

[95DGcamaro]

I don't know, the GTO lost so much value just sitting around. New 2004 GTO's are selling at dealerships for $20,000. New. Less than 5k miles. That is sad. It was poorly designed. Hopefully they fix it in 2005 and upcoming years.

[Mighty Thor]

I saw it at the AutoShow. It is very nice. Very popular already for the highschool/college age kids.

I say wait awhile. There's going to be a 272 Cobalt SS coming out later this year. 272 is 272 horsepower!

[95fbirdkid]

Originally posted by 95DGcamaro:
I don't know, the GTO lost so much value just sitting around. New 2004 GTO's are selling at dealerships for $20,000. New. Less than 5k miles. That is sad. It was poorly designed. Hopefully they fix it in 2005 and upcoming years.

a couple thousand miles make a car used. once it drives off the lot that first time it looses a a ton of value.

[Cole Angrimson]

i like the Cobalt SS. It's a nice lookin' car if you see it up close. I don't like the wing but you could get a trunk lid off a Cobalt without it and put an aftermarket smaller one on. I sat in one at the auto show and was pretty impressed. Much nicer then the Cavaliers it replaces.

[12secondv6]

Hmmmmm, now... cobalt SS vs GTO.....

I might go the route of cobalt ss?!?!?!?

[misterjuice]

Teh Gimp = Teh Sux

[99camaro99]

Oh James I got dibs on racing your Neon...and the Bird from a roll. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Originally posted by Mighty Thor:
There's going to be a 272 Cobalt SS coming out later this year. 272 is 272 horsepower!

how much torque? [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img]

I thought a blower has instant power gains...

[Mighty Thor]

Originally posted by 99camaro99:
Oh James I got dibs on racing your Neon...and the Bird from a roll. [img]smile.gif[/img]

</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Mighty Thor:
There's going to be a 272 Cobalt SS coming out later this year. 272 is 272 horsepower!

how much torque? [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img]

I thought a blower has instant power gains... </font>[/QUOTE]http://www.caranddriver.com/article....rticle_id=8832

Advantage of Root Blower compare to other blowers is extremely low end power. Disadvantage, heat. Very difficult to control heat. Intercooler is a definate must.

At NOPI the tuners brought out a 500hp SC Cobalt SS. Absolutely no change to the internal engine.

[chadder]

well, the reason im lookin into the cobaltSS instead of a nice 04 GTO, is id rather have an 05 GTO, and im still only 17, so my insurance would be astronomical, i dont need a speed demon, i need a practical car right now. Also, its really cheap to mod and responds very well to mods (FI [img]smile.gif[/img] ) the ecotech has quite a bit of potential for what it is...

[Fbody3400]

But its front wheel drive............................................. .................................................. .................................................. .............................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .............................. ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
272 hp? Torque steer here it comes!