2008 Cobalt SS revealed at Sema
10-29-2007, 12:47 AM
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Yep. The Exo IX beat the cobalt. Expect it to cost about 10 grand more. And it is awd. So it really isnt in the same class as the cobalt. I hate how people compare the Evo to the balt.(not that you were).... I mean, it isnt in the same class.
10-29-2007, 03:58 AM
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Amen, 100%. The new Cobalt turbo SS is going to be a magnificent success at its price, a real performance bargain.
10-29-2007, 06:46 AM
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You should hear all the little cry babies over at Cobaltss.net 
At least half the LSJ guys (S/C) are knocking the new engine and lots are "sick" of hearing about it. They can't admit it's a superior engine.
Guess they could never be on this board with the years of 5th gen speculation. Unless it's fact from GM they freak--and then they get facts from GM and say--lets wait until it's out!
At least half the LSJ guys (S/C) are knocking the new engine and lots are "sick" of hearing about it. They can't admit it's a superior engine.
Guess they could never be on this board with the years of 5th gen speculation. Unless it's fact from GM they freak--and then they get facts from GM and say--lets wait until it's out!
10-29-2007, 06:47 AM
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Well, it's a two way street. When we go and compare the Cobalt to all the vehicles listed above, as far as times at the ring, you have to expect all comparisons within reason. Many of those cars listed above cost way more than the Cobalt, yet it is nice to see the Cobalt beating them out.
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10-29-2007, 08:33 AM
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You should hear all the little cry babies over at Cobaltss.net
At least half the LSJ guys (S/C) are knocking the new engine and lots are "sick" of hearing about it. They can't admit it's a superior engine.
Guess they could never be on this board with the years of 5th gen speculation. Unless it's fact from GM they freak--and then they get facts from GM and say--lets wait until it's out!
At least half the LSJ guys (S/C) are knocking the new engine and lots are "sick" of hearing about it. They can't admit it's a superior engine.
Guess they could never be on this board with the years of 5th gen speculation. Unless it's fact from GM they freak--and then they get facts from GM and say--lets wait until it's out!
When I told a buddy of mine (who owns an 06 Cobalt supercharged SS) that the Cobalt was going to come out with a turbo version in the near future, his exact words were "oh thats just a myth, GM will never do that". He then went on to say how his would be better anyway.
Cant wait to see the look on his face when this "myth"-mobile destroys his SS in every way
10-29-2007, 09:35 AM
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I'm not knocking the LT1... I have mine and love it... But if cornering and brakes are involved... It won't be a contest...
10-29-2007, 09:40 AM
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The wheels in the pic above should be the actual 2008 wheels . Thats the engineering mule and GM dealer parts computers show that exact wheel when u pull it up . The Yellow car looks liek a qwik photoshop . The wheels on it are 2005 GM accessory wheels and are only 7" wide . The new ones are 7.5 . GM media online list a split spoke as well . That pic also doesnt show the new upper and lower mesh grills .
The wheels on that yellow car are disgusting. There is no way they'd release the car like that as the new top dog SS model; it looks like weak sauce compared to the current supercharged car.
You have put my mind at ease, because the silver car is more what I was expecting.
This raises the question, though, of who exactly released the pic of the yellow car? Because that is the pic that showed up all over the place, it seems, and I'm sure all sorts of negative opinions have been spewed about it on various forums. Nothing like a little misinformation to get things off on the wrong foot.
10-29-2007, 10:03 AM
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When I told a buddy of mine (who owns an 06 Cobalt supercharged SS) that the Cobalt was going to come out with a turbo version in the near future, his exact words were "oh thats just a myth, GM will never do that". He then went on to say how his would be better anyway.
Cant wait to see the look on his face when this "myth"-mobile destroys his SS in every way
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10-29-2007, 10:20 AM
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The yellow car doesnt have the "new fascia's grille and the Cobalt's upper grille sport a new, SS-specific diamond-mesh appearance" mentioned in the press release.
These do. So where did the yellow car come from? Its all over the place already getting poor reviews.
These do. So where did the yellow car come from? Its all over the place already getting poor reviews.
10-29-2007, 10:28 AM
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BTW, where did you get these pics? Those are the very same cars that I saw being loaded onto a transporter outside the Denver vehicle emissions lab...
Looks like a GM person is snapping these pics. The one of the silver car with the guys standing in front of it looks like a pic taken on a development trip for the car.