![]() TURBOCHARGED CHEVROLET COBALT SS GIVES A BOOST OF FUN TO THE COMPACT SEGMENT SS-specific interior with new sport seats, A-pillar boost gauge and more.18-inch high-polished forged aluminum wheels and Y-rated performance tires.SS-specific appearance with unique fascias and rear spoiler – including available high wing.Brembo fixed-caliper front discs and vented rear disc brakes.Nürburgring-tuned FE5 Sport suspension delivers 0.9 g grip.GM Powertrain Sweden five-speed transmission with short-throw shifter.2.0L Ecotec turbocharged and intercooled engine with 260 horsepower (194 kW).Engineered and developed by GM Performance Division.PRESS RELEASE - 2008 CHEVROLET COBALT SS FAST FACTS Powertrain aside, the Cobalt SS gets suspension and brake upgrades along with a subtle bodykit that doesn’t do much to get rid of the car’s “John Doe” looks. According to Chevy, the SS set a lap record for front-drive sport-compact cars at the “’Ring,” posting a time of 8:22.85 minutes – besting the previous record by more than 13 seconds. The top speed is more than 160 mph – 257 km/h. Power is transferred to the front wheels via a 5-speed manual gearbox with the SS delivering a 0-60 mph (96 km/h) time of approximately 5.7 seconds, and the quarter-mile in approximately 14.1 seconds. Developed by GM Performance Division (GMPD), the Cobalt SS is powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged unit (the same engine is used in the European Opel GT) delivering 260 Hp, 55 Hp more than its predecessor did. The steering system’s rack, electronics, and tuning are all unique to the SS, as is the car’s pedal box, which has been optimized to provide better heel-and-toe downshifts.Chevrolet took the wraps off the Cobalt SS high-performance coupe today prior to the car’s official debut at the 2007 SEMA show on Tuesday, October 30. New lower control arms, control-arm bushings, 30-percent-stiffer springs, and fat 24mm front and rear solid anti-roll bars tighten the suspension like a drum skin. The only underbody item shared with the regular Cobalt is the front subframe. Using launch control or no-lift shifting gives you the inkling that you’re going to break the car or engine or Saab-sourced five-speed manual-or all three-in half, but Chevy warrants the powertrain for five years or 100,000 miles and says that engineers performed 600 launch-control blastoffs in a row to validate the whole shebang.īeyond the engine, though, are the chassis refinements made by the GM Performance boys. More pops are bad, since that means you’ve bounced it off the rev limiter and aren’t accelerating as quickly as you could. In the produce section at the grocery store? Yup, no-lift shift.Ī tip from the engineers: One pop from the tailpipe is good. No-lift shifts, though, coax such sweet burbles and gunfire pops from the exhaust that you just have to do them all the time. Both are fairly violent events, and not lifting off the gas when you shift feels, well, ludicrous. Rocketing to the top end is a ridiculous amount of fun in the new SS, thanks to the standard launch control and no-lift shift functions, which are also found on the less hard-core, pudgier HHR SS. Top speed is as high as 160 mph, so long as you forgo that ginormous, drag-heavy optional spoiler. Peak torque is an impressive 260 pound-feet, and it’s available from 2000 rpm.Ĭhevy figures a blast to 60 ought to take 5.7 seconds, but the SS Supercharged took a mere 5.9 in our test, so we’re thinking maybe an additional 10th or two could be squeezed from the more powerful turbo model. More important, though, is that the new car puts 260 horsepower under your right foot versus 205 in the SS Supercharged. ![]() This 2.0-liter Ecotec turbo four, introduced in the Pontiac Solstice GXP and Saturn Sky Red Line roadsters, gains direct injection and variable valve timing for intake and exhaust and returns a claimed 22 mpg city and 30 mpg highway. (The naturally aspirated imposter SS was discontinued after 2007, too Chevy now calls that model the Cobalt Sport.) As a result, the new SS gets force-fed via an air-to-air intercooled turbocharger rather than the Eaton supercharger of the old car. The SS Supercharged had to be discontinued because its blown four didn’t comply with emissions regulations for 2008. Not only does it remain face-peelingly quick, but it’s also now a maniacal piece of machinery that laughs at nearly any corner you toss in front of it. A mini-muscle car, it was quick in a straight line, although it became a ball of understeer when the road went bendy. ![]() Comparison Test: Seven Cheap Speeders of 2009.2008 Chevrolet Cobalt SS Short Take Road Test. ![]()
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