This car looks interesting. I dont think that you can beat 22k for a 260hp car. Im getting close to warranty and thinking about an upgrade. Thoughts.

 

The SS is a nice powered car........question is are there suspension and body upgrades for that car......if not you have a fast car that looks ok.......and in need of a drop.

 

my thought is that this is in the wrong section.

also, id rather get the sky redline. i believe it's the same engine, but it actually looks good.

 

its not bad, they just dropped the s/c and threw on a turbo. 2.0l ecotech is a pretty good engine to and its built to handle abuse. Only issues are other areas of the car, my sis has a cobalt and stuff that you shouldnt have probs with she does, like here door pull cups in the door all the factory silver paint chipped/cracked off. Thats some ____..but her front bumper has better paint then my tc, way less rock chips then mine and i actually take care of my car and im careful of my following distance,,so go figure.

 

I'd rather get a red skyline.

 

MazdaSPEED3

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I like the MS3 as well but the new cobalt SS turbo is faster and out handles the MS3 as well as anything in its class. Too bad it looks so ugly.....but its a good car for the $$$

 

^LOL. Had to read that three times.

 

your not the only one

 

I think GM is raising the bar with this one. Which will be nice. I'm not sure if they are trying to move the SS Cobalt to the level of Speed3 and SRT4 or if they are wanting everyone else to catch up?

 

i see what you did there

 

well, what do you expect? chevy and dodge can't compete with toyota and honda and such in terms of reliability, build quality, resale value, handling and fahrvergnügen, so they just horseshoe in as much power as they can to get people to buy them.

 

It has the same engine as the redline sky and gxp solstice. 2.0 Ecotec LNF i believe. Also set the record for the fastest FWD pass on the Nurburgring in 8:22.85.

Seems like the only real good upgrades/mods for the cobalts though are made by gm, aside from that aftermarket is limited. I used to have a cobalt and the choice arent nearly as great as they are for the TC, nor are the prices.

 

260 crank = approx 226whp. Upgrades will be available of course and it will already have decent internals so it is a good deal. However it is a chevy and will retail value like a doller bill in acid. Definitly a price choice over an SI weather it's value over time sucks or not. Great tuner car.

 

They do lose value fast, mine was worth about half of what i paid for it in about 2.5 yrs.

I hope the put more to the ground than 225ish. I knew people when I had mine that put 215-220 to the ground with the stock ss supercharged. The car was underrated at 205.

Would have been better with the RWD that matches the sky and solstice though.

 

I test drove a SS superchaged and well I felt like I was driving my gilrfriends Ion redline. Go figure right. Not to mention that American made will never eqaul toyota, no matter what the new FORD commercial say. Point is they are ok but not that great I much perfer my TC even if the cobalt SS can smoke me (so can my girlfriends redline )

 

Uh.. sorry, but that car does not look nearly as good as the tC. The Cobalt is just so.. blah.

 

lol that's actually how i read it

 

I have to agree with the looks of the cobalt...the bumper lines suck! Its ugly..i test drove one and was looking to buy before i foundmy Tc and then the cobalt was quickly put aside even though it was the ss supercharged and my Tc is just na. Just the differance in the way the door shuts is night and day the tc was way more solid..the cobalt had a hollow feel.

 

hey american companies putting out turbo cars...

im not gonna complain.. hopefully there are more to come