CSM Huber

Where can I find the frontal area, drag coefficient, etc of the Cobalt SS, Mustangs, Dodge Chargers and other cars the Cobalt finds on the street and strip?

Pyros777

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Apparently Cars.com lists drag coefficient for some cars. They didnt have the cobalt, but I found it on chevrolet.com/cobalt as a comment under one of the photos in the gallery.

'02 Impala = .31
'07 Cobalt SS S/C (with high-rise spoiler) = .324*
'06 Charger SXT = .34
'06 Charger R/T = .35
'04 Aveo = .35
'04 Mustang = .36
'07 Monte Carlo = .36
'07 Mustang = .38

*SS Supercharged Coupe in Rally Yellow with a high-mounted rear spoiler. It complements the Cobalt's competitive coefficient of drag (CD). At .324 CD, it provides a streamlined appearance that also contributes to wind noise reduction.

Since there is no centralized database (that I could find anyway) for this sort of thing, I'd say just google each car individually to get the answers you're looking for.

CSM Huber

Thanks for the info and suggestions.... I'm trying to figure out what factors into the difference in high speed accelleration of some of the cars on the street when the HP to Weight ratio says one car should be much faster but it isn't. I'm pretty sure frontal area is a big factor with some inverse square power requirement to double speed. Also there's probably some HP numbers already posted for the HP required to push 1 sq ft at 60 MPH, 100 MPH. So my Cobalt should not require as much HP to get to 100 MPH as a Dodge Charger SRT-8 will.