So my friend's dad owns a Chevy Dealership. The two of them were up in Detroit talking to some people. One of the guys happens to be a guy that my friend races with, who also happens to head up the GM Performance division. He let him in on a little secret. The performance division is taking a Cobalt to the Nurburgring for testing. He wouldn't tell what this cobalt was, or why they are doing it, but it is basically exactly what they were doing with the HHR SS while it was being tested. He also said that the reason they got rid of the supercharged version was that the contract did expire.

I don't know if any of this is new news (I did a search and found nothing about this in particular lately), but that is what he told me yesterday, so look out for developments in the near future.

 

get your flame suit on becuase people are going to crazy on you for another thread about this...But personally i say thank you for more info

 

I don't care if people flame, I am telling the direct info I got from an insider, lol. There will be a cobalt going to the Nurburgring, that is a fact.

 

thats awsome, i can't wait to hear more... i'm an optomist. the pessimists come out during the day lol

 

if you get me dates on the nurburgring ill get you pics

 

Wow, sounds good man, thanks for the info! I'm sure that you remember that all the early '05 reviews talked about how the SS/SC suspension was developed and tested on the Ring.
I take it that the expired contract was for the Eaton?

All in all, interesting news, thanks!

Hey, takes! Haven't seen you here before, but I've not been active long. Wish I could visit the Ring!

 

cant you watch the nurburgring live?

 

im 50/50 on this subject, but hey we will see what happens... get him the dates so he can get some pics. that'd be cool

 

No reason for there to be any flaming here. He didn't say anything about it going Turbo or anything to that effect, just that he knows of a fairly reliable source that knows that the Cobalt is back at the testing grounds, where everything that is anything in GM has come to be.

 

Cant wait to see what happens...

 

Ooh, insider info...get that man some dates in Germany!

 

^^ Fo shizzle... OR set yur ass up a tent and wait for the GM transports to Roll in... Nice info... WE NEED PICS...!

I can see it now Cobaltss.net captures SPY photos of unknown Cobalt testing..!! YA BABY...!!

 

Hell yeah, get one of these to help out



The suit, not the gun by the way!

 

sweet

 

haha yea but you know alot of the people on this forum will say he is suggesting thats its the turbo balt haha.

Im actually very suprized that this thread hasnt got flamed more.....I guess people are getting tired arguing over the same thing

 

I agree...What is there to flame? I think that assuming the info is in fact true, I find it VERY interesting, and am curious as to what exactly GM would be testing.

 

Here's proof something is going on!!!! Check it out!

 

Talk about an AWD Cobalt SS, 2.4 liters and turbocharged, direct injected, 300whp and 300wtq.

 

That would be fun!

 

Hellz yea, that would kick ass. It also has a return fuel system

 

hey yeah ive been around a while, also been deployed most of it. ive had my car since 2005 and have about 10,000 miles on it because ive been deployed
but someone can give me a date on the ring just pm me and ill be sure to get some pics up of what i can

 

cool information, thanks for the heads-up!!

 

He keeps me updated on everything chevy that there is to know, so hopefully it will come down the grapevine as to when this is happening.

As for how reliable of a source he is. The car he raced for a while was one of the Cobalt SS/SCs that was prototyping the Stage 3, and they have a direct relationship with the GM Performance guys, so I have not been let down as to any info that he has given me yet.


On a completely different note, as soon as they are getting an HHR SS, I get to drive it. I will post a review when it goes down.

 

Thanks for the info man.

I'm glad an informant could tell you the reason why the stoped the ss/sc. Thanks for the info man. I hope it comes true.

 

Very cool thanks for the info and get that man DATES!