timmyhoes

I like it but waiting to see what the end product will look like and how it will drive. A lil off topic but did any look at some of the other cars they reviewed? lol check out this monster it must have been a halloween joke!!
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/uglie...g-ever/467511/

BCM

I should've waited another year.

I want those rims and brakes.

Blown 4-banger

Ok after seeing the turbo balt upclose and personal, I gotta say its pretty cool. I would still take a sc balt over a turbo any day though. Just looking under the hood and seeing the 6.9 miles of piping makes me cringe. Even installing a CAI will be a complete bitch on that car. Plus the turbo is squashed next to the fire wall behind the engine. Not to mention is super tiny (look for my SEMA thread here in a couple days, nothing but SEMA pics). Anywho, other than that, its pretty sick. Interior looks completely unchanged from current 07 model. Its got small spoiler, and the same front/rear bumper and side skirts, and the same ss badges. Except instead of the little silver "supercharged" badge, its got one that looks almost identical, but says "turbocharged". I didn't really like that, because there is no differenciation between the sc and tc cars. However, the yellow on the tc balt is 10000X better than the sc. It is one of the most sexy colors I've ever seen!!!! Its the same basic yellow, except it has metal flakes in it, its just beautiful!!!! You have to see it in real life to understand All in all, pretty good car. I can't wait to demolish them on the streets

leasklikasieve

ill take mine in black, with painted black chevy badges, and a rksport 3 peice rear lip, oh and gunmetal rims. oh wait and all black seats. thankyou.

ItalianJoe1

iTrader: (10)

I noticed that in one of the pictures, I hope that carries over to the production models, even though I won't be buying a new one. Maybe when the car gets re-painted.

JKennedy1612

Thanks for the pictures.

rukkee

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Looking at those wheels closer , they look almost exactly like my 2002 Z24 wheels only they are bigger and aren't chrome. Anyone else notice that or am i blind.

EDIT: I guess they have a couple of differences , but i guess we know where the design originated .

turboeco

iTrader: (1)

That is a special yellow GM puts on their concept cars. It was on the 03-05 Yellow Turbosport Cavalier concept car. Beautiful paint, I recall one article saying the paintjob was worth more than J-Lo's ass.

I actually recently purchased the ENTIRE drivetrain from the Silver Turbosport concept cavalier. 2.2 Ecotec, GM tuned PCM, Full turbo kit/dp with 321stainless tubular header, Garrett T28, ported head, nitrided journals and magnafluxed crank, trans w/ centerforce clutch all done by Wheel to Wheel performance for GM. I'll definetly make a thread here and on jbody.org when its done. Theres much more to the car, but I've hijacked enough already.

N8s07SS

Dude, I hate to tell you but the Cavalier was not the first car to have 10 spoke rims. If you're going to compare the new rims to another car, why not the Z06 rims? Those look more like the new SS/TC ones than those Cavalier ones you posted.

rukkee

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Dude, no they don't. Look at the curves on the inside of spokes by the lugs , they are way closer to the cavy wheels than the wide spaced Z06 wheels .

Rangerondubz

To bad they are identical to the stock 05-06 SS/SC wheels with an extra cut in the middle of the 5 spoke...

SilverSS/SC

Thats exactly what they are . The 05-06 tooling was re-engineered .

G85 SS

I didn't read through all of those comments but I dont know if anybody else noticed but the yellow paint on the car is flake. I am a huge fan of flake paint. Hopefully some of the other colors come in flake as well.

step n up 09

No 6speed,crazy!!

SSRich

subscribing to keep track of this thread lol.

Archie

I was talking about the crappy looking BARRACUDA interior, not the Cobalt SS. And the carbon fiber was the hood and trunk and such (probably not going in the production model). I'm sure interior carbon fiber trim would be fine in AZ, since the sun doesn't really get to it.

I rather like the cobalt interior the way it is. I don't like the way all the car companies are going to this futuristic-retro interiors. The only things that should be changed, is what we are all hoping for, the silver interior trim. And the necessity of a leather wrapped e-brake.

bruff1977

Gotta luv that...

bruff1977

Anybody think the aftermarket will make lower springs for the new SS? By these pictures, the ride looks pretty low. No "Dead Cat Hole" there at all.

MaJ

The suspension has the same model number on the new SS as the current one. That would lead one to beleive that any current market lowering spring (ie: SSC, Sportline) will work fine.

bruff1977

You sure?? The double spokes bend out a tad from the lugs then level off as the spoke goes to the "lip"... the current SS wheel does the bend a tad closer to the lip... Now I know what you're saying could be done with the current wheels, but keep in mind these are supposed to be 18" x 7.5" for production. Hopefully they didn't re-cut current inventory wheels (though that would help with weight). Pray they are "all new wheels"...

jsscooby

I def like the metallic yellow paint

N8s07SS

Does anyone think that the new wheels could be an attempt to eliminate wheel hop? Or is that impossible? Somebody mentioned that they would be lighter, and the idea popped in my head. Does anyone w/ lighter aftermarket rims notice any reduction in wheel hop, or am I just wishful thinking?

tkosmen

well i love most of the car, but there is something that is bothering the **** out of me! CLOTH SEATS?!?!?!?!?!?! WTF?!?!?! what happened to leather being standard? i noticed the brembo brakes, that is a major plus!

LScoupeTUNER

looks like i found my first major purchase once i m out of college...and out of high school...by the time i pay of the slobalt they will be rolling out the 2013 balts...

but the good news is that a 2008 ss/tc in 2013 will be alitle more afordable

o3nisoaso3

I want those seats. i really like the look and color of them, especially if they arent leather

they probably add braking and lose luxaury to keep price similar lol