y wud GM release a 08.5 i mean the g8 is coming out then..y wud that have to be under wraps with a turbo cobalt. well see if happens. i mean the look at the solstice and sky 2.0 turbo. now HHR SS turbo. with the 2.0 in it..hmm maybe a 2.0 cobalt turbo. i mean i dont think they wud release the turbo cobalt if there is one mid year...we'll see. but the price will be def around 30,000 just like all of the other 3. well see. but cudnt i just buy a camaro ss for 10,000 more and be faster..well see guys.

 

The LAP engine is a hybrid 2.2 . As far as I know it will not see this generation . The 2010 Delta 2 Cobalt will definately have a hybrid engine .

IT is not speculation . Man , how many documents do u guys need , lol . Watch the automotive news online on the 29th for Sema info . GM is making announcements of 2 new sport compact productions cars .

You'll really be amazed to learn then , that this car will only run for 1.5 model years . This Cobalt wont come anywhere near $30K

 

yeah y wud he put up a whole section for a 2.0 lnf..kinda makes us curious...hmmm

 

Here's my question..... Why would GM stop producing the 'SS' cobalt and say "well we were overusing the ss badge" and then later that year come out and say, we're releasing a SS cobalt. not only that but there is already another chevy with the same engine (hhr ss). I mean usually GM will use the same engines throughout their different makes, but i dont see why they would put two of the same engine in two different cars with the same make.

 

I want pictures dammit!

 

Beck - As far the Cobalt is concerned , that was only referenced toward the NA cobalt SS . The only reason their was ever a gap in SS/SC production is because the new car isnt gonna be ready until spring . GM couldnt not produce the LSJ past the 2007 model year because 1) its contract with Eaton was up and 2) the LSJ could not be certified to pass new 08 emissions regs without considerable cost .

It was a formality in other words . Killing it created buzz , bringing back creates even more .

The answer to the last question is easy . A 2-door coupe is a pretty limited market . The HHR SS will appeal to far more people than a Cobalt coupe . Especially when u throw in the fact u can get the HHR with a 5 speed auto .

 

I guess some people need to see it in magazine before they believe anything......

 

yeah that would be me. IMO its too well kept to be true.

and some how i dont see this:



fitting into this:

 

it fits into the HHR, which uses the same engines as the cobalt

 

Look at all the extra space around their engine though.

 

It should fit fine. The supercharger will be gone, so there will be a lot more room up front, allowing them to shift the engine an inch forward or so. That will then leave a whole ton of room in the back of the engine. And of course the intake box on the solstice/sky won't be there. Honestly, the cobalt engine compartment is empty compared to most foreign cars out there right now.

Trust me, if they can slam a 389 tri-power into a 64 tempest they can put a 2.0 LNF in a cobalt. If GM wants it to fit, they will make it fit.

 

Honestly I will be surprised if they dont call it a cobalt ss... I thought about it and i think it could be the cobalt 2.0t like the saabs.... concerning we get alot of things from saab, and we share the same tranny.... IMO i think thats what they will do instead of keeping the SS badge.... My guess is that it will be the cobalt 2T or 2.0T or something along those lines...

 

Its the same size as the LSJ, hell its still a 2.0, it will fit

 

^^^exactly and with my post it all makes sense about the badging..

 

Now this makes me think I should have waited another year to buy my Cobalt..

 

SC TC swap inc.

 

I belive GM will be dropping the news on this OCT 29th!!!!! they have now hinted there is something big in the tuner crowd they are going to announce and I'll bet that this is it!

 

I really hope people don't buy the SS TC and rice it out... That'd be sad...

 

lol, I really wanna see what else will be in this 2008.5. The outside should look the same being as there was no plan to do a MCE. It should just be the drivetrain. However I think I saw some where there might be a a slight make over inside?

 

I liked the SS/SC interior, I'm curious to see how they could improve on it.

 

******* ***** stage kits a redone interior and TC'd i might have to either custom everything into my ion or trade it for the balt..even though i don't like the body lines as much lol

 

This just saved me a whole lot of money!

I recently popped my engine, bought a used one to throw back in and was in the process of buying a whole bunch of stuff to continue modding. Full GM Stage 3, exedy clutch/flywheel, but now it looks like I will be returning everything and going BONE STOCK.

Can't wait for the trade in time to come, since I'm on a GM smartbuy. Turbobalt here I come!

 

and the invasion of the "wheeeeeeee PSHHHHHH" lovers begins.

biased though I am....I dont forsee this being a good thing for the forums :/

 

X 2

again... x 2 its gonna be like the supra guys correct? new gen guys bashing the older gen guys all the time?

 

just means we need more people like victory red lol