Posted by member of CamaroZ28.com . Heres how the LNF CObalts 8.22 lap time stacks up . Its in some very good company , damn .

8:20 --- 148.320 km/h -- Porche 993 GT3, Walter Roehrl (Car magazine 10/99)
8:22 --- 147.749 km/h -- BMW M3 E46, 343 PS/1584 kg (sport auto 12/00)
8:22 --- 147.749 km/h -- BMW M Coupe, 321 PS/1445 kg (sport auto 10/98)
8:22 --- 147.749 km/h -- Mercedes-Benz C55 (sport auto07/2004)
8:22.38 147.617 km/h -- Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R (Best Motoring video "Carrera Invasion") http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ua_wcOnPkxk
8:23 --- 147.435 km/h -- Aston Martin DB7 GT, 442 PS/1833 kg (sport auto 07/03)
8:23 --- 147.435 km/h -- Porsche Boxster S, 280 PS/1426 kg (sport auto 04/06)
8:23 --- 147.435 km/h -- Porsche 996 Carrera 4, 300 PS/1466 kg (sport auto 01/02)
8:24 --- 147.143 km/h -- Mercedes SLK 55 AMG, 360PS/1566kg (sport auto 04/05),
8:24 --- 147.143 km/h -- Subaru Impreza WRX STi (sport auto 05/04)
8:25 --- 146.851 km/h -- Audi RS4, 375 PS/1675 kg (sport auto 10/00)
8:25* -- 146.851 km/h – 2007 BMW M5 Touring, 507 PS (*mfr.)
8:25 --- 146.851 km/h -- Corvette Callaway C12, 400 PS/1564 kg (sport auto 04/99)
8:25 --- 146.851 km/h – Jaguar XKR, 416 PS/1775 kg (sport auto 11/06)
8:25 --- 146.851 km/h – Maybach 57 S, 612 PS/2835 kg
8:25 --- 146.851 km/h -- Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI, 300 PS/1466 kg (sport auto 11/99)
8:25 --- 146.851 km/h -- Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VII (sport auto 11/02)
8:25 --- 146.851 km/h – Porsche Cayman S, 295 PS/1412 kg (sport auto 11/06),
8:26 --- 146.561 km/h – BMW 335i Coupé, 306 PS/1610 kg (sport auto 10/06),
8:26 --- 146.561 km/h -- Mercedes Benz SLK 32 AMG, 354 PS/1480 kg (sport auto 05/01)
8:26 --- 146.561 km/h -- Nissan 350Z, 280 PS/1526 kg (sport auto 10/03)
8:28 --- 145.984 km/h -- BMW E49 M5, 400PS/1833 kg (sport auto 03/99)
8:28 --- 145.984 km/h -- Nissan Skyline GTR, 277 PS
8:28 --- 145.984 km/h -- Porsche 993 Carrera 2, 285 PS/1452 kg (sport auto 01/98)
8:28 --- 145.984 km/h -- Porsche 993 Carrera Cabrio (sport auto 04/97)
8:28.1 - 145.984 km/h -- Nissan Skyline GTR http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsAr...llCars/228511/
8:28.93 145.690 km/h -- Subaru Impreza WRX sedan (1992) www.subaru.com.hk/pdf/SNW0404.pdf
8:29 --- 145.697 km/h -- Audi S4 4.2 Avant, 344 PS/1826 kg (sport auto 11/03)
8:29 --- 145.697 km/h -- Mercedes Benz CLK 55 AMG, 347 PS/1593 kg (sport auto 05/00)
8:29 --- 145.697 km/h – MTM VW Golf V GTI, 272 PS/1437 kg (sport auto Tuning 07),
8:30 --- 145.412 km/h -- Maserati Coupé Cambiocorsa, 320 PS/1593 kg (sport auto 10/02)
8:31.--- 145.130 km/h -- 2006 CADILLAC STS-V, 440PS/1948 kg,
8:31.42 145.008 km/h -- Ferrari F355, 380hp (Top Gear magazine)
8:32 --- 144.844 km/h -- BMW Z4 3.0 SMG (sport auto 04/03)
8:32 --- 144.844 km/h -- BMW Z4 3.0si coupe, 265 PS/1408 kg (sport auto 08/06)
8:32 --- 144.844 km/h -- Lotus Exige, 192hp (sport auto 08/04)
8:32 --- 144.844 km/h -- BMW M Roadster, 321 PS/1410 kg (sport auto 09/97)
8:32 --- 144.844 km/h -- BMW Z4 3.0 SMG, 231 PS/1396 kg (sport auto 05/03)
8:32 --- 144.844 km/h -- Porsche Boxster S, 252 PS/1386 kg (sport auto 12/99)
8:32 --- 144.844 km/h -- Volkswagen Golf R32 Mk. IV, 250 PS
8:33.80 144.336 km/h -- Honda NSX (6-speed) Coupe, 276 PS (Top Gear magazine)

 

Whats the SS/SC Cobalts Lap times?

 

Wow. Must handle like a go cart!

 

Still looking for the SS/SC times , the HHR SS lap time was 8.43 .

 

Damn nice time around the ring!

 

In fact, the Cobalt SS set a lap record for front-drive sport-compact cars at the "'Ring," posting a time of 8:22.85 minutes – besting the previous record by more than 13 seconds.

Quoted off of autoblog. So at least 13 secs slower for ss/sc

 

it beat a STI???

 

Im starting to think I should have waited for the SS/TC Balt

 

If you get one, you can say "**** yo couch!" to the STI guys now!

 

i wont be getting one for awhile unless my parents or grandparents say this after i graduate college or something "here grandson congradulations on completing college, so heres a NEW TC cobalt" _ends dream lol

 

wow. thats amazing. i just dont like the rims and spoiler. other then that im happy. lol

 

interesting. faster than the STI on the ring.

gotta give GM props, they dont **** around when it comes to track/autocross performance testing.

 

I think you'll still be able to get the high rise spoiler like before. I can't believe how well this thing is reported to handle! It's insane.

Maybe it was a better driver though.

 

where did we find out that it did a lap in 8:22 again?

 

GM's press release @ Sema . Cant hardly make something like that up in a public spotlight , theyd be called out immediately .

 

im very impressed, beat the lotus exige

 

My reaction too. lol

And my couch would be deflowered.

Apparently not, that's a killer time. Hats off to the engineers at GM who pulled it off.

 

I am not sure I can believe that. There are simple rules there that don't make sense. If it really did a 8:22, then those times listed above must not have had an egual caliber driver. There is no way that a Cobalt should be that much faster than some of those, like the late model M3 and the STI. It just doesn't sound like a fair compairson. If GM pulled off the 8:22 during repeated testing and tuning, lap after lap, and the magazine did it with just one shot, its not a level playing field. I'm thinking the tests by "sport auto" are not the best example.

What did GM quote the current SS at if they did?

 

The times on that list include a range of heavily modded cars and "world averages" for stock model cars. Do a little research on some of the cars in that list and you will see that those times are very accurate.

Not to mention, multiple sources have stated that the SS/TC's time was faster then the previous record for a stock car in it's class by over 13 seconds.

 

John Heinricy is a big part of that. He is one hell of a driver. I believe that is the reason the "Time Attack" Cobalt beat an 800hp Skyline GT-R as well.

 

Its class is FWD 4 cyls, and none of those other cars are in its class. I don't care if it can beat an SRT-4, I believe that, especially stock for stock. I still question the evenness of the drivers if its beating an STI or M3 or SLK55 AMG. Those are much more powerful, well tuned, good handling cars. I would like to see a side-by-side, thats all. To me, its like comparing dyno's, there are too many variables when you have that much time, years in some cases, between tests.

 

im curious as to where a g35 fits on the board, id suspect slower than the 350z

 

I'd put the 350 probably 15-20 seconds faster than the G35, if I had to guess, I'd say 8:35-8:45 depending on the model of Z, and 9:00 or slower for the G35.