SS/TC 4 Door Wins Road and Track Comparison
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SS/TC 4 Door Wins Road and Track Comparison
Check out "A Time For Turbos" at RoadandTrack.com The SS beat out the Mazda Speed 3, WRX, and Ralliart.
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Originally Posted by Road & Track
What's not cool about the Cobalt SS? The interior. [Cobalt's styling] is bland with a capital "B."
Must be because it's yellow. The only TC sedans I've seen pics of thus far are imp. blue, sport red, and silver and none of those are really stand out colours.
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Over the last few years I've also owned two SVT Focus and really enjoyed them as a near perfect all-around car, just down slightly on power compared to newer offerings (the new SS reminds me a lot of the SVT in suspension tuning and handling and that's a very good thing). Ford can and does build great small cars and we should finally be getting them over the next couple years.
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Nice find..I wanted to get the sedan, but wont the weight of of the extra doors and over all car hinder power output compared to the coupe?... My dealer said about a 20-30hp drop due to the weight of the car?! I think he just wanted to sell his inventory. My point being, I didnt wana dump money into the sedan to get back up to speed with the 2 door. Love the look of a sedan over the coupe though.
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The 4 door isn't that much heavier than the coupe, in both the other trims (LS & LT) the sedan is only 50 lbs heavier.
LS: 2780 vs 2730
LT: 2793 vs. 2742
The typical ricer formula is 100 lbs = 10 hp, so by that math if the sedan is 50 lbs heavier it will be down the equivalent of 5 hp.
LS: 2780 vs 2730
LT: 2793 vs. 2742
The typical ricer formula is 100 lbs = 10 hp, so by that math if the sedan is 50 lbs heavier it will be down the equivalent of 5 hp.
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Overall, I think the performance will make people think twice about the infamous WRX and Lancer...