I think that it was done BACKWARDS. the 2.0 should have been the TRIM SS and the e2.4 should have been the SS/SC or TC

Put the power adder to the bigger engine get more gain. ****.... what would the 2.4 do with the turbo set up from the stock SS/TC? More than 265 that's for sure and it would have been a SRT-4 killer from the start

Should have went in order of engines stating with the 2.0 being the base, then the 2.2 being the sport and the 2.4 IMHO should have been the one that was boosted

 

I personally enjoy my 2.4l SS/NA . It has more power then the base models (173) And I can get it in Automatic rather then just Standard. Plus the TC clearly has the sportier spoiler, grill, lips, rims, the badge on the back etc...

 

I bought my car on the basis of ss = supercharged. But the people i bought it from also said it was, and i know jack squat about cars...soo all well.

 

Interesting, I never even thought about putting a turbo charger in my 2.4l.

Hmm..

 

Bottom line is this... GM sold about as many LE5 cars as they did LSJ's for 06-07, add in ION3 2.4's and G5 GT and they probably sold more. Probably at higher margins, too. So in that sense they made no mistake whatsoever. Somebody at GM probably read this article and laughed hysterically.

There's a reason the smaller engine is the boosted one. They could have just beefed up the L61, boosted it, and called it LSJ... but instead they destroked it first. Do some reading and you'll find your answer. In addition to the reasons you'll find in your reading, also consider fuel economy and emissions (the latter being the reason the LSJ was ultimately ditched). A turbo LE5 isn't going to get 22/30 like the LNF does.

 

not to mention the cobalt ss (lsj) was to be seen as an si killer in the first place. no point in going overboard at the time when they had their sights set on cars like the civic, gti and spec-v and not evos and sti's or other cars in that performance and price range. and the record showed the lsj handled itself just fine against the competiton that they were after and beat those expectations to some degree.

 

IMO the 2.4 shouldv'e probably been named an RS and the 2.0 the SS.

some may know this but 70-72 Chevelle's could be ordered with multiple engines. as well as some novas could have a big block or a small block.

 

Can't help but agree with that guy, really... SS should set itself side from the others. As mentioned, SC/TC models did get badging differentiating them from the rest. And for all that badging, I want it get it all off anyhow, haha... keep 'em guessing I say!

2.2 should have never had an SS badge, and the 2.4 should have received an RS badge, as previously stated, was an appearance package.

So here's to those who think they beat a boosted Cobalt, and really smoked an NA model. And on the other hand, here's to those who can't figure out why an NA model toasted them...

 

2.2's didn't have an SS badge, unless I missed something, which I dont believe I did.

 

2.2 was never badged SS, he misspoke.

 

badge badge, who's got the badge. They are all a mistake

 

Yesterday I badged my SS/NA as a Sport. Problem solved.

 

Thankyou for clarification.