Cobalt in Automobile mag
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Cobalt in Automobile mag
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2005 Chevrolet Cobalt
Remember the Saturn Ion? GM hopes you don't, because it's widely regarded as the General's nastiest product since the Aztek. The Delta platform introduced with the Ion received a deep therapeutic massage in anticipation of its use under Chevrolet's new Cobalt. Upgrades include a steel-sandwich firewall, a molded cover to quiet engine ruckus, a cast-aluminum oil pan to stiffen the engine-to-transmission interface, improved door seals, and higher-grade tires. Except for being two inches taller, the Cobalt is slightly smaller than the Cavalier it replaces. It weighs 200 pounds more, confirming attention to structural integrity and crashworthiness since the Cavalier was engineered more than twenty years ago. There are coupe and sedan body styles and a new SS Supercharged coupe. Notable in the powertrain lineup is the addition of a supercharged and intercooled 2.0-liter four-cylinder identical to the Ion Redline's engine. Internal components originally engineered for the Saab 9-3 whip out 205 hp and a husky 200 lb-ft of torque. In 2006, a normally aspirated, 2.4-liter Ecotec rated at 170 hp also will be offered in the SS. GM is praying the Cobalt's fresh face finally will help Chevy make headway in the highly competitive compact segment.
ON SALE: Fall 2004
Price: $15,000-$20,000 (est.)
ENGINES: 140-hp, 2.2-liter I-4; 170-hp, 2.4-liter I-4; 205-hp, supercharged 2.0-liter I-4
BOTTOM LINE: Chevy's latest warrior, armed to battle Civics and Corollas.
http://automobilemag.com/news/new_20...k/0410_cobalt/
2005 Chevrolet Cobalt
Remember the Saturn Ion? GM hopes you don't, because it's widely regarded as the General's nastiest product since the Aztek. The Delta platform introduced with the Ion received a deep therapeutic massage in anticipation of its use under Chevrolet's new Cobalt. Upgrades include a steel-sandwich firewall, a molded cover to quiet engine ruckus, a cast-aluminum oil pan to stiffen the engine-to-transmission interface, improved door seals, and higher-grade tires. Except for being two inches taller, the Cobalt is slightly smaller than the Cavalier it replaces. It weighs 200 pounds more, confirming attention to structural integrity and crashworthiness since the Cavalier was engineered more than twenty years ago. There are coupe and sedan body styles and a new SS Supercharged coupe. Notable in the powertrain lineup is the addition of a supercharged and intercooled 2.0-liter four-cylinder identical to the Ion Redline's engine. Internal components originally engineered for the Saab 9-3 whip out 205 hp and a husky 200 lb-ft of torque. In 2006, a normally aspirated, 2.4-liter Ecotec rated at 170 hp also will be offered in the SS. GM is praying the Cobalt's fresh face finally will help Chevy make headway in the highly competitive compact segment.
ON SALE: Fall 2004
Price: $15,000-$20,000 (est.)
ENGINES: 140-hp, 2.2-liter I-4; 170-hp, 2.4-liter I-4; 205-hp, supercharged 2.0-liter I-4
BOTTOM LINE: Chevy's latest warrior, armed to battle Civics and Corollas.
http://automobilemag.com/news/new_20...k/0410_cobalt/
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I bet the magazines will say different....
I remember when consumer reports tested a eco cav, they said 140 hp was "adequate"; while they said a damn 115hp civic was "peppy, with plenty of power to zip around traffic"
now I'm not too far into my univarsity physics courses yet, but my understanding of horsepower was that it worked on an increasing scale - the higher the number, the more work could be done in a given amount of time; aparently I was wrong, less is more.
stupid bastards, should've stuck to toasters and vacuums.
I remember when consumer reports tested a eco cav, they said 140 hp was "adequate"; while they said a damn 115hp civic was "peppy, with plenty of power to zip around traffic"
now I'm not too far into my univarsity physics courses yet, but my understanding of horsepower was that it worked on an increasing scale - the higher the number, the more work could be done in a given amount of time; aparently I was wrong, less is more.
stupid bastards, should've stuck to toasters and vacuums.
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That's rediculous. Anyone who has driven an ecotec powered car and a base civic will know that the Eco will destroy the civic. Every civic I've driven (even the higher-powered models) have absolutely NO pull off of the line. The autos in particular are horrible.
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but that's it, that's how these ass hats work. Personally I wouldn't believe a word consumer reports says about cars, they don't have a sweet clue - just read through their autoguide... it's like it was written by highschool kids who can't even drive.
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