i wonder wat it will look like hope they make it a lil faster maybe ill look into getting an 07 the parts for 05 and 06 should fit like wngs bodykits etc right unless they change alot of it

 

for some reason I think they are going to redesign it....even though its a hit

 

I hear a "freshening" is coming in 08, which will come out at the mid-end of summer next year.

 

Lol, thats how it seems anyway. It most likely won't debut until summer 07, maybe at the auto show in january 07.

 

oooh damn well lets hope it looks sweet

 

Pretty confident the 07' will have the 6-speed auto just like the Ion.

 

the 2.0 better not have no damned ATX!!

 

they're probably gonna mess it up like the 04 and 05 cavaliers. like that big ugly bowtie accross the trunk and how the back bumper has pillars

 

they'd never do that i don't think. they had to have learned their lesson from the shitty sales. i think they'll listen to what we want and build it even better.

 

The only reason GM did that with the Cavalier was as a quick fix. They didn't want to spend the money or resources on a refreshening for the dead J platform with the Cobalt coming out for 2005. So they just took the 2002 model, changed the contour of the bumpers, connected the rear tail lights, and changed the headlights. On the interior they just changed the steering wheel and auto shift lever. Hardly a redesign, but enough people thought it was new to keep sales up.

That whole deal isn't necessary with the Cobalt though, which is a brand new model. They might give the Cobalt a freshening in 07, but it would include things like revised facias, new headlight lenses, interior upgrades, ect. The kind of changes that make if a better overall vehicle, not just making changes to trick people into thinking its a new car

 

Why would they update the car after only 2 years of being out? I can see engine or transmissions changing but not the body. Oh well who knows what GM is thinking.

 

07 should be the year the SS/SC loses the SC part , for a turbo . Hopefully the Turbocharged SS will not get too much pricier . I really really dont want to see a $27-28K SS . The Opel Astra becoming the new Saturn coupe ( that is supposed to happen for 2007 ) is just nothing but GREAT news for the Cobalt . I would be truely happy with just some thin spoke 18's ( with the same gunmetalish finish) , a more contemporary headlight design and better interior materials , and of course the turbo ecotec with a 6 speed .

 

Where did you get this info that the 2.0 is going turbo?

 

None of the car magazines future sections say anything about platform changes or powertrain changes to the Cobalt line through 2009. THe only thing they mention is a "freshening" in 2008, likely refering to a change in bodywork, not powertrain or chassis.

There is no way GM would redo a 2 year-old car. You guys need to think about that logically. It would cost GM untold amounts of money to change an already great car! There will still be a top of the line 205HP 2.0L supercharged ECOTEC under the hood of Cobalt's for several more years.

Plus the HHR is on the same platform, and a version in 2007 will use the 205HP 2.0L ECOTEC supercharged engine. This is not a temporary engine. It is here to stay! There will for sure (100% certainty) be no mechanical changes to the top of the line Cobalt SS Supercharged next year (2007). I highly doubt any turbo will ever be in this car in FWD form. Maybe AWD, but thats a few years away at best!

Don't believe me, read here! These guys are usually always right:

http://www.caranddriver.com/default.asp?section_id=47

and/or

http://www.motortrend.com/ultramercial/

Who ever started this silly turbo rumor has no idea of what they are talking about. The only way the 250 HP 2.2L Turbo from the 2007/2008 Solstice/Sky would make it into this car is if it is in an AWD Cobalt, which is only BEING CONSIDERED FOR PRODUCTION at this time!!!!!

 

man, if they go awd they'll just be adding more models to a very different lineup... go GM for appealing to every market with this car.