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I get my mag like always in the mail, "Import Tuner" states a small article about the Cobalt SS Supercharged. and it goes a lil sometim like dis:
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CANCELLED FOR 2008
COBALT SS
SUPERCHARGED

General mottor announced that they will discontinue production of the chevy cobalt ss supercharged for 2008; seems like GM executives weren't impressed by the vehicle's show stopping time attack win at buttonwillow raceway last year. The cobalt SS will be renamed to "Cobalt Sport" and the forced induction variant will be dropped altogether. while the Cobalt SS superchraged was a competent and acceptable alternative to a civic or mazda3, it was plagued from theget-go with that tacky rear wing and the so-so performance. it was rated at 205 hp, which beats a civic Si, but many felt that it should have been so much faster considering all of GM's Powertrain options at it's disposal.
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Everything about that bothered me by this Ass of an editor.
First was the so called reason for the drop of the vehicle was the bad time attack of last year, but if they would have seen or read like I have in 2005 was in 1st place time attack above a Evo lancer. Second was that it stated it to be an acceptable alternative to a Civic or Mazda3. F*CK OFF! I kept up with an STI on the free way doing 150, and after that me and the dude admired each others cars. SO SO Car? Last was the Fact it was relating its performance with Horse power rather then the true power goodness of the Torque, which the car produces a good clean 200 lbs. of it. Not to mention unlike most car companies people are seeing that their Cobalts are actually producing more HP/Tq. then stated. where as Companies like "Honda" would state they have 240hp/190tq "BULLshaT"cause thats all readings from the crank to sell their crud of a car. (NOT TRYING TO STATE A SPECIFIC CAR UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT CAR I AM TALKING ABOUT)

Look:

Time Attack Results
Here are the results from the 2005 Toyo Tires Time Attack.
Place Car # Team Driver Car Overall Best Time Class Toyo RA1
1 12 GM Performance Division John Heinricy 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS 01:51.318 Unlimited FF
2 50 Import Car Tuner Vesko Kozarov 2004 Mitsubishi Evo 8 01:52.561 Unlimited AWD
3 1 Signal Auto Eiji Yamada 2000 Nissan Skyline GTR 01:53.021 Unlimited AWD
4 25 C-West Naofumi Omoto/Eiji Yamada 2000 Honda S2000 01:53.147 Unlimited FR
5 37 Red Hot Yoshinobu Koyama 2002 BMW CSL 01:54.689 Unlimited FR
6 48 Works Eiji Yamada 2005 Mitsubishi Evo 8 01:55.007 Limited AWD RA1
7 32 Tokico Jack Mardikian 1993 Mazda RX-7 01:55.344 Unlimited FR
8 24 Hasport Bernardo Martinez 1995 Acura Integra 01:55.585 Unlimited FF
9 6 Twins Turbo Steven Aslanian 1994 Toyota Supra 01:55.739 Unlimited FR
10 28 J's Racing Junichi Umemoto 2001 Honda S2000 01:55.858 Unlimited FR
11 30 AMS Patrick Lindsey 2001 Audi S4 01:56.485 Unlimited AWD
12 10 Buschar Racing Dieter-Heinz Kijora 2003 Mitsubishi Evo 8 01:56.576 Unlimited AWD
13 5 Stasis Engineering Paul Lambert 2005 Audi A4 01:57.210 Unlimited AWD
14 23 Automotive Forums Igor Sushko 2001 Nissan Skyline GTR N1 01:57.312 Unlimited AWD RA1
15 18 034 Motorsports Christian Miller 2004 VW Jetta 01:57.628 Unlimited FF
16 20 Swift Springs USA Yas Kikuchi 2000 Nissan Silvia S15 01:57.652 Unlimited FR RA1
17 29 Dodge SRT Samuel Hubinette 2004 Neon SRT4 01:57.909 Unlimited FF
18 54 Crawford Performance Russell Warr 2004 Subaru WRX Sti 01:58.309 Unlimited AWD
19 70 A & J Racing Rob W./Justin Elin 2003 Honda S2000 01:58.716 Limited FR RA1
20 2 Aspec Lawrence Yip 2003 Mitsubishi Evo 8 01:58.993 Unlimited AWD
21 46 Element Tuning Gary Shenan 2002 Subaru WRX 01:59.116 Limited AWD RA1
22 43 Robi-Spec Robert Fuller 2003 Mitsubishi Evo 8 01:59.135 Limited AWD
23 59 Hasport Rich Flayes 1988 Honda CRX 01:59.684 Limited FF RA1
24 45 Easy Street Motorsports Navid Kahangi 2005 Mitsubishi Evo RS 01:59.699 Limited AWD RA1
25 53 Stasis Engineering Paul Lambert 2001 Audi S4 02:00.094 Limited AWD RA1
26 36 Kaaz Bryan Norris 1992 Nissan 240SX 02:00.904 Drift
27 21 BRS Alex Pfieffer 1993 Mazda RX-7 02:00.936 Unlimited FR RA1
28 31 Falken Calvin Wan 1993 Mazda RX-7 02:01.529 Drift
29 88 Axis James Chen 2003 Nissan 350Z 02:01.765 Unlimited FR
30 74 Apexi Chris Moltz 1991 Nissan 240SX 02:02.462 Limited FR
31 11 Alaniz Edik Stepanyan 1992 Honda Civic 02:02.618 Unlimited FF RA1
32 69 Todd Kaneko Todd Kaneko 1972 Datsun 510 02:02.976 Limited FR
33 14 Power Trix Michael Mehnart 1996 Nissan 300ZX 02:03.435 Limited FR RA1
34 55 034 Motorsport Christian Miller 1991 Audi Coupe Quattro 02:03.745 Limited AWD RA1
35 8 Motorsports Dynamics/Falken Hubert Young 1995 Nissan 240SX 02:04.045 Drift
37 38 Falken Calvin Wan 2004 Infiniti G35 02:04.907 Drift
38 34 Team DST Jay Hou 1987 Mazda RX7 02:05.212 Unlimited FR
39 56 Cusco Racing Sumiyaria 2006 Mitsubishi Evo 9 02:05.567 Limited AWD
40 9 Raceline Elton Lo 1998 Acura Integra 02:05.591 Unlimited FF
41 57 Cusco Racing Sumiyaria 2004 Subaru WRX Sti 02:06.308 Limited AWD
42 19 Mackin Mike Kojima Nissan Sentra 02:06.766 Limited FF
43 39 Falken Hiro Sumida 1994 Toyota Chaser 02:07.830 Drift
44 40 Toyo Tires Ken Gushi 2005 Ford Mustang 02:08.007 Drift
45 13 Tein Dennis Caco 1992 Honda Civic 02:08.365 Unlimited FF
46 27 Falken Taka Aono 1985 Toyota Corolla 02:08.583 Drift
47 60 UMS Jeremy Ward 2000 Acura Integra 02:11.079 Limited FF
48 52 Robi-Spec Jacob Boikian 2005 Mitsubishi Evo 8 02:19.349 Unlimited AWD
49 41 JIC Tyler Mcquarrie 2001 Nissan Silvia S15 02:21.978 Drift
50 49 Drag Pro Elton Lo 2005 Subaru WRX Sti DNF Limited AWD

 

Umm, it says in there that "seems like GM executives weren't impressed by the vehicle's show stopping time attack win at buttonwillow raceway last year." I believe its trying to say that they know it did great at the time attack, but no impressed enough to keep production. Its clearly acknowledging that it did amazing at the Time Attack, isn't it?

But other than that, I agree with everything you say. Those guys are obviously biased.

 

they're biased towards import cars, mainly cars from the east.

screw them, theyre just pissed because an american car shoved its way into the tuner scene

 

Fixxed that for ya...now fix yourself or don't post.

 

And how did it cheat?
Sorry, but I call bullshit. The Cobalt SS that participated in the Time Attack was actually packing LESS horsepower than most of the cars there (350+/-). Also, the car was NOT packing exotic parts (as some of the cars there were). Everything that the Cobalt SS raced had was easily and readily available to other Cobalt/Ion enthusiasts. And John Heinricy had been racing compact GM's in SCCA as far back as the 1981 Citation X-11.
The car was far from overbuilt, in fact, it was rocking the factory brake calipers and stock sized rotors!

There was so much whining and crying from the other tuners because when you have been at the top of the foodchain for so long, it sucks when an underdog comes along and completely sets you on your face. (and yes, I have that issue of Super Street) Import tuners are suffering from their own entrenched success and it pisses them off when along comes a bottom-feeder Chevrolet with more ass than a weight watchers convention and schbools in the wiley ways of how to go fast and have fun. **** em if they can't take it.

I think you need to get your facts straight before you wheel out a remark like this again.
All the GM folks did that weekend, other than spank the competition, is show what planning and enthusiasm can do. Also, the Delta bodies seem to be doing pretty well in the grand am cup... oh that's right, it's not NASCAR, drift or drag so no one cares.


Scott