The cobalt is not really designed to be a track car. For its price it does quite well, but put it against any sports car under 35,000 and its going to look silly. No FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CAR is going to be a great track car. There are cars out there that will do well with front wheel drive, but if given a choice between front wheel drive and rear, you’re going to pick rear.

That being said people who can afford to buy an NSX, wouldn't be caught dead in a Cobalt SS. Therefore saying buy a Cobalt and with the money you save hook it up, is really not relevant. Heck, buy a used Civic, hook it up, and run circles around both of them.

As far as class and looks goes the NSX is heads and shoulders above the SS. If you had one date with the girl of your dreams what would you rather pick her up in? The SS or the NSX?

I agree that the NSX is a little bit outdated. What it takes to have a really fast car has grown expedientially since the early 90’s when the NSX was introduced. Honda either needs to add a bigger engine or look at an FI option. However as far as potential is concerned the SS platform is much closer to its limits than the NSX is.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't a 2005 Mustang walk a SS from 60-100?

 

If im spending 90K on a car I'd probably buy a Viper for 5K less and get an extra 200+ HP and **** loads of TQ...yah i think that would blow an NSX away

 

i'd rather buy a Z06 and smoke both the nsx and the viper.

 

Id rather pick her up in an 06 Z06 but point taken

*EDIT* and save 10-15k while doing it

 

I think the story is believable if he raced an atx nsx

 

[QUOTE=Wolfman]Please guys go out and drive one, my Dad has this car and from 60-100 especially with a mid engine car, it will go to that in less than 2 seconds.
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Well, I understand your love of your father's car, but making up totally unbelievable numbers to try to bolster your case has absolutely backfired in this instance. I am going to totally give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you mean 60 KPH and 100 KPH, that means you claim the car will go from 37 MPH to 62 MPH in less than 2 seconds. 25 MPH difference in less than 2 seconds.....12.5 MPH on average every second. WOW! That is simply amazing, that almost as fast as my 1100 cc Honda motorcycle, and that SOB will make you wet your pants at full throttle. Sign me up, it has to be about the fastest street car in the World.

Of course, if you meant it will pull 40 MPH in less than 2 seconds, then it is getting into purpose built race-car numbers, all that from less than 300 horses in a street car.....what an amazing car....since it already defies the laws of physics, does it do any other tricks? Run on tap-water? Drive underwater? Travels through time? Do tell....

Exageration (aka lying) hardly seems to be a good way of enhancing your credibility on the NSX running away from the CSS.

 

I always thought Honda should make an NSX type-S with 400hp (turbo) to keep in class with turbo porsche's, etc.

 

In my opinion, the NSX "not pulling" was the NSX saying that it can keep up. If you could have gone faster, he probably would have too. I've done the cat and mouse thing when I see some guy driving like he's the king of the road. Of course, I'm a bastard and turn on my highbeams while doing it.

 

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums//showthread.php?t=6367

265hp Cobalt bested a 600hp Skyline by over 7 seconds...hmm...

and before you say "the Cobalt was modified" well, so was the skyline and Jetta

and the chevy owner that could afford an NSX would buy a Z06 and leave the Acura in it's dust, with enough money left over for 3 years insurance

Or for about the same price as an Acura NSX, you could buy a Lingenfelter Z06 and get 0-60 in 1.97 sec with a top speed of 227mph

 

cmon guys, the nsx is like what 275 hp? factor in the drivetrain loss and the fact that the cobalt ss dynoes higher then its rated, perfectly believable story.

 

Yep - stock for stock, an 05 Mustang GT would definitely walk a Cobalt SS S/C from 60-100MPH, or just about any speed for that matter.

Of course, when mods come into the picture, anything is possible

 

Oh ya, it's quite believable...it's a shame that a $24,000 car beat a $90,000 car, who got the best bang for the buck in that situation?

 

If I'm not mistaken........Is'nt the NSX produced to be a sports car? And would'nt that qualify it as a car that was meant too go fast??!!

 

it is and it does. The problem being that the NSX is essentailly the same as it was when it came out 14 years ago. The Cobalt SS is newer and stands a good chance of taking out (or keeping up with) some impresive cars back in the day.

Look at it this way---my 3.0GHZ computer smokes my old Cleron 400 and it costs less!!

Still I in no way beleive the Cobalt SS can beat an NSX. Either he wasn't trying or it was an automatic--which was significantly slower then the 5 speed. I have half dozen road tests and most are low 13's.

 

I kno i was just askin because Pkskull said it was'nt made to go fast a while back