![]() ![]() LAS VEGAS – Celebrating the performance community that comprises SEMA, Chevrolet used the annual convention of all things high-performance to announce the 2008 Cobalt SS coupe. TURBOCHARGED CHEVROLET COBALT SS GIVES A BOOST OF FUN TO THE COMPACT SEGMENT * SS-specific interior with new sport seats, A-pillar boost gauge and more * 18-inch high-polished forged aluminum wheels and Y-rated performance tires * SS-specific appearance with unique fascias and rear spoiler – including available high wing * Brembo fixed-caliper front discs and vented rear disc brakes ![]() * Nürburgring-tuned FE5 Sport suspension delivers 0.9 g grip * GM Powertrain Sweden five-speed transmission with short-throw shifter * 2.0L Ecotec turbocharged and intercooled engine with 260 horsepower (194 kW) * Engineered and developed by GM Performance Division There's a new player at the table, and that SS medallion he's rocking is no longer costume jewelery. Honda, Mazda and all the rest are now on notice. The Chevy Cobalt SS Turbocharged goes on sale in Q2 of 2008, and if the coupe doesn't strike your fancy, no worries: a sedan version will follow a couple of months later. Inside, a boost gauge peeks at the driver from the A-pillar while SS-exclusive sport seats and interior trim dress up the cabin. Beyond that, the traction control system can be completely disabled.Īppearance-wise, the Cobalt SS Turbocharged sports a unique front fascia, model-specific rocker panels, forged 18" alloys, a polished exhaust outlet, and a choice of rear wings (low or high). A driver-selectable competition mode with launch control can be enabled from the cockpit. Better braking accompanies the added power with 4-piston fixed-caliper Brembos in front and vented discs with single-piston calipers in the rear. In fact, GM set a Nürburgring class record for FWD sport compacts with the turbo Cobalt, lapping the Green Hell in 8:22.85. ![]() This, combined with the punchy turbo four, helps propel the Cobalt SS Turbocharged from 0 to 60 in a scant 5.7 seconds. The standard transmission is the GM Powertrain Sweden F35 short-throw 5-speed manual with a "no-lift shift" feature. The result, says GM, is a track-capable suspension that's still comfortable on the street, and which helps mitigate FWD performance foibles like torque steer.įollow the jump for more, plus all the official GM press materials. GM Performance Division was tasked with making sure the improved Cobalt SS is well-sorted, and John Heinricy and company dialed in the FE5 sport suspension on the undulating twists and turns of the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Power, of course, is sourced from the same 2.0L direct-injected, turbocharged, intercooled sledgehammer found under the bonnets of the Pontiac Solstice GXP, Turbocharged 2008 Chevy Cobalt SS, and it's being introduced to the world at SEMA this week.Ĭhevy went to great lengths to ensure that the SS badge means more than what it had become in recent years.Ĭoming in at 260 HP / 260 lb-ft, the SS/TC gains a full 55 horses over the now-defunct SS/SC. Speculation surrounding the successor to theĬhevy Cobalt SS Supercharged bounced around the web, we're finally able to come clean. Officially Official: 2008 Chevy Cobalt SS Turbo with 260 HP bows at SEMAĪfter biting our tongues for the last few days while (accurate)
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