The greatness of the turbo-charged Cobalt SS is being extoled all over the automotive press. It is a quick, slick handling, enconomy, and legitimate sports car. The 4-door version is now available.
Autoblog.com says about the SS Coupe and a recent comparsion by C&D:
Fortunately, the latest issue of Car and Driver includes a massive comparison test called the Lightning Lap in which 22 cars ranging in price from the $22,995 Cobalt SS to the $282,306 Ferrari 430 Scuderia are raced around Virginia International Raceway. The list of cars slower than the Cobalt SS around VIR tells the whole story:
- Mitsubishi Lancer EVO MR
- Lexus IS-F
- Audi S5
- Honda S2000 CR
- Dodge Challenger SRT-8
- Lotus Elise SC
- Subaru Impreza WRX STI
- Dodge Caliber SRT-4
- Volkswagen R32
- Honda Civic Mugen Si
(Click here for each car’s actual lap time at CARandDRIVER.com, look for the “Results Chart” link in the lower-right corner.)
That is a pretty powerful list of cars that the humble Cobalt SS beat around the Car and Driver Lightning Lap. I am surprised that a car that you can realistic purchase for right around $20k beat an Evo, a Lexus IS-F and a Lotus Elise SC around a road course. That is very impressive!
If your next car needs to be economic, stealthy and have serious dose of horsepower and sport then look into the Cobalt SS. I need to talk a friend into buying this car so I can enjoy it vicariously through them.
