Chevy Cobalt

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Is this model built on the same size chassis as the Ion?.Read it
was,or,it looks like it is.
 
yeah there exactly the same front to back except for the body styling and
the rear doors or lack there of on the cobalt. Oh yeah and the redline has a
faster 1/4 mile cause its lighter
 
Reportedly they actually built it right though to make it feel like a
quality car with low NVH. My wife recently rented one and is used to driving
much bigger and more expensive cars like a 300M and Toyota Avalon and she
was impressed with the Cobalt compared to most of the crap National rents
out.
 
What makes the ION lighter than the Cobalt?

I myself think the ION is butt ugly but the Cobalt SS is pretty nice.
 
I think (or I thought I read) that the Cobalt SS (same blown ecotec as the
red line) is faster than an ION Red Line because the Cobalt 2 door is
lighter. Seem like he was saying the Red Line ION was faster than a non SS
Cobalt.
 
Yeah I could see how the Cobalt SS would be a little lighter since its not a
3 door. I thought he was comparing the SS to the Redline though. Of course
the Redline is faster than a normal Cobalt.
 
I think (or I thought I read) that the Cobalt SS (same blown ecotec as
the red line) is faster than an ION Red Line because the Cobalt 2 door
is lighter. Seem like he was saying the Red Line ION was faster than
a non SS Cobalt.
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With no options, the Cobalt SS is lighter than the ION Red Line. Fully
loaded, the Rel Line is lighter.
 
I never got around to driving one - saw a Red Line VUE yesterday in that
wild lime green - still looks good (to me).
 
Ah, the devil is in the detail - thanks Kevin.

Kevin M. Keller said:
With no options, the Cobalt SS is lighter than the ION Red Line. Fully
loaded, the Rel Line is lighter.
Click to expand...
 
http://www.saturn.com/saturn/CompareVehicleController.dyn?nav=150&perform_co
mparison=Y&selected_model_id=7510&first_selected_year=2005&first_selected_ma
ke=Chevrolet&first_selected_model=4186&first_selected_trim=16162&second_sele
cted_year=
there is the link comparing the two and just to show you there not making it
up here is the comparison from chevys site that also says the ss coupe
weight is 2991.
http://www.chevrolet.com/cobalt/specifications/
and then click on capacities

Plus the ion is like $550.00 cheaper. But my Ion 2 coupe will blow them both
away and I paid over $14,000 total to make it that way that.includes the
price of the car
 
saturn.com/saturn/CompareVehicleController.dyn?nav=150&perform_comparison=Y&
selected_model_id=7510&first_selected_year=2005&first_selected_make=Chevrole
t&first_selected_model=4186&first_selected_trim=16162&second_selected_year=
 
"richard soucie" <[email protected]> typed until their fingers
bled, and came up with:

Plus the ion is like $550.00 cheaper. But my Ion 2 coupe will blow
them both away and I paid over $14,000 total to make it that way
that.includes the price of the car
Click to expand...

you must mean in a straight line? because those cars will leave you in the
dust around corners. So, just what have you done to make your Ion2 so
fast?
 
i paid $10,000 for it brand new (gotta love all the little discounts you can
get out of the dealer if you know what you are doin) anyway turbo, 2.5"
exhaust, coil overs, 18's with low profile z rated tires, lightweight
alluminum flywheel, lightweight crank pully, strut tower brace, rear sway
bar and upgraded to urathane bushings also got a short throw shifter, and i
am currently working on changing the rears to discs. the thing out performs
and out handles the redline except in the stopping department

so all together it cost me a little over 16k i forgot about my rims and coil
overs when i gave you the 14k price
 
Where'd you get your turbo from? Was it a kit like the one SMS has now, did
you put it all together yourself or ? How much did it cost you (if you
don't mind me asking?) I need some more punch after a run-in with an eclipse
today.
 
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