Chevy Cobalt

The Chevy Cobalt is a car brand assembled by General Motors. It is a part of their Chevrolet Cobalt lineup which contains eight different cars in all. The Chevy Cobalt is one of the cars that are available both as a coupe and a sedan. The coupe is a 2 door version while the sedan is a 4 door version. Apart from the basic difference in designing, the coupe and the sedan versions of the Chevy Cobalt SS are also different in their internal features and general performance.

The Chevy Cobalt rolled out for the first time in 2005 and has been in production since then, seeing some bit of modification each year. The car is still in production. When released, the car was a successor of the Chevrolet Cavalier. The Cavalier did not earn a good name in the car world from users and critics alike and General Motors decided to scrape it. However, they needed a replacement car that would do better. This was the birth of the Chevy Cobalt lineup. The Chevy Cobalt SS has proved to be the best in the lot, and has seriously redeemed the loss of face that the Chevy Cavalier cost the company. The headquarters of the assembly unit for the Chevy Cobalt SS are located in Lordstown, Ohio.

Here are some Chevy Cobalt SS specs that you, as a potential buyer, might like to know.

1. The Chevy Cobalt SS is built on the FF layout and on the GM Delta platform. FF stands for Front-Engine Front-Wheel Drive, which basically summarizes how the car must be. The GM Delta platform is a crossover SUV platform, which has been used in previously successful cars such as Opel Astra and Pontiac Pursuit.

2. The car is classified as a sport compact. However, it has several features and degrees of comfort within its interiors that make it a very good family car.

3. The car comes in different versions as far as the engine capacities are concerned. The three different types of engines used are S/C LSJ 14, Turbo LNF and LE5 14. The first two engines have a capacity of 2 liters while the third has a capacity of 2.4 liters. They are four cylinder engines.

4. You can get both manual as well as automatic transmissions in these cars. There are two versions of manual transmissions, Saab F35 and Getrag F23. Both these transmissions are five speed transmissions. The only automatic transmission available is 4T45, which is a four speed transmission.

5. The weight specifics of the Chevy Cobalt SS are between 2,815 pounds and 3,001 pounds.

6. Some security features makes this car very useful as a family car. Some of these features are antilock brakes, side curtain airbags and traction control.

7. The car has other supplementary features such as power windows, power door, automatic sunroof and it can be operated remotely without a key.

With all these Chevy Cobalt SS specs one thing is clear – the car clearly fits the bill as a family car, and becomes one of the lowest priced cars within this genre.