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Article: TAKING IT TO THE STREETS; The Cobalt SS powers GM onto the sport compact scene.(Auto File)
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- AutoWeek
- Article date:
- June 20, 2005
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It's been a long time since sport compact enthusiasts had incentive to visit a General Motors showroom. And no, we don't mean zero-down and zero-percent financing. We're talking driving incentive, the knowledge that somewhere on the showroom floor sits an affordable, stylish and spirited machine with a youthful attitude.
For much of the last decade the only thing GM could fire back at the likes of Honda's Civic and Volkswagen's Golf were the 150-hp J-body Chevy Cavalier Z24 and the Pontiac Sunfire GT. But where the Z24 struggled among pocket rockets, Chevy's new Cobalt SS seeks to fly.
The SS packs a 2.0-liter, 205-hp 200-lb-ft inline four motivated by ...