- Price Range : US $14,200 - $19,500
- Transmissions : 4-Speed Automatic; 5-Speed Manual
- Drivetrains : Front Wheel Drive
- Body Style : Coupe, Sedan
- Available Models Type : LS, LT, Sport, SS
The Cobalt is Chevrolet’s compact sedan and coupe that debuted for 2005, replacing the Cavalier in the Chevrolet lineup for 2006. The Cobalt is designed to compete with the leaders in the compact segment with a high level of standard equipment and a driving experience with a high level of refinement, quality, and performance.
The 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt boasts an improvement in fuel economy to 37 mpg highway when equipped with the 5-speed manual transmission with the addition of the more efficient and more powerful 2.2-liter Ecotec engine with variable valve timing. The Cobalt SS sedan is added and the Cobalt SS coupe receives a reconfigurable performance display. New 16-inch machined-face aluminum wheels are offered and three new colors are added: Silver Ice, Gold Mist and Silver Moss.
2008 Chevrolet Cobalt Performance & Efficiency Standard Features :
- 13.0 gallon main unleaded fuel tank 10.8
- 2,189 cc 2.2 liters in-line 4 front engine with 86.0 mm bore, 94.6 mm stroke, 10.0 compression ratio, double overhead cam and four valves per cylinder L61
- Multi-point injection fuel system
- Power: 110 kW , 148 HP SAE @ 5,600 rpm; 152 ft lb , 206 Nm @ 4,200 rpm
- Unleaded fuel 87
- Immobilizer
- Spacesaver steel rim internal spare wheel
- Strut front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs, torsion beam rear suspension semi-independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs
- Two disc brakes including two ventilated discs
- Body color front and rear bumpers
- Complex surface lens halogen bulb headlights
- Day time running lights
- Driver and passenger internally adjustable black door mirrors
- External dimensions: overall length (inches): 180.5, overall width (inches): 67.9, overall height (inches): 57.1, wheelbase (inches): 103.3, front track (inches): 58.7, rear track (inches): 58.1 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 37.4
- Fixed rear window with defogger
- Luxury trim alloy look on gearknob and alloy look on dashboard
- Metallic paint
- Tinted glass on cabin
- Weights: curb weight (lbs) 2,780
- Windshield wipers with variable intermittent wipe
