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Old 30 Oct 2007, 01:11 pm   #1 (permalink)
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Default 2008 T/C Cobalt SS faster around the Ring than BMW 335i

2008 Turbocharged Chevy Cobalt SS around the Ring

According to GM's press release.. "In fact, the Cobalt SS set a lap record for front-drive sport-compact cars at the "'Ring," posting a time of 8:22.85 minutes – besting the previous record by more than 13 seconds."

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Old 30 Oct 2007, 01:34 pm   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: 2008 T/C Cobalt SS faster around the Ring than BMW 335i

Anyone know what held the previous record?
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Old 30 Oct 2007, 03:50 pm   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: 2008 T/C Cobalt SS faster around the Ring than BMW 335i

Ahh...hate to break that oh so perfect spec sheet up, but the cobalt SS/SC was not turbo, it had a S/C'er on it.

who cares if it's faster, it's a friggin ugly ass, slow ass, cobalt....with a wing.
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Old 30 Oct 2007, 04:02 pm   #4 (permalink)
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Default Re: 2008 T/C Cobalt SS faster around the Ring than BMW 335i

I think it's a new one for 08 with a turbo, the s/c didn't make anywhere near 260 hp.
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Ahh...hate to break that oh so perfect spec sheet up, but the cobalt SS/SC was not turbo, it had a S/C'er on it.

who cares if it's faster, it's a friggin ugly ass, slow ass, cobalt....with a wing.
Its turbo and I don't think it has a wing on it now
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Old 30 Oct 2007, 05:27 pm   #6 (permalink)
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Anyone know what held the previous record?
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8:35.93 143.740 km/h – Opel Astra OPC, 240 PS/1355 kg, Manuel Reuter (mfr., oct,05) record holder compact class
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driven by who? witnessed by who? Best part is that it cant be replicated by anyone, the Cobalt isnt available in europe. And I dont think the american market is that interested in the Nur.
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i know you know your stuff but the same company brought the c6 zo6 down there if i recall correctly
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I detect a bit of hatorade lol
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i have drank a bunch of hatorade and thats with the s/c version...
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Its not hate, i feel that alot of companies, european speacialy are starting to pick up this treand of posting fantastic times on the nurburgring, talking about it in the press realeses, but never show any video of it or saying who drove or anything.

For example BMW usualy uses Hans Stuck to take lap records with their cars, and records it with the circuit people, so you know who drove it and the oficial timing sistem was used. Supercar makers usualy ask the editor from AMS, Herr von sarna to drive it too. But other companies like renault claim times for the clio rs and megane rs that other still havent reached with the same cars.

if you know me, you can see in my other posts that I never was biased towards no one. i love the zo6
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Now you'll need a 40 and 1 car length heres a pic of teh new Cobalt

I actually like em too bad they are FWD tho. Heres a pic of one I like
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Its not hate, i feel that alot of companies, european speacialy are starting to pick up this treand of posting fantastic times on the nurburgring, talking about it in the press realeses, but never show any video of it or saying who drove or anything.

For example BMW usualy uses Hans Stuck to take lap records with their cars, and records it with the circuit people, so you know who drove it and the oficial timing sistem was used. Supercar makers usualy ask the editor from AMS, Herr von sarna to drive it too. But other companies like renault claim times for the clio rs and megane rs that other still havent reached with the same cars.

if you know me, you can see in my other posts that I never was biased towards no one. i love the zo6
I figured as much lol there is vid of it running round the ring but in the wet timed I think it would be like 9.2x or something. If it can indeed run that thats hella impressive especially looking at the cars its faster than.


^wet ring vid

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I figured as much lol there is vid of it running round the ring but in the wet timed I think it would be like 9.2x or something. If it can indeed run that thats hella impressive especially looking at the cars its faster than.


^wet ring vid
Than I stand corrected

Still it looks good on the ring. I´d like to see if the rest of the big three are gonna also start sending their american market cars to the ring for development
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boring...used to seeing fast cars on the ring
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