08-02-2018, 09:06 AM | #5587 |
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IIRC wasn't the Cobalt SS the fastest FWD car around several tracks at the time it was built?
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I think it set a Nurburgring record at one point? Hence why I said "during that time period."
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At a local autocross event at what the time was Miller Motorsports Campus ( a world class track) I saw a Cobalt SS (turbo) really ripping it around the track. I hadn't given them much though until then. I've driven a few and they were peppy, but not necessarily a rocket. I was more impressed with the SRT4 as far as straight line acceleration, but the SS was quite the corner carver.
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08-02-2018, 11:21 AM | #5592 |
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Yes, fastest FWD. At 8:22 it was only 2 seconds slower around the ring than GM's time for the 5th gen Camaro SS.
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08-02-2018, 03:24 PM | #5594 |
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You do see that script “Malibu” nameplate on the rear fender, right?
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08-02-2018, 03:47 PM | #5595 |
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Wasn't Malibu a trim level of Chevelle?
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08-02-2018, 04:00 PM | #5596 |
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That maybe true but I would bet the 2006 Malibu SS V6 was much faster than the 1965 Malibu SS inline 6 was in its day and I would also say it was a better straight line performer in its day among its peers. Neither car will be high on anyones collector car registry list.
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08-02-2018, 07:06 PM | #5597 |
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Yes, I’m well aware. Malibu was a trim level on the Chevelle. Calling Chevelles “Malibu” would be like calling Camaros “SS”.
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This is true. GM does that a lot though. Trims of popular vehicles become their own model.
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They had to have the Chevelle name first....A "C" was required as the first letter of each model line's name...(At least for quite a while, that is...)
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Well sure, but that's just progress and technological advancement. I mean the 2.7T Tripower 4-cylinder going into the new trucks makes almost as much power as the old Tripower V8 engines in Pontiacs long ago.
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