The Cobalt SS is a front wheel drive saloon (sedan) motor vehicle with a front placed engine, manufactured by Chevrolet.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.4 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 173 bhp (175 PS/129 kW) of power at 5600 rpm, and maximum torque of 221 N·m (163 lb·ft/22.5 kgm) at 4200 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels through a 5 speed manual 'box.
The Chevrolet Cobalt SS weighs a stated 1302 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2624 mm | 103.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1492 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1476 mm | 58.1 inches | |
| Length | 4584 mm | 180.5 inches | |
| Width | 1725 mm | 67.9 inches | |
| Height | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 136 mm | 5.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.75 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1302 kg | 2870 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 59% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 49 litres | 10.8 [12.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | LE5 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2374 cc (144.87 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.9 × 97.8 mm
3.46 × 3.85 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 175 PS (173 bhp) (129 kW) at 5600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 221 Nm (163 ft·lb) (22.5 kgm) at 4200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 54.3 kW/litre 73.9 ps/litre 72.9 bhp/litre 1.19 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
93.09 Nm/litre
1.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1169.8 kPa (169.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6800 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 593.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 134.72 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 99.08 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 132.87 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.09 kg/kW 16.86 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.600 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | TBAx.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7 x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7 x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | P205/50 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | P205/50 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 295 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 270 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.84 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 148654 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS (2007) added 2006-11-06. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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