Cobalt vs other 2005's

Is there any car coming out in 2005 that can compare to the style and great gas mileage of a cobalt?

lol, im sure there are, how deep are your wallets???? ;) im guessing you are asking about cars in its same cost or size class??? i mean the ZO6 can knock down 32mpg on the highway. and has 405hp. and looks damn good to me. :)

looking same price range/monthly payment as cobalt
limited to american cars too. well heres some more info. needs to be a winter driver. work is about 10 miles away. its not real street driving but not really highway either. has to be something me and my gf can enjoy. looking for 4 doors but 2 is fine. Gas Mileage is the most important thing. For class not sure if cobalt falls under compact car but not really looking for anything bigger, but smaller is an option. After driving a Century and an Astro Van you appreciate that they still make little cars that are easy on gas. Trunk space isnt important. Looking for a long warranty too. If you got any other ideas iroc please post

celica gts, rsx type-s, ect..........

well, first off, if you are looking at four doors, im pretty sure the SC cobalt SS is out of the running, which means youre looking at the lower powered 140 or 170hp versions of it. so keep that in mind. If you are limiting yourself to american cars, also try to decide what your definition of an american car is, if you are doing it for the american economy, remember that many "import" cars are assembled here in the USA, meaning that not buying them will hurt our economy and the jobs of americans. So dont let brand loyalty fool you too much. I mean even my precious camaros, the heartbeat of america... was built in canada, so buying a camaro was actually funding the candadian economy, so actually buying a civic would have been better for the US economy. tricky eh? But i would say if you are limiting yourself to American brand names, you should go with the cobalt. if you are looking for a four door version, i would say get a manual equipped four door with the 2.4L ecotec, and if the 170hp starts to get ya down, give it a year or two, and im sure there will be plenty of aftermarket supercharger and turbo setups to wake it up a bit more.

not to worried about the speed of it. I rather have my money go to canada then japan

well there is the srt4 its 4dr and fast but they get horride gas mileage its been stated in car mags that its even worse then the stated rating from dodge

then there is the pontiac G6 there really nice cars but can be around 25k in gt trim not sure of the gas mileage on this but im sure its decent

theres always the cavalier and sunfires too lol 05 is there last year and you can pick one up for wicked cheap like under 10k brand new and they are very modable if thats your thing and they are both great with gas and are very peppy too in stock form

i was thinking cav but always thought of it as a "girl car"(no offense ladies)

lol i dunno i like my cav alot and i dont consider it a girls car, sunfires on the other hand seems like more of a girls car to me

oh yeah dont get me wrong, i like the cav's too, specificly the one year they came with your body style and the ecotec with a 5 speed. I just couldnt stand the interior. i mean geeeeeze. id have to get an RK sport catalog and completely redo it with aftermarket parts. but mechanically and on the exterior, i like em alot. especially the ecotec and that sweet 5 speed.

hope your not talking about how my car looks now lol cuz its kitted but i do like the stock body style as long as the car is droped and has some 17 or 18" rims on

ecotech engine is alright in them cars it has less 10 hp less then the 2.4 and doesnt have a S/C kit straight from GM :(

the 2.0 S/C engine though is pretty sweet to bad there not in Cavs or sunfires

well it is true that they were a little underpowered compaired to what im used to, but then again, they are also much lighter cars, the look decent, and again, the sweet spot was that five speed tranny, it makes up for the lack in power by just being so damn fun to drive. And there is always aftermarket mods, so its not a big deal. I just hope the cobalts tranny is as well meshed and natural feeling as the one was in the cavaliers.

and yeah i figured your car had a kit, it looks good though, i just cant stand the last bodystyle, like on the 03-05 models. the front end on em is so damn ugly.

2005 Mazda 6 v-6 260 hp , top speed 155 mph stock , plenty after market upgrades , body kits , 6 speed tranny. Nifty car. It doesn't do as hot as 32 mpg but some say they can squeeze out 28 mpg but then again that's because it runs higher rpm due to a stick. Get the auto and you might pull 2 more mpg out of it.

um... manuals tend to get better gas mileage than autos due to 0 slippage in the drivetrain.

For common driving yes but not freeway driving , the manuals run higher rpms which , sucks more gas.

dude if you're worried about gas mileage get a hybrid civic, or toyota prius. and the Cobalt isn't american made, the frams is from a Renault....thy're made over seas. I'm not really into Cobalts cause I didn't like the cavalier, but w/the supercharger the SS should be pretty quick, and maybe I'll change my mind.

actually man, you got it backwards. the manuals get better highway mileage because they have zero slippage in the drivetrain. and tend to have lower overdrive ratios due to modern transmissions being six speed manuals and four speed automatics. If a manual were handicapped due to higher rpm operation it would be in city driving. check the fuel economy ratings of a car that has both a manual and auto tranny offering, the manual will be rated higher in gas mileage.

I'd take a look at the Malibu, can get the V6 in that car and prices should start coming down soon, the Cobalt is actually hard to find on lots around here so prices will be near sticker for a while. Seeing lots of the Malibus around here lately so they must have something going for them. Too many doors for me.

For common driving yes but not freeway driving , the manuals run higher rpms which , sucks more gas.

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actually man, you got it backwards. the manuals get better highway mileage because they have zero slippage in the drivetrain. and tend to have lower overdrive ratios due to modern transmissions being six speed manuals and four speed automatics. If a manual were handicapped due to higher rpm operation it would be in city driving. check the fuel economy ratings of a car that has both a manual and auto tranny offering, the manual will be rated higher in gas mileage.

Exactly... :grinyes:

Look into the Acura RSX.
Base model has:
2.0L ivtec engine (n/a)
160hp
27/34 mpg
81 cu ft of space

Type S has:
2.0L ivtec engine (n/a)
210 hp
23/31 mpg
81 cu ft of space

i'd highly reccomend checking out subaru. They have the forrester which is actually a ver quick car whose specs are comparable to a cobalt i believe. It also gets about 24mpg. If you don't like the wagon style then there's always the impreza RS which is a wrx without a turbo. Basically the same car as the forrester in a different style. But, if you can afford it the WRX is pretty fast. Also, the turbo forrester gets 13.8 in the 1/4 mile..... pretty fast for a wagon.

do not get a malibu, i have one and they arent good on gas at all. i saw a cobalt the other day and i thought it looked kinda different but i didnt really like it all that much, it was ok. lol talking about cavaliers... you could get one with a 400hp motor... they changed the name of the one to GTO tho :iceslolan . sure the styling is different from most cars but ive always kinda liked the look of a zx3 focus or the SVT.

Hummm. A 400 HP Cavalier sounds kind of interesting. Not for $35,000 though. I'd go for a new Mustang GT myself, love that car.