My 2009 Cobalt SS Turbo needed a little work. Pretty soon after I bought it, I ordered a tune from ZZPerformance, supposedly good for an extra 40 horsepower and 80 pound-feet of torque. Before I ...

Amidst the myriad of GM performance vehicles of the modern era sits one of GM's best-kept secrets. It is not a limited edition model or a one-off product built to destroy the supercars of Europe, but ...

Nelson Ireson May 7, 2009 Comment Now! Everyone is watching with bated breath as General Motors teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, wondering if Chrysler's 'surgical' run through the courts isn't a ...

So there we were,driving along in a Chevy Cobalt SS with road racer John Heinricy sitting in the passenger seat, when it occurred to us, “Why is road racer John Heinricy sitting over there and an ...

Once upon a time, General Motors decided it wanted to compete with established compact performance cars like the VW Golf GTI and Mazdaspeed3 – resulting in the impressively powerful and fun-to-drive ...

Kenneth Hall October 28, 2007 Comment Now! Updated: GM has confirmed the launch of a turbocharged version of the Chevrolet Cobalt will take place at this week’s SEMA Auto Show in Las Vegas. The new ...

Cobalt SS Goes RacingThe splash Ford Racing has made this season in the Grand American road racing series with its FR500C Mustangs has been well-reported in the press, including by this magazine (see ...

I just paid $4,700 for a 2009 Chevy Cobalt SS Turbo sedan. What’s wrong with it? Well, it has 130,000 miles, one of the rear windows doesn’t go down, and the power locks seem a bit finicky. That’s it.

There's only one way to describe the revamped Chevy Cobalt SS: America's Type-R. Why? The new 2008 Cobalt SS doesn't feature a stripped interior or a tuned naturally aspirated engine; rather, it's one ...

In the early 2000s, Japanese automakers quickly learned the car market just wanted an affordable, reliable car. In the performance segment, Toyota, Honda, and Mitsubishi took significant strides ahead ...

It’s been a long time since sport compact enthusiasts had incentive to visit a General Motors showroom. And no, we don’t mean zero-down and zero-percent financing. We’re talking driving incentive, the ...

While Cobalt is usually the chemical element with the symbol “Co” and the atomic number 27 that’s primarily used for special alloys and lithium-ion batteries, it’s also the name of an obscure General ...