2005 COBALT MANUAL

In addition, as with most other GM vehicles that year, GM's Mark of Excellence symbol was added to both front fenders near the doors.Ģ007: Both engines were retuned for more power while retaining the same fuel economy. The LS became the base model while the LT was marketed as a mid-range package the top level trim was now the LTZ. This car was equipped with a 2.4 L naturally aspirated Ecotec inline-4. The engine output was increased to 155 hp (116 kW).Ģ006: A non-supercharged Cobalt SS was added to the lineup.

2005 COBALT MANUAL

For 2009, the United States Environmental Protection Agency fuel economy was increased to 24 mpg-US (9.8 L/100 km 29 mpg-imp) city/34 mpg-US (6.9 L/100 km 41 mpg-imp) highway with automatic transmission, and 26 mpg-US (9.0 L/100 km 31 mpg-imp) city/37 mpg-US (6.4 L/100 km 44 mpg-imp) highway with manual transmission. Weight is average in-class, at 2,681 lb (1,216 kg) for the coupe and 2,747 lb (1,246 kg) for the sedan. The wheelbase is 103.3 in (2,624 mm), longer than its competitors, and the width is 68.4 in (1,737 mm). The front suspension is independent with MacPherson struts, while a semi-independent torsion beam is used in the rear. The United States Environmental Protection Agency classifies the Cobalt as a subcompact car. While the Cobalt was available as a 2-door coupé and a 4-door sedan in all markets it was offered in, the G5 was only available as a coupé in the United States while a sedan version was sold alongside the coupé in Canada and Mexico.Īll Cobalts and its Pontiac equivalents were manufactured at GM's plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico and Lordstown, Ohio. In all cases, the G5 replaced the Cavalier-related Pontiac Sunfire. Also available was a high performance, Super Sport variant.Ī Pontiac version was sold primarily as the Pontiac G5 in Canada for its entire run (where it was briefly known as the Pontiac Pursuit and later Pontiac G5 Pursuit), as well as the Pontiac G4 in Mexico for 2005-2006, and in both Mexico and the United States under the G5 name for 2007-2009. The Cobalt was available as both a coupe and sedan, and is based upon the GM Delta platform also shared with the Chevrolet HHR and Saturn Ion. The Cobalt replaced both the Cavalier and the Prizm as Chevrolet's compact car. The Chevrolet Cobalt is a compact car initially introduced by Chevrolet in 2004 for the 2005 model year.

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