07-01-2009, 04:58 PM | #1 |
Western Anomaly
Join Date: Oct 2003
Carmudgeonly Ride: White Orca
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cobalt loaner
i was expecting the worst and came away pleasantly surprised.
the powertrain is what it is. it's not thrashy, it's actually pretty refined. no vibration or harshness, but just not a lot of power. the automatic kicks down pretty well, though. brake pedal feel was amazingly good. my memories of non-Corvette GM vehicle brake pedal feel are not good. this one was solid. steering feel was artificial and light. sway resistance was minimal. the interior: here's where i was blown away. this interior is as nice as a recent Camry, Scion, Civic and Mazda MX5 and Mazda 3 (brand new one) that i've been inside. it's no longer the case that the interior of a cobalt is so terrible. it's simply on par with the rest. and that simple little thing was a happy find. some of the plastics were far nicer than what can be found inside an R56 MINI (which is not difficult to do).
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