HAHAHA...

To me the srt and cobalt are just american rice...an alternative to the *** rice cars. If you can beat them...hell yeah beat them. If you can't, don't worry about...it's just another piece of rice at the green light drivin by a mommy's boy.

 

Dude, I wasn't even going to comment on this ridiculous topic, but I saw that you are really asking why Infiniti won't bolt a S/C to the G35 for $35k.

Besides the reliability/durability issues, the biggest reason is refinement and market strategy. The Cobolt SS is very unrefined, the steering and suspension is going to be very rough and it plain looks like crap. Nissan did S/C the Xterra though, but that's a truck. The G is not competing w/ rice rockets so why put a S/C on it. It is competing against Acura, Lexus, BMW, Mercedes, etc, and when it comes to those, the G has great performance and some of the luxury.

Why don't you go to a Dodge or Chevy forum and join in on one of their Cobalt SS vs. SRT-4 threads.

 

My solution would be for Infiniti to offer a G35 with their V8, G45. This will solve all the issue. N/A is always more reliable, better responses and cheaper to make/maintenance then Force Inductions.

 

Wait until the cobalt crowd figures out they can pump up the boost to 21psi or gets a chip for it like the VW 1.8T. Then they will be doing 13 second quarters..for a couple days anyway!

 

Throwing in the VQ45 into to the G would just add weight to an already porky car. Plus it would throw the weight balance off too since more weight would be added to the front. There would definitely have to be some sort of redesign in order to make a G45.

 

m500 I'm with you!!


"There's no substitute for cubic inches" _ Carroll Shelby

 

Another catchy phrase "There's no replacement for displacement"

 

OK ....Ok, sorry , I had to stop laughing! Wait, still have tears coming out of my eyes. According to my Feb 05 issue of MT, the Supercharged Cobalt is about $24000.00, not the $19000.00 that someone quoted in one of the posts. It has an I-4 rated at 205 HP (RPM's unknown) 0-60 is 6 seconds. My 2004 G sedan with 260 HP is around 6.2 and the 2005 G35's have more HP although I have not read up on the 0 - 60 times. Bottom line is, Cobalt got a really good write up for a GM product. Ride quality, handling, sound deadening, make it "feel like a more expensive car" although it is a front drive compact sport coupe. I bet it will be a fun affordable car for the boy racers. But, it does not have the sleek luxurious look or comfortable luxury of the G. Like someone else said, at the end of the day, it is still a Chevy. And when I think Chevy, I think ECONOCAR, Vega, Cavalier. OMG!! YUCK!!

While the Cobalt may be a vast improvement for GM and competition for the rice burner *** car generation, it is not for me.

The G is for ME !

 

why not just get an acura rsx-s for around the same price, hp, and performance numbers? plus, the exterior and interior will look a lot nicer.

 

A couple of things to consider:
The Cobalt might be as fast as our cars in a straight line, but look at the skidpad, stopping power, (and I'll bet slalom too) and you'll see our car still is a better performer despite having a huge weight disadvantage.

In the end, like everyone is saying, you're buying quality, refinement, and (yes) performance for the extra money. By the way the numbers the Cobalt is putting out really aren't that impressive for a supercharged 2 liter engine. Acura will put out just as (or extremely close) much power, but normally aspirated.

 

OMG..I can't believe you are tryin to even go there...hahah..

I like the commercials tho..

you just can't compare..performance maybe..but not interior..

 

There are, by my count, about 25 too many replies to this innane thread (mine included)........Like comparing a crow to a falcon...yeesch ...lol

 

Sure the SRT-4 is crazy ****in fast... The G is just fast... The SRTs are killing WRXs, STIs, EVOs, stangs etc etc etc... The list goes on... So there isn't any reason to be ashamed of being beat by one... And I do give it props for being a cheap fast car... It may just be me, but I rather tell people I drive a G... Instead of saying I drive a neon... So same goes for the cobalt...

 

Ok maybe I can clear this up because no one is getting the point. Bmw has M3. Mercades has the AMG. Acura has the Type S. Porcshe has the S and turbo. Chevy has the SS. Even the Sentra and Altima have the S-er. And people when ever some one says they are SC or Turboed on this forum we all get excited. And if we could have had a choice many would have opted for a Supercharger from the factory. Second what does it cost to have a supercharger put in our car 10k. Ok if they were doing it from factory it wouldnt cost as much because the car is being built at the time no extra labor work. Even if they put a super charger that would add lets say 50-60hp would be great.

 

Okaaaayyyyy.......? So what you're saying is that Infiniti is missing the boat by not providing us w/the option of an S/C or turbo. And, given that option a few/many of us would've gone that route? I doubt it.... most of us don't have that kind of a disposable income. Now I don't know about everybody else here, but when I plunked down my hard earned money I knew the good/bad/ugly about the G35. I also knew what else was out there.... and, how much my other choices would cost/save me. After all was said and done it was obvious that the G35 was the most luxury/performance bang for the buck. There will always be something quicker/cheaper outside of an Infiniti, but in the end it's still the total package for a majority of us. Stop the handwringing and enjoy a wonderful piece of machinery. And for all you jokers afraid of getting beat by a less expensive car....stay in the slow lane and don't make eye contact..lol. JBX