Chevrolet Chevy Cobalt

The Cobalt falls under the category of compact cars and the latest generation model has been redesigned mainly aiming at adding up the fuel efficiency without causing considerable decrease in the performance. The new Chevrolet Cobalt is likely to come with the 150 horse power turbo charged engine.

The new Cobalt is likely to be built on the global Gamma architecture rather than the Delta platform used in the earlier versions. The new Gamma architecture has been previously used in the Opel Corsa subcompact model. The vehicle will line up and fit between the models like the Cruze and Aveo from the Chevrolet group.

Gamma based new Chevrolet Cobalt model would continue with the present model”s 4-cylinder and the front wheel drive. The vehicle includes the 1.4 liter turbo charged engine that produces 150 horse power. Rather than the current model”s 5-speed manual transmission, the vehicle uses the 6-speed manual transmission. The vehicle may provide the four-speed to five speed automatic or even six speed transmission as an optional.

As the performance and fuel economy mainly depends on the weight of the vehicle, the designers of Cobalt are planning to make use of the light weight materials with no change in the size of the vehicle.

The Chevrolet Cobalt will be released as competitor to the likes of new Honda Civic and the Toyota Corolla. The first model of the new Cobalt comes for the test drive in the autumn season of 2009 or at the early months of 2010 and Chevy is expected to release the original model in the last season of 2010.