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Of the five engines General Motors has placed in the Cobalt since its launch, three have been designated SS. The first was launched in 2004 as a 2005 model with a new powertrain that had debuted one year earlier on the Saturn ION Red Line. It was available as a Supercharged coupe only. The naturally-aspirated 2.4 L LE5 engine was the next SS to launch in late 2005 as a 2006 model, available as both a coupe and sedan for the duration of its run. However in late 2007, at the same time the announcement cancelling the SS Supercharged was made, GM also announced that the 2.4 L would be renamed Cobalt Sport, rendering Chevrolet without a Cobalt SS for the first half of the 2008 model year. The 2.0 L LNF turbocharged Cobalt was the last to launch in the second quarter of 2008; initially available only as a coupe until a sedan option was offered for the 2009 model year but again deleted for 2010 after less than 500 were produced.
All three models of the Cobalt SS feature four wheel, anti-lock disc brakes. Compared to the base Cobalt, the SS has lower front and rear fascias for a more aggressive look with integrated foglamps, side rocker moldings, interior accents, and a chrome exhaust tip. Exclusive to the 2.0 L Cobalt are a titanium-faced sport analogue cluster with a 160 mph speedometer, an A-pillar mounted boost gauge, reclining front bucket seats with two-tone leather-appointed seating surfaces, vertical adjusting head restraints and driver-side lumbar and height adjusters, and a sport-tuned FE5 suspension with a 24 mm front stabilizer bar and 22 mm rear stabilizer bar.
SS Supercharged
Available as a coupe only, the SS Supercharged featured the 2.0 L LSJ Ecotec engine with an Eaton M62 Roots type supercharger and air-to-liquid intercooler. The engine makes 205 hp at 5600 rpm and 200 lb·ft ) at 4400 rpm.18-inch broad-spoke wheels with P215/45R18 summer Pirelli tires are standard. Optional for the LSJ was a performance package coded G85 that added Recaro bucket seats and a limited slip differential (LSD). LSD was optional for 2005 models (performance package came with LSD) and was standard in 2006 + models. The G85 option continues in the LNF Cobalt, but adds only the LSD.
2 Door, 2 Wheel Drive, Manual Transmission, Alloy Wheels, Fog lamps, Premium Wheels, Spoiler, Sun/Moon Roof, Air Conditioning, Bucket Seats, Leather Seats, Power Door Locks, Power Mirrors, Power Seats, Power Windows, Rear Defrost, Tilt Steering, Tinted Windows, Alarm, AM/FM Radio, Anti-theft, CD Player, Keyless Entry, Trip/Mileage Computer, Antilock Brakes, Driver Air Bag, Passenger Air Bag