GM turbocharges its Cobalt SS

LORDSTOWN — The General Motors’ car plant here has started work on the most powerful Chevrolet Cobalt yet — a turbocharged Cobalt SS.

A plant newsletter said a test model of the 2009 turbocharged Cobalt is on display in the lobby, and 18 additional test cars are to be built the week of Jan. 28.

Chevrolet announced in October that it would have the beefed-up Cobalt in dealerships this coming spring.

The new version will have 260 horespower, which is 55 more than the model it is replacing, the Cobalt SS Supercharged.

The five-speed, turbocharged Cobalt can go from zero to 60 mph in 5.7 seconds. It has a speedometer that reaches 160 mph.

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