2009 Chevrolet Cobalt SS - Living With My Turbo Hot Compact

[@TheUnreadableUser]

Props to you for keeping this car SO well maintained, for it being 15 years old it's practically perfect. Not a lot of people keep, and maintain their first car so well. Goes to show how with proper care you can keep a 15 year old car looking brand new!

[@jaek_898]

30 minutes of cobalt SS, we are blessed today

[@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan]

I remember not liking the Cobalt much when it came out because of GM’s quality and fit and finish back then but this SS model was a sleeper with its turbo engine. It was kind of a badass for its time. Also averaging 25-26 mpg and then 32 mpg for road trips, is pretty good for how much power this has 👍👍

[@CPMUNSEY]

There’s a kid in my hometown that has a minty yellow supercharged version of this car. I believe his dad bought it brand new and has now passed it down to him. It has yellow interior bits where yours are red and only has 87k on it. I talked to him at the gas station the other day about it. He’s meticulously maintaining it just like his dad did before him.

[@TopherDrives]

I love stories like this!! I’m happy to hear of another one being preserved

[@Nick.Pellerin]

I think this car was made at the wrong time. It was so overlooked and didn’t take off like it should have! I own the supercharged version and it’s a total riot to drive

[@rosestrohm7986]

Rare to see a cobalt ss that isn't ruined from my experience lol

[@TopherDrives]

real

[@mattjingles5758]

Same with the neon srt4

[@theslammed5074]

Absolutely mint. Was always fairly indifferent to the cobalt but this video made me a fan. Props 🔥

[@thomashemphill227]

Chevy needs to make this car again

[@mattr8904]

AS AN ELECTRIC SUV? 🤣 (GM LOGIC)

[@IChewIceCream69]

Ya they need to get back in this segment

[@DurfDiggler]

Wanna buy mine? 2009 SS Sedan, 142k miles, 1 owner, garage kept, lives in the desert, silver out, grey & black inside, limited slip & sunroof, spare tire. Unmodified, good condition. No major damage, a few dings & dents. Unused OG floor mats. I have the window sticker, too.

[@DurfDiggler]

Oh, I changed the stereo for a matching AC Delco with the USB connector. Works with iPhone. Has Bluetooth for calls, not music.

[@kingbushido8331]

@@DurfDigglerwell how much you selling it for

[@kadeemwalsh4767]

My dad passed down his 2007 ss sedan to me, also in victory red. Really enjoying this thing

[@PeRRXX]

This is one of my top guilty pleasure cars. Cobalt has always held a special place in my heart since I was a kid. Wish I could’ve found one when I was buying a car

[@kalashnikovbob355]

My first gen chevy cruze had a pioneer system in it, and I really liked it once I got the equalizer adjusted properly. I liked it more than most of the economy car bose systems today.

[@joeysilva7742]

I remember my first lease car was a 2006 chevy Cobalt LS which actually had a Spoiler wing similar to this one in video. Enjoyed my time with it. Engine was 2.2 Liter. Drove great!

[@mrdoge3277]

Feels illegal to be this early

[@kromstm2z5]

same

[@homeandalone]

you are busted... send me money to feel legal!!

[@YashPatel-tl3zi]

I have a 2008 C6 and a lot of the stuff in this car is so familiar 😂 typical GM cost cutting. This thing has held up as well as my car.

[@M-t3ch]

I had a huge grin when you got on the throttle. The sound reminds me of the Fiesta and Focus ST, especially with that cold air intake! Such a sweet car.

[@mrtransistor6173]

When I moved to the US from the UK, the car I bought was a Saturn Ion Redline with the supercharged LSJ. Its the same engine in the SC Cobalt SS. GM built some really nice cheap sports car back then. I still have the Redline, though isn't driven as much anymore.

[@jdoginc]

Kudos. I have a 2010 Cobalt SS, 130k bought it in 2013. In as good shape. Good show, ride on brother

[@jeffb.6642]

Props to you for not investing the entire value of the car into aftermarket fart cans, blacked out headlights, windshield decals that spell out "I L L I C I T" , bolted on spoilers that look like they were cut off of shopping carts, and other junk that makes it look and sound like a total PoS like so many of the cars I see that are driven by self-proclaimed "car guys"... give me a break

[@Nostalgia_Motors]

Bro delivered on the video that I’ve been wanting to see and Branson Missouri is not to far from me

[@hhaste]

Oh man, the intake sounds are bringing back memories.. My best friend owned one as his first car. I went in so many rides in that thing. The SC versions of these made these have a bad rep. The TC models were great cars, aside from the 'slightly' plasticy interior. 0.9g handling in stock form, made a lot of power from just a downpipe and tune, lightweight, flatfoot shifting from the factory, etc.

[@noahmoore7373]

hahah this is just my veloster n transposed 10 years in the past. Red and everything. stupid intake. love it

[@WhenStreetsGoSturdy.]

would like to see a night time pov with the cobalt ss great video

[@hybridyd1305]

There's one on Winding Road Magazine. The topher drove it a while back.

[@E47Cobalt]

I love this Cobalt, I was fortunate enough to get mine in White 🙏 , if it wasn't for that I wanted the Victory Red. Yours looks and sounds great, I've done my best to keep my looking minty. Hope you never sell it!!

[@sbinnala]

An almost identical example to yours with 8k miles sold for $19,750 on BringATrailer on March 24th, 2023, black/white interior and larger wing being the only difference. It was also Victory Red, and it had the optional configurable display that appears to replace the boost gauge.

[@bloodstorm1231]

Bought my 2007 new off the lot, and recently sold it. Miss that car.

[@theredsalmon612]

That thing sounds amazing

[@brianmadison7166]

I like the fonts on these analog gauges. Now a days we are stuck these horrible digital gauges. I hope one day cars revert back to old school needles.

[@mattjingles5758]

I love those seats

[@heeltoeco]

The more manual POV drives I watch, the more i realize my car has absurd amounts of rev hang and no throttle ease. This is a comment made post clutch replacement too. We're talking 2.5-3 second rev hang and a millimeter of distance between 5% and 70% throttle. I wish I was exaggerating. The '95 Mazda Protege might be a rare find but maybe there's a reason for that lol

[@Nick.Pellerin]

Sounds like a potential problem with your throttle body

[@heeltoeco]

@@Nick.Pellerin I actually looked into that right after making this comment lol. Gonna clean up the cables and whatnot then go from there.

[@Tambrigd]

PLEASE do a night drive with this car I love it sm

[@PeterGriffin_2077]

I had a 2005 that was horribly modded. 7 previous owners, smallest supercharger pulley, e85. eventually it blew a spark plug out lmao. So fun when it worked though.

[@Weenerz]

My first car was an 07 ss (supercharged). Very fun car and I miss it. I hope i get to drive a turbo model at some point.

[@c0Ld]

This is the car I wish I had back when I was driving my 09 Cobalt LT1 (ok maybe it was really an STI I wanted but this would've been cool too lol) PS my mk7 GTI has a hood strut😎

[@TheRedline9]

You should try driving a Saturn Ion Redline. It's such a unique and forgotten car, and it has the same supercharged LSJ as the first gen SS.

[@EEdrives]

It looks like GM in 2009 took European Opel Astra OPC and simplified it AF :)

[@uhohbro9012]

need for speed most wanted moment, was my first car of choice in that game

[@princenoah19-pc2xk]

Man I remember seeing these cars when I was a little kid,and I remember wanting one when I got into my teens,but finding one these days is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Your car is a beauty 👍🏾

[@DurfDiggler]

Wanna buy mine? 2009 SS Sedan, 142k miles, 1 owner, garage kept, lives in the desert, silver out, grey & black inside, limited slip & sunroof, spare tire. Unmodified, good condition. No major damage, a few dings & dents. Unused OG floor mats. I have the window sticker, too. I did swap the stereo for a matching AC Delco with the USB so I can play music from my phone.

[@gettcouped]

Very cool car!! Have you priced out the LSD upgrade? This car might be a trip *heh* with that upgrade.

[@ddhsd]

Beautiful car and the interior looks new

[@jdoginc]

Does this have the limited slip diff? I also have the LCD screen on the pillar that you speak of. And to further elaborate on the tightness of steering the LCD screen also has a G-Force gauge on it. So you make a left or right turn it shows the gauge and it saves the high G-Force until the next recycle of the key. I ride General gmax Z rated tires on mine and I've had it up to 1. 89 G's. And one more note if you hold in the traction control button along with the traction control being turned off and initiating launch control you can also turn off the ESC

[@Hawk19341]

Great cobalt. She needs 35% tints be perfect.

[@Jeffe4506]

Wow what an amazing car! I had a g6 In hs and it was stock; this kid had this exact car and what did I know, I told him my car would dust his 120 hp cobalt…. Haha little did I know what SS meant in the world of Chevy and he embarrassed me lmao I’ve wanted one ever since

[@DurfDiggler]

16:08 😂😂😂 I make that same noise when people blow past me.

[@zorak1704]

Lordstown Assembly. My dad worked there for 40 years.

[@Localtraveler2376]

Thanks for saying you got the tires for free. Disappointed the topher only mentioned it in his description. His Bridgestone review should have been listed as sponsored.

[@davidbaron6647]

I have a 2009 g5 ZZP upgrades stage 2 tune at the wheel 250hp fun to drive

[@jdoginc]

Oh snap. It does have lumbar. Under right leg, there's a turn dial

[@hhaste]

Surprised you didn't tune for the intake.. isn't that harmful to the engine? I thought any mods that affect air or fuel is a no-no, especially on turbo cars.. and it really unlocked a lot of power for my friends car. Totally different beast afterwards. I can see the difference watching your pulls compared to my friends. Highly recommend the Hahn Racecraft downpipe/chargepipe & tune, you'll love the car even more. It struggled to get traction through 2nd afterwards.. not that it needs more power but guaranteed to be safer with the intake.

[@TopherDrives]

I’ve gone 20k+ trouble free miles with it! I think it’s been on there since 2015 lol

[@OwninFools2020]

if you ever want to get rid of it let me know lol this was my dream car when i was a kid (blacked out), and now i bought a turbo camaro (blacked out)

[@davidbaron6647]

very nice, Beautiful looking

[@JayLo413]

Having the spare tire as a pay for option just shows how in Dire Straits GM was in at the time these came out.lol 😂

[@JayLo413]

The best option are... 1. LSD (limited slip differential) 2. RPD (reprogrammable performance display) 3. Recaro red leather seats 4. Then the power sun roof. 😂

[@JayLo413]

Pretty sure the fe5 bilstien suspension an brembo front calipers came stock on the new 09-10s or I would have add those also.lol 😂

[@bwright1991]

You might be the only Cobalt SS owner never pulled over in their car

[@MegaDizz23]

Your first car? You were very lucky.

[@boots_n_coots]

I would pay good money to have that 3.5 mm “audio line input” on my new Honda CTR. But apparently in 2024 that is too much to ask 😢

[@Jordan-tb2ee]

this car cool as h***

[@Gabe-wd1bs]

Whereabouts in michigan are you from? I recognized the area and thought to myself, there’s now way.. then as you got on the main roads I was shocked that you are so close to where I live, it’s cool to see I’m not the only one out here enjoying these wonderful cars

[@Sam-w5v]

I've seen him do a lotta drives in Ypsi and Ann Arbor. Probably somewhere in Washtenaw county!

[@hybridyd1305]

Zzp isn't too far from him them. Best aftermarket for the ecotec platform.

[@kyrinky]

How the hell is the interior much nicer than the C6 corvette?!

[@chris71077]

They invested so much money into the vettes performance instead of the interior

[@kyrinky]

@@chris71077 reasonable tbh. I wouldn’t trade HP for a nicer interior lol.

[@TopherDrives]

It’s funny you bring this up! I have a buddy with a C6 ZR1 and we joke that our steering wheels are the same 🤣

[@JayLo413]

​@@TopherDrivesthis was right around the time of GMs Bankruptcy case and they pretty much built this car with a lot of parts from the GM parts bin to save money.lol

[@DP-jaja]

How much influence did Holden have on this?

[@mattr8904]

WHERE IS THE FORD PROBE? 😟🥺

[@davidbaron6647]

was the boost gage stock?

[@lamboguy123]

Man, I just wish these things were better built.

[@mikehimes4833]

Thought the cobalt ss was supercharged?

[@livestronger925]

Real ones used this car in Midnight Club 3

[@DurfDiggler]

👍 #500! 🏆

[@PrimeHorizon794]

my chevy spark had those headlights

[@Jonathan-bk3dq]

The first gen Spark has taller headlights than a Cobalt lol

[@mattr8904]

LAMINATE THE WINDOW STICKER PLEASE

[@Krissyfoxtrot]

As quick as an Elantra N....... Easy their Big Boy...T.

[@weirdcommenter4956]

I just think of this as the first NFS MW car tbh 💀

[@pigman117]

Those rims are sweet

[@TopherDrives]

Thanks! GM had some great wheels around this time

[@kylechellino2579]

Was this your car that winding road philmed some years back?

[@TopherDrives]

Yes! First car that TheTopher and I ever filmed together on the WRM channel back in 2016ish

[@kylechellino2579]

@@TopherDrives It's a bad ass fuckin car!

[@kingwoods4636]

I was not the first comment but i was here early enough for the second.

[@wheelwrightpl9429]

Why does it have rev-meter on the right ? This is how BMW does it, not GM.

[@jayczyzyk9707]

Nice review it’s a Saab pinning

[@Jonathan-bk3dq]

What do you mean by that?

[@DurfDiggler]

@@Jonathan-bk3dq he might be talking about the transmission. I believe this 5-speed was made by Saab.

[@wonderboy1998]

Imagine if they didn't stop producing this car... American car makers really dropped the ball for stopping producing compact cars. Chevy should bring Cobalt back to shake Civic Toyota Subaru and Hyundai

[@jacobt1027]

i can imagine that. no one would buy normal cobalts when civics and Corollas are way better made and more reliable. American compacts went away because they were mostly terrible.

[@DurfDiggler]

Less than 500 Turbo ss sedans were ever made. 2009 only. People spoke with their wallets. (I still have mine 😉)

[@jamarparish]

Winding road magazine does pov car videos in that same lot such a small world

[@flatf3057]

It's the same person

[@hybridyd1305]

​@@flatf3057 They're both named Chris. Hence the second half of "Christopher", "Topher". This is the younger gentleman, the older one is the guy that runs Winding Road.

[@flatf3057]

@@hybridyd1305 Well aware

[@cornelionsqween8028]

man those cobalts were just huge pieces of crap. ugh those sun visors make the noise too. this car reminded me of a geo metro on the inside.

[@sethchambers1013]

i live in lordstown lol

[@Christianfire18]

Good morning

[@TopherDrives]

Good morning

[@johnmac609]

lol minty-est cobalt SS I've ever seen.

[@seb5945]

Electric car owners hate this car. Because the name reminds them of the filthy business of cobalt mining to make their lithium-ion batteries.

[@DurfDiggler]

I have a Cobalt SS and an EV 🤔

[@ak2112]

$24.9k is kinda steep for 2009.

[@DurfDiggler]

That was sticker. I got mine with all the fixin’s for ~23k