Goblin gets YouTube love

[Indy Lonnie]

 

[JERMzSS]

Saw it yesterday too. Other than hating on the Cobalt it was great exposure.

 

[G Atsma]

Saw it yesterday too. Other than hating on the Cobalt it was great exposure.

Gotta be real here. The Cobalt IS a cheap econocar at best, BUT the bits used to build the Goblin are the gold nuggets in the muddy creekbed. Where they come from means squat. What they make means far more.

 

[Adam]

The Cobalt gets hated on but the SS was no joke on a track. It's definitely not a sports car but it hangs surprisingly well with RWD cars that most would say are real sports cars.

• Car and Driver Lightning Lap Times (https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a23319884/lightning-lap-times-historical-data/ )
  • Cobalt SS/TC: 3:13.0
  • 2006 Miata: 3:29.3 (+16.3 seconds)
  • 2019 Miata: 3:17.2 (+4.2 seconds) (I know the Miata isn't fair to compare because it is down on power but I thought it was interesting that the Cobalt still beat the Miata that is 11 years newer (by newer I mean more modern))
  • 2008 Honda S2000 CR: 3:15.0 (+2 seconds) (this was very surprising to me)
  • 2009 Nissan 370Z NISMO: 3:12.0 (-1 second) (this narrow margin was even more surprising)
• Laguna Seca Lap Times (https://fastestlaps.com/tracks/laguna-seca-post-1988 )
  • Cobalt SS/TC: 1:47.75
  • 2019 Miata: 1:48.47 (+0.72 seconds)
  • Porsche Cayman S 987: 1:47.58 (-0.17 seconds)
  • 2009 Nissan 370Z NISMO: 1:46.50 (-1.25 seconds)
• Nurburgring (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nürburgring_Nordschleife_lap_times )
  • Cobalt SS/TC: 8:22.85 (held the record for stock FWD cars for nearly a decade)

To top it off, we all know how easy it is to sprinkle on parts and/or a tune to get even more power out of any of the Cobalts, even the base model versions.

 

[Murcielago311]

It took some serious will-power to start tearing into my donor. It was just a really fun car, everything still worked well at 161K and 13 years old, and it was pretty dang quick. Waiting to hear that SC whine again is going to be tough. No cobalt hate here!

 

[lksohm]

I forget the numbers exactly but I know the LNF beat the R34 GTR around the Nurburgring in factory form.
Take that JDM fanboys haha.

 

[Desert Sasqwatch]

The ricer crowd likes to brag about their cars and engines, but when it comes down to it the Ecotec can run with the best of them in stock form. Put that Ecotec in a Goblin, even in stock form, and embarrass everyone of them. Bolt on some go-faster goodies and a tune and the supercar crowds need to worry. As I've mentioned in other threads before, evolution is a great thing and what better way for a Cobalt to evolve into a higher form of life than to become a Goblin. Lonnie and Adam deserve all the credit for seeing this so many years ago and knowing they could create a monster from the most humble of cars.