cobalt25

my 4x4 trooper turns sharper than my cobalt.
i can not even turn around useing a whole the street with out a 3 point turn

amomentsnotice

um...?
myne turns sharper then anything ive ever owned

rally

Yea, cobalts have great turning radiouses thanks to the electronic steering. You must be smoking crack man

dcshoes23

mine has a **** turn radius, maybe it's just the ss's?

avro206

myne? Think you mean "mine" lol

You will be in the minority here--Cobalts have awful turning ability. I am pretty sure my 2nd and 3rd gen Camaros could turn sharper.

Just the way it was designed.

cobalt25

what was your last car
i had a 4 door kia rio and i could do a u turn in the street same street as my trooper my cobalt does not even come close

rally

Cobalt Turning Circle is 33.5 ft

Honda Civic is 35.4 ft

Mini Cooper is 34.8 ft

Scion TC is 36.1 ft

Volkswagen GTI is 35.8 ft

All comprable to price range, all specs found on edmunds.com

We have the tightest by over a foot on all those cars. Even the Mini

Kia Rio is 32.7 ft. The rio is also only 166.9" long where as the cobalt is 180.5" long, thats where your difference comes in

DTM2188

I agree 100%.

Codyak Supercharged

I agree the cobalt has eh turning radious but i think that opinion comes from the fact were used to small cars doing 90 degree turns lol

ptrblkz24

Yeah man i agree,our turning radius is very shitty.I already curbed one of my rims trying to make a u-turn that i used to make regulary with my z24.Thats the only thing i miss about my z24,it had a tight turning radius.

Cirrus

Yup, our turning radius is about as good as the holocaust.

rally

wow, ok, nobody look at the turning radius facts I posted up, and how we actually have one of the best...whatever

cobalt25

are you on drugs or do you have a ls

DTM2188

I guess those other cars have an awful turning radius then compared to our pretty bad turning radius.

RJSS

I don't believe edmunds.com because they list the same turning radius for all the cobalt models. According to Chevrolet.com the turning radius from curb to curb is:

Coupe/Sedan = 37.4ft
SS Supercharged = 40.7ft

for comparison a new base model 1500 Silverado regular cab, short bed is 39.7ft. Ouch! We do suck. I agree since I have had to make many three point turns.

rally

LS and SS have the EXACT same turning radius.

And I'll go off EDMUNDS.com more so than people saying "well my car that was almost a foot shorter turned so much better than this"

The reason for edmunds rating vs. chevys is technique

g5mike

I see but my Vibe gt had a way easier time at getting in& out of parking spots

RJSS

Damn those 18's!

Jaysonk12

That's what we get for having a front wheel drive. I agree though, I've had front wheel drive cars with a better turning radius.

RJSS

Even if it was technique, why would chevrolet get a different number for the two models where Edmunds did not? I think edmunds got lazy and said "oh the ss/sc is just the coupe so they must be the same." However, the suspension setup is very different.

Leafy

Yeah, That's a 7 foot difference between Edmunds numbers and GM Spec... I'm sure GM knows better.

The E-brake comes in handy alot in this winter season... that helps your turning radius alot.

Don't use it on dry or wet pavement, only snow and Ice... you'll be paying to have your cables replaced if you do.

RJSS

I think anyone who has attempted to do a u-turn on a road with little to no shoulder is not impressed by the turning radius. If only we were RWD, then it wouldn't matter because a little throttle would scoot the ass around.

Darksun

thats for the non ss models man...... our turning is garbage because the car has like these bump stops that stop any wheel rub from the 18's. F-ing thanks gm.....

mhump428

i have owned a ls cobalt and now i have the ss/sc and they DO NOT have the same turning radius. the ss/sc is much wider. with the ls i could almost get in the first lane when doing a u turn and now with the ss/sc almost into the 3rd lane doing a turn

05BlackCobaltSS

I also feel the turning radius sucks. I often have to reverse just to park between two cars....