With almost all of its customers age 30 or younger, Toyota's Scion label has clearly struck a nerve. Scion sales are up over 80% this year when compared with 2004. VW could learn a lot about youth marketing from Toyota Motor and its Scion xA and xB models, which have gone from selling nothing in the summer of 2003 to selling as many as 150,000 cars this year. But considering that VW sales are off by more than 19% so far in 2005, with more than $1 billion in North American losses, it certainly doesn't help that cars like the reintroduced Jetta and Touareg aren't exactly electrifying performers-and are a lot more expensive than the competition. Sure, that automaker's problems aren't specifically rooted in failing to keep up with the fickle tastes of younger buyers. Volkswagen, once the darling of this segment, seems to be falling apart at the seams. A child of the digital age, especially one who's a car nut, can-and will-read every review, parse all the specification data, lurk on every model/manufacturer blog site and then stroll into a dealer armed with brutal, concrete knowledge of not only performance figures but also of option packages, colors, safety features-and probably even dealer incentives (cash a car dealer gets from the manufacturer, not what the buyer gets) and on-hand inventories.īrand managers seem particularly befuddled by the youth buyer.
2005 COBALT SS HOW TO
It requires the following parts from the Stage 2 Kit: high-flow fuel injectors, pulley adapter hub and serpentine belt.Anyone born in 1980 or later knows far more intuitively than, say, this reviewer's father, about how to shop for a car online.
2005 COBALT SS UPGRADE
Note : This kit is an upgrade to Stage 2. The vehicle’s air conditioning is disabled by the Stage 3 PCM.
The Stage 3 upgrades are meant for off-road use only and are not certified to be emissions-legal. Note : The Stage 3 Kit is for off-road use only. The PCM will automatically provide the proper spark and fuel for nitrous up to 500 rpm below the current selected rev limit when the trigger is activated. This PCM is also equipped with a control scheme for the equivalent of a 50-horsepower shot of nitrous. Pressing the throttle further will adjust the rev limit in 250 rpm increments. At about 50 percent throttle, the tachometer will show the current rev limit. The rev limit is adjusted by pressing on the throttle pedal with the ignition on and engine off. This PCM is equipped with a user-adjustable rev limit from 6,750 to 8,000 rpm.
Power, we recommend also installing a high-flow exhaust. In addition to the power increase, you’ll also get an adjustable rev limiter and calibration for a 50-shot of nitrous (nitrous kit not included). Stage 3 takes horsepower output to 248 horsepower on 93 octane fuel and to 260 horsepower on 100 octane fuel. Our Stage 3 Kit will take your supercharged Ecotec 2.0L engine to a whole new level of performance. Unique PCM, which includes a calibration for the smaller pulley, an adjustable rev limiter, a 100-octane mode, and a nitrous control algorithm.Take your Cobalt SS or ION Red Line to the next level with our Stage 3 Off-Road Kit! The Stage 3 kit consists of the following: 88958718 Stage 3 Kit, 2005 Cobalt SS Supercharged
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