The weight of 2681 lbs is for the cobalt coupe not the sedan. The sedan weighs 2747 so this brings it a little closer to the corolla's "porky" 2822. The weight for
the 5 speed 09 corolla ce on Toyota Canada's website is 2722 .7 not 2822. the corolla le weighs 2810 as it is an automatic. All these numbers are meaningless
when statistics are taken from different areas. Numbers can be manipulated for his or her side and until this car is actually sold in Canada and people have had experience with the "actual " fuel mileage will i believe them.I think it's the way the original poster comes across in his posts that he provokes arguments and it has come to this.
You are correct about the weight of the Sedan versus the weight of the Cobalt coupe. Regardless, both the coupe and the sedan 5mt get the same fuel economy increase and have the same fuel economy. And both still weigh less than the Corolla.
All of these statistics are right off of the manufacturers websites in the US, so why is that not an apples to apples comparison?
Unless these manufacturers are not telling the consumer the right figures they all should be accurate. Far more accurate than what MT or R&T or even Canadiandriver would write on their sites.
Look at what happened to Ford when it overstated the power of its Mustang? The US consumer does not appreciate any misleading information, nor should they.
So, again, if you cannot compare the numbers off of a manufacturer website, in the same country, where can you get the actual factual numbers for comparison from then?
As for Canadian sales - who knows, maybe its already here?