# Chevy 130R Concept... Mini muscle car **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [January 10, 2012, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-130r-concept-mini-muscle-car/219654 "2012-01-10T06:17:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-130r-concept-mini-muscle-car/219654/1 "2012-01-10T06:17:35Z")
A little surprise from the boys at GM yesterday at the auto show. [http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/09/chevy-code-130r-a-muscle-car-concept-for-the-millennial-set/](http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/09/chevy-code-130r-a-muscle-car-concept-for-the-millennial-set/) ![http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2012/01/09/automobiles/wheels-130R/wheels-130R-blog480.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/f/d/fd51b83a6c8eea785dae8ca9a91cf8f5394524a6.jpeg) > What is it? A rear-drive, four-passenger coupe intended for the highly prized yet mercurial millennial buyer. > > Is it real? The concept is no lightly veiled production coupe. In fact, there is no interior. G.M. says the eventual inside bits will be crowd-sourced at kiosks at auto shows and various other events where target buyers might congregate. > > What they said: The Code 130R is a “pure, functional muscle car with no retro feel,” said Marc Reuss, president of General Motors North America. > > What they didn’t say: The Gen-Y buyers G.M. is targeting aren’t necessarily accustomed to rear-wheel drive, and it’s difficult to envision much muscle coming from the 1.4-liter Ecotec 4-cylinder engine. > > What makes it tick? A 150-horsepower turbocharged 4-cylinder engine transmits power through a 6-speed automatic transmission and adds G.M.’s eAssist suite of efficiency features for an overall estimated fuel economy of 40 miles per gallon. A 6-speed stick would be offered, too, presuming the millennial buyer would still be interested in the dark art of manually changing gears. > > How much, how soon? Chevrolet did not disclose any production intent, but as Scion and other brands with youth-oriented models know, high content has to go hand-in-hand with reasonable pricing. As such, the 130R would be priced below $25,000, Chevrolet said. > > How’s it look? G.M. surveyed 9,000 young consumers, who told designers that they wanted four-passenger coupes, but they also wanted muscle-car looks. The Code 130R has the long hood and flared fenders of a rear-drive muscle car, but G.M.’s insistence on the moustachelike body-color bar across the grille is more suggestive of Spark-Sonic economy, not snorting quarter-miler remorselessness. Too bad it’s just a concept. No interior tells me this isn’t remotely close to production. Nice to see them at least considering small RWD platforms though. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 6:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-130r-concept-mini-muscle-car/219654/2 "2012-01-10T06:30:37Z")
Looks like a cool little car… Definitely would be interested in seeing what the final version would look like. Hopefully them building a car like this means that are finally starting to “get it”. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 6:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-130r-concept-mini-muscle-car/219654/3 "2012-01-10T06:33:43Z")
Mini “Muscle” car… with a 4 banger, lol. Haven’t they tried this already with the Cobalt SS? That angle looks ok, but the rest just looks like a smoothed over 1-series: ![http://shows.autospies.com/gallery/auto-show-photos.asp?imageId=141615&galleryId=377](http://shows.autospies.com/gallery/auto-show-photos.asp?imageId=141615&galleryId=377) ![http://media.caranddriver.com/images/12q1/435696/chevrolet-code-130r-concept-photo-436256-s-986x603.jpg](http://media.caranddriver.com/images/12q1/435696/chevrolet-code-130r-concept-photo-436256-s-986x603.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-130r-concept-mini-muscle-car/219654/4 "2012-01-10T06:35:43Z")
well to be fair, cobalt ss was a budget FWD car with a turbo motor smashed in. A dedicated RWD car is nice to see. It does have similar shape to the 1-series… concepts always look so different though. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 6:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-130r-concept-mini-muscle-car/219654/5 "2012-01-10T06:40:44Z")
I think it looks like a Camaro version of the RX-8. I like the looks of it, and I’m not too concerned about the 150hp 4 banger if they make the base car appealing. Look at all the people starting out with wrong wheel drive 4 banger civics and putting tons of money into HP and handling mods. Take that same crowd and start out with a vehicle that’s at least driving the right wheels and you could have some really fun little cars. One of those boosted to 300+ WHP sounds like a good time to me. ---------- Post added at 09:40 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:36 AM ---------- My guess is GM needed something at least on the drawing board in case that Toyota/Subaru joint venture takes off. > **[2012 Scion FR-S / Toyota FT-86 Spy Photos | News | Car and Driver](https://www.caranddriver.com/news/2012-scion-fr-s-toyota-ft-86-spy-photos-news)** > > Our spy photographers caught the rear-wheel-drive Scion/Toyota sports car in a production body. See photos and read about the coupe at Car and Driver. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-130r-concept-mini-muscle-car/219654/6 "2012-01-10T06:41:38Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > I think it looks like a Camaro version of the RX-8. I like the looks of it, and I’m not too concerned about the 150hp 4 banger if they make the base car appealing. > > Look at all the people starting out with wrong wheel drive 4 banger civics and putting tons of money into HP and handling mods. Take that same crowd and start out with a vehicle that’s at least driving the right wheels and you could have some really fun little cars. One of those boosted to 300+ WHP sounds like a good time to me. As long as the engine is responsive to mods, it would likely be a relative hit. Some cars really end up failing in the aftermarket though, due to not being easily mod-able. Hyundai genesis has a turbo four banger. Never really hear much about people buying them and making them fast, though. I am pretty sure that the aftermarket community had issues with motors not liking bigger turbos and stuff. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-130r-concept-mini-muscle-car/219654/7 "2012-01-10T06:47:18Z")
^ The turbo Cobalt SS responds pretty well to mods doesn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-130r-concept-mini-muscle-car/219654/8 "2012-01-10T06:52:47Z")
They also have the Chevrolet Tru 140S Concept ![http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/01/lead-chevrolet-tru-140s-concept-detroit.jpg](http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/01/lead-chevrolet-tru-140s-concept-detroit.jpg) > **[Chevrolet Tru 140S Concept is the meaner Cruze](https://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/09/chevrolet-tru-140s-concept-is-the-meaner-cruze/)** > > General Motors has just unveiled the Tru 140S Concept at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, the second of it's youth-oriented concepts. Spiritual sibling to the Code 130S Concept, the Tru 140S is designed to bring exotic styling to the compact segment.... Also interesting that they are wearing vette “like” badges ![http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/01/code-130r-628.jpg](http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/01/code-130r-628.jpg) > **[Why do the Chevrolet coupe concepts have Corvette cross-flag emblems?](https://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/09/why-do-the-chevrolet-coupe-concepts-have-corvette-cross-flag-emb/)** > > The eagle-eyed among you may have spotted something suspicious lurking on the Chevrolet Code 130R and and Tru 140S concepts, both of which debuted here today at the Detroit Auto Show. Each concept prominently features the legendary Chevrolet Corvette... ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-130r-concept-mini-muscle-car/219654/9 "2012-01-10T06:55:44Z")
I love the mini muscle car. We need a new 240sx!!! This would rock if it had some cool optional engines such as a LS7. ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-130r-concept-mini-muscle-car/219654/10 "2012-01-10T07:00:23Z")
wat? ![http://bmwbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/aw7a.jpg](http://bmwbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/aw7a.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-130r-concept-mini-muscle-car/219654/11 "2012-01-10T07:01:01Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > well to be fair, cobalt ss was a budget FWD car with a turbo motor smashed in. A dedicated RWD car is nice to see. It does have similar shape to the 1-series… concepts always look so different though. if nobody else is going to say it I will. The cobalt SS turbo was fucking bad ass! The timing was horrible. The tuner market was aging and moving to RWD or AWD so IMO that contributed to poor sales. If the cobalt SS turbo would have been RWD with the tech it had and still maintained its price point I think it would have sold extremely well. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-130r-concept-mini-muscle-car/219654/12 "2012-01-10T07:24:10Z")
its like a nissan juke and 135 got together… ayeeeee ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-130r-concept-mini-muscle-car/219654/13 "2012-01-10T07:28:33Z")
It better be well below $25k,more to the tune of $15k. ---
**Author:** ![jeffthespasm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeffthespasm/32/3153_2.png) [@jeffthespasm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jeffthespasm)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-130r-concept-mini-muscle-car/219654/14 "2012-01-10T08:40:23Z")
I really like it, I could see this being something I’d be interested in. However… needs more cylinders. ---
**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-130r-concept-mini-muscle-car/219654/15 "2012-01-10T08:44:03Z")
I think a small 4cyl turbo rear wheel drive car is exactly what they need… as long as it ends up not being a POS ---
**Author:** ![Jeller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@Jeller](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeller)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-130r-concept-mini-muscle-car/219654/16 "2012-01-10T08:52:34Z")
And people think the 135 was ugly… ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-130r-concept-mini-muscle-car/219654/17 "2012-01-10T09:07:52Z")
> [@somedude](#): > > if nobody else is going to say it I will. The cobalt SS turbo was fucking bad ass! The timing was horrible. The tuner market was aging and moving to RWD or AWD so IMO that contributed to poor sales. If the cobalt SS turbo would have been RWD with the tech it had and still maintained its price point I think it would have sold extremely well. The soltice/sky RWD with that engine is a ball to drive. I still think a soltice hard top GXP will be a collector car (only 800 made). ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-130r-concept-mini-muscle-car/219654/18 "2012-01-10T09:21:12Z")
> [@BigRon](#): > > The soltice/sky RWD with that engine is a ball to drive. I still think a soltice hard top GXP will be a collector car (only 800 made). My neighbor has a white one…I told him when he wants to sell it to let me know ASAP. ---
**Author:** ![breakstuff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/breakstuff/32/5413_2.png) [@breakstuff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/breakstuff)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-130r-concept-mini-muscle-car/219654/19 "2012-01-10T09:23:22Z")
Is it me or did they manage to mount all the tires in the wrong direction? Cool looking car, wouldn’t mind a turbo-4 ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-130r-concept-mini-muscle-car/219654/20 "2012-01-10T09:33:30Z")
Neat little car but 150hp?!?!? I’ll wait for the SS. 🙂 According an article in The WSJ today it will cost “around” $20,000. Edit: Or that could be the 140s, it is not clearly written. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-130r-concept-mini-muscle-car/219654.md?page=2)