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Lamborghini has designed a lightweight bluetooth headset that comes with the legendary bull logo.

The Lamborghini Bello weighs less than 9 grams and offers 6 hours of talk time or 160 hours of standby time. The headset is priced at around $70.

[via Crave]

Ok so I know I just did coverage on the New Saleen Raptor just yesterday in my automotive corner and the mod shop is still 2 days away, but when something like this drops, here at flytoyz we just will not wait to tell our fans and the public. You all need to know and be in the know NOW!

Now as shown below that this all new 2009(looking to be released) Cobalt SS looks exactly like the previous SS, so when you go to the local Chevy dealer looking around you might see the SS cobalt and think nothing of it unless your salesman mentions it to you, well incase they don’t do their job and mention it im going to make sure you know before you get to the dealer, it may look like the same 205HP(at 5300RPM) Supercharged 200TQ(4000RPM) Cobalt, but trust me, take it for a spin, because the new 2.0L Ecotec Turbocharged motor will make sure you know differently thanks to its 260HP and 260TQ(not a typo, yes matching figures), and it will promise the much higher TQ figures ALOT earlier, like only 2000RPM to hit max TQ!!! Now of course this cobalt has received a few upgrades like larger driveshaft and wheelbearings to handle this upgrade in power

Now if you go looking for the turbo make sure to look towards the back of the engine bay, thats where the horsepower guru’s at GMPD(General Motors Performance Division) hid the turbo, which makes sense since the space was there due to a missing S/C, but this 2.0L Ecotec also gets continuously variable timing for its intake and exhaust valves. You can actually find this exact motor in the HHR SS as well if you want to go that route.

The New Cobalt SS has a fuel rating of 22MPG in the city and 30MPG on the highway, not bad for being force fed. One thing I don’t care for to much is its only equipped with a 5-Speed manual, but im sure the wigs at Chevy have a reason for that, maybe that reason is this new little thing called “Launch Control”? What is launch control you say? I wondered this myself..oh and by the way, this new SSC is still priced under 25K, I think we can safely say this is the King of FWD and as for the Mazdaspeed 3, its a fantastic hatch, but right now its Cobalt FTW(for the win).

Anyways so back to Launch Control! Say your at the local 1/4 MI strip and you want to make a pass or 3 lol, press the stability control down for a few seconds and your digital heads up display under your gauge cluster will display this… Then you put the clutch in, select 1st gear and bury the throttle! The Cobalt’s computer will send your RPM’s to a crisp 5,100 rpm, and all you have to do is work the clutch, now ya can’t side step it, you have to release it slowly yet quickly(im sure its easier then it sounds lol). Get it right and the Cobalt SS will make 1/4mi times that will have the big block owners raising their eye brows.

The new SS does come with a 5 year/100K mile warranty, and to make sure it survives your many launch controlled show outs, the engineers made some odd 600 launches on the same cobalt to make sure it wouldn’t break down, now im not saying buy it and beat the snot out of it, but its so you know its well built.

Compared Against the Current King Of the FWD’s: MazdaSpeed3.

The 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt SS gets to 60 in 5.8 seconds and has a 1/4 MI time of 14 seconds flat at 103 mph. This is of no comparison to the original S/C Cobalt SS, which couldn’t get under the 7 second mark for a 0 to 60MPH and ran just over 15 seconds in the 1/4MI at around 95MPH.The Mazdaspeed 3 can’t hold up with this Cobalt, as it throws out there a 1/4MI of 14.2 seconds at 100MPH. The MS3 also outweighs the SS by 200Lbs, which in a 4 banger can make you or break you at the track.

GMPD also came up with “No-Lift Shift”. This kicks in when you’re at full throttle and press in the clutch. It manipulates the engine’s variable cam phasing and retards the ignition timing so whats in the cylinder chamber burns later than usual, this creates more energy to help the turbo maintain boost.( I see 30lbs, do you? )

Now Chevy collaborated with Opel Performance Center (OPC), which is the tuner division of Opel that created the Astra VXR on the handling for this new SS, There’s more compression damping than before, but the rebound damping hasn’t been dialed up a commensurate amount, so the car has a much nicer ride then previous SS models.

Now with all this new power and handling, you might say ” With all these changes, I really hope they did something to help it stop better”, well they did! The rotors are an inch larger front and rear on the ‘08 SS, and the rear discs are now vented instead of solid. I dont mean to name drop but they also have a little company helping them, maybe you have heard of Brembo? You have? Great! Then you will know what their 4Piston Calipers can do? Awesome, because that comes equipped on these new SS’s

Well you might be saying, “Alright VizX we got it, this new SS is bad and will probably rule the production 4 banger world, lets see some photo’s already!” Well I always Deliver photo’s, I mean come on, most of the time automotive columns are pointless without pics! Well, here they are!

So there ya have it, I told you it looked like the current SS but once you shift and let off that boost via Blow off valve, you will know your in another realm. This is VizX, Your on Flytoyz, the hottest blog for whats new in the world today. Thanks again for coming back, we love ya!

Ill see you Thursday

For all you PS3 owners the new firmware v2.2 was made available on Monday March 24th. The firmware upgrade adds the Blu-Ray 2.0 Standard, commonly know as BD-Live, which will enable downloadable movie content such as games, wallpapers, and ringtones.

[via Gizmodo]