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Make sure to comment and let us know! #Cars #Carmods #podcastPick up our Coffee here! https://martiniworks.com/products/other/show-merchA HUGE thank you to Continental & Fortune Auto for being the official tire and suspension of the MartiniWorks Podcast! Let us know if you need a set of tires or coilovers. 🏎️Check out the main channel!🏎️: @MartiniWorksOfficial 📦We also have an unboxing channel 📦: @MartiniWorksUnboxed Follow Alex @alexmartini__Follow Dakota @dakotastoneeFollow Gels @akagels\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":220.9,"endTime":227.7,"type":"car","title":"Cobalt SS","url":"/cars/chevrolet/cobalt","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/2018_Chevrolet_Cobalt_1.8_LTZ.jpg","quote":"Dakota you said late 90s and like the y2k era coming back hard like SRT fours cobalt SS","canonicalId":"car:chevrolet:cobalt","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"The Chevrolet Cobalt SS is a high-performance variant of the Cobalt, known for its sporty features and turbocharged engine options. 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