After nine long years of waiting it’s finally here. The new Chevrolet Corvette. The long awaited revamp of the American classic made it’s stage debut at the North American International Auto Show. The seventh generation Vette sports some radical new design styles and ideas moving forward. As you can see from the picture, the body [...]
With the recent launch of the Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1 and the new Mustang Shelby GT500, the ghosts of muscle cars past seem to have come full circle. Now we know automotive technology has advanced at almost an exponential rate over the past fifty plus years and brought more horsepower, better fuel economy and a slew [...]
The 96th running of the Indy 500 is almost upon us and it looks like a Chevrolet Corvette will lead them out for the 11th time. Guy Fieri will get the honors as the celebrity behind the wheel this year. Jeff Belskus, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation president and CEO was quoted as saying: “Corvette embodies [...]
We see more and more evidence of a global marketplace in the automotive sector evolving month by month. Car makers are reducing platforms to reduce cost and keep consistency while expanding their current vehicle model offerings to new markets. Now, thanks to a trade agreement between the US and South Korea, the Chevrolet Corvette is [...]
The Impala has been a staple of Chevrolet for decades. However, for the past several years it seemed to fall behind in the minds of Chevrolet and became a bland outdated ‘ho hum’ of the auto world. Instead of refreshing the Impala years ago, they let it stagnate apparently content with rental, fleet and government [...]
The folks at Chevrolet have have released a video of the new 2012 Camaro ZL1 being tortured for 24 hours under the watchful eyes of GM engineers. The video shows the ZL1 being put through intentionally torturous situations by professional drivers trying to find the cars breaking point. The whole 24 hours session was videoed [...]
According to a bulletin from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration GM has issued a recall for 2011 and 2012 Corvettes. The recall is due to an issue with the hinges on the rear hatch which could pose a safety hazard in the event the vehicle is involved in a collision. GM should have issued [...]
the 2011 LA Auto Show is almost upon us (November 18-27), and set to make it’s debut at the show is the 2013 Camaro ZL1 convertible. Gauging from the interest in the 2012 ZL1 this toupee terror is sure to be a hit. At 580 HP and 556 lb.-ft of torque the 2013 ZL1 will [...]
The pony car sales numbers are in for September and GM has to be feeling pretty good right about now. The Chevrolet Camaro sales numbers continue to climb as it outsold the Ford Mustang last month. The Camaro sold 6,994 units in September compared to the Mustang selling 5,054 units. Those numbers give the Camaro [...]
What did we do before the Internet? It’s so refreshing to see some great video and content from the automakers making it out to the public. Corvette Racing is no stranger to putting out quality videos showcasing the ‘Vette and what it can do on the track. The below video is no different, taking us [...]
GM has confirmed that the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 will be available in a 6-speed automatic as well as the previously announced 6-speed manual transmission. The Camaro ZL1 was debuted at the 2011 Chicago Auto Show and will feature a 6.2L LSA V8 engine pushing an estimated 550 horsepower and 550 ft-lbs of torque to [...]
Talk about a major league showdown, a 700 horse Corvette Z06 on one side of the tree and a Koenigsegg CCXR weighing in with over 1000 horsepower. This isn’t your standard 1420 foot drag race, this one has been quadrupled to a mile so it will be interesting to see which car has the top-end [...]
