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Chevrolet Volt Needs Premium Gasoline To Function
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The Truth About Cars appears to have dug up an interest but troubling fact about the new Chevrolet Volt; it requires premium gasoline. Despite being able to go 40 miles without consuming a drop of gasoline, Chevrolet’s environmental savior plug-in hybrid needs the top shelf dino juice for some inexplicable reason, despite the fact that…
Chevy Expects Half of Cruze Buyers to Come from Other Brands
Chevy is about ready to launch the all new Cruze compact sedan here in North America and company executives have high hopes for this latest model. During a sit-down Q&A with engineering, marketing and product bosses behind the Cruze, Chuck Russell, Vehicle Line Director for Global Compact Cars said the introduction of the Cruze, “might…
Chevrolet Volt Propaganda Video Surfaces On Youtube
Shortly after announcing the pricing and specs for the Chevrolet Volt, General Motors has put a Youtube video up on the video sharing site touting the features and benefits of GM’s new plug-in hybrid. We’ll spare you a recap of the video but we’ve embedded it into the post below the jump. You can already…
BREAKING: Chevrolet Volt Priced At $41,000, Lease Payment Matches Nissan Leaf
General Motors has announced that their Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid will be priced at $41,000 when it goes on sale later in November 2010. The Volt is also entitled to a $7,500 tax credit given to buyers of electric vehicles, which brings the price down to $33,500. The MSRP includes a $720 destination charge. Fully…
Chevy Volt Pricing Reportedly Set at $40,000
General Motors was said to be targeting the $40,000 mark for its revolutionary new Chevy Volt electric car, and according to insider info provided to Bloomberg, that’s roughly how much the car will cost when official pricing is announced later today. GM’s new marketing boss, Joel Ewanick, is set to officially announce the dollar amount…
GM To Announce Chevrolet Volt Pricing Tuesday; Let The Betting Begin
General Motors just sent us this sparse press release to let us know that Chevrolet Volt pricing is being announced tomorrow at 12 noon EST. We know that the government will be chipping in with a $7,500 tax credit if you buy a Volt, but beyond that, it’s anybodies guess as to how much it…
Chevrolet Sells 340,000 Cruze Compacts Ahead Of U.S. Debut
Before Chevrolet‘s Cruze compact sedan has even launched in Canada or the United States, the automaker has already sold 340,000 units across the globe. With the vehicle already on sale in Chevrolet has already moved 270,000 units in Latin America and Europe, and another 70,000 units in Australia and South Korea, where the car is…
2012 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Spied; LSA Supercharged V8 On Deck
The 2011 Ford Mustang has upped the game with its superior driving dynamics, and the Dodge Challenger is getting more power this year to go along with its ultra-faithful retro styling. Not willing to be left behind, Chevrolet is readying the most extreme Camaro yet, the 2012 Z28. Powered by the 6.2L Supercharged V8 used in…
GM Now Offering Factory CNG Conversions for Full-Size Vans
However; General Motors is changing all that by performing CNG conversions on it’s full-size vans, the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana in-house.
No Chevy Caprice for North America Say Holden Sources
We recently reported on rumors that Chevrolet is planning to bring back the Caprice full-sized sedan, based on the RWD Holden Statesman. This, however, is being denied by the folks at Holden, with Emily Perry, the Australian automaker’s communications director, commenting that “We have no plans to export that vehicle as a civilian car at…
Lingenfelter Camaro Breaks 9 Second Barrier [video]
To honor John Lingenfelter and all of the company’s valued customers, Lingenfelter Performance Engineering hosted a memorial track day at Muncie Dragway where all Lingenfelter customers were treated to a free day at the drag strip. While we’re sure all of them had a ton of fun (we’re a bit jealous we didn’t get to…
GM Recalls 2011 Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra Heavy Duty Trucks for Hill Start Fix
Not beating around the bush, GM quickly discovered that the problem lay with inproper software calibration on the hill-start start system and is now issuing a recall.
Corvette Racing Episode 7: Behind The Scenes Of Corvette Racing
Corvette Racing’s Youtube series continues for yet another episode, but this time, goes behind the scenes to look at the logistics of bringing the team over to France, weeks ahead of the LeMans race, just to prepare for 24 hours of wheel to wheel action. The most interesting aspect of the video is how things…
Chevy Extends Big Corvette Incentives to ZR1 Model
When the ultra high-performance Corvette ZR1 first debuted dealers hiked up the price as enthusiasts clamored to get their hands on what is easily the greatest value for a performance vehicle in the world. Over a year later and the price gouging has disappeared. So much so, in fact, that GM is now faced with…
CGS Performance Products Building Wild Chevy Camaro for SEMA
It’s that time of the year again, when car’s are handed out like candy bars to select companies and builders for the 2010 SEMA Show. Last year Chevrolet made a huge splash with a massive display of Camaros, having a diverse variety of builders designing and creating their own unique creations. And this year it…
GM Launches Baojun Brand In China; Name Means “Treasured Horse”
As the Chevrolet brand moves upmarket outside of North America, General Motors needed to create a new entry level brand to sell cars in China, now the largest auto market in the world. In conjunction with Chinese partners SAIC and Wuling, GM has created the Baojun brand, which literally means “treasured horse”. Baojun is expected…
Jegs Awards Chevy Camaro to Former Drag Racer as Part of 50th Anniversary Celebration
JEGS did a summer long “Win This Car! Celebrating 50 Years” sweepstakes and a lucky winner has finally been chosen. JEGS gave away a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro sporting a nice yellow and black theme and it couldn’t have gone to a better customer. Gary Winkelman is a decorated sportsman drag racer and is currently 62…
Corvette Racing Episode 6 Shows The Highs And Lows Of LeMans Racing
Episode 6 of the Corvette Racing Series is the big one; the team gets ready for the 24 Hours of LeMans race, a mere two days after their Laguna Seca event. Having to assemble and ship 14 tons of gear on 48 hours is no easy feat, but couple that with having to win the…
Chevrolet Volt Battery Gets 8 Year, 100,000 Mile Warranty
General Motors is throwing its weight behind the Chevrolet Volt’s battery system by offering an 8-year, 100,000 mile warranty on the battery pack. Many potential consumers have expressed reservations about the longevity and durability of electric vehicle batteries, which can be extremely expensive to replace and are a relatively new technology that hasn’t seen widespread…
2012 Chevy Aveo Hatchback and Sedan Revealed in Leaked Patent Drawings
Thanks to leaked patent drawings now circulating the interwebs, we have the first look at what the production model 2012 Chevy Aveo Hatchback and Sedan will look like. As you can see from the photos, the car keeps much of the styling from the Aveo RS hatchback concept that was first shown at the Detroit…
Report: 2011 Chevrolet Caprice To Be Sold To The Public
Chevrolet‘s fleet-only Caprice will likely be sold to the General Public after a tide of interest forced General Motors to re-consider their plans to restrict sales to fleets. The Caprice is essentially a stretched version of the Pontiac G8, a rear-drive, V8 powered large sedan based off the much-lauded, Australian market Holden Commodore. The G8…
2011 Chevy Corvette Commercial – America Still Builds Rockets
Chevy has just released on YouTube, its first Corvette-exclusive video in as long as we can remember and it’s definitely worth a watch. Comparing the Corvette to a rocketship it makes for a great spot and will have you feeling like a proud American and a little nostalgic. But like the ad says “It’s nice…
Corvette Now Offering Build Your Own Engine Option for Z06, ZR1 Customers
In what it calls, “the world’s most hands-on supercar program,” Chevrolet will now let buyers of Z06 and ZR1 models opt to build their own Corvette engine. Priced at a rather significant $5,800 it’s not an unreasonable price, considering a team of skilled technicians watch over the entire process. Once the Engine Build Experience option…
Bigfoot Monster Truck Switches Teams From Ford To Chevrolet
Attention K-Mart shoppers – Bigfoot has switched allegiances from the Blue Oval to the Bowtie. In a shocking bit of heresy/betrayal for monster truck aficionados, Bigfoot has switched bodyshells and powerplants from a Ford setup to a Chevrolet V8. Ford ended its Bigfoot sponsorship in 2007, leaving the team in a lurch. Their last remaining…
