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First Camaro ZL1 To Be Auctioned at Barrett-Jackson
The Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is one of the most highly anticipated models of 2012. This 580-hp, supercharged V8 monster will certainly be one of the fastest sportscars on the market. Many enthusiasts are waiting to get their hands on this model, but if you want the very first one, get ready today. At the…
2012 Car of the Year Candidates Chosen
It’s that time of the year again as Car of the Year begins the laborious task of whittling down new Car of the Year contenders for 2012. A total of 59 journalists, representing automotive authorities across 23 European countries, have been recruited for the task of choosing top car. The number of journalists to represent…
Chevrolet Corvette C7 To Bow in 2013
An Automotive News article suggests that a re-designed Chevrolet Corvette, known internally as the C7, will bow in 2013. GM design chief Ed Wellburn said that work is ongoing for the new Corvette, and one of the main challenges is designing a car that can appeal to a younger audience while staying faithful to the…
New Chevy Colorado Confirmed with Duramax 4-Cylinder Diesel
Having spent much time in Thailand during the vehicle’s development process, in order to gauge the kind of buyers found in the local pickup market as well as driving conditions many trucks are subjected to; Colorado chief engineer Roberto Rempel and his team believe that Chevy’s new mid-size pickup is more than up to the...
China Tells GM to Hand Over Volt Secrets or Face $19,000 Trade Roadblock
GM has long intended to bring their Chevrolet Volt over to the Chinese market. It’s both the largest and the fastest growing market for automobiles and only within a few short years smog pollution has increased exponentially among China’s booming cities. To alleviate the headache, China will offer automakers planning to sell electric vehicles in…
‘Camaro Lust’ Ad Too Sexy for TV, Too Sexy for Chevy [Video]
Is the Chevy Camaro a sexy car? Certainly! But this sexy? We stumbled across this seemingly legitimate spot titled “Camaro Lust” and couldn’t help but question is this was a racier for-the-internet video, or if perhaps Chevy had nothing to do with it at all. As it turns out, the latter is the case. “We…
2013 Chevy Spark to Get 1.2L, 80-HP 4-Cylinder
Chevrolet‘s Spark is already scheduled to hit American soil as a 2013 model year in mid-2012, but now we may have confirmation that Americans will receive GM’s 1.2L, inline-four with 80-hp and 80 lb-ft of torque. In exchange for its lack of power, the Spark will deliver around 46-mpg based on a conversion from the…
1969 Camaro Named “Best Chevy of All Time”
Love it or hate, but the Chevrolet Camaro has lots of fans, and they are never shy to show their appreciation for the car. At a recent contest held by the Bowtie brand, 125,000 fans voted on what they think is the best Chevy ever made, and the winner is…. the 1969 Camaro, edging out…
Chevrolet Makes Way For Three Models In Kazakhstan Assembly Deal
Chevrolet cranks up its production capacity for the fourth quarter as the Azia Avto plant in Kazakhstan agrees to support the production of three new Chevy models. As the largest automaker in Kazakhstan, the Azia Avto plant is responsible for more than 87 percent of all passenger cars in the country. GM considers Kazakhstan and areas…
2012 Chevrolet Sonic Receives 35-MPG Rating For 1.8L Engine, 1.4L Gets 40-MPG
According to the EPA, the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic will receive a lower rating than GM’s optimistic 40-mpg figure. The standard model with a five-speed manual transmission, powered by a 1.8L four-cylinder with 135-hp is getting an EPA-estimated 26/35/29-mpg rating for city/highway/combined. The six-speed automatic transmission is just slightly less at 25/35/28-mpg. The 1.4L turbocharged four-cylider…
Chevrolet Miray Concept is Like a Korean Batmobile: Frankfurt Auto Show 2011
When I first laid eyes on the Chevrolet Miray concept, I thought: this is what the Batmobile would look like if it was small, silver, and Korean. A product of GM Korea, the Miray (Korean for “future” first debuted at the Seoul Motor Show earlier this year but made its European debut at the Frankfurt…
Chevy Cruze Eco-D Tipped as Name of New Cruze Diesel Model
When it does go on sale next year Chevy‘s new Cruze Diesel model will reportedly be called the ‘Eco-D’. While early rumors suggested GM would bill the diesel model as a performance option, due in part to it’s impressive torque, this latest bit of info signifies the automaker will instead promote diesel as a fuel-efficient…
Camaro ZL1 Rated at 580-HP
The exact horsepower rating of the upcoming Camaro ZL1 has been a closely guarded secret, until now. When initially unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show Chevy representatives were clear that while it shares its supercharged 6.2-liter V8 engine with the Cadillac CTS-V, it would make more horsepower than that model. More recently came reports that…
Top 5 Most Successful Vehicles of 2011… so Far
The results for the most successful cars of 2011 so far are in. Automotive data and marketing solutions company Polk has calculated the results from the first six months of 2011 new vehicle registrations and have come up with the top picks for non-premium and premium models. These results look at model-level performance and determine…
Ron Fellows Inducted into Corvette Hall of Fame, Given Custom Vette to Celebrate [video]
Former Corvette Racing driver and motorsports icon Ron Fellows recently had the pleasure of being inducted into Corvette’s Hall of Fame. And as if that wasn’t a big enough honor for Fellows, he was also presented with this wicked 2012 Corvette Z06 at the National Corvette Museum’s 17th Annual Labor Day celebration. This particular Chevy…
Origin of the Chevy ‘Bowtie’ Logo an Unsolved Mystery
The second comes much later, from a 1973 interview with Durant’s widow, Catherine, who claimed that the logo originated while Durant and his wife were vacationing in Hot Springs, Virginia in 1912.
Camaro Cup Series from Sweden Sounds Like the Apocalypse [Video]
Further adding to the mix, is this, the Swedish Camaro Cup; where 40 drivers in nigh identical prepped fifth generation pony cars duke it out in six races over the course of the season.
Pink Chevy Camaro Pace Car to Raise Funds to Fight Breast Cancer During NASCAR Race
Everything Breast Cancer Awareness touches turns pink, so why should an all-American fire breathing Chevrolet Camaro SS be any different? Next weekend, September 10th, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Richmond International Raceway will feature two special American Cancer Society “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” Camaro SS pace cars to raise…
Chevrolet Camaro Is The Most Popular Car On Facebook
While not everyone is a fan of the new Chevrolet Camaro, it appears that it actually has more admirers than one would think. Not only has it been the best selling sportscar for the last two years, it is now also the most popular car on Facebook. With a fan-base of 1.8-million, the Camaro ,…
Chevy Silverado Mildly Updated For 2012
Other new features include a now standard trailer sway control and hill start assist on all Silverados bar the Hybrid, as well as a new hard drive based, optional navigation system (dispensing the need for clumsy discs).
Win a Tony Stewart-Customized Camaro SHR, Courtesy Mobil 1 [video]
Tony Stewart and Stewart-Haas Racing have teamed up with Mobil 1 as their oil brand of choice and with two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships to their respective names, it’s a pretty good sponsorship for Mobil 1. Now they’re leveraging their relationship with Stewart (to your advantage we might add) by offering a Tony Stewart-customized…
NASCAR Stars Lead Chevy Volt Owners Convoy at Woodward Dream Cruise [Video]
NASCAR big boys, Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon attended a Chevrolet Volt Homecoming Parade in metro Detroit on August 18 as a part of the festivities surrounding the annual Woodward Dream Cruise. Over 50 owners from 12 different states attended the even, with both Johnson and Gordon included in the pack as actual Volt owners….
2013 Chevrolet Malibu Will Be Brand’s European Flagship
Chevrolet‘s European product line is mostly comprised of re-hashed Korean products that started out life as Daewoo products. But with the introduction of the 2013 Malibu, Chevrolet is hoping to change things a little by offering what it sees as a “premium” product for its European flagship. The European market Malibu 164 hp 2.0-liter gasoline or…
Chevrolet Will Build 100 Millionth Small-Block V8 This Fall
This year marks a major milestone for the Chevrolet brand. This fall, marks the 100th anniversary of the automaker and, the company expects to build its one-hundred millionth small-block V8 this fall. Chevy is not sure which engine will mark the 100 millionth number, nor does the company know where it will end up (Corvette?…
