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Green Car Of The Year Award Finalists Announced
Green Car Journal has announced its candidates for its Green Car Of The Year award, with the five car field being composed of some pretty serious competition, Naturally, the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf are the leading contenders, with the Lincoln MKZ Hybrid, Hyundai Sonata Hybrid rounding out the field, and the Ford Fiesta being…
Chevy Teases SEMA Cars: Off-Road Z71 Silverado HD, Motorsports-Inspired “Jake” Corvette
As SEMA approaches Chevy has just released a teaser video showing its official lineup of vehicles, which will join a long list of other creations from different aftermarket tuners in the GM booth. Included with the video is a short blurb stating that these, “great show cars that translate into products you can buy down…
All 100 Neiman Marcus Chevy Camaro Convertibles Sell Out in 3 Minutes
The Camaro is a hit. Need proof? Apart from the already impressive sales numbers for the standard V6 and SS models, Chevy found 100 buyers for all of its Neiman Marcus Edition Camaro Convertibles, with the extravagantly priced ($75,000) muscle cars selling out in just 3 minutes. With some simple yet shocking math, that’s a…
David Beckham’s Matte-Gray Camaro by Platinum Motorsport
While his wife may be out promoting Land Rover, David Beckham is doing a little unsolicited promotion for Chevrolet, thanks to his recently completed custom Camaro. While we can’t unequivocally confirm that this Camaro belongs to the soccer star, allow us to put two and two together, matching two threads from Camaro5 and Luxury4Play. The…
Chevrolet Volt Production Numbers Get A Bump
General Motors is increasing Chevrolet Volt production numbers in 2012, from 30,000 to 45,000 to a maximum output of 60,000 units. The increase in production to maximum capacity will conincide with the nationwide rollout of the Volt. Doug Parks, vehicle line director in charge of the Volt, said that “Starting in ‘12, we’ll be at…
GM Recalls 400,000 Chevy Impala Models for Improperly Installed Seat Belts
General Motors has just issued a recall for almost 400,000 Chevrolet Impala models for seat belts that may have been installed improperly. The recall affects 392,409 vehicles from 2009 and 2010, which may have incorrectly installed seatbelt anchor bolts. As a result, in an accident the seatbelt anchor could come detached, thereby failing to hold…
Hennessey Announces 755-HP HPE700 Camaro Convertible
After Hennessey’s huge success with the 2010 HPE700 Chevy Camaro, we’re guessing they were a little regretful of only releasing 24 limited edition vehicles. So as any wise business would do, they’re going to do another limited edition release of the HPE700 Camaro, just this time in convertible form. And yes, only 24 of them…
Chevrolet Cruze 1.4 Turbo To Get Manual Gearbox
While only a small percentage of buyers actually opt for a manual transmission, offering one usually indicates that a company seriously cares about how their products perform. The Chevrolet Cruze, with it’s 1.4L turbo engine, has all the right stuff to be a fun-to-drive compact, but the sole transmission choice, a 6 speed automatic, wasn’t…
SEMA Preview: Chevy Camaro, Silverado HD to Take Center Stage for GM
Chevrolet has revealed on its Facebook page a selection of vehicles that will be on display at the SEMA Show in just a few weeks time. These aren’t the “official” Chevy SEMA Show cars (those ones tend to be much more tame, with a near-production look), but we have to think Chevy will again be…
Chevrolet Suburban’s 75th Anniversary Edition Suffers Quality Problems
Chevrolet‘s venerable Suburban is celebrating its 75th anniversary with a special edition, but if you want to let your neighbors know that you went to the trouble of getting one of 2,200 special editions made by Chevrolet, you may run into some problems. It turns out that the special ““Suburban Diamond Edition 75 Years” badges…
Raging Bull Widebody Camaro Heading to SEMA
As we get closer to closer to SEMA, the buzz around all the show cars making their debut has really grown. We’re expecting GM to make another huge splash with their Chevrolet Camaro out on the show floor. Having already previewed aLL STaR Performance’s Chevrolet Camaro, we’re now introduced to Raging Bull Marketing’s widebody monster,…
aLL STaR Performance Chevy Camaro Revealed Ahead of SEMA
aLL STaR Performance dropped us a quick note to reveal their fully rendered Chevy Camaro that is set to debut in just a few more weeks at the 2010 SEMA Show. We’ve been teased with a rendering of the Camaro under wraps, but now we’ve got the full, clear picture of their project. It looks…
GM Admits Chevy Volt’s Gasoline Engine Can Power the Wheels; So is it Still Special?
The Chevy Volt’s Voltec powertrain might not be as special as we’ve been led to believe. Then again, maybe it’s even more so. After several initial reports about the car’s electric drive/hybrid system GM has issued a press release to clarify exactly how it works, stating that specifics were never given in the past as…
ZR6X Extreme Widebody Corvette Body Kit Delivers C6.R Style for The Street
As great as the Chevy Corvette looks from the factory, the folks over at ZR1 Body Kits have just made a killer widebody conversion for the American sports car inspired by the C6.R Corvette racing cars. The kit is available in two varieties, a more aggressive body kit – Extreme Style ZR1 – for the…
Buy a Chevy Cruze, Get a Free Apple iPad – In Canada
General Motors Canada has just announced a new sales incentive that’s sure to get folks headed to their nearest Chevy dealership. As part of the new “First to Cruze” program, customers who purchase their new Chevy Cruze before January 10, 2011 will get a free Apple iPad as a part of the CRUZECONNECT package. That…
Camaro Z28 Caught Testing at the Nurburgring [Video]
With several spy shots having already hit the interwebs, this is the first video of the new 2012 Chevy Camaro Z28 undergoing testing on the Nürburgring in Germany. Designed to rival the Ford Shelby GT500, the Camaro Z28 is all but confirmed to get the Cadillac CTS-V’s supercharged 6.2-liter LSA V8 with a solid 550-hp…
Chevy Nova Drives 1,200 Miles, Runs 6-Second Pass to Conquer Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week
One of our biggest gripes with so-called ‘street’ drag racing classes are that the cars aren’t really streetable. In the loosest of sense, the rules are geared towards cars that could be put on the street (whether it requires a catalytic converter or full interior or whatever the case is). Nine times out of ten,…
GM To Launch Volt Ads During World Series
Companies have been using major sporting events to pitch new products for decades, and now Chevrolet will use the World Series, starting this month, to premiere ads for the debut of the Volt plug-in hybrid sedan. General Motors Co.’s marketing chief Joel Ewanick says that the ads will start during the World Series and run…
2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible to Debut at LA Auto Show
Chevy has confirmed that the new 2011 Camaro Convertible will debut at the LA Auto Show this November. The car will then be available in dealerships starting in February as GM hopes to capitalize on the Spring/Summer rush. Both a 312-hp 3.6-liter V6 and the top-dog 6.2-liter V8 will be offered, and buyers will be…
Chevrolet Orlando Debuts To Adoring Europeans And Canadians [Paris 2010]
Most of you are familiar with the Chevrolet Orlando, the minivan touted by Chevrolet as a game-changer that was canned at the last minute for the United States. We were lucky enough to get our first glimpse of the Orlando during its unveiling here in Paris, and it’s actually a bit larger than expected. The…
Chevy Cruze Hatchback Unveiled for Europe [Paris 2010]
Looking nearly identical to the production model, Chevy has unveiled the hatchback version of the Cruze compact car at the Paris Auto Show. We say nearly identical because Chevy refers to this as a “show car”; more commonly called a concept. But like the Aveo that morphed from concept to reality with little changed, the…
Chevy Aveo Sets New Course for GM’s Small Car Future [Paris 2010]
After rotting on the vine of General Motors for a few too many seasons, the Chevy Aveo has just been replaced with a new generation model sporting the same subcompact’s badge. Unveiled at the Paris Auto Show, the new small car retains many of the features from the Aveo RS Concept car, including the large…
Camaro Convertibles Spied Leaving Oshawa Assembly Plant
A tractor trailer containing not one, not two, but five Chevy Camaro Convertibles was spied yesterday making its way through Toronto. There’s little doubt that the vehicles originated from the Oshawa assembly plant on the East side of the city (where the Camaro is assembled). As for where they’re headed, the obvious guess is to…
Lingenfelter Edelbrock E-Force Supercharger Corvette Engine Package Pumps Out 670-HP
Lingenfelter is up to its old tricks again, this time pumping out 670-hp and 565 ft-lbs of torque from the Corvette’s LS3 powerplant. The bulk of the power comes from an Edelbrock E-Force Supercharger in combination with Lingenfelter’s CNC-ported LS3 heads and their recently developed GT9 ZR1 supercharger camshaft. One of the main selling points…
