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Luke Lonberger Rumored To Drive a Corvette in Formula Drift Series
Now that Luke Lonberger has gotten his hands dirty helping build Conrad Grunewald’s Hankook Drift Chevrolet Camaro, it looks like he’s interesting in getting his hands behind the wheel of his own sideways machine. A render has surfaced of a drift Chevrolet Corvette sporting Lonberger’s shop logos and full Hankook theme. A Chevrolet Corvette seems…
Lack of GM Medium Duty Trucks Hurting Dealers
GM sought a buyer for its medium duty trucks, but when deals with Isuzu and Navistar fell through, it pulled the plug.
Next-Gen Corvette to Get Advanced 5.5-Liter V8 with 440-HP
The next-generation (C7) Chevrolet Corvette will get a new 5.5-liter small block V8, making roughly 440-hp. According to sources tapped by Motor Trend, the new engine is already undergoing testing. In fact, GM has already given a related version of this new 5.5-liter motor plenty of test time in its new GT2 Corvette Racing C6.R…
Chevy Colorado Replacement Revealed in GM Patent Filings?
Several sketches of a pickup truck have been leaked from the U.S. Patent Office, showing what appears to be the next-generation Chevy Colorado. GM filed the design patent on November 23rd of last year and received confirmation from the office yesterday. Judging from the big grille, the drawings show what is quite obviously a Chevrolet….
Last Chevy Cobalt to Roll Off Production Line This Week
With nearly one million models sold in six years, the last Chevrolet Cobalt will roll off the production line this week. The Cobalt has been manufactured at GM’s Lordstown assembly plant since its launch in 2004 but was never attained the success of the Cavalier it replaced. An uncompetitive vehicle compared to segment leaders like…
First 4,400 Chevy Volt Early Adopters Eligible for Free Home Charging Stations
With the production Chevy Volt set to debut later this month and sales to start by the end of the year, General Motors is announcing that up to 4,400 early adopters could receive free home charging stations. Its not GM that will provide the charging stations, but rather the U.S. Department of energy, with two…
Chevy Volt Will be Completed This Month Says GM’s EV Boss
General Motors is preparing to announce at the end of the month that its revolutionary Chevy Volt is complete. According to a Micky Bly, GM’s executive director for electric vehicles, the American automaker is planning a big event some time in June. Currently, GM is making last minute adjustments to the car’s software, and recently…
Chevrolet Spark Gets a Cruze engine for WTCC Pace Car Duties
Chevrolet has a lot of experience stuffing bigger engines into Corvettes, Camaros and other factory hot rods, but this may well be the first and last time the subcompact Spark gets the same treatment. In order to give the Spark enough oomph to properly pace the FIA World Touring Car Championship field, the engineers at…
GM Bans The Use Of “Chevy” When Discussing Chevrolet Brand, Then Backtracks
In another boneheaded move by an overpaid marketing wonk, a Chevrolet executive wrote an internal memo, obtained by the New York Times, asking GM employees to refrain from referring to the Chevrolet brand as “Chevy”. According to the internal memo, Chevrolet sales and service VP Alan Batey and marketing head Jim Campbell said ; “We’d…
Corvette Giveaway to Tigers Pitcher Armando Galarraga Generates $9 Million in Publicity
We’re sure you’ll recall the story last week about how Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga was robbed of his perfect streak by a botched umpire’s call. You may also recall our story that General Motors subsequently gave Galarraga a $60,000 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Convertible. That little news item garnered almost as much attention as…
GM Reconsidering 4.5-Liter Duramax Diesel for Light-Duty Trucks
According to Mark Cieslak, Chief Engineer for GM’s full-size truck program, making the engine an option in H-D trucks as well as the 1500 personal use models would give it a stronger business case.
GM Re-Recalls 1.5 Million Vehicles for Heated Washer Fluid System That May Catch Fire
General Motors has announced a massive recall of 1.5 million vehicles over concern that their heated windshield washer fluid system could catch fire. No solution for the problem is available and so GM will give owners a $100 rebate (yup, $150 million in total) for the loss of the feature on their vehicle. GM had…
Photoshop Reveals 2011 Chevy Aveo Behind the Camo?
Is this the all-new 2011 Chevrolet Aveo? Sort of. The photo above is one that has been retouched by the folks at AveoForum.com, using an original spy photo showing the Aveo out testing in its usual black and white camo. Sent to us by AveoForum member Darin Cosgrove, some artistic interpretation has been made. With…
Verizon Buys Fleet of GM Hybrid Pickups in Bid to Reduce Environmental Impact
Once they join the Verizon fleet, the Silverados will be primarily used in urban areas, where potentially the savings of using a hybrid drivetrain can be realized the most.
Chevy Volt to Wear Buick Badge in China
Thanks to a patent filing process in China, it has been revealed that the Chevy Volt will be badged as a Buick model in what is now the world’s largest auto market. To be more specific, the Opel Ampera (the European version of the Volt) will actually be badged as a Buick. You see, in…
GM Considers a Return to ‘True’ Compact Trucks
For General Motors, this could present a huge opportunity to offer something like a new generation S10, touting the virtues of affordable running costs and fuel economy.
GM May Re-Enter Medium-Duty Truck Market
Given that Ford and Ram already compete in the 4/5 category with their F-450 and 4500 chassis cab rigs, a GM entry would seem a no-brainer.
Ron Fellows Still the “Mayor of Mosport”
Ron Fellows may have retired from full-time racing duties with Corvette Racing and the American Le Mans Series, but he proved this weekend that he’s still the Mayor of Mosport in a Corvette. The Mississauga, Ontario native and Corvette Racing legend has always been hard to beat around his home track, Mosport International Raceway, so…
GM Looks to New Grilles to Boost Truck Gas Mileage
The new grille design, in essence works like a flap, with moveable louvers, integrated with grille assembly and controlled by the vehicle’s ECU, opening and closing in response to changes in engine temperature.
Young Camaro Wants To Be Old, Ends Up Looking Like Red-Headed Step-Child
In a perfect example of a good concept with poor execution, this brand new Chevy Camaro sports a retro-style 1969 Camaro SS front end. Sure the idea behind it is interesting, giving the Camaro more of a traditional, old school hot-rod look to the new-style body. But let’s face it; modern car design lines often…
Chevy Updates Silverado HD Towing and Payload Numbers, Besting Ford Super Duty
The battle rages on. With Chevy‘s new Duramax 6.6-liter beating out Ford in the horsepower and torque competition, the new Silverado HD came up just short of its big rival in terms of payload and towing capability. Now Chevy has changed that, releasing new numbers that just edge out Ford’s Super Duty. The 6.6-liter Duramax…
Google and GM Team Up on Google Maps App for the Chevy Volt
After much speculation, General Motors has now confirmed its first project with Google. An updated Chevrolet Volt Mobile App will include a Navigation tab that allows Google Maps to work with OnStar. Using their Google Android smart phone, Volt customers will be able to see the location of their Volt on Google Maps, as well…
Report: Light-Duty Pickups to Get Electric Power Steering in Near Future
Adopting this technology will result in around a four percent improvement in overall fuel economy on your average full-size truck
First 2011 Corvette Honors Sports Car’s First Le Mans Win 50 Years Ago
The very first 2011 Corvette to roll off the assembly line is a Z06 model built to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Corvette’s first Le Mans class win. With styling similar to that 1960 Briggs Cunningham Corvette, it gets Arctic White paint and blue racing stripes, as well as a big #3 on the door….
