Chevrolet News
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Chevrolet has created one raucous machine with its 2018 Camaro ZL1 1LE. This is a world-beater of a car. A highly capable, massively powerful Camaro that looks the business and shouts its V-8 noise for all to hear. Few cars can compete with the Camaro ZL1 1LE. Chevy knows this, so it reached deep into the idea well for an end-of-year comparison. Chevrolet has decided to see how the Camaro ZL1 1LE stacks up against the sleigh that Santa Claus uses to bring joy and presents to girls and boys around the world once per year. That comparison is below. Sure, the Scrooges and Grinches of the world...
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2019 Chevy Corvette ZR1 can shoot flames from its exhaustWhen Chevrolet pulled the wraps off of the 2019 Corvette ZR1, a little nugget of information caught our attention. The brand claimed the 755-horsepower sports car would shoot flames from its exhaust, but it did not provide any evidence. Was it a quick puff of fire? A constant stream of fire spewing...
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Ride along with the police on a high-speed car chaseEvery wonder what it's like to be in a car chase? I got the simulated chance at the Bob Bolen Public Safety Complex in Fort Worth, Texas. With officer Joe Stinger at the wheel of a Chevrolet Tahoe PPV, we chased a Ford Crown Victoria "rabbit" on a closed course. I sat in the front passenger seat...
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Mock C2 Stingray racer built from C1 Corvette heading to auctionBarrett-Jackson auctions see many Chevrolet Corvettes pass the block, but this one is a little different. While this car, called the Centurion, looks like a modified C2-generation Corvette, it's actually a C1 Corvette underneath. According to the car's information document, the C2 Corvette racer...
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2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Trail Boss takes bowtie brand to new heightsWith its factory lift kit, the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Trail Boss that debuted Saturday at a surprise event deep in the heart of pickup country has big boots to fill. At Texas Motor Speedway outside Fort Worth, Texas, at an event to celebrate 100 years of Chevy pickup trucks, the automaker...
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CAD images of mid-engine 2019 Chevrolet Corvette reportedly leakedThe myth and legend of the mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette is looking more and more like it'll become a reality soon. It's been spied undergoing cold-weather testing, playing at the track, and even making McDonald's runs. Now it appears someone, who quite possibly could lose their job for this, might...
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Well, that escalated quickly. Only a month after Chevrolet took the wraps off its new Corvette ZR1, Hennessey Performance Engineering of Sealy, Texas is already out with a series of upgrades for the car, the most potent of which reaches up to 1,200 horsepower. Yes, Hennessey’s HPE1200 Supercharged package will see the ZR1’s new LT5 V-8 engine deliver not only 1,200 horses but also 1,066 pound-feet of torque. Assuming you can get such power down, Hennessey’s ZR1 will likely be keeping up with the hypercar crowd. The company predicts the tuned Corvette flagship will be able to...
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Meet the 2017 One-Ton Duramax diesel-powered Chevy SuburbanIf you want to buy a new Chevrolet Suburban 3500 Heavy Duty from your local dealer, tough luck. Want a diesel-powered Suburban or Tahoe? You must've been dreaming. Wake up to Duraburb Inc's creation. Based out of Apopka, Florida, Duraburb has been converting full-size GM SUVs to diesel power since...
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2018 Chevrolet Camaro previewChevrolet isn't messing around with the Camaro. The sixth-generation car, which arrived as a 2016 model, is the best yet. We even named the car, in SS flavor, the Motor Authority Best Car to Buy that year. For 2018, the best has been made even better with the addition of Chevy’s track-focused...
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Engineers had a fun code name for the new Corvette ZR1's LT5 engineChevrolet's new Corvette ZR1 bowed with an incredible 755 horsepower and 715 pound-feet of torque last month with a noteworthy engine under the car's shaker hood: a 6.2-liter supercharged LT5 V8 engine. Like most awesome projects, the new LT5 engine had a special code name to ensure others didn't...
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Chevy to enter Australia with a little help from HSVWith the end of production of rear-wheel-drive, V-8-powered Holden Commodores in October, Australian tuning firm HSV no longer has access to suitable donor vehicles to continue churning out its signature muscle sedans. But instead of going quietly into the night, HSV has struck a deal with General...
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GM to use carbon fiber in next-generation pickup beds?General Motors has made efforts to slash weight from its vehicles, and its next-generation full-size pickup trucks might get the most surprising lightweight solution yet. They might be in line for a carbon-fiber-induced diet. The automaker might use the strong, lightweight material in the beds of...
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While the police work to keep us safe, automakers are interested in the safety of the officers. General Motors has announced a slate of new safety features for its updated 2018 Chevy Tahoe Police Pursuit Vehicle, and all of them work together to make daily driving duty a potentially safer task. It's surprising that many of these are being offered on a PPV for the first time, but it's good to hear that they've made their way into the vehicles. CHECK OUT: 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe PPV Is Ready To Fight Crime Police departments ordering the 2018 Tahoe PPV will now be able to choose the Enhanced...
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Hennessey Exorcist Camaro ZL1 1LE owner gets the ride of his lifeFor most people, anything north of 400 horsepower is quite intimidating. It's a massive amount of waiting energy that's set to be released at a moment's notice. Still, we live in a golden age of horsepower, which means there is a heck of a lot of vehicles you can choose from that offer far more...
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2019 Chevy Corvette ZR1 actually wasn't plannedThe last time the ZR1 badge showed up on a Corvette was with the C6-generation car, but we've long expected it to return with the C7-generation Corvette as well. However, a new Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 wasn't always in the cards. GM Authority reported last Friday that the Corvette team originally...
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First 2019 Chevy Corvette ZR1 to be auctioned off for charityIn typical fashion, Chevrolet will auction of the first production 2019 Corvette ZR1 for charity. We'll give you one guess (Rick Hendrick) as to who's most likely to enter the winning bid Nonetheless, ZR1 VIN 001 will benefit a good cause. Chevrolet said Thursday that all proceeds will go to the...
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This custom Chevy Camaro sports a duallie surpriseDo you ever head out in your Chevrolet Camaro, punch the gas, and wish you had more traction? That's a plausible scenario. Especially if you've purchased one of the more powerful Camaro variants, or you've modified your car so it makes more horsepower. You could go with larger, stickier tires. You...
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2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Convertible drops cover in LA, from $123,995The 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 unveiled earlier this month in Dubai has now been shown as a convertible. Chevrolet took the covers off the open-top car on Tuesday at a preview event for this week’s 2017 Los Angeles auto show, where the automaker also confirmed pricing. The ZR1 coupe will...
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Taco Bell employees can score a pretty sweet deal on a Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport via GM Supplier Pricing, but for buyers outside the fast-food restaurant, Chevy rolled out another deep discount. Through November 30, the brand will offer $9,107 off a 2017 Corvette Z06. The discount is active now and applies to Corvette Z06 models with an $86,700 MSRP. It's one of the steeper discounts offered through Chevrolet's "2017 Closeout Incentive" that takes 20 percent off nearly every new Chevrolet vehicle in various trims, including the Camaro. Camaro buyers will see up to $3,665 off with the...
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Working at Taco Bell gets you a $4,385 discount on a Chevy CorvetteWe doubt many regular Taco Bell employees have a Chevrolet Corvette on their car buying list, but if they do, there's a sweet deal to be had. CarsDirect uncovered some of the strangest discounts on new cars, and Taco Bell employees are, for some reason, eligible for GM Supplier Pricing. That means...
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This Chevy LT-1 V-8 runs without the carOrdering a crate engine for your project car build is sure to be an exciting experience. With so many top notch motor choices out there, it's hard to go wrong. Sometimes though, you want to save a few bucks and that's when you turn to a dropout engine. A dropout isn't an engine that left automotive...
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The Devilray is a modern Chevy C2 CorvetteMany regard the second-generation Chevrolet Corvette as the best-looking of the breed over the sports car's seven generations. Its futuristic, yet simple lines evoked pure passion from nearly every angle. Plus, in its first year, it featured the iconic split-window at the rear. Decades later, N2A...
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GM investor slide reveals possible Bolt EV-based SUVGeneral Motors in October announced plans to launch 20 electric cars by 2023, the first of which is due within the next 18 months. We now have an idea of what one of those electric cars might be like thanks to an investor presentation given by GM CEO Mary Barra on Wednesday at the Barclays 2017...
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2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 bows with 755-HP LT5 V-8The 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 has finally landed, and in Dubai of all places. We’ll get to the reasons behind the Dubai debut later. Right now you’re probably craving specs, so have at it. Due in showrooms next spring, the 2019 Corvette ZR1 is the fastest and most powerful Corvette in...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran