Chevrolet News
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Born in Southern California, lowrider culture has had a significant impact on car culture at large, though the style has never quite achieved much direct attention. Because of this, a trio of high-class lowriders is set to invade Pebble Beach this week in an effort to showcase the culture and customizing style on a different stage. The three lowriders, all classic Chevrolets, will be shown through a newly-founded partnership between the Petersen Automotive Museum and ClassicCars.com. The two parties also worked together to bring “The High Art of Riding Low: Ranflas, Corazón e...
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The Chevy V-8-powered Ferrari 250 GTE is for saleTampering with vintage Ferraris is seen as a big no-no to many gearheads, but one gearhead said to hell with tradition. This 1963 Ferrari 250 GTE surfaced about two years ago and made a splash with its 302 cubic-inch Chevrolet V-8 under the hood. Now, it's up for sale. The ChevFerrari surfaced for...
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Chevy assesses more affordable Camaro V-8 to challenge Mustang, ChallengerRight now the most affordable Chevrolet Camaro with a V-8 is the Camaro SS which starts at approximately $38,000. However, Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger buyers can drive away with a V-8 under the hood for approximately $34,100, via the respective Mustang GT and Challenger R/T models...
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Rick Hendrick takes delivery of the first 2018 Chevy Camaro ZL1 1LETeam Chevy NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick has added his latest toy to an expansive collection of cars by taking delivery of the first-production 2018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE. Hendrick scored the winning bid for very first Camaro ZL1 1LE at Barrett-Jackson's Palm Beach auction, where it was widely...
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Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 to be next year's NASCAR Cup carIn a break from the traditional sedan, Chevrolet today announced that the Camaro ZL1 coupe will be its car of choice for the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series starting next season. Seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson joined Mark Reuss, executive vice president of GM product development, to...
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GM is testing a ride-sharing app for self-driving electric carsGeneral Motors envisions a future in which self-driving cars aren't simply owned personally; they also pick up and drop off individuals. Along with its Cruise Automation subsidiary that it bought last year, the automaker has begun beta testing a ride-sharing app to hail self-driving Chevrolet Bolt...
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Let this sink in for a moment: Ford's bonkers GT supercar actually makes less horsepower than a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. It's true; the numbers don't lie. A Camaro ZL1 leaves the factory with 650 horsepower on tap from its 6.2-liter supercharged V-8 engine, while the Ford GT comes up a tad shy with 647 hp from its 3.5-liter twin-turbo V-6 engine. With professional drivers behind the wheel, the Ford GT would likely still leave the Camaro ZL1 in its dust, but video from casual racers shows the two can be pretty evenly matched. The Camaro ZL1's peak power is delivered at 6,400 rpm and the Ford...
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Corvette production on hold for next 3 months due to plant upgradesGeneral Motors will stop production at the Chevrolet Corvette plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky for three months starting from August. It means anyone that’s ordered a 2018 Corvette may not see their car delivered until December—at the earliest. Some 2018 models, including the special...
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MLB All-Star MVP presented with Chevy Corvette Grand SportChevrolet has sponsored Major League Baseball for 12 years, and it's common practice for the brand to bestow some of its latest machines on some of the MLB's most valuable players. This year at the 2017 All-Star Game, Seattle Mariners' second baseman, Robinson Canó, earned the coveted MVP...
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Here's your chance to buy the machinery that built the Chevy SSMachinery used to build some legendary muscle cars, including the Chevrolet SS, is up for sale. The machinery is located in the vehicle plant of General Motors’ Australian division, Holden, which is set to close its doors for good in October. GM has teamed up with Maynards, an expert at...
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Riding silently in the US Army's Chevy Colorado ZH2 hydrogen fuel cell truckWhen you're slinking behind enemy lines, the last thing you want is to be detected. For the U.S. Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), the next step in military vehicle technology marks its location with only a hint of water dripping out of its tailpipe. The...
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2017 Chevrolet Silverado HD first drive review: playing with John Deere equipment in the adult sandboxWhen I was just a wee lad, I spent countless hours in the sandbox playing with my Hot Wheels and Tonka trucks. The scale discrepancy didn't bother me because the Tonka trucks worked great for grading the sand into roads and freeway off-ramps for my Hot Wheels. I eventually lost countless Hot Wheels...
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Barrett-Jackson and Prestone are taking on a rarity from Chevrolet. The auction house and Prestone have teamed up to restore and auction off a 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe. What's so special about the Monte Carlo Aerocoupe? The design actually has quite a bit of thought behind it. In the 1980s, Chevrolet realized it needed to do more to make its NASCAR racer more competitive and to bring home wins on race day. The result was the Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe. NASCAR homologation rules meant Chevrolet had to build at least 200 of them for the road. So, it's a pretty rare car...
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John Hennessey explains how to order an Exorcist Camaro ZL1The term "muscle car" doesn't begin to describe what the Chevrolet Exorcist Camaro ZL1 is capable of. With 1,000 horsepower—959 hp at the rear wheels—the Exorcist Camaro should even give the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon a run for its money. So, how can you buy one? John Hennessey of...
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2018 Chevy Camaro ZL1 1LE laps the ‘Ring in 7:16.04The days of singling out American muscle cars as hopeless handlers are well and truly over. Case in point is the performance of the 2018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE on what’s arguably the world’s toughest race track: the Nürburgring. The 650-horsepower Detroit special has lapped the...
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Tour de (special) force: How the Army and Chevy team up on the front linesGet off the X. That’s what you do when the shit goes down. And in a vehicle, that means speed can be your friend. That’s just one of the rules that Delta Force operators follow in wartime. The “X,” in this case, is an attack, and if you are in a vehicle that is under attack...
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This custom Chevy Colorado pre-runner is an exercise in off-road excessAn off-road racer's pre-runner truck is a tool for making sure that the course to be tackled is first thoroughly investigated. You want your co-driver to know where the bumps, ruts, and other pitfalls are. This way when you're blasting across the desert at 100 mph in the dark of night, you have an...
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Opel Ampera-e is the new PopemobileThe Popemobile has taken the shape of many automobiles over the years, but the latest is likely the most environmentally friendly yet. Opel has bestowed the current pontiff, Pope Francis, with a 2017 Ampera-e as the Vatican City aims to become the first country in the world to produce zero carbon...
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French race team Larbre Competition has revealed a wild livery for the No. 50 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R it plans to enter in the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans, which runs the weekend starting June 17. The livery was created by French artist Ramzi Adek who came up with a pop art theme that would fit right in at a Roy Lichtenstein exhibition. In a statement, Adek explained that there are three main elements to the livery referencing the three drivers that will be taking turns behind the wheel. On one side is a woman with a strong gaze defining a fighting spirit. On the opposing side is a man’s...
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General Motors once commissioned a steam-powered Chevrolet ChevelleAlternative fuels have been around nearly as long as the automobile itself, and steam cars were part of the mix when the automobile was in its infancy. Eventually, however, the gasoline internal combustion engine became the de facto source of power. It wasn't until the mid-1900s that the side...
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Jay Leno hits the beat in a 1978 Chevy Nova cop carRiding in a cop car means you're most likely in for a bad day. Driving a cop car, however, is a blast. That's because it's usually an otherwise mundane vehicle that's been given some heavy duty parts to help it hold up over the duration of its service life. It also has those cool lights and sirens...
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GM sued over potentially cheating diesel emission tests, but not by fedsThe state of diesel-powered passenger vehicles has been precarious since Volkswagen's scandal broke nearly two years ago. Since then, other automakers have been accused of abusing auxiliary emission control devices. Now, the blame turns to General Motors. According to Reuters, GM has been served a...
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Holden builds final Chevrolet SSGeneral Motors’ Australian division, Holden, confirmed on Thursday that it has built its final Chevrolet SS. Currently on its way to the United States, the final example was finished in black and equipped with a manual transmission. The buyer, likely someone at GM or a dealer, requested that...
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LT5 engine RPO code shows up in GM systemWell, well, well, it looks like General Motors may have finally tipped its hand as to what's lurking under the hood of the upcoming Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. LSXMag, via Weapon X Motorsports, has discovered an RPO code for the long-rumored LT5 V-8 engine in GM's order system. The LT5 engine has been...
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