Chevrolet News
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The mid-engine C8 Chevrolet Corvette is coming. Prototypes for what’s clearly a mid-engine car with Corvette styling cues have been spotted at a General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] test facility. There have also been substantial upgrades made to the Corvette’s plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The first was a $439 million upgrade in 2015. It was followed by a $290 million upgrade in 2016. And only a couple of weeks ago a company that builds high-performance engines for GM, Katech, briefly had a section on its website making mention of C8 Corvette ZR1 and Zora models as well as an...
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2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 output revised higher, leaked order guide revealsAt its March reveal, the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 was estimated to deliver 640 horsepower and 640 pound-feet of torque. Those numbers are already staggering for a production Camaro, but a leaked order guide for the muscle car icon’s 2017 model year has revealed the ZL1 will be getting an...
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Electric Corvette sets new land speed recordGenovation, a startup based in Rockville, Maryland, has earned a new land speed record using a C6 Chevrolet Corvette converted to run on electric motors. The car is the same one that hit 186.8 mph at Florida’s Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds on February 23, 2016. ALSO SEE: New Supra to feature...
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Shopping for a new Corvette? Here's why you should get the Grand SportAre you shopping for a new seventh-generation Chevrolet Corvette? If you are, good for you, because that means you have some money to spend and you've chosen the best performing generation of 'Vette ever built. The base Corvette Stingray is relatively affordable compared to the competition and can...
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The mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette might have just been outedWe have a scintilla of evidence that the mid-engine 2019 C8 Corvette may actually be a thing. The engineers at Katech might have just outed the powertrain and other details including its name. Quick refresher: Katech used to work on the engines for Corvette Racing before General Motors Company...
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2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport first drive reviewThe Corvette is the king of American sports cars, but which one reigns supreme? If smashmouth acceleration and take-no-prisoners grip are your thing, the only Corvette on the menu is the Z06. Check, please. If you favor a subtler approach--maybe just a roundhouse to the jaw, with a donkey-kick...
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When you bring up the Chevrolet Corvette Z06, most enthusiasts will quickly dig at the overheating issues that seem to plague the latest version. According to Chevrolet, less than five percent of Z06 buyers experienced such issues. The Internet offers up a loud voice these days, and the shouting of that less than five percent was clearly heard. Not just by those that read forums and automotive blogs, but automakers, too, because it seems that fixes are in order for the 2017 Z06. Chevrolet is making some changes to the Z06 for the new model year. The goal is to keep the car out on the track...
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2017 Chevrolet SS to get supercharged V-8?Australia’s Holden Commodore is slated to cease production next year which means our Chevrolet SS, essentially a rebadged version of the sporty Commodore SS V, is soon to be phased out. The 2017 model year is expected to be the last for the SS and we’re hearing Chevy might send the car...
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Replica of long-lost Briggs Cunningham Corvette shows up at Le MansUpdate: This car is a replica of the Briggs Cunningham #1 1960 Chevrolet Corvette and not the original as stated in an earlier version of the story. A 1960 Chevrolet Corvette long thought lost to history was finally found in 2012. The car was one of three Corvettes fielded in the 1960 24 Hours of...
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Brand-new, 57-mile 50th Anniversary Corvette on eBayIn 2003 you could have shelled out about $56,000 to get a brand-new 50th Anniversary Corvette convertible. Now, you can spend $44,900, or possibly less, to get that same car in brand-new condition. A current eBay listing features a 2003 Corvette convertible with the 50th Anniversary package and...
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Chevy celebrates Camaro's 50th anniversary with rare video footageChevrolet has released a pair of new videos celebrating 50 years of Camaros with rare footage of all six generations of the pony car in action. The video above features complete commercials and promotional videos, while the shorter video below is a compilation with snippets from ads throughout the...
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How Chevy is celebrating the Camaro's 50th birthdayChevrolet has a full weekend of summer of activities planned to help celebrate the Camaro's 50th birthday: Tours of the assembly plant where Camaros are assembled, a car show for enthusiasts, and a display at the annual Woodward Dream Cruise. If you're in Michigan—or plan to make a trip to...
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To Corvette enthusiasts, Bowling Green, Kentucky, is a special place. It is, after all, home to both the National Corvette Museum and the plant that builds the Corvette. And if the latest announcement is any indication, the Corvette plant will be running for quite some time. General Motors has announced that it will invest $290 million in the Bowling Green Assembly plant. That's a lot better news than historic Corvettes falling into sinkholes. Some of the investment will be used to upgrade and modify the plant’s vehicle assembly operations with new technologies and processes. A total of...
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Watch a Callaway Corvette Z06 break the 200 mph markCallaway and the Corvette go together like punch and pie. The tuning, engine, and parts developer from Connecticut has been cranking out go-fast bits since it incorporated back in 1977. About 10 years later, Callaway and Corvette would become forever linked. In 1987, the Callaway crew created a...
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'Leave it to Beaver' star reunited with his CorvairWally Cleaver and the sporty Corvair that he bought as a teenager because of his TV fame have been reunited after 50 years apart. Tony Dow, who played big brother Wally on the hit early 1960s sitcom, ordered his first car: a new 1962 Chevrolet Corvair Spyder from a dealer in Los Angeles. Sprayed in...
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'Transformers: The Last Knight' Bumblebee Camaro revealedThere’s a new Transformers movie in the works, and that means a whole host of new cars and trucks set to play the alternate modes for all the giant fighting robots. The new movie, which is titled Transformers: The Last Knight and due for release June 23, 2017, is once again being directed by...
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Classic Camaro cruise gets crazy crispy quicklyA father and son were out cruising in a classic Chevrolet Camaro—which is the type of sentence you read and expect good things to follow. That's not what happened here, as the old pony car quickly caught on fire and the fast-moving flames were captured on video. I'm going to tell you now...
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2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD gets new hood scoop to feed its dieselChevrolet engineers have developed a new intake system for the Silverado 2500HD that helps its diesel engine breathe easy even in challenging conditions. New for the 2017 model year, the intake is marked by a hood scoop and is said to provide most of the air—around 60 percent—going into...
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Retired NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal probably doesn't need to work hard for the money these days—although his son is almost college-age—so it's safe to say that his surprise appearance behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Suburban as a Lyft driver was just for the fun of it. And what fun Shaq has. As the video shows, he dresses up in costume for each of his pickups in the Atlanta area. Let's just conclude that his costumes were marginally more convincing in Kazaam... but that's really not saying much. Shaq, who goes by names like Peter, Charles, Goose, and Pierre, has fun with his...
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New Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 prototype returns to the ‘RingA prototype for what’s believed to be a new Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 is back testing hard at the Nürburgring. It’s the first time the prototype has been spotted at the German racetrack since the May 12 crash where it ran off the track and smacked a barrier, likely due to a mechanical...
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2017 Chevy Camaro ZL1 put through its paces at the 'RingThe sixth generation Chevrolet Camaro is a great leap forward for this sporty muscle car. It's now on the Alpha platform, it's dropped weight, and it's packing a Corvette heart under its hood. The standard Camaro SS is pretty hot, but the upcoming 2017 ZL1 is equipped with something a bit more...
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Recent trademark filing hints at return of Corvette ZR1General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] on May 16 trademarked the ZR1 name with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, supporting rumors the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is set for a return. GM applies the ZR1 name to its most extreme Corvettes (ZR-1 for earlier generations) and so far has used it on...
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7 things you probably didn't know about the 1st CamaroThe first Chevrolet Camaro ever built will be put on display on the sidelines of the 2016 Woodward Dream Cruise taking place late this summer in Detroit. Serial number 100001 will be displayed in a glass cube in Detroit as part of a program by the Historical Vehicle Association. CHECK OUT: GM...
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Here’s the first NHRA Funny Car based on the 6th-gen CamaroChevrolet has unveiled its NHRA Funny Car based on the sixth-generation Camaro. The bright blue example was unveiled by 16-time NHRA champion John Force and daughters Brittany and Courtney. Both daughters are drag racers themselves, and some readers will recall Courtney helped introduce the 2016...
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