Chevrolet News
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Chevrolet used this week’s 2014 Moscow Auto Show to present a new crossover concept dubbed the Niva. The concept derives its name from the Lada Niva, a small off-roader built by Russian automaker AvtoVAZ since 1977, and previews a new subcompact crossover to be developed for the Russian market in a joint venture between General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] and AvtoVAZ. MUST SEE: Nissan Juke-R (WITH NAWSSS) Laps The Nürburgring Like A Beast: Video The Niva concept is a tad longer than the Chevrolet Trax and is powered by a 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine sourced from Peugeot. Peak output...
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New Corvette Already Popular, Hugely Outsells Previous ModelWhen an automaker launches a new car, particularly one as iconic as the Chevrolet Corvette, it takes a risk. Will people actually buy it? Will customers be turned off by the new styling? Or has the market simply moved on to something new? If General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] had any concerns...
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2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 Priced From $78,995The newest candidate for American supercar stardom now has a price, and it’s a remarkable one: $78,995 with delivery. If you’d prefer a convertible, it’ll start at $83,995. That’s just $121.53 per horsepower (or per pound-foot of torque). While it’s not the screaming...
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2015 Chevrolet Corvette 8-Speed Automatic First Drive: VideoWhat do you do when Chevy hands you the keys to a 2015 Corvette Stingray and an open run at the Milford Road Course? You flog it for all you’re worth, whether you know the track or not. That’s just what we did yesterday. Of course, this wasn’t your usual 7-speed manual Stingray...
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2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Much Heavier Than PredecessorWeight is typically the enemy of the performance car, so the news that the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is heavier than its predecessor isn't exactly fantastic. And given that the Corvette has a new aluminum structure beneath its body panels, it's surprising news too. According to the 2015...
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2015 Corvette Valet Mode Helps Preserve Tires, Owners' Peace Of Mind: VideoThe Corvette's Valet Mode will now include video, audio, and date from the Performance Data Recorder.
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The idea of a mid-engined Corvette is nothing new. In fact, it seems that with each generation there’s always talk of the ‘next’ one adopting a mid-engine layout. It hasn’t helped that Chevrolet has revealed a number of Corvette concepts over the years featuring a mid-engine layout, the most recent being the CERV III unveiled at the 1990 Detroit Auto Show. The latest rumor, courtesy of Motor Trend, suggests that the next ZR1 will be mid-engined. Citing a number of anonymous sources, the magazine also reports that Chevy will then adopt a mid-engine layout for the whole...
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Callaway C7 Corvette Confirmed With 627 HP And 610 LB-FTCorvette tuner extraordinaire Callaway showed us its first take on the seventh-generation ‘Vette earlier this year and now the company has confirmed performance specs. The company has also announced pricing, with the basic ‘SC627’ package—complete with a 3 year/36,000 mile...
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Corvette Museum Motorsports Park Inches Closer To OpeningEarlier in 2013 news that construction of the long awaited Corvette Museum Motorsports Park had begun. The facility, which was announced over three years ago, will feature a lengthy road course, massive skidpad, a go-kart track, and a quarter-mile dragtrip. It will also strengthen the idea that it...
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2015 Chevrolet SS PreviewChevrolet’s SS muscle sedan is heading into the 2015 model year with some worthwhile updates, the majority of them designed to bolster the car’s performance. While it’s been little secret that the 2015 Chevy SS will be available with a six-speed manual transmission and magnetic...
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636-HP Hennessey HPE600 Camaro Z/28 Test Drive: VideoThe other day we brought you the dyno video of John Hennnessey’s take on the track-tastic Chevy Camaro Z/28, and today, we bring you a virtual ride-along as he tests his new creation himself. MUST WATCH: This Moron Left The Driver's Seat In A Self-Driving Infiniti Q50 On The Highway: Video...
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Hennessey HPE600 Camaro Z/28 Dyno Run Sees 552 Horses Unleashed: VideoAnother day, another Hennessey-tuned super machine putting down ridiculous power... not that we're complaining, mind you. The latest machine to get the HPE treatment is the new Chevrolet Camaro Z/28. READ: World's Most Expensive RV Sold In Dubai From the factory, the LS7-equipped Z/28 sees 500...
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General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] European division Opel has confirmed it will drop the Ampera extended-range electric car when the car's global twin, the Chevrolet Volt, is replaced next year by all-new model. That doesn’t mean Opel is giving up on electric cars, as the automaker’s CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann has confirmed via a Tweet that a new Opel electric will be launched in the near future. ALSO SEE: 2016 Acura NSX Burns To The Ground During 'Ring Testing “After the eventual run out of the current-generation Ampera, we'll introduce a successor product in the...
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Manual Trans, Magnetic Ride And New Colors Confirmed For 2015 Chevy SSReports of the Chevrolet SS muscle sedan receiving a six-speed manual transmission and magnetic ride suspension for the 2015 model year emerged back in April, and now we have semi-official confirmation of those reports via General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] online ordering guide for fleet...
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Is Chevy Prepping A Colorado-Based Raptor Fighter?The Ford Raptor has clearly been a thorn in the side of many a competing automakers truck division. Ever since the Raptor launched in model year 2010, the other truck builders have been saying that their own "Raptor Fighter" is on the horizon. Despite those claims, we have yet to see an actual...
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Corvette Museum To Keep Sinkhole OpenThe National Corvette Museum will keep part of the infamous 'Vette-swallowing sinkhole open as an added attraction.
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2016 Chevy Camaro To Grow In Size, Offer 4-Cylinder Power: ReportThe next Camaro's body will get bigger, while its engine offerings get smaller, a new report says.
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GM's Design Chief Stars Alongside Its Cars In Transformers 4 MovieAside from vehicles turning into robots and obligatory Michael Bay lens flare, the Transformers movie franchise is perhaps best known for each installment being a two-hour long advertisement for General Motors vehicles. Okay, maybe that's a bit unfair. But Bumblebee, the movie's chief non-human...
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The latest GM recall includes 33 Corvette Stingrays and every fifth-generation Camaro.
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2015 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 first drive reviewAl Oppenheiser can rattle off from memory the Chevy Camaro's many brushes with doom. Let's not even count the one that threatens overhead--a blanket of thick, low clouds intensifying from light to dark. No, the pony car's chief engineer can rattle off the times and ways the Camaro skated through...
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Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Gets Ready For 2014 24 Hours Of Le MansWith all of the excitement surrounding the premier LMP1 category of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, especially all of its technology, big-name drivers and huge budgets, it’s easy to overlook much of the action happening elsewhere. Another top category worth watching is the competitive world of LMGTE...
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GM Trademarks 'Zora' Name, May Hint At Special CorvetteIf the name Zora means anything to you, you're probably a fan of Chevrolet's Corvette. Zora Arkus-Duntov was the guy who helped put a V-8 engine in the first-generation 'Vette, turning it from boulevard cruiser into something approximating a proper sports car--and further worked his magic on the...
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Jay Leno Makes Noise In A 1963 Corvette Stingray: VideoIf you were to compile a list of America's most iconic cars, the second-generation Corvette would probably be somewhere in the top ten. It's not too much of a leap to suggest that Jay Leno owns the other nine you'd put on the list too, but in this episode of Jay Leno's Garage we get to see his...
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Hennessey HPE700 Supercharged Corvette Stingray Dyno: VideoThe twin-turbocharged version of Hennessey’s HPE700 Corvette Stingray kit has already proved its mettle—but what about the supercharged version? You’re about to find out. MUST SEE: Volkswagen Anti-Texting Ad Is Brilliantly Simple, Incredibly Frightening: Video Taking the route GM...
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