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  • 2014 Chevrolet SS NASCAR Sprint Cup pace car on fire

    The 2014 Chevrolet SS pace car in Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint Unlimited exhibition race at Daytona got itself into trouble when a fire started inside its trunk. As the Fox Sports video above shows, smoke from the fire quickly engulfed the cabin and the driver, former NASCAR driver Brett Bodine, was lucky to get the car off the track and out of harm’s way with causing an accident. MUST READ: 2015 Subaru WRX STI: First Drive Chevrolet followed up with a statement on Sunday morning explaining that purpose-built electrical equipment for the pace car’s functions was to blame...

  • Chevrolet to oversee restoration of sinkhole-damaged historic Corvettes
    Chevrolet To Ensure Sinkhole-Damaged Corvettes Are Properly Restored

    The sinkhole that formed under the Sky Dome of the National Corvette Museum this week and sent eight classic and modern classic Corvettes tumbling into an early grave is an automotive tragedy. While we've tried to smile in the face of sadness, it's a remarkable and unfortunate loss to the Corvette...

  • Rob Dyrdek reverse-jumps Chevy Sonic RS to new record
    Rob Dyrdek Sets Reverse Car Jump Record In Chevy Sonic: Video

    Jumping cars is tough. Television and movies make it look simple to the point we've been desensitized, but it's no mean feat to jump and land a car--and that's when it's going forward. Doing it in reverse? That's just crazy. Fortunately Rob Dyrdek is crazy. READ: 2015 Subaru WRX, STI Models Priced...

  • What's really behind--or below--the National Corvette Museum's sinkhole?
    Corvette Sinkhole Conspiracy: Giant Beaked Worm On The Loose, Say Truthers

    The government may be lying to us, friends and neighbors. Oh, they're always lying about something, but today it's about the National Corvette Museum's sinkhole and what really caused it: Graboids. You'll have to read the highly informative slideshow embedded below to get all of the facts the...

  • Sinkhole swallows 8 Corvettes at National Corvette Museum
    Satan Starts Car Collection With 8 Corvettes As Sinkhole Collapses Under Museum: Video Update

    The National Corvette Museum has a lot of good things cooking, including a new race track just across the interstate. Unfortunately, it also has a big fat sinkhole directly underneath one of its display areas, which swallowed eight Corvettes early this morning--which you can now see in the official...

  • Chevrolet Reaper from Lingenfelter and Southern Comfort Automotive
    Lingenfelter Reveals Raptor-Rivaling Reaper Pickup In Chicago: Video

    Big fan of Chevrolet's Silverado pickup but just wish it was a little more exciting? Lingenfelter and Southern Comfort Automotive might have the answer, in the shape of the recently-announced Reaper. The steroidal Silverado matches Lingenfelter's tuning expertise with Southern Comfort Automotive's...

  • S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Black Widow and her 2014 Corvette Stingray

    Chevrolet’s stand at this week’s 2014 Chicago Auto Show has been graced by one very special Corvette, a black-on-black 2014 Corvette Stingray used by S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Black Widow in the upcoming movie Captain America: The Winter Soldier. MUST WATCH: Audi S5 Snow Drift Goes Very, Very Wrong: Video For those unfamiliar with the franchise, S.H.I.E.L.D. is a fictitious government agency whose staff previously got around in Acuras. However, its star agent Black Widow, played by Scarlett Johansson, appears to prefer American muscle. Johansson won’t be in Chicago to play her new...

  • Hennessey HPE700 Corvette
    Twin-Turbo HPE C7 Corvette Rips Off Wicked Burnout: Video

    Attention Australia, please just give us a moment here. We know that you are the undisputed brake stand and burnout kings of the planet. We're not going to argue with you. Instead, we want to share this fine tire-shredding clip produced by the folks at Hennessey Performance Engineering. The subject...

  • Hennessey’s HPE600 2014 Chevrolet SS at the drag strip
    Watch A Hennessey-Tuned Chevy SS Run The Quarter Mile In 11.84 Seconds: Video

    Hennessey has completed development of a round of upgrades for the 2014 Chevrolet SS, with power outputs on offer ranging from 475 all the way up to 1,000 horsepower. Featured in the video above is Hennessey’s tuned SS with 600 horsepower, made possible via the Texan tuner’s HPE600...

  • 2014 Porsche 911 Carrera S and the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
    Chris Harris Pits The Corvette Stingray Against The Porsche 911: Video

    Porsche’s latest 911 was one of the cars Chevrolet benchmarked when developing the C7 Corvette Stingray, but in reality the two cars are worlds apart. For starters, one has a V-8 engine mounted in the front while the other has a flat-six in the rear. There are also differences in the body...

  • Chevrolet Reaper from Lingenfelter
    Lingenfelter-Prepped Chevy Reaper To Battle Ford Raptor?

    For a few years now, Chevrolet has been left to simply stare at the tailpipes of the Ford Raptor as it leaves the pavement. Dirt, jumps, and serious fun are in store for Raptor owners that truly utilize and enjoy their vehicles properly. Now though, it seems there's a Chevy out there that is poised...

  • Hennessey HPE1000 Corvette Stingray Upgrade
    Hennessey Puts Its Twin-Turbo HPE700 Corvette Stingray On The Dyno: Video

    Hennessey is offering performance upgrades for the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray that sees the car’s output top out at 1,000 horsepower, more than double that of the stock version. This one, featuring the Texan tuner’s HPE700 twin-turbocharged package, isn’t quite that powerful but...

  • Chevrolet Corvette C7.R makes racing debut, 2014 Rolex 24 at Daytona

    The seventh-generation Chevy Corvette is here, as its rather over-the-top Z06 version, and, making its racing debut today at the Rolex 24 in Daytona, the C7.R race car. Captured at the International Horseshoe corner during the first three laps of the race, these photos show the Gavin/Milner/Liddell Corvette Racing C7.R no. 4’s near-miss with the no. 54 Oreca FLM09 Prototype Challenge car of Bennett/Gue/Braun/Wilkins among other action. The stunning racer has been designed to compete in various GT race formats including Le Mans as well as the United SportsCar Racing. Power comes from a...

  • 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28.R race car
    2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28.R Race Car Revealed

    Chevrolet’s new 2014 Camaro Z/28 has spawned a racing version, the Camaro Z/28.R, which will make its competition debut this weekend in the GS class of the IMSA Continental Tires SportsCar Challenge, one of the lead-up events for the Rolex 24 At Daytona. It will be one of the most...

  • First 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 at auction - Image via Barrett-Jackson
    First 2014 Camaro Z/28 and COPO Camaro Bring Over $1.3 Million At Auction

    Two of the most enthralling auctions witnessed at the recent Barrett-Jackson event in Scottsdale, Arizona were those of the very first 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 and COPO Camaro. Tgether, they brought in over $1.3 million, and the best part is that all of the proceeds are going to charity. The...

  • 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
    GM 8-Speed In Corvette Z06 Shifts Faster Than Porsche PDK; Here's How

    With the new 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 that was introduced this past week at the Detroit Auto Show, GM raises the threat level to the bragging rights of virtually every other supercar in the world. And while performance numbers are still months away, there were plenty of interesting details...

  • 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06  -  2014 Detroit Auto Show live photos
    2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Video Preview

    One of the big stars of this week’s 2014 Detroit Auto Show was the all-new 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06. It’s the range-topper in the seventh-generation Corvette line, at least until a successor to the previous generation’s ZR1 is launched, if one is actually planned. And if...

  • 2014 Callaway Corvette SC610
    Callaway Reveals Supercharged Corvette Stingray, Offers 610 HP

    Corvette tuner extraordinaire Callaway has finally revealed its first tuned version of the Corvette Stingray, a new supercharged model that comes close to matching Chevy’s own Z06 in the horsepower stakes. Callaway’s new Corvette carries the SC610 designation, which as you may have...

  • 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06  -  2014 Detroit Auto Show live photos

    The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show this week is already the fastest production Corvette ever, faster than even the C6 ZR1 according to Chevy, but engineers are considering an even faster, stripped-out version designed strictly for track use. “The idea was a non-street-legal, factory-built track car, and that is something that we are considering would be a great thing to apply to the new Corvette Z06,” Corvette product manager Harlan Charles has revealed to Car and Driver. “I mean that’s something we could see in the future.” Chevy...

  • 2014 Chevrolet SS
    Alpha Platform Tipped For Next-Gen Chevy SS

    At the 2014 Detroit Auto Show this week, a top General Motors engineer reaffirmed the stance that there was a place for performance-oriented halo models at the American auto giant, with rear-wheel drive and V-8 engines. The comment was made by senior General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] engineer David...

  • Corvette C7.R race car live photos, 2014 Detroit Auto Show
    2014 Corvette C7.R: Live Photos & Video From 2014 Detroit Auto Show

    The racing version of the seventh-generation Chevrolet Corvette has made its debut at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show, appearing alongside the new 2015 Corvette Z06 with which it shares a remarkable resemblance. This shouldn't come as much of a surprise as the two cars were co-developed and represent...

  • 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 live photos, 2014 Detroit Auto Show
    2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06: Full Details, Live Photos And Videos

    A new King Corvette has arrived, and it definitely gives General Motors [NYSE:GM] some bragging rights at the Detroit Auto Show. With “at least 625 horsepower,” and 635 pound-feet of torque, this top-performance variant of the latest C7 Stingray could shake up the roster of top...

  • 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 teaser
    Watch The Unveiling Of The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Via Live Stream

    The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 will be unveiled in Detroit's Cobo Hall January 13.

  • 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray and Silverado 1500
    Chevy Corvette Stingray And Silverado Named North American Car And Truck Of The Year

    It’s been a clean sweep for Chevrolet in the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards event, with its 2014 Corvette Stingray sports car receiving top honors in the car category and its 2014 Silverado 1500 pickup receiving the same in the category for trucks and utilities. It is the...

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