Chevrolet News
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At the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show taking place in Las Vegas this week, Chevrolet announced the first of its models that will be offering as an option the high-speed connectivity that only 4G LTE can provide. Those initial models include 2015 model year Corvette, Impala, Malibu and Volt that launch this summer. They will be followed by the Equinox, Silverado, Silverado HD, Spark and Spark EV later in the year. MUST WATCH: Hennessey Chevrolet SS Hits 163 MPH On Texas Toll Road: Video Data transfer using 4G LTE is said to be seven times faster than existing connections, facilitating access...
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2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray To Get Hard-Wired Performance RecorderCalling gearheads, gamers, and weekend track addicts: It might be time to step up to the real thing. On the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, GM [NYSE:GM] will offer an industry-first Performance Data Recorder (PDR) option that lets you record video and audio, and interface it with numerous vehicle...
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2014 Chevy Camaro Z/28 Priced At $75,000, First Example Going Up For AuctionThe all-new 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 has been priced at $75,000, including a $995 destination charge and gas guzzler tax, making it one of the most expensive cars ever offered by the bowtie brand. The asking price is certainly quite the leap over the more powerful Camaro ZL1’s $55k sticker...
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More Dealers To Receive 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray: ReportNow that the initial buzz surrounding the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has worn off, Chevrolet is expanding the number of dealers eligible to sell the car. You may recall that during the car’s sales launch last fall, Chevrolet limited the Corvette Stingray’s availability to only...
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Hennessey Chevrolet SS Hits 163 MPH On Texas Toll Road: VideoHennessey has offered a teaser of the performance that’s to come from its new tuning program for the 2014 Chevrolet SS. In its latest video, Hennessey shows one of its modified SS sedans, still in an initial state of tune, barreling down a stretch of Texas toll road--with full approval from...
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Slightly Damaged 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Premiere Edition Gets $8,100 DiscountThere's a well-equipped Corvette for sale in Missouri, if you're willing to ignore some body damage,
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Chevrolet’s new SS muscle sedan has just arrived on the market but production of the car will last only until the end of 2017--at the latest--since the only place in the world it is produced at, Holden’s plant in Australia, has been confirmed to shut by the same date. Could the SS end up a one-hit wonder like two previous Holden-built cars sold here, the Pontiac GTO and G8? Not likely, says a new report. Car and Driver is reporting that a successor is planned, based on a heavily updated version of the Zeta platform found in the current SS (the most recent update was only a minor...
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Hennessey HPE600 Corvette Rips Down Texas Toll Road At 200 MPH: VideoThe toll road speed Is fast indeed Deep in the heart... of Texas You would think that John Hennessey and the local police would have a relationship that borders on tense. After all, Hennessey Performance Engineering produces vehicles that are capable of breaking every speed limit on the planet. All...
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Holden To Be Replaced By Chevrolet In Australia?With this week’s news that Holden will cease production in Australia at the end of 2017, speculation has emerged that General Motors may retire the brand completely and have it replaced by Chevrolet. The Holden lineup already consists primarily of Chevrolet models, so the thinking is that...
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Holden to end vehicle production in Australia in 2017The manufacture of mass-produced cars in Australia is all but over, with General Motors’ local division Holden announcing today it will cease production by the end of 2017. The news comes just months after Ford announced it will end production in Australia by 2016, and the third local...
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible: First DriveWe might even choose the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible over the Coupe. There, we said it—and it feels a bit like a confessional. To those who haven't been religiously reading car magazines (and following Motor Authority) for years, it's worth pointing out that, with the...
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2015 Corvette To Feature Eight-Speed Auto, According To SAE PaperThe latest C7 Corvette is one of the most capable sports cars on the planet, but in the tech department it's letdown slightly by its available six-speed auto. That may not be the case for long, however, as a paper published by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) claims an eight-speed...
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Discuss the all-new 2014 Chevrolet SS with someone who's a performance-car enthusiast, and they're bound to mention the Pontiac G8, a sedan that was sold for just two model years—2008 and 2009—and has found a cult following, both on its own merits and (in top GXP trim) as the last great Pontiac performance model. The G8, as well as the two-door GTO that preceded it by a few model years, had both been based on different versions of the Holden Commodore SS—a car that's held in high esteem in Australia, where it's assembled (and engineered). MUST WATCH: Hear The 2015 Ford...
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2014 Chevrolet SS first drive reviewIf your exposure to Chevrolet performance cars has included recent versions of the Camaro and the Corvette, be forewarned: The new 2014 Chevy SS might have familiar firepower under the hood, but it's a distinctly different, more understated car in nearly every other respect. Here's a...
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2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 To Debut At 2014 Detroit Auto ShowWhile the world whets its appetite for the official details on the 2015 Ford Mustang, Chevy is aiming to steal a bit of that thunder, announcing the debut of the 2015 Corvette Z06, due next month at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. The Z06 will be the range-topper in the new Stingray line, for now, at...
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John Heinricy Test Drives Hennessey's HPE600 Corvette Stingray: VideoWatch the former GM Performance Division chief flog a 600-horsepower Hennessey Corvette.
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Chevrolet To Become Niche Brand In Europe By 2016General Motors has confirmed that its Chevrolet brand will no longer have a mainstream presence in Western and Eastern Europe by 2016, leaving Opel (Vauxhall in the U.K.) to serve as the General’s volume brand in those markets. General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] concedes that Chevrolet has...
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2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28: Track Tech For Extra DownforceMuscle cars and pony cars have never been the most sophisticated of things. For most of their history, they've relied on great looks and brute force--and captivated hearts and minds as a result. More recently though, things have changed. Customers want their cars to go around corners too, so...
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To mark the sales launch of its 2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible and get the holiday season going, Chevrolet is launching a new special edition. The new special edition is called the “Corvette Stingray Premiere Edition Convertible” and it will be produced in a limited run of just 550 cars. MUST READ: Man Buys Nissan 370Z Using Proceeds From Sale Of Own Testicle It is based on the Corvette Stingray Convertible in range-topping 3LT trim, and all 550 examples destined for production will be finished in the same Lime Rock Green exterior. For the interior, Chevy designers have gone...
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Callaway Is First To Tune Chevy SS, Upgrade Offers 570 HPCallaway is the first to announce upgrades for Chevrolet’s more practical performance car, the 2014 SS muscle sedan. The company is offering buyers of the new SS a supercharging kit that sees output rise to 570 horsepower, up from the stock 415-hp rating. CHECK OUT: 2015 Nissan GT-R NISMO...
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Hennessey Sounds Off With Its HPE500 Stingray CorvetteJohn Hennessey is a man who makes fast cars faster. His HPE-tuned stable includes a wide range of vehicles from ultra exotics like the Ferrari 458 to rowdy domestics like the Ford Raptor. Now that Chevrolet has brought a brand-new Corvette out to play, it only makes sense that Hennessey gets his...
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Special Linda Vaughn-Inspired Camaros Go Up For AuctionTwo special custom Chevrolet Camaros will do their bit for charity in January following an appearance at the recent SEMA show in Las Vegas. Designed by Jack 'Doc' Watson and inspired by Linda Vaughn, proceeds from each LV-1 Camaro sold at auction will go towards The International Kids Alliance...
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Initial Sales Will Determine If More Powerful Chevy SS Is LaunchedThe 2014 Chevrolet SS muscle sedan has just gone on sale, priced from $44,470. For that sum, you get a roomy, well-equipped sedan with a 415-horsepower V-8 spinning the rear wheels. Unfortunately, there are only two options available, and neither involves adding more power under the hood. Those...
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2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray: Best Car To Buy 2014 NomineeThis is it--our final nominee for Motor Authority's Best Car To Buy 2014 award. Have we saved the best for last? Maybe. There's certainly no denying the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray's prowess. It's a beast of a car, and, in our experience, the best production American sports car in history...
Nelson Ireson