Chevrolet News
-
The new horsepower war is fully upon us. It's no longer just about how much fuel and oxygen you can flow through an engine in a quest for a bigger bottom line, it's about getting the most horsepower from the least amount of fuel possible. The 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray does a remarkably good job of it, scoring 29 mpg highway and 17 mpg city for a combined rating of 21 mpg. That's pretty much on top of the Stingray's sporting rival, the Porsche 911, which scores 19 mpg city and 27 mpg highway for 22 mpg combined in 2013 911 Carrera S form. Eking out 2 mpg combined beyond the 911's highway...
-
Legendary Corvette Tuner Callaway Announces Supercharged SportTruck PackageThe Callaway name is synonymous with high-powered Corvettes but what many performance fans may not know is that the company also builds a range of sport trucks and SUVs, typically based on vehicles from General Motors. With the launch of the latest 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra, Callaway...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Bumblebee Using Striking New Camaro Concept In Transformers 4Michael Bay, director of the upcoming Transformers 4 movie, has thrown up another wild card, this time revealing a striking new Chevrolet Camaro concept to be used as the vehicle mode for the Autobot Bumblebee. It was previously thought that Bumblebee in this fourth installment of the Transformers...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Chevy Celebrates Corvette’s 60th, Launches Corvette Stingray Premiere EditionAlthough the very first Corvette prototype was shown at the GM Motorama event in New York City on January 17, 1953, the first production cars didn’t start rolling off the line until June 30 of that year. That means yesterday, June 30, 2013, marked 60 years since the official start of...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Major Shakeup At GM Design, Single Designer To Lead Buick And OpelGeneral Motors has announced several key changes affecting its design operations, most of which are aimed at improving cohesion across the automaker’s global design studios and strengthening the attributes of its individual brand identities. Crucially, the automaker states that the changes...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Holden sets Nürburgring ‘record’ with VF Commodore UteA version of the latest VF-Series Holden Commodore, the high-performance SS V Ute, was recently taken to the Nürburgring in Germany for some final tuning and one very important test. That test was to see how fast the car could lap the famous German track’s full Nordschleife, which Holden...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
General Motors has named its current U.S. sales chief for Chevrolet, Alan Batey, as the brand’s new global chief. Batey’s newly created post will see him head the brand that’s responsible for more than half of the sales of General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] worldwide. At the same time, Batey will also serve as the head of sales, service and marketing for the Chevrolet, Buick and GMC brands in the U.S. In his role as global chief of Chevrolet, Batey will report to GM CEO Dan Akerson. In his more localized role, he will report to GM’s North American president Mark Reuss...
-
Singer John Legend Helps Sell New Chevy Impala: VideoNine-time Grammy award-winning musician John Legend stars in an ad for the new 2014 Chevrolet Impala.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Meet The Self-Transforming Chevrolet Camaro Toy Robot: VideoTaking place this week in Japan is the annual Tokyo Toy Show, where we already saw Toyota roll out a wacky sports car concept it hopes will attract a new generation of buyers yet to learn of the advantages of car ownership. We now, surprisingly, have more news coming out of the Tokyo Toy Show, this...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray Z51: 0-60 In 3.8 SecondsThe first official performance figures for the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray with the Z51 Performance Package are in, and they're impressive for a mildly-upgraded base Corvette. Remember, this isn't the Z06, or the ZR1--this is the standard $51,995 coupe with only the $2,800 Z51 Performance...
Nelson Ireson -
Chevrolet Sonic RS Rally Car Is Latest To Join Transformers 4Not a week goes by without news emerging of yet another car destined to appear in the upcoming Transformers 4 movie. The latest is a Chevrolet Sonic RS rally car, a photo of which was posted online by the movie’s director Michael Bay and described as the “ultimate Sonic RS" and...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2014 Chevy SS Stars In Holden’s Ads For New Commodore: VideoThe 2014 Chevrolet SS doesn’t hit showrooms until this fall, where it will wear a pricetag of $44,470, but the car’s Australian cousin, the new VF Holden Commodore, has just launched in its own market. These are two of the television ads for the VF Commodore, both of which make mention...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Rear-wheel-drive sedan fans rejoice! The 2014 Chevrolet SS is nearly here and it's finally got a price tag attached to it. The base price of the SS has been set at $44,470, not including the gas guzzler tax with which it will be hit. That price is only missing two options, which are the only two available: a $900 power sunroof and a $500 full-size spare. Everything else is included. What exactly does that mean? It means that you're 2014 SS will feature HID headlamps and LED daytime running lamps, automatic park assist, and the Chevrolet MyLink system. Additionally, the car is also outfitted...
-
Watch Mark Reuss Drive The 2014 Corvette Stingray Pace Car: VideoAfter being driven by NFL coach Jim Harbaugh at the recent Indy 500, the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Pace Car made another appearance this past weekend at the Detroit Grand Prix held at Belle Isle. This time it was General Motors North America president Mark Reuss’ turn behind the wheel...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Camaro Goes 200-MPH On Dyno, Tires Go BoomWhen you're prepping a car to make runway blasts at the Texas Mile, you're going to be curious about how much power the vehicle is making. One competitor is Kelly Bise, and his vehicle of choice is a F-Body Chevrolet Camaro. Not a stock Camaro, mind you. Per Autoblog, this particular car is powered...
Jeff Glucker -
Supercharged LSA-powered Commodore heads to UK, is the US next?You’re looking at the latest flagship from Holden tuner HSV, the 2013 GTS super sedan, which is based on the Australian VF-series Holden Commodore that’s due to go on sale later this year in U.S. showrooms as the 2014 Chevrolet SS. The GTS, which packs a supercharged 6.2-liter LSA V-8...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Chevrolet And Hot Wheels Team Up For Hot Rod Power TourChevrolet has teamed up with Hot Wheels once again, this time to organize a tour that will see a number of the automaker’s performance cars, including some Hot Wheels specials, take part in a road trip designed to kick off the summer cruising season. Called the Hot Rod Power Tour, the trip...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Chevy Eyes Silverado-Based F-150 SVT Raptor Rival: ReportFord’s F-150 SVT Raptor has been a major success for the Blue Oval, but while the performance pickup is now entering its fourth model year, we’re still yet to see a similar model from key rivals Chevrolet and Ram. We have had some inklings from the Mopar aftermarket division, though...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
After an early estimate of 450 horsepower and 450 pound-feet of torque for the 2014 Corvette Stingray's V-8 engine, followed by a supposedly leaked document hinting at 455 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque, Chevy today one-upped itself, delivering final, official figures of 460 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque when equipped with the performance exhaust. Standard 2014 Corvettes rate 455 horsepower and 460 pound-feet. While that doesn't make the 2014 Corvette Stingray the most powerful car in any class, it does make it one raging performance bargain: the Stingray starts at $51,995...
-
2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray Final Power Figures Leaked?The 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray might seem like a familiar creature already, even though it hasn't quite begun to hit the street in retail form. But how well do we really know it? Upon release, Chevy claimed the 2014 Corvette would offer an estimated 450 horsepower and 450 pound-feet of torque. It...
Nelson Ireson -
Corvette Museum Motorsports Park Construction: UpdateIn the works for over three years, the first steps toward actual construction of the planned Corvette Museum Motorsports Park have begun. Crews began clearing the land on the future site of the Motorsports Park this week. While the official groundbreaking is still some time away, the move is the...
Nelson Ireson -
NFL’s Jim Harbaugh To Pace Indy 500 In 2014 Corvette StingrayThe head coach of NFL’s San Francisco 49ers, Jim Harbaugh, will be driving the new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Pace Car at this Sunday’s Indianapolis 500, the 97th running of ‘The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.’ Harbaugh will lead the pack of 33 cars to the start of the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray Spotted On Set Of New Captain America Movie: VideoThe 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray’s first appearance on the silver screen is likely to be in the new Marvel Comics-themed blockbuster Captain America: The Winter Soldier, due out on April 4, 2014. A black version of the upcoming sports car was recently spotted on a film set for the movie...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Corvette Headlights Under NHTSA InvestigationThe sixth-generation Chevrolet Corvette is currently making way for the new 2014 seventh-generation car. Still, it seems the C6 isn't ready to give up the spotlight just yet. According to Autoweek, NHTSA is currently taking a closer look at C6 Corvettes. More specifically, the organization is...
Jeff Glucker