Chevrolet News
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We’ll admit to being fans of the new 2014 Corvette Stingray, though we’ve yet to get seat time to see how it shapes up against its predecessor. On paper, anyway, even the least-expensive 2014 Corvette sounds like it will deliver significantly more performance than the car it replaces, which already has us wondering how fast the next Z06 will be. While we’d love to park a 2014 Corvette Stingray in our own garage, we suspect that the new car’s price of entry will be well above our pay grade. The current C6 Corvette is priced from around $50,000, which we could just about...
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True Time Capsule 1954 Corvette Fails To Sell At AuctionIn 1959, grocery mogul Richard Sampson gave builders of his latest store, in Brunswick, Maine, a rather unconventional request: they were to entomb a perfectly good, low mileage 1954 Corvette in its own room, lit by two incandescent bulbs, with only a single square window from which to view the...
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Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco Wins 2014 Chevy Corvette StingrayIt turns out the new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray had a starring role at Super Bowl XLVII after all, with the game’s MVP, quarterback Joe Flacco, winning one for his impressive performance in the Ravens victory over the 49ers. With General Motors choosing not to advertise at the Super...
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Chevrolet Airs First Ad For 2014 Corvette Stingray: VideoIt won’t be on sale until the third quarter of the year, but the first television ad for the new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has just aired, revealing car in motion for the first time, and at a race track, no less. Titled Enemy Of The Same, the ad is likely to be the first in a series of...
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Fans Design Round Tail-Light Kit For 2014 Chevrolet CorvetteIt was only a matter of time until some inventive person or company came up with a kit for the new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray that swaps the car’s square-shaped lamps to something Corvette fans are a little more accustomed to: four separate round tail-lights. While the design of the new...
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GM Consolidates Powertrain Divisions, Moves Performance Build Center To Corvette PlantGeneral Motors Company [NYSE:GM] is overhauling the structure of its powertrain division, including investing up to $200 million in the construction of a new testing facility and consolidating several other facilities with its Global Powertrain Engineering Headquarters in Pontiac, Michigan. The...
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Steve McQueen’s final movie before his death in 1980 was The Hunter, in which he portrayed real-life bounty hunter Ralph “Papa” Thorson. In it, McQueen’s character drove a 1951 Chevy Styleline DeLuxe Convertible, which Wheels tells us McQueen purchased for his own collection when shooting wrapped. Perhaps that speaks of the star’s resilience, or of his belief that he’d defeat the mesothelioma that ultimately claimed his life. Though too sick to direct The Hunter, McQueen was still thinking about cars and driving until his last trip south of the border, and...
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Watch A Corvette ZR1 Chase A Camaro ZL1 At The Circuit Of The Americas: VideoOn paper, the performance of the latest Corvette ZR1 and the Camaro ZL1 may be wide apart, but on the track, as you’ll see in this video, that gap starts to get a little hazy. Taken at a recent track event at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas, this video, uploaded by the guys at High...
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Designing The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray: VideoThe design of the new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is almost universally loved. From its distinct aeronautical lines to its intricate ventilation systems to its sleek, sculpted finish, the new Corvette, the seventh generation of the iconic American sports car, looks good from virtually any...
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Race Car RenderedThe 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, the seventh generation of one of America's most iconic sports cars, has made its debut, but does that mean a new Corvette race car is just around the corner? We certainly hope so, and to give you an idea of just how awesome that race car could be, take a gander...
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The 2014 Corvette Stingray Visits Jay Leno’s Garage: VideoThe 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray may be the most eagerly-anticipated American performance car since the relaunch of the Dodge Viper. Jay Leno recently traveled to Brown’s Classic Auto in Scottsdale, Arizona to meet with GM design head Ed Welburn and see this milestone Corvette up close...
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Only For Top Dealers: ReportThe 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray turned out to be the star of last week’s 2013 Detroit Auto Show, with almost all that saw it agreeing the design team at General Motors did a great job. Now that the new Corvette’s auto show debut is over, fans all across the country, including many...
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The Detroit Auto Show's press days are over, but it's now open to the public, so many of you are getting your first in-the-metal look at the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. Here's our up-close look at the car, offering a look at what's new, what's hot, and what makes the new Stingray a contender on the global sports car scene. Of course, you'd expect any relatively new Corvette to hold its own on track, but the Stingray aims to bolster that track creed while mixing in a much-needed dose of refinement and interior technology. At first glance, it looks like Chevy has succeeded in taking the...
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First 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray Sells For $1.1 MillionThe 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray with VIN ending in #0001 has sold at auction for an incredible $1.1 million, more than 20 times the expected cost of the latest ‘Vette. Of course, getting to own the very first example to be sold to the public has its premium, and all proceeds from the...
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GM CEO Dan Akerson’s 1958 Corvette Sells For $270k: VideoA 1958 Chevrolet Corvette owned by General Motors CEO Dan Akerson sold at auction late on Friday for $270,000. All proceeds from the sale will now go to the Habitat for Humanity charitable organization, which aims to revitalize the Morningside Commons neighborhood on Detroit’s lower east...
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Reminder: There's A Downside To Driving DogsA 68-year old Cantonment, Florida, man was struck and killed by a 1995 Chevrolet van last Monday. While tragic, the event isn’t remarkable until you learn the circumstances surrounding James W. Campbell’s death. Campbell had exited the passenger side of the van to open a metal gate for...
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Is GM Pondering A Scion FR-S / Subaru BRZ Rival?If you’re looking for a front engine, rear drive car with some entertainment value, GM brand Chevrolet would be happy to sell you a Camaro, Corvette or (soon) an SS sedan. While the Corvette fits most enthusiasts’ definition of a sports car, its $50k starting price puts it beyond the...
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First Production C7 Corvette Hits The Block At Barrett-JacksonWant to park the very first production C7 Corvette Stingray, serial number 001, in your garage? Be sure you’re registered to bid at this week’s Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, then, because that very car is scheduled to cross the stage on Saturday, January 19. To be...
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Sixty years ago today, the Chevrolet Corvette made its debut appearance at GM’s Motorama exhibit in New York City. New car introductions were a big deal then, and anxious spectators lined Park Avenue to get a look at Chevy’s futuristic roadster. Production wasn’t even planned when the car was shown, but public reception was so positive that the Corvette quickly progressed from concept car to showroom model. By July of 1953, Corvettes were being built by hand in GM’s Flint, Michigan assembly facility. Just 300 Corvette roadsters were built in 1953, all of them wearing...
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible Leaked Already?The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray was just unveiled at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, and unless you've been hiding under a very large rock, you already know what it looks like and every other detail, too. Now, it seems the coupe's convertible alternative has leaked about a year ahead of its...
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The Chevy Camaro Beats The Ford Mustang, Again - In 2012 SalesWhen it comes to muscle cars, there are Ford guys, there are Chevy guys and there are Mopar guys. While most Porsche owners would be willing to take a Lotus for a spin, while the Lotus driver borrows the keys to a Nissan GT-R, muscle car guys rarely cross brand lines. In fact, the most die-hard...
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray To Debut In Gran Turismo 5You’ll have to wait until the third quarter of this year to take delivery of a 2014 Corvette, but if you own a Sony PlayStation 3 and a copy of Gran Turismo 5, you can be driving the new C7 Corvette as early as tomorrow. Like the camouflaged C7 Corvette (downloaded by almost 500,000 gamers)...
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2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray Live Photos From DetroitDirect from its debut just moments ago at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, we have the first live photos of the stunning new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. Yes, we say Stringray as Chevy has decided to commemorate one of its most legendary models--the ’63 Sting Ray--with its latest...
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette: The Stingray Goes High TechIt's finally here, folks, and it looks great. But will the handling and performance of the seventh-generation 2014 Chevrolet Corvette, plus the improved interior and redesigned exterior, make for a substantial upgrade over the outgoing--and very capable--car? The shape of the C7, as well as its...
Nelson Ireson