Chevrolet News
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Whoa, wait, what? A $225,000 2011 Chevrolet Volt? It's true: the first production example of the extended-range EV was up for auction to benefit charity, and it managed to go for the princely sum at the close of bidding today. While that's a nice gesture, we'd rather have a Ferrari. That's a mighty leap, from a hybrid/electric/series/EV/whatevermajig to an Italian supercar, you say? You're right, it is. But that's how our minds work--and here's why: the Ferrari would be cheaper (or at least similarly priced) to buy and it would, in the long run, be greener for the environment. Surely, now...
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GM Performance Parts Updates 2011 Catalog, Lists 700-HP Dealer-Built CamarosCan’t wait any longer for Chevrolet to release its new supercharged Z28 Camaro? Not to worry as you only have to flick through the latest 2011 GM Performance Parts catalog to satisfy all your performance and customization desires. It contains more than 300 pages of crate engines, parts and...
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Official: 2012 Chevrolet Sonic To Replace AveoAs we first reported just a few days ago, the Aveo name is being phased out for Chevrolet’s next-generation small car, which we can confirm today will be called the Sonic. Production is to begin in early 2011 at GM’s Orion Assembly Center in Michigan, which is receiving a $545 million...
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Camaro About To Win Pony-car Sales Race For First Time In 25 YearsAccording to Camaro5, the Camaro is about to outpace the Mustang in sales for the first time in 25 years. Through November, the Camaro has sold 75,685 units while the Mustang has sold 68,264. The Mustang has been on top of the sales heap for a long time, so if the Camaro hangs on and pulls out the...
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Ward's Names 10 Best Engines, Two Non-Engines Make ListThe Ward's 10 Best Engine list is usually a graphic exercise in what we want under our hoods, but this year's list includes a pair of "engines" that give a nod to the developing reality of modern powertrains: those of the Nissan LEAF and Chevrolet Volt. OK, so maybe the Volt is only half a...
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Report: 2012 Chevrolet Aveo Renamed 'Sonic'File this one under, "huh?" According to a report out today at GM Inside News, the next-gen Chevrolet Aveo will be renamed "Sonic" when it goes on sale next year. We expect the Cadillac BurgerKing and GMC JackInTheBox to follow in 2012. OK, so that's a bad joke, but so is the Chevy Sonic name...
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Illegal street racing is stupid and dangerous, especially in this era of sanctioned "run what ya brung" nights at drag strips all over the country. The problem with street racing isn't just that some participants have even less skill than they have brains. It's that the environment is uncontrolled. At a drag strip, there are safety and emergency crews standing by, and there isn't any other traffic. The same can't be said for public roads. Which is why a street race between a 1998 Camaro and a fourth-generation Mustang ended when another car pulled into traffic. The result: All three cars...
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Chevrolet Camaro Staged To Beat Ford Mustang Sales, First Time In 25 YearsThe 2010 and 2011 Chevrolet Camaro has been a hot seller since its debut in early 2009, but this year marks its first full year of sales, and it's a steamroller for the Bowtie pony car. Ford's revamped 2011 Mustang has been sellign strong, too, but it's running behind the Camaro--for the first time...
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Video: See The Chevrolet Volt Built In Under Two MinutesAhh, the beauty of time-lapse video. The technology allows us to see the construction of the new 2011 Chevrolet Volt, from beginning to end, in less than two minutes, from when the first few pieces of metal and welded together to the point where the cars are driven off the production line. The...
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Will Chevrolet Offer Factory Delivery For The Z28?Factory delivery programs--in which prospective buyers of a certain car visit the factory where the car is built and take delivery--have been around for some time. Now, one Camaro fan site is wondering if Chevrolet would get into the act with the 2012 Camaro Z28. Camaro5, one of the more dedicated...
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GM eyes World Rally Championship returnGeneral Motors Company [NYSE:GM] is looking at making a return to the World Rally Championship after a hiatus of more than 20 years. The move is being considered as just one strategy to boost the performance credentials of its Opel division, which remains unprofitable in Europe. The information was...
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Video: Lingenfelter 2010 Camaro SS Runs 158-MPH 8.99 Quarter MileA stonking 6.2-liter LS3 V-8 engine is enough meat for most Camaro owners, but not for the obsessives at Lingenfelter. Instead, they shoehorned a supercharged LS9 into the engine bay of a heavily-modified 2010 Camaro SS. And then they shot it full of nitrous. The result? A slick-smoking monster of...
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At the 2010 Paris Auto Show back in September Chevrolet rolled out a hatchback variant of the Cruze, which despite being called a concept is due for sale in Europe and the Asia-Pacific next year. The car is being engineered primarily by GM’s Holden division in Australia but unlike the Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac G8, which were also honed Down Under, the new Cruze Hatchback won’t be sold in the U.S. anytime soon. We now have the first spy shots of an actual prototype for the new Cruze Hatchback, revealing a design almost identical to the concept car we saw back in Paris. Aside...
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2011 Corvette Z06 Carbon Edition Priced From $90,960So the regular Corvette Z06 doesn't quite have enough awesome for you, but you're not prepared to step up to the ZR1? That's where the Z06 Carbon Edition comes in, priced today from $90,960. Fully loaded, the price can go as high as $99,925. That's still a good distance from the $112,050 base price...
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Video: New Trailer For FASTER Is Heavy On Knife Fights, Light On Car ChasesYou have no idea how much we love the holidays. Not because of the mini-vacation, or the change in weather, or the turducken -- though those are nice, of course -- but because of the dazzling array of movies on view. From Thanksgiving through New Year's Eve, at cineplexes across America, studios...
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Video: Lingenfelter Camaro Runs The Quarter Mile In Under Nine SecondsWe already covered the Lingenfelter Camaro that ran the quarter mile in a tick over nine seconds. Now we have video of one that clocked in just a tick under nine. This Lingenfelter LS9-powered 2010 Camaro SS broke the 9-second barrier at Maryland International Raceway by posting a 8.997 second mark...
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Video: Previous-Generation Camaro Destroyed By 1,500 Pounds Of Used Cell PhonesUsing YouTube as an advertising outlet is nothing new anymore, and cell-phone recycler Pace Butler has produced an ad in which a fourth-generation Camaro meets its demise by having 1,500 pounds of old cell phones dropped on it from above. According to a post on Jalopnik, the Camaro wasn't running...
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Aussie Fuses Camaro Nose On Holden Ute To Form ‘El Camarino’Last year GM was planning to introduce the Holden Commodore Ute--a two-door version of the regular four-door sedan but with the rear chopped off and replaced with a tray--to the U.S. market as a Pontiac GT Sport Truck but for several reasons, namely money problems and CAFE, the plans were scrapped...
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Pontiac may be long gone but some enthusiasts have been clamoring for at least one of the brand’s cars to be rebadged and sold under another GM brand: the Australian-built Pontiac G8. Designed and constructed by GM's Holden subsidiary Down Under, the G8 had been rumored for re-branding as a Chevrolet Caprice but money troubles and strict CAFE regulations meant the plan was put on hold. Of course, this doesn't include the small number of the Holden Caprice, itself a long-wheelbase variant of the Commodore--being imported to the U.S. as the non-civilian Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol...
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2011 Chevrolet Volt Snags Green Car Of The Year Title In LAThough we pegged the 2012 Nissan Leaf as our winner for the best green car out there, the 2011 Chevrolet Volt has been named the 2011 Green Car of the Year at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show today. The Green Car of the Year award is a title awarded by the Green Car Journal at the Los Angeles event...
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Photo Gallery: 2011 Chevrolet CamaroHere's a peek at the Camaros that Chevrolet had on display on the floor at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. There weren't many Camaros on display--two convertibles and a coupe--but I shot some pics of what's on the show floor, so those who can't make it to the show during the public days can get a...
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Unveiled: 2011 Chevrolet Camaro ConvertibleLOS ANGELES--Chevrolet kicked off the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show by formally introducing the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible. There weren't a lot of new details--Chevy has already released information on the car's specs and pricing. But I did spend a few minutes chatting with John Fitzpatrick...
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2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2011 Cruze Eco Live Photos, Quick DriveWe took the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco sedan out for a spin in Los Angeles today, just a few blocks from the convention center where the show will open its doors tomorrow. Along with the brief stint behind the wheel, we snagged a few images. Here's the quick take. It's a real car. If you're worried...
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2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2011 Chevy Camaro Convertible Live PhotosWe've been bouncing all around Los Angeles and Hollywood this afternoon and evening to get the latest on GM's fresh batch of show wares, and the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible was among them. We've already seen the car, and we know most of its key stats, but the live shots give a feel for what...
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