Chevrolet News
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The 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible is out from under the covers, ready for its world debut tomorrow at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. It's precisely what you'd expect, since the car has been out as an almost identical concept for about three years now, but there are a few surprises. The convertible will be offered in similar model configurations as the Camaro coupe. The standard model will have a 312 horsepower and 278 pound-feet of torque 3.2-liter direct injection V-6 engine delivering 17 mpg in the city and up to 29 mpg on the highway. The SS model will feature the 6.2-liter V-8 engine...
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Chevrolet Building IndyCar V-6 Engines For 2012, Penske Already Signed UpRacing used to be taboo at General Motors, once banned by a corporate edict. Not that things didn't happen under the table. But things have changed over the past 50 years, with Corvette Racing and other teams going full-bore. Now Chevrolet is jumping back into the IndyCar game with a purpose-built...
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Custom 1969 Chevrolet Camaro To Star In Gran Turismo 6Gran Turismo 5’s release date has been pushed back a number of times already and is believed to somewhere around the end of this month--fingers crossed--but already we have news on the next iteration of the popular racing sim. No doubt still years away from release (GT5 took more than 2,000...
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Video: Lingenfelter LS9 Camaro Nearly Breaks Nine Seconds In The Quarter MileWe've seen Mustangs that can break nine seconds in the quarter-mile, and now we know of at least one aftermarket Camaro that is coming close to breaking nine seconds as well. This LS9-powered Lingenfelter Camaro with the six-speed manual transmission came very close to breaking the nine-second...
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GM May Revive High Performance Vehicle OperationsIn what we’re sure came as a major surprise to many, General Motors decided to disband its High Performance Vehicle Operations (HPVO) back in February 2009 in order to reduce costs and focus on mainstream products. If the HPVO doesn’t ring a bell, the go-fast center was basically a...
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Video: Jay Leno's Garage Hands-On With The Rossi SixtySix C2-Styled C6 CorvettePairing the classic looks of the split-window C2 Corvette with the mechanical might of the C6 Corvette platform is the brilliant idea behind the Rossi SixtySix, which made its debut this summer at the EyesOnDesign event in Detroit. We brought you a first look at the car back in 2008, but now we...
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One of the Camaros that Chevrolet brought to SEMA was the Camaro SSX Concept, and now we have video of John Fitzpatrick, the marketing manager for Chevrolet performance cars, and Gary Mulder, the builder of GM Performance Division Concept cars, talking about it and the Corvette Z06X concept. Enjoy. [Camaro5]
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Video: Official Chevy Walkaround Of Corvette Z06X, Camaro SSX Track ConceptsIf you missed the new Chevrolet Track Car Concepts unveiled at SEMA, you missed some of the most interesting enthusiast-oriented things to come out of the Bowtie in quite some time. But fear not: you'll get a solid walkaround (with some excellent visuals) of both cars in the video below. Check out...
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Want A Camaro Personal Computer? Chevy Has You CoveredYou already have a Camaro--or two--in the driveway. You have a plethora of Chevrolet memorabilia in your garage. And yet, you still feel like something is missing in your home. Well, perhaps a Chevrolet Camaro computer will be just what you're looking for. How better to cruise through the various...
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2010 SEMA: 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Wins "Hottest Car" AwardDomination by sheer numbers is the name of Chevy's game at the 2010 SEMA show, with the Camaro taking the first ever "hottest car" award. The award was decided based on the number of booths displaying a given car brand, and the Camaro is the most popular car at the show. “A booth space is a...
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2010 SEMA Preview: 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Synergy SeriesA new special-edition Camaro is set to hit the SEMA show floor this year, but unlike the majority of the wheeled hardware on display, this one is for (relative) mass consumption. The 2011 Camaro Synergy Series will be available to retail customers in the first half of next year--and unlike previous...
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Preview: Chevrolet Camaros At SEMAChevrolet has released information on the four Camaros it is bringing to this week's SEMA show in Las Vegas, and here's the skinny. First up, we have the Synergy Series 2011 Camaro. Chevy is going to be releasing a special-edition Camaro every year, with each car showing different approaches to...
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Joining its Corvette brother, the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro SSX Track Car Concept goes black-and-white for the checkered flag with a host of racing upgrades. While it's not a streetable car, it shows Chevy's commitment to supporting the teams that actually put Camaros on track, which in turn feeds back into the production Camaro's impact on the street. Many of the improvements for the Camaro SSX Track Car Concept are focused at reducing weight--the Camaro's primary evil. Carbon fiber body panels and aero parts combine with deletion of carpeting, sound deadening and the rear seat, plus lightweight...
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2010 SEMA Preview: 2011 Corvette Z06X Track ConceptIf the Jake Edition Corvette Grand Sport isn't quite as hardcore as you'd hoped (despite wearing the Corvette Racing mascot as its defining element) fear not: Chevrolet has you covered with the 2011 Corvette Z06X Track Car Concept. Analogous to Dodge's Viper ACR-X--and sharing a paint scheme to...
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2010 SEMA Preview: Jake Edition Corvette Grand SportSEMA is revving up ahead of the first official show day starting tomorrow, and Chevrolet has opened the floodgates on its "surprises." First up we have the "Jake Edition" Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport. Based on the standard Corvette Coupe, the Grand Sport adds a dry-sump version of the LS3 engine...
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Camaro Beating Challenger And Mustang In Hottest SEMA Car VoteFor the first time ever, SEMA is running an awards contest for "hottest" vehicle, and the Camaro is beating both the Ford Mustang and the Dodge Challenger in the voting. The votes are submitted through SEMA's website, and SEMA officials are saying that the Camaro leads the voting by a large margin...
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2010 SEMA Preview: Live Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Engine BuildIf you're perplexed as to why anyone would pay $5,800 to build their own already-paid-for engine in a new 2011 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 or Z06, you're not alone. However, at next week’s SEMA event, show goers will get the chance to experience the live build of a supercharged 6.2-liter LS9 V-8...
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HPP Shows Custom Firebird And Camaro For SEMALeave it to the upcoming SEMA show to bring out some interesting custom concepts. When the Chevrolet Camaro was reborn recently, there was no Pontiac Firebird version, primarily since Pontiac ceased existence as a company as part of General Motor's bankruptcy reorganization. But even if Pontiac...
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There are many behind-the-scenes players in the automotive industry that few on the outside ever hear of, despite their huge contributions. Heide Performance Products (HPP) is one such company, designing and building some of the most cherished cars on the streets, including the previous Dodge Daytona and Plymouth Superbird kits for the latest Dodge Challenger muscle car. Now HPP has turned its attention to the Chevrolet Camaro and in the process developed two new kits for the car, one inspired by the original Pontiac Firebird Trans Am from the 1970s. Effected mostly by a body kit and wheels...
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Drop Everything: Baywatch's Alexandra Paul Wants To Hear Your Questions About The Volt NOWThis is actress Alexandra Paul. Perhaps you remember her from such films as Rough Air: Danger on Flight 534, Murder Dot Com, or her star turn on Baywatch. We don't. We remember her from the documentary Who Killed The Electric Car?** Alexandra has a long history with EVs -- such a long history, in...
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2012 Chevrolet Camaro SS Getting Power Hike To Keep Pace With Mustang?There's no shortage of power behind the wheel of a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS (or the 2011, for that matter). But there may be another 20 or so ponies under the hood come 2012, according to the latest rumors. Equipped with an LS3 engine and manual transmission, the current Camaro SS cranks out a...
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2012 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Spotted In Indy Pace Car GarbOne lucky forum member over at Camaro5 has grabbed some shots of what appear to be a pair of 2012 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 models out testing. Oddly, they're wearing Indy 500 pace car stickers. The new shots reveal little we haven't already seen in our own spy shots of the Z28, but the Indy 500 twist...
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Video: Ben Collins Does a Burnout In Hennessey CamaroFormer Top Gear Stig Ben Collins was recently in Colombia helping General Motors and Hennessey Performance celebrate the launch of the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro in that country. Since a Hennessey dealer is the official GM importer for Colombia, it only made sense to invite the former Stig to show off...
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Video: Chevy Teases Its SEMA ExhibitWe've already had a peek at the eight Camaros that Chevrolet plans to bring to the SEMA show in Las Vegas next week. Now we can take a slighter deeper look, thanks to a video that Chevrolet has released. The short video is mostly a teaser, but it might be worth a look for Camaro fans. In other SEMA...
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