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  • C7 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 moments before crash

    The owner of a C7 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 recently found out the hard way why it’s never a good idea to do burnouts and speed on public roads. His car ended up a total wreck after he pulled some antics best left to a restricted area such as a track. As this video from YouTube channel Tucson Street Racing reveals, the driver executed a—quite impressive, we must admit—burnout to wow crowds while leaving a car meet in Scottsdale, Arizona. He then speeds down a road, changes into second gear and shortly loses traction at the rear wheels. The car enters a spin and ends up slamming...

  • 2020 Chevrolet Corvette (C8) spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    More details on mid-engine C8 Chevrolet Corvette

    The mid-engine C8 Chevrolet Corvette is coming. Prototypes for what’s clearly a mid-engine car with Corvette styling cues have been spotted at a General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] test facility. There have also been substantial upgrades made to the Corvette’s plant in Bowling Green...

  • Genovation Extreme Electric car (GXE) based on the C6 Chevrolet Corvette
    Electric Corvette sets new land speed record

    Genovation, a startup based in Rockville, Maryland, has earned a new land speed record using a C6 Chevrolet Corvette converted to run on electric motors. The car is the same one that hit 186.8 mph at Florida’s Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds on February 23, 2016. ALSO SEE: New Supra to feature...

  • 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport, white
    Shopping for a new Corvette? Here's why you should get the Grand Sport

    Are you shopping for a new seventh-generation Chevrolet Corvette? If you are, good for you, because that means you have some money to spend and you've chosen the best performing generation of 'Vette ever built. The base Corvette Stingray is relatively affordable compared to the competition and can...

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    The mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette might have just been outed

    We have a scintilla of evidence that the mid-engine 2019 C8 Corvette may actually be a thing. The engineers at Katech might have just outed the powertrain and other details including its name. Quick refresher: Katech used to work on the engines for Corvette Racing before General Motors Company...

  • 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport, red
    2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport first drive review

    The Corvette is the king of American sports cars, but which one reigns supreme? If smashmouth acceleration and take-no-prisoners grip are your thing, the only Corvette on the menu is the Z06. Check, please. If you favor a subtler approach--maybe just a roundhouse to the jaw, with a donkey-kick...

  • 2016 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

    When you bring up the Chevrolet Corvette Z06, most enthusiasts will quickly dig at the overheating issues that seem to plague the latest version. According to Chevrolet, less than five percent of Z06 buyers experienced such issues. The Internet offers up a loud voice these days, and the shouting of that less than five percent was clearly heard. Not just by those that read forums and automotive blogs, but automakers, too, because it seems that fixes are in order for the 2017 Z06. Chevrolet is making some changes to the Z06 for the new model year. The goal is to keep the car out on the track...

  • #1 Briggs Cunningham 1960 Chevrolet Corvette - Image via Motor.es
    Replica of long-lost Briggs Cunningham Corvette shows up at Le Mans

    Update: This car is a replica of the Briggs Cunningham #1 1960 Chevrolet Corvette and not the original as stated in an earlier version of the story. A 1960 Chevrolet Corvette long thought lost to history was finally found in 2012. The car was one of three Corvettes fielded in the 1960 24 Hours of...

  • 2003 50th Anniversary Chevrolet Corvette, eBay auction
    Brand-new, 57-mile 50th Anniversary Corvette on eBay

    In 2003 you could have shelled out about $56,000 to get a brand-new 50th Anniversary Corvette convertible. Now, you can spend $44,900, or possibly less, to get that same car in brand-new condition. A current eBay listing features a 2003 Corvette convertible with the 50th Anniversary package and...

  • 2016 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 C7.R Edition
    General Motors investing $290 million in Corvette plant

    To Corvette enthusiasts, Bowling Green, Kentucky, is a special place. It is, after all, home to both the National Corvette Museum and the plant that builds the Corvette. And if the latest announcement is any indication, the Corvette plant will be running for quite some time. General Motors has...

  • Callaway SC757 Corvette Z06 breaks past the 200 mph mark
    Watch a Callaway Corvette Z06 break the 200 mph mark

    Callaway and the Corvette go together like punch and pie. The tuning, engine, and parts developer from Connecticut has been cranking out go-fast bits since it incorporated back in 1977. About 10 years later, Callaway and Corvette would become forever linked. In 1987, the Callaway crew created a...

  • Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 logo
    Recent trademark filing hints at return of Corvette ZR1

    General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] on May 16 trademarked the ZR1 name with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, supporting rumors the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is set for a return. GM applies the ZR1 name to its most extreme Corvettes (ZR-1 for earlier generations) and so far has used it on...

  • 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z51

    It's been a while since we last heard about alleged plans for a mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette. A test mule for what appeared to be a mid-engine model of some sort was spotted at a General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] proving ground in early 2015. Since then the rumor mill has been quiet but Car and Driver has managed to dig up a few new details from one of its sources. Contrary to previous claims, also from Car and Driver, that the new Corvette, a C8 to all the fans, would bow in mid-engine guise in 2017, initially in high-performance ZR1 trim, the popular publication now reports the new Corvette...

  • 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
    Chevy offers hefty "loyalty" rebate on new Corvettes

    Chevrolet is offering current Corvette owners a big rebate off the list price of a brand new 2016 model. According to an official bulletin obtained by Cars Direct, if you currently own or lease a Corvette, you will qualify for a $2,000 discount off the list price of a new Corvette. The offer...

  • 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport
    2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport priced from $66,445

    What's the best Corvette to buy? Well, it looks like it will soon be the Grand Sport. Chevrolet has announced that the 2017 Gran Sport will be priced from $66,445 for the coupe and $70,445 for the convertible when they go on sale this summer. Both prices include the destination charge. The Grand...

  • Chevrolet Corvette drifting on an icy road in Russia
    Russians wildly drift Corvette and custom Supra on snowy road

    Snow and ice is apparently the new venue of choice for drifting a powerful muscle car or setting high speed records, but these two Russian drivers have raised the bar. The guys from Russia's Evil Empire driving team traveled to Karelia, a remote town near the country's border with Finland, to put a...

  • 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Collector Edition
    First Corvette Grand Sport Collector Edition heads to charity auction

    Chevrolet will auction off its first 2017 Corvette Grand Sport later this week at Barrett-Jackson's annual Palm Beach sale. Proceeds from the first 'Vette Grand Sport bound for consumers, a special edition model with serial number 001, will benefit the Karmanos Cancer Institute. General Motors...

  • Genovation GXE
    Electric Corvette breaks one-mile top speed record

    Electric cars are increasingly becoming synonymous with performance, a point best illustrated by Genovation Cars' new record-setting Corvette-based Genovation eXtreme Electric. At a test conducted, fittingly, at NASA's Shuttle Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida...

  • 2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Collector Edition, 2016 Geneva Motor Show

    Chevrolet has revived the Corvette Grand Sport for the 2017 model year. Now based on the seventh-generation Corvette, the new Grand Sport brings a number of substantial upgrades that make it the ideal choice for Corvette fans looking for a potent track car. The car sticks with the Corvette Stingray’s 6.2-liter LT1 V-8, which is rated at 460 horsepower and comes complete with a dry-sump oiling system and active exhaust. But beyond this basic package, the team at Chevy has added a number of go-fast bits borrowed from the Corvette Z06. ALSO SEE: Hear the Bugatti Chiron’s 8.0-liter...

  • Corvette Grand Sport Spoiler
    New Chevy Corvette Grand Sport to be unveiled in Geneva?

    We've got the standard Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, and there's the oh-so-mighty Corvette Z06. There are gaps in this lineup, and bowtie fans are waiting for those gaps to be filled in. The Geneva Motor Show may have a bit of the Corvette cure though as it seems the arrival party for a new Corvette...

  • 1959 Chevrolet Corvette Purple People Eater
    Purple People Eater Corvette Races To Auction

    At one point in its life, this 1959 Chevrolet Corvette was sold for $800. Two men each split the cost to acquire this car back in 1974, but now it's destined to cross an auction block in Arizona for a far greater figure. Let's back up a bit, though, as the story of the Purple People Eater runs...

  • 2016 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
    Is Chevrolet Prepping An Electrified Corvette?

    Torque is a fun thing, isn't it? Especially when a large amount of it can be delivered instantaneously. Car makers that offer vehicles powered by electricity know this, and electric torque has provided the world with a few fun additions in the vehicular realm. Be they fully electric or aided by the...

  • 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS strapped to a dyno
    Dyno Test Shows 2016 Camaro SS Putting Down More Power Than Corvette: Video

    We love the new 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS, and now we have a better understanding as to why. Tuning firm Hennessey Performance just got its hands on one, and the first thing that it did was to strap the car to a dyno. ALSO SEE: Devel’s 12.3-Liter Quad-Turbo V-16 Dynoed At 4,515 Horsepower...

  • Chevrolet Corvette Modifed By Karl Kustoms
    You Can Get The Split-Window Look Grafted To A C6 Chassis

    ...but should you? If we could make the title of this piece a little longer, those are the words we'd add. Yes, the second generation Chevrolet Corvette is one of the great all-time automotive designs. It's an icon, and Larry Shinoda deserves our unending love and respect. He crafted a design that...

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