Chevrolet Corvette News
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...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 worked perfectly for the platform presented to him. Time marches on, though, and the Corvette has evolved all the way through to its seventh generation. It's the C6 we're chatting about here today. CHECK OUT: Ford Shelby GT350 Vs. Chevy Camaro SS: Video Throwdown A company called Karl Kustom...
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Tune It! Safe! Chevy Corvette Impresses At Essen Motor Show
No, German police aren’t about to enlist a Chevrolet Corvette among their fleet of patrol cars. Rather, this particular Corvette, dressed in police livery, has been built to help promote safe and legal vehicle modification. CHECK OUT: 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo Packs More Power, New Infotainment...
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Chevy Offers Corvette Z06 Parts To Stingray Owners
Chevrolet is finally offering some of the performance upgrades normally reserved for its Corvette Z06 to customers of the Corvette Stingray. The good news is that you don’t have to buy a new Stingray to get the parts as they’re available as a retrofit on models dating back to the 2014...
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Lingenfelter Unveils Wide-Body Kit For The C7 Corvette
It’s been a while since we last heard from Lingenfelter, but the tuning firm, based in Brighton, Michigan, has been toiling away on some interesting new products. One of these is a new wide-body kit designed for the seventh-generation Corvette. CHECK OUT: Audi RS 6 And RS 7 Performance Models...
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Corvette Chief Engineer Explains Motor Trend Z06 DNF: Video
Late last month, news broke that the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 did not finish during Motor Trend's annual Best Driver's Car competition. The supercharger simply refused to engage—which Chevrolet initially blamed on bad fuel—and to add insult to injury, the car was delivered to Laguna...
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Callaway Unveils GT3-Spec Corvette Racer: Video
Here in the United States, Callaway is widely recognized for its tuning prowess, particularly when it comes to the Chevrolet Corvette, but the company has a European offshoot that also builds complete turnkey race cars. We’re talking about Callaway Competition based in Leingarten, Germany...
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Following the recent Barrett-Jackson auction held in Las Vegas, Nevada, one lucky bidder now owns the very first 2016 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 C7.R Edition destined for a customer, the car with VIN #001. The winning bid came in at an impressive $500,000. CHECK OUT: Lamborghini Huracán GT3 To Make North American Debut At 2016 Daytona 24 Hours General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] offered up the car to help raise funds for charity: all proceeds will go towards the College of Creative Studies based in Detroit. The car is just one of 650 C7.R Editions being built (only 500 are earmarked for the...
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GM Restores Another Sinkhole Corvette
We're sure you remember back to February 2014, as that was when a giant sinkhole opened up beneath the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky. In the rubble of the ugly aftermath, those surveying the damage found that eight of museum pieces wound up with varying degrees of damage. Despite this...
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Joe Rogan Enters Jay Leno's Garage With His 1965 Corvette: Video
If you're a fan of Jay Leno's Garage, you're in for a treat today. The comedian and car collector has invited Joe Rogan into his garage. Rogan is also a comedian as well as a commentator for the UFC. A huge car guy, Rogan has brought his 1965 Chevrolet Corvette for Jay to inspect before the pair...
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GM Restores And Returns Corvette Stolen 33 Years Ago
No, it wasn't General Motors that stole the car. George Talley was the owner of this 1979 Chevrolet Corvette when it was stolen from him 33 years ago. The car was recovered last year in Mississippi. After hearing about the car, some executives at GM decided to take some action. They snagged it...
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Low-Mileage, Original 1969 Corvette L88 To Be Auctioned At Monterey
To Corvette fans, certain groupings of letters and numbers have a lot of meaning. For late-model cars, Z06, ZR1, and Z51 are important alphanumerics, and for fans of vintage 'Vettes, ZL1, L71, and L88 stir their passions. Later this week, Corvette fans will be able to bid on what may be the...
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1960 CERV 1 Concept Heads For Monterey Car Week Auction
An early prototype hinting at a mid-engined Corvette is up for auction.
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Back in April, legendary Corvette tuner Callaway first announced plans for an uprated version of the C7 Corvette Z06 and showed off an early prototype. The company has now confirmed the final performance target it has set for the car: a peak output of 757 horsepower and 777 pound-feet of torque. MUST WATCH: This Woman Drives The World’s Fastest Charger SRT Hellcat: Video That’s substantially more than the stock Z06’s 650 hp and 650 lb-ft, enabling the current Corvette flagship to keep up with the world’s top supercars. Around 500 lb-ft of torque is said to be generated...
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Two Corvette Z06s Wrecked After Hyundai Driver Has Seizure: Video
Wrecked sports cars are never a pretty sight. But at least when a beast like a Corvette Z06 winds up stuffed in the wall at a track day, you can argue it was being used as intended. After all, these are the kind of machines that are supposed to chase records. ALSO SEE: This Mysterious Truck Has...
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C7 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 ‘Ring Time Rumored To Be Around 7:08
About a month ago, we learned that Chevrolet had clocked a lap time for its latest Corvette Z06 around the Nürburgring, and that a press release and video regarding the time would be coming shortly. The information came directly from Corvette chief engineer Tadge Juechter and quickly led to...
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Notes From The Driveway: An All-American, Corvette-Spangled Fourth Of July
Sometimes good fortune smiles upon you. That's what happened to me this Fourth of July weekend, as I found a 2015 Chevrolet Corvette parked in the driveway. Outfitted with the Z51 suspension, the Magnetic Ride Control dampers, and an eight-speed automatic transmission, among a host of other...
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Fourth Of July Study Sheds Light On Muscle Car Revival
Where cars are concerned, our favorite figures involve horsepower, torque, and 0-60 times. That said, there's plenty of interesting info in the latest study from research firm Experian Automotive, which looked at the numbers behind the unlikely resurgence of the muscle car. While it includes the...
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Woman Reunited With C3 Corvette After 43 Years: Video
In 1972, a Georgia woman got a job in an office and was earning her first real paychecks. She was 19 years old at the time, had started to save up, and she decided to splurge a little bit. Always in love with the Chevrolet Corvette since it debuted in the year of her birth, this young lady decided...
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This weekend is the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the highlight of the World Endurance Championship and one of the most popular motorsport events of the year. While the premier LMP1 class draws most of the attention, when it comes to cars that you and I can actually drive then it’s the production-based GTE classes that should be looked at. ALSO SEE: Ford Returning To Le Mans In 2016 With GT Supercar: Official Competition among the GTE field remains as strong as ever, with Aston Martin, Ferrari, Porsche, and once again Chevrolet all taking part in the professional classes. Chevrolet is once again...
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Sinkhole Survivor: Restoration Begins On Millionth Corvette
Last February, a sinkhole lurking under the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky opened up and swallowed eight prized examples of America's sports car. Given the perilous conditions, it was initially unclear if recovery—let alone restoration—was going to be possible...
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It Seems The C7 Corvette Z06 'Ring Time Has Been Established
Corvette chief engineer Tadge Juechter was answering questions posed to him by members of the Corvette Forum recently. One user looked to set Juechter up with a question that was a bit loaded. The Corvette main man, however, delivered a pretty perfect answer. It was the end of his answer though...
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GM Product Chief Mark Reuss To Pace 2015 IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix In A Corvette Z06
IndyCar heads to Detroit this weekend for the ‘Chevrolet Dual in Detroit’ hosted on the Belle Isle Park road course, and none other than General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] product chief Mark Reuss will be handling pacing duties. Last year he was behind the wheel of a Corvette Stingray but...
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GM Spends $439 Million On Corvette Plant Upgrades
General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] will spend $439 million in upgrades for its Corvette plant located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Most of the funds will go into a new 450,000 square-foot paint shop that will be roughly half the size of the current Bowling Green assembly plant once complete. ALSO SEE...
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Jeff Gordon To Pace 2015 Indy 500 In A Chevy Corvette Z06
NASCAR’s Jeff Gordon isn’t racing as much as he used to but the four-time Sprint Cup champion will be at next month’s 2015 Indianapolis 500, where he’ll be behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Corvette Z06 pace car. This will be the 13th time a Corvette has served as the official...
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