Entries Tagged as 'chevrolet'

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

First Drive: 2008 Chevrolet Corvette

Filed under: Sports/GTs, Chevrolet, Driving
click above image to view our first drive of the 2008 Chevrolet Corvette
Torque is good! More torque is better. For anyone who likes to drive, an engine with a stratospheric red-line is fun for a while, but a fat torque curve means acceleration is just a squeeze of the right pedal […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Design detractors: Chevy Camaro will get a B-pillar

Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupes, Chevrolet, GM

While the concept car and the original Camaro were both hardtop coupes, the production version of the 2010 Camaro will gain a B-pillar. It may seem like a betrayal to some, and Rick Wagoner did pledge to make the production car virtually identical to the concept, but in the […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Chevy considering entrant into the mini-’ute segment abroad

Filed under: Economy, SUVs, Euro, Crossovers/CUVs, Chevrolet, GM, Opel
Click the image above for a host of live shots of the Chevy Trax concept.
GM is keeping a close eye on the growing cute ‘ute segment abroad, and according to a union leader from the ABVV, the General has already tasked its Antwerp, Belgium factory with building […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

GM follows last month’s gains with new incentives on trucks and SUVs

Filed under: Car Buying, SUVs, Trucks/Pickups, Marketing/Advertising, Chevrolet, GMC

GM has bucked the domestic trend of consistently giving up market share to Japanese automakers for the past couple months, and with a new round of incentives, the General is hoping to keep the trend going. The Silverado and GMC Envoy are among the vehicles receiving an […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

New GM CUV planning to take on the Honda Ridgeline

Filed under: Crossovers/CUVs, Chevrolet, GM

Inside Line has got the, ummm, inside line on Chevrolet’s future CUV offerings, and the big news is that GM’s suppliers are saying a “crossover pickup” is in the cards. A four-door crew cab version in the same vein as the Honda Ridgeline is planned with both a sizable bed and […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

SEMA 2007: Chevy Silverado HD Crew Z71 “Big Red”

Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA, Tuners, Trucks/Pickups, Chevrolet
Click the image above for more “Big Red”
Even though Chevy denies buyers a Z71 version of the Silverado 2500HD, it wants you to know how cool it could be. Say hello to “Big Red,” powered by a 6.6-liter Duramax diesel backed by a six-speed Allison transmission, it combines a […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

SEMA 2007: Corvette C6RS Live Shots

Filed under: SEMA, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Chevrolet

click above image to see more crystal clear floor shots of the C6RS
We got a sneak peak at Leno’s C6RS Corvette last night, and it’s just as beautiful on the show floor. The car has amazing carbon fiber detail that we could see much better today, including the vented hood, […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

SEMA 2007: Corvette C6R replica

Filed under: Aftermarket, Motorsports, SEMA, Chevrolet
click above image to view more pics of this perfect C6R replica
This streetable Corvette parked outside of the convention center at SEMA had us doing a double take. It looks so much like the real thing that we half expected to see Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta signing autographs next […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Limited edition 427 ZL-1 big block V8 coming from GM

Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA, Chevrolet

In the late 1960s the ultimate muscle cars were the ZL-1 Camaros and Corvettes. The full racing motor featured an all aluminum block and cylinder heads and could be ordered as an option in 1969 on the Corvette or as a COPO (Central Office Production Order) on the Camaro. Because of […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

SEMA 2007 Spotlight: APS C6 ZO6 LS7 twin turbo kit

Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA, Tuners, Chevrolet

One sports car that really needs more power is the Chevrolet C6 Corvette Z06, right? The LS7 engine puts out 505 horsepower in stock form, so it could really use about twice that. Thankfully the folks at APS (Air Power Systems) developed a twin turbocharger kit for the C6 Z06 […]

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