Posted in Automotive, Chevrolet on Sep 23rd, 2009
Chevrolet has confirmed that the newly reborn Camaro will be available with a Z/28 package. The Z/28 Camaro is legendary, and Chevrolet has teased us with the prospect of a Z/28 fifth generation Camaro for years. Finally the speed demons, power-hungry and insane will have an alternative when the Camaro SS just isn’t [...]
Posted in Automotive, Chevrolet, GM, muscle cars on Mar 18th, 2009
GM will start building the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro today at its Oshawa Car Assembly plant in Canada. When the Camaro rolls off the assembly line, it will join its rivals, the Dodge Challenger and Ford Mustang, in a three-way muscle car competition.
The three vehicles haven’t been sold at the same time as new models since [...]
Posted in Automotive, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Electric cars, GM on Feb 19th, 2009
GM plans to stop the bleeding in part by shutting down its unit that develops high performance cars, according to GM spokesman Vince Muniga. In a Thursday Auto Week article, the auto giant’s comprehensive plan for getting itself out of its financial quagmire includes disbanding the unit that produces V-series Cadillacs and the Chevrolet Cobalt SS, HHR SS [...]
Posted in Automotive, Chevrolet, GM on Feb 19th, 2009
Recently at the Chicago Auto Show, General Motors unveiled five vehicles that will be characters in the new “Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen” movie.
Bumblebee the Camaro returns for the sequel
Skids, a Chevy Beat concept
Mudflap, a Trax concept
Jolt is a modified version of the Chevy Volt
Sideswipe, the Corvette Stingray concept
The Stingray concept gathered the most [...]
Posted in Automotive, Battery-powered vehicles, Chevrolet, GM on Feb 18th, 2009
A long time ago, The Simpsons parodied Detroit’s struggle to keep pace with overseas car companies. Homer’s half-brother, a Detroit auto executive, allowed him to have free reign in his design of the quintessential American car. Because he believed Homer to be an “average American”, his half-brother thought he would design the perfect car for [...]
Posted in Cars For Commuting, Chevrolet, GM on Jan 22nd, 2009
General Motors has just released the first official photo of its newest micro car, the Spark. The newest addition to the Chevy family the Spark takes its roots from the funky little Beat concept from last year.
You remember the Beat, the Trax, and the Groove from last year’s New York Auto Show. Not many people [...]
Posted in Automotive, Chevrolet, GM, Sports cars on Jan 22nd, 2009
Like Corvette’s ?! Like driving on the track ?! Like driving on the track in a Corvette?! If you answered yes, yes, yes, than you’ll be happy to hear that now there is a ‘Vette that was purpose tuned for track-day junkies.
Called the “Competition Sport Corvette” package, or CSC this new ‘Vette differs from a [...]
Posted in Chevrolet, GM, Hybrids, Technology, Trucks on Nov 19th, 2008
General Motors recently announced their official pricing for their new hybrid full-size pickup trucks. Amidst all the hoopla about the companies new hybrid technology, GM might have priced these vehicles to high for their initial savings potential.
The 2WD versions of both the 2009 Chevy Silverado Hybrid and the 2009 GMC Sierra Hybrid start at $38,995 [...]
Posted in Automotive, Chevrolet, GM, Sports cars on Oct 27th, 2008
Those of you who have been die-hard Corvette fans know that there have been rumors going around that the Vette’s next platform, the C7, would be a mid-engine platform. While a mid-engined Corvette would finally put it in the same league as more exotic supercars ,at least dynamically, it would also squander a entire history [...]
Posted in Automotive, Chevrolet, GM, muscle cars on Oct 14th, 2008
This has been a long wait for many people. First off, the Camaro’s official shape was released which was very faithful to the concept and had hearts pumping. Then, news came out that the base V6 would be a contender, with a modern direct-injection V6 making 300 horses. All these are good things when considering [...]
