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Chevrolet

With a lineup that includes some of the bestselling cars, trucks and SUVs sold in America, Chevrolet is routinely one of the bestselling brands in the US market. A refresh to the Camaro and Malibu along with new versions of the Corvette, Silverado and Impala join forces with the likes of the Volt and the Spark EV to offer an incredible range of performance cars and super efficient models in the same showroom.

By Patrick Rall on January 4, 2017 - 4:21PM
Sales Numbers from around the industry are still trickling in, but it is clear that the Ford F Series pickup will be the bestselling vehicle in America for the 35th consecutive years – while also being America’s bestselling pickup truck for the 40th consecutive year.
By Patrick Rall on January 4, 2017 - 3:10PM
The sales numbers are in from all of the automakers which offer a performance oriented rear wheel drive vehicle and with 160,500 examples of the Challenger, Charger and Viper sold during 2016 – Dodge is officially the leading purveyor of rear wheel drive, performance oriented vehicles in the USA.
By Patrick Rall on January 4, 2017 - 1:57PM
For the second year in a row, the Ford Mustang has beaten the Chevrolet Camaro and the Dodge Challenger to claim the title of America’s bestselling muscle car for 2016 – grabbing 10 of the 12 monthly sales wins along the way.
By Patrick Rall on January 3, 2017 - 3:56PM
The TorqueNews/Camaros Unlimited Camaro of the Month for January 2017 is the gorgeous, blown-big block-powered 1968 Chevrolet Camaro shown above – which is owned by Richard Sloan.
By Patrick Rall on December 30, 2016 - 2:08PM
Performance cars aren’t the bestselling vehicles in the US, but they are among the most popular in the United States among enthusiasts so today, we bring you the best TorqueNews performance car stories of 2016 – with a look at a variety of different types of performance oriented cars from around the world.
By Patrick Rall on December 29, 2016 - 5:42PM
Full size trucks are the most popular vehicles in the US market and with 2016 being a big year for big trucks, we have put together a list of some of the most significant news stories of our 2016 coverage of the full size truck segment in the US – including Ford, General Motors, Nissan, Ram and Toyota.
By Patrick Rall on December 28, 2016 - 3:16PM
Yesterday we talked about the arrival of a new LT5 engine for the Chevrolet Corvette in the GM dealer service system and today, I bring you a look at how I am guessing GM could use this new engine – most likely in a new trimline or even the long-rumored mid-engine Corvette.
By Patrick Rall on December 27, 2016 - 12:06PM
We have long been speculating that the Chevrolet Corvette would soon get a new LT5 V8 and while new information from the General Motors service website shows that a new LT5 with a dual overhead cam design is on the way – it appears that this new engine is most certainly not the high performance monster which will power the next Corvette ZR1.
By Patrick Rall on December 21, 2016 - 3:34PM
If you want a Chevrolet Camaro that will hang with just about any production car on a road course, but you couldn’t stomach the $75k price tag of the “old” 2015 Camaro Z/28, you are in luck, as Chevy dealership in Louisiana has a brand new 5th generation Z/28 in their showroom with a price tag almost $20,000 below the original MSRP.
By Mary Conway on December 19, 2016 - 8:06PM
Chevrolet is releasing is teaser photo of the next generation 2018 Traverse. It will make its debut at the North American International Auto Show, in Detroit.
By Patrick Rall on December 19, 2016 - 5:25PM
General Motors has announced that they will temporarily halt production at a handful of assembly plants around the US including those facilities which build the Chevrolet Camaro and the Chevrolet Corvette in an effort to burn through existing inventory – with the downtime ranging from 1-3 weeks depending on the plant.
By Patrick Rall on December 19, 2016 - 1:23PM
The first video showing a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat racing a new Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 has arrived online courtesy of the folks at Hennessey Performance, and in this first matchup of the two supercharged American muscle cars – the Hellcat took the win time after time.
By Dave Ashton on December 17, 2016 - 6:37AM
Coincidence or not, the first Chevrolet Bolt is going to be delivered to customers living in Tesla's backyard, Fremont, California, Chevy's main rival in the electric auto stakes 3 miles from Tesla's factory.
By Mary Conway on December 16, 2016 - 10:09PM
GM plans to start aggressively testing its autonomous-driving 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EVs. The company will test the Bolt's winter driving capability in metro Detroit starting in early 2017.
By Patrick Rall on December 16, 2016 - 3:08PM
Courtney Force is best known for blasting down the drag strip in her Chevrolet Camaro funny car, but she recently took the new Camaro ZL1 for a ride down the track – preceded by what might just be the most impressive burnout I’ve seen from the new supercharged Chevy.
By Patrick Rall on December 15, 2016 - 2:11PM
The 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 that we have featured in a few dyno videos here on TorqueNews.com is back in action, but this time, ZL1 Tommy is taking his 75 year old mother for a high speed ride in his 770 rear wheel horsepower Chevy muscle car.
By Patrick Rall on December 14, 2016 - 12:51PM
The new Chevrolet Camaro SS is proving to be a popular high performance option in the South Korean market and to celebrate the launch of the new GM muscle car, the 2016 Camaro SS was featured in a unique art exhibit at the recent 2016 Seoul Design Festival – giving attendees a rare chance to see the car from a variety of unusual angles.
By Patrick Rall on December 12, 2016 - 3:23PM
A few weeks back, we brought you a short video showing a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 on the dyno in stock form and today, we bring you a look at that same supercharged GM muscle car, which has received a few new components and a few hundred extra wheel horsepower.
By Mary Conway on December 10, 2016 - 5:28PM
Chevrolet has released its pricing for the redesigned Equinox. Priced at $24,475, it is expected to get better fuel mileage than its predecessor.
By Patrick Rall on December 9, 2016 - 12:24PM
Since the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 was first introduced with the same supercharged LT4 engine as the C7 Corvette Z06, there has been speculation as to how much faster the lightweight Corvette would be when compared to the heavier muscle car – but thanks to the folks at Hennessey, we don’t have to speculate anymore.
By Mary Conway on December 8, 2016 - 3:27PM
GM is expanding its use of multiple speed transmissions. It will start the transformations with its popular Chevrolet Malibu. The nine-speed is expected to improve the smoothness of the ride and boost MPG numbers.
By Patrick Rall on December 8, 2016 - 1:56PM
General Motors has announced that there will be a new Chevrolet Camaro Pro Stock car racing in the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series and among others, Jeg Coughlin Jr, Erica Enders and 2016 champion Jason Line will campaign these 6th generation-inspired Camaro race cars.
By Patrick Rall on December 7, 2016 - 2:25PM
I recently spent a week driving the all-new 2016 Chevrolet Cruze Premium and while I really liked the previous generation of GM’s hot-selling compact sedan – this new Cruze is at least a little better in every way.
By Mary Conway on December 6, 2016 - 10:58PM
An owner of a new 2016 Chevrolet Silverado Z71 is warning others against getting a "lift kit". He says even though it was installed at the dealership, it has apparently voided his truck warranty.
By Patrick Rall on December 5, 2016 - 12:25PM
If you love using emojis in your text messages, you have an iPhone and you are a diehard Chevrolet Corvette fan, the new Automoji: Bowling Green sticker pack allows you to substitute the front of 27 different Corvettes in place of a smiley face – all for just 99 cents.
By Patrick Rall on December 2, 2016 - 2:36PM
The high performance GM tuning experts at Callaway have rolled out their new SC740 package for the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 – lifting the output to 740 horsepower for the special price of $16,995.
By Patrick Rall on December 2, 2016 - 11:51AM
After trailing the Chevrolet Camaro in September and October sales, a combination of a sales surge for the Ford Mustang with the worst sales month of the year for the Camaro has allowed the Mustang to climb back to the top of the muscle car chart – even as sales slump across the segment compared to last year.
By Patrick Rall on December 1, 2016 - 10:50AM
The TorqueNews/Camaros Unlimited Camaro of the Month for December 2016 is the custom, LS1-powered 1991 Camaro Z28 shown above – which is owned by Brandon Pursley.
By Mary Conway on November 29, 2016 - 9:18PM
Can you hear me now? Owners of 2016 Chevrolet Camaros are sounding off over issues with their in-car microphones. Drivers are complaining that they can't make calls because the bluetooth microphones have too much distortion or wind noise.
By Patrick Rall on November 29, 2016 - 12:30PM
New 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1s are reaching owners around the country, leading to real world examples of the supercharged GM muscle car in action – including this video showing a 6th gen Camaro ZL1 hitting the dyno and laying down 554 stock rear wheel horsepower.