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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 February 18, 2016 - 11:57AM
General Motors has announced a new partnership with Daytona International Speedway which will allow folks who have purchased a new Chevrolet to pick it up at the legendary racing venue and while they haven’t announced the list of vehicles included in this program – safe money says that the Camaro and Corvette will be on that list.
By Patrick Rall on February 17, 2016 - 12:17PM
The folks at Lingenfelter have cooked up a pair of high performance tuning packages for the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS, including a naturally aspirated package with 600 horsepower/500lb-ft of torque and a supercharged package with 630 horsepower and 600lb-ft of torque.
By Patrick Rall on February 17, 2016 - 9:08AM
The EPA is reportedly working on stricter punishments for those vehicle owners who remove the emissions control components for racing purposes and if this legislation goes through, it will be nothing more than another brutal waste of taxpayer dollars – as it will be impossible to enforce a law like the one proposed.
By Patrick Rall on February 16, 2016 - 11:27AM
Earlier this year we featured the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS built by RPM Motorsports when they turned in a 10.00 quarter mile run and today, we have that same Camaro laying down the fastest track time we have seen for the 6th gen muscle car – running a 9.63 at 139 miles per hour and staking its claim as the quickest 2016 Camaro in the world.
By Patrick Rall on February 10, 2016 - 2:48PM
As we speculated last week, the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro 1LE package will debut tomorrow at the 2016 Chicago International Auto Show, but as a nice surprise, the newest 1LE package is offered for both the V6 and V8 models – bringing superior handling capabilities to the masses.
By Patrick Rall on February 9, 2016 - 12:40PM
Corvette Racing has announced that both of their team cars have received an invitation to compete in the 2016 24 Hours of LeMans endurance race – giving the Corvette crew a chance to back up last year’s LeMans win while continuing the momentum gathered in finishing 1-2 earlier this month in Daytona.
By Patrick Rall on February 8, 2016 - 5:31PM
There has been no official word from General Motors, but there is a persistent rumor floating around the social networks and the internet forums that the 6th generation Chevrolet Camaro 1LE will debut at this week’s Chicago Auto Show – introducing what could be a road-handling beast for shoppers on a budget.
By Patrick Rall on February 5, 2016 - 1:13PM
General Motors has finally rolled out a video showing the 2016 COPO Camaro making full passes down the quarter mile and this car is nothing short of awe-inspiring in every way – with a sound that is sure to put a smile on the face of anyone who loves American muscle cars and an 8-second quarter mile time.
By Patrick Rall on February 3, 2016 - 1:11PM
The COPO drag racing package is the quickest of all factory built Chevrolet Camaro models and with the 2016 models arriving, Chevrolet received more than 5,500 purchase inquiries for the 6th gen Camaro drag car – but only 68 will actually get to buy one.
By Patrick Rall on February 2, 2016 - 2:16PM
January 2016 sales figures are in for the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger and this is one of those months that you should file under “T”, for Things that we didn’t expect – as the Mustang has once again dominated sales with the Camaro spike still unseen.
By Patrick Rall on February 1, 2016 - 4:43PM
The Corvette Racing team came into the 2016 Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway with the hopes of taking home a second straight win in the GT LeMans class and in the end, the 24 hour race couldn’t have gone any better for the C7R teams – finishing 1-2 in the class and 7-8 overall in a thrilling last lap shootout.
By Patrick Rall on February 1, 2016 - 12:26PM
Two different 2016 Chevrolet Camaro coupes hit the Barrett Jackson Scottsdale auction block this past weekend and when the final gavel had sounded, the first 2016 Camaro SS and the first 2016 COPO Camaro race car had combined to raise $800,000 for charity – with NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick taking home the new SS.
By Patrick Rall on January 29, 2016 - 4:32PM
The first COPO drag racing package for the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro will be sold to the highest bidder tonight, when it hits the stage of the Barrett Jackson Auto Auction later today – and you can watch the action live on the Velocity channel as the COPO Camaro auction proceeds around 7pm EDT.
By Patrick Rall on January 28, 2016 - 3:17PM
Although GM execs have gone on the record insisting that there is no mid-engine Corvette being developed, the folks at CorvetteForum.com have inside information insisting that the mid-engine Corvette – or Zora, as it may be called – will be revealed in some manner during the 2016 calendar year.
By Patrick Rall on January 22, 2016 - 12:45PM
The folks at Lingenfelter have just announced their Stage 2 package for the C7 Corvette Z06, which lifts the output by 100 horsepower and 100lb-ft of torque in a very reliable way – adding improved internal engine components rather than just jamming in a bunch more boost.
By Patrick Rall on January 21, 2016 - 12:56PM
The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro COPO drag racing package is easily the nastiest of all of the 6th gen models and the first video of the new Chevrolet race car has hit the internet – giving us an eyeful and an earful of the quickest of the 2016 Camaros cleaning off the tires before a quarter mile run.
By Patrick Rall on January 20, 2016 - 12:51PM
The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS has only been reaching dealerships for a little over two months and already we have one that has blasted down the quarter mile in the 9-second range – and the “Fireball” Camaro’s record run was caught on film for unquestionable proof.
By Patrick Rall on January 18, 2016 - 11:26AM
The high performance tuning experts have gotten their hands on a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS and the results are impressive – with promises of more than 600 horsepower with this simple supercharger package.
By Patrick Rall on January 15, 2016 - 2:49PM
Last week during the opening stages of the Roar Before the 24 at Daytona Motor Speedway, we reported that one of the Corvette Racing teams had experienced a fire, but with the first official event of the 2016 IMSA endurance racing season finished up – the Corvette Racing cars ended up turning in the 2nd and 4th quickest lap times in the GT LeMans class.
By Patrick Rall on January 14, 2016 - 6:03PM
Since the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro officially hit dealerships late last year, shops around the country have been quick to show off their souped-up 6th gen Camaros, but SS coupe from Redline Motorsports is the first in the world to add a twin turbo setup to the next generation muscle car – with more than 650 rear wheel horsepower on an otherwise stock motor.
By Patrick Rall on January 13, 2016 - 3:10PM
The new Chevrolet Bolt EV made its formal production debut earlier this week at the 2016 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, bringing us the full details on the industry’s most capable, affordable electric vehicle.
By Patrick Rall on January 8, 2016 - 12:57PM
The first practice session for the Roar Before the Rolex 24 kicked off this morning, but the #4 Corvette driven by Tommy Milner didn’t get off to the start that the team had hoped – with the car being carted off of the track on the wrecker after the car burst into flames on the track.
By John Goreham on January 7, 2016 - 6:17PM
Tesla wants you to remember this was their idea.
By Patrick Rall on January 7, 2016 - 5:18PM
The Dodge Viper ACR and the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 recently went head to head thanks to the crew at Motor Trend and not surprisingly, the most track capable Dodge of all time absolutely destroyed the most track capable Corvette of all time – with the Viper beating the Vette by almost 3 seconds around Laguna Seca Raceway.
By Patrick Rall on January 7, 2016 - 11:35AM
The Chevrolet Camaro fell short of beating the Ford Mustang in the 2015 muscle car sales race, but the Chevrolet Corvette had no problems running away with the title of America’s bestselling premium sports car once again – selling more than twice as many cars as the runner-up Lexus RC.
By Patrick Rall on January 6, 2016 - 11:32AM
The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro has only been available for roughly two months, but RPM Motorsports has already gotten one of the 6th gen Camaro SS coupes very near the 9-second quarter mile range – running a 10.00 at 137 miles per hour and turning in what I believe to be the quickest quarter mile run by the new Chevy muscle car.
By Patrick Rall on January 5, 2016 - 1:38PM
Ford Motor Company and the 2015 Mustang did what General Motors and the Chevrolet Camaro have not been able to do over the past few years – with the mighty Mustang claiming every single monthly sales title during the course of 2015 in route to a dominating win in annual muscle car sales.
By Patrick Rall on January 4, 2016 - 2:33PM
The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro is already selling like hot cakes and as a result, General Motors has added a third production shift at the Lansing Grand River facility to build the new muscle car – with more than 500 jobs being created as a result of the increased production volume.
By Patrick Rall on December 30, 2015 - 5:43PM
There has been tons of speculation as to whether or not the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS actually makes more power than the C7 Corvette Stingray with the same LT1 engine, but thanks to the folks at JDP Motorsports – we know that the 6th gen Camaro definitely makes more power than the Corvette.
By Patrick Rall on December 29, 2015 - 12:31PM
Although the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro has only been shipping to dealerships for a few weeks now, the folks at Rick Hendrick Chevrolet have already cooked up a special edition package that is exclusive to the list of Hendrick-owned Chevy dealerships around the southern United States.