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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 June 11, 2014 - 11:56AM
We have talked a ton about the high performance packages designed by Hennessey Performance for the C7 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray and today we have a dyno video of a new Vette fitted with the Texas tuner’s HPE700 package – putting down serious numbers and emitting a sound that is like music to my horsepower addicted ears.
By Patrick Rall on June 10, 2014 - 11:56AM
If you can’t foot the $50k+ bill to buy a 2014 or 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, but you still want to get a chance to get behind the wheel for a couple days, Hertz rental car company is now offering the new C7 Stingray as part of their Adrenaline Collection – with a price of $250 per day.
By Patrick Rall on June 9, 2014 - 6:20PM
After facing more than a 6 months of criticism over excluding the Nürburgring and the new C7 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, the makers of Forza Motorsport 5 have brought both the historic German road course and the new Corvette to game – with two new DLC packs which add The Ring, the C7 and an impressive group of other vehicles for June 2014.
By Patrick Rall on June 9, 2014 - 3:02PM
When the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 finally reaches the garages of lucky owners around the country it will be one of the most powerful cars in the world and it very well could be one of the most track capable street legal cars of all time – possibly putting an end to the ongoing horsepower war in the US market.
By Patrick Rall on June 9, 2014 - 1:34PM
General Motors has announced a new batch of recalls which once again include the Chevrolet Camaro – this time before some units from the 2012 model year have driver’s side airbags which may not deploy in the event of an accident and that could lead to more significant injury to the driver.
By Patrick Rall on June 6, 2014 - 11:39AM
General Motors has announced the official power figures for the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and with 650 horsepower, it is the most powerful GM road model ever – while also being the second most powerful American road car ever and ranking in the top ten most powerful production cars sold in the world today.
By Patrick Rall on June 5, 2014 - 1:11PM
General Motors will recall the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and Cadillac CTS-V over a concern that the 6.2L engine’s supercharger could fail, causing the engine not to start or - in a worst case scenario – causing massive internal engine damage.
By Luke Ottaway on June 4, 2014 - 6:20PM
Electric vehicle sales have increased year-over-year in every month for 42 straight months. Still, the record-setting numbers the industry put up in May were impressive.
By Patrick Rall on June 4, 2014 - 4:06PM
While sales of the stunning Chevrolet Corvette dipped just a bit in May 2014, the numbers are still substantially better than they were in the same month one year ago, allowing the C7 Corvette to continue to improve its annual growth rate – now up to 211.6% on the year.
By Patrick Rall on June 4, 2014 - 11:23AM
All of the attention in the muscle car world was focused on the Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger last month, but that didn’t stop the Chevrolet Camaro from once again posting the best sales figures in the segment – beating both of the cross town rivals and extending its lead as Chevy looks for their 5th straight annual sales title.
By Patrick Rall on June 3, 2014 - 2:34PM
The new Chevrolet Corvette C7.R teams both took to the Circuit de la Sarthe track this past weekend for their first practice session leading up to the 2014 24 Hours of LeMans and while the results arent as good as they could be – it seems that the Corvette Racing teams are very pleased with their early lap times.
By Patrick Rall on June 2, 2014 - 8:41PM
Although the C7 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is only entering its second model year in 2015, General Motors is already working on the next generation Corvette and the future C8 might just feature a hybrid assist system – raising the next generation Corvette to the levels of some of the world’s most impressive supercars.
By Patrick Rall on June 2, 2014 - 3:26PM
The Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 is the most track capable Camaro of all time, but it is not the most powerful so for those folks who must have the most powerful GM muscle car on the road or the track with the accompaniment of the supercharger whine, the folks at Lingenfelter have introduced two different forced induction packages for the new LS7 Z/28.
By Patrick Rall on May 29, 2014 - 12:11PM
Earlier this week we brought you the news of the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray getting a few new appearance packages and today, we have an idea as to when those first 2015 models can be ordered and when they will begin arriving in showrooms around the country.
By John Goreham on May 28, 2014 - 4:12PM
We have made the case off and on over the years that EVs and diesel cars may not be the best value for those trying to buy a green car. AAA’s branch in the heart of green-car country now makes that point.
By Patrick Rall on May 28, 2014 - 3:56PM
It is May 28th, 2014 and while the 2014 SEMA Show is almost 6 months away, we already have out look at the first possible preview in the form of the new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray wearing an elaborate widebody package from Gurnade. Yes, SEMA previews already… and it’s a good one.
By John Goreham on May 28, 2014 - 11:56AM
The Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon will launch with innovative feature that parents will appreciate. Toyota's next Tacoma and Nissan's final Frontier had better be something very special coming if they want to retain their sales.
By Patrick Rall on May 27, 2014 - 6:54PM
When the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro introduces the 6th generation of the fabled GM pony car, it will likely feature the same LT1 V8 that currently powers the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, but having that monster V8 in the Camaro SS could create a huge gap between the entry level V6 and these high volume V8 models – a gap that the company will need to fill somehow.
By Patrick Rall on May 27, 2014 - 3:45PM
General Motors has dropped all of the details on the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, including the new 8-speed automatic transmission that we knew was coming along with a couple new exterior colors and some new exterior appearance package options – all of which should only help improve the already incredible C7 Corvette.
By Patrick Rall on May 23, 2014 - 11:06AM
While the American performance car world has long expected that the next generation Chevrolet Camaro for 2016, General Motors has now confirmed that 2015 will indeed be the final year for the current incarnation of the Camaro – and we are likely to see the next generation GM muscle car at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
By Luke Ottaway on May 23, 2014 - 8:54AM
Preliminary results from electric vehicle owners indicate that EV owner satisfaction blows that of conventional vehicles out of the water.
By Patrick Rall on May 21, 2014 - 1:00PM
Late last week, some reports surfaced insisting that there would be a final collection of C6 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 coupes built to commemorate the end of the 6th generation Corvette, but after checking with a connection familiar with the proceedings at the Corvette assembly facility in Kentucky – these reports seems to be completely incorrect.
By Patrick Rall on May 20, 2014 - 7:23PM
The Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is the most powerful bowtie clad muscle car available right now with 580 horsepower and with the new 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat packing at least 600 horsepower – the Camaro will have to wait until the 6th generation to take a shot at the most powerful muscle car title.
By Patrick Rall on May 19, 2014 - 3:46PM
After an investigation that we first discussed exactly 374 days ago, General Motors has announced a recall of over 111,000 Chevrolet Corvette coupes and convertibles over a concern that the low beam portion of the headlights could fail to function when they get hot – while also agreeing to fix a large group of Corvettes not included in the actual recall.
By Patrick Rall on May 16, 2014 - 2:01PM
The new Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 is touted by GM as the most track capable Camaro of all time with an LS7 engine packing over 500 horsepower and thanks to the folks at Redline Motorsports – we have our first look at this monster muscle car in action on the dyno.
By Luke Ottaway on May 16, 2014 - 9:28AM
Just a year into its life, the Chevy Spark EV will be updated for 2015 with an entirely new battery pack. The change will reduce costs and is indicative of GM’s sincere interest in building quality electric vehicles.
By Patrick Rall on May 15, 2014 - 4:26PM
As part of the festivities surrounding the 2014 Indy 500, a 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray piloted by former racer Sam Schmidt – who became a quadriplegic in 2000 after a crash during practice – will attempt to make 4 historic laps around the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway using the motion of his head to steer the high powered American sports car.
By Patrick Rall on May 14, 2014 - 12:15PM
IndyCar Champ Dario Franchitti will rely on a new Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 to lead the field of the 2014 Indianapolis 500 in 11 days and having spent some practice time in the official pace car ahead of the big race – the 4-time series champ and 3-time Indy 500 winner claims that the new Camaro Z/28 shatters preconceived notions about American muscle cars.
By Patrick Rall on May 12, 2014 - 5:21PM
We reported a few weeks back that General Motors was going to make an effort to prevent people from “cloning” the new Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 by restricting the components that make the new Z/28 so unique and while the company will restrict the sale of some of those items in order to prevent people from making their own Z/28 at home – it looks like some of the components will be available to owners of other 5th gen Camaros.
By Patrick Rall on May 12, 2014 - 2:23PM
While this video of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray doesn’t offer the on-board telemetry or lap times for the newest American sports car on the most famous European road course, this 10 minute long video of the C7 lapping the Nürburgring is our first look at the new Stingray on the Ring – even though this is far from a record-setting lap attempt.