Archive for the 'Chevrolet' Category

GM scouring the globe for next Corvette design, first time looking beyond U.S

The Chevrolet Corvette is a uniquely American invention. It’s the quintessential sportscar from the land that brought us baseball and apple pie. Interesting, then, that General Motors would choose to seek out design studies from its various styling studios from all around the globe, particularly those in Europe.
According to AutoWeek, though, that’s just what […]

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

2011 Chevrolet Aveo RS concept proves small hatches are ready for a renaissance

After taking heat for years for its subpar compact entries, General Motors is firing back. The new Chevrolet Cruze debuted last month at the Los Angeles auto show; the Spark is on its way; and Chevrolet is completing the trifecta with the Aveo RS show car, a thinly veiled preview of the long-awaited Aveo […]

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

Drive Experience: 2012 Chevrolet Spark European Spec

Chevrolet likes to pretend that the Chevrolet Spark is the car you chose. The first hint of its design came as a two-door concept version called Beat, at the 2007 New York auto show. The Beat appeared as part of a trio of concepts, alongside a micro-crossover called Trax and a retro minivan, Groove.
The public […]

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

2009 LA Auto Show Preview: 2011 Chevy Cruze finally unveiled in U.S.-market trim

More than a year after first showing us a styling buck and nearly as long since launching it overseas, General Motors is finally showing off the production Chevy Cruze for North America. Set to be shown publicly this week at the LA Auto Show, the Cruze is still a good eight or nine months away […]

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Long-Term Thinking: “Cost to Own” mindset grabs hold

So many things are changing in the new automotive reality, it’s hard to know where to start. Everything from the kind of hose we connect to our cars (liquid filled? electric?) to the sounds the vehicles make is different now than it used to be. What else needs to change? How about how we think […]

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

2010 Chevrolet Hennessey HP700 Camaro to make official debut at SEMA

We’ve seen the pictures. We’ve seen the videos. Now we’re finally going to see the Hennessey HPE700 Camaro in person when it makes its official debut at SEMA next week. There’s a lot to love with Hennessey’s halo musclecar, starting with the LS9 V8 from the ZR1 packing 725 horsepower and 741 lb.-ft. torque (up […]

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Auto Review: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS demands to be loved

The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro has taken so long to get to here we wouldn’t be surprised if Caravaggio did the original sketches. We wanted the car when we first saw it back in 6 B.C. We drove prototypes sometime around the Norman Conquest. And now it’s finally on the streets. It seems like a mighty […]

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009