Archive for the 'Chevrolet' Category

1400hp Chevrolet Camaro dragster cost $320,000 to build

While most of us are waiting for the 556 hp (415 kW / 548 PS) Camaro Z/28, Canadian Serge Leger has decided to make us all jealous.
He commissioned this impressive dragster which features a 6.0-liter LSX V8 engine, a 91mm Turbonetics turbocharger, a 5-inch downpipe, a custom intake manifold, and a 6-inch intercooler. Thanks […]

Sunday, August 8th, 2010

First Test: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Synergy Special Edition

Wow. Look at that color. Not that the pride and joy of Chevrolet’s lineup not called the Corvette needs support within the enthusiast community, but building rapport with the general public begins with a vehicle’s exterior. And if there was ever desire for an ostentatious display of Camaro certitude, you’re looking at it. Its […]

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

2010 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid is all swing, all miss

For every engineering stroke of genius out there, there are a million duds – projects that someone slaved over in good faith, only to realize that someone else had already come to market with a superior and/or more viable alternative. Both the electronic and automotive industries are awash with tales of second-place finishes in two-man […]

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

GM announces best-in-class towing, payload figures for heavy-duty Silverado

General Motors has just announced the hauling capacities for the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD pickups. The new trucks can now pull up to 21,700 pounds in fifth-wheel configuration and lug around 6,635 pounds worth of payload, thereby making them the new best-in class champions. The traditional tow rating sits at […]

Sunday, June 27th, 2010

2011 Chevrolet Camaro gets small price increase, V6 rated at 312hp

The 2011 Chevrolet Camaro is getting a small price bump of $350 for the 2LT and 2SS models as well as a power and torque bump. The 2010 MY car was officially rated at 227 kW (304 bhp / 308 PS) with torque peaking at 370 Nm (273 lb-ft). However, as previously reported the […]

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

Beijing 2010: Chevrolet Volt MPV5 concept, HHR goes future tech

Having invested heavily in the Chevy Volt’s plug-in hybrid Voltec powertrain, GM plans to leverage the technology as much as it can. A fashionably tweaked version of the Volt will be sold in Europe as the Opel Ampera, while the regular Volt goes on sale in China next year. The Volt MPV5 concept, making its […]

Monday, April 26th, 2010

First Drive: 2011 Chevrolet Cruze

Over a year ago, we sampled a Korean-built, Euro-spec Cruze and declared it the car that must save GM. Since then we’ve been bombarded with rhetoric about how THIS global compact will be different, conceived from the start as a world-beater that will sell in the U.S. as an aspirational compact (oxymoron alert!). We’ve been […]

Monday, April 19th, 2010