Archive for 'Chevrolet'
March 13, 2007 3:19pm
General Motors Vice Chairman and global product chief Bob Lutz told reporters at the Geneva Motor Show that the automaker is targeting a production version of its Chevrolet Volt electric concept car in 2010.
“We have set an internal target of production in 2010. Whether we can make that or not, this is still kind of […]
Posted in: Chevrolet, Concept Cars, News, Hybrids, Electric, Future Vehicles
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March 1, 2007 3:09pm
General Motors has announced that it will end production of the Monte Carlo this summer, according to reports citing automaker sources. According to an email received by a member of the GMInsideNews forums, the Monte Carlo will be avilable for order until May 4th, and the last Monte Carlo will roll off the assembly line at […]
Posted in: Chevrolet, Manufacturing, Coupes, Car Buying
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February 25, 2007 5:17pm
Yesterday, we reported that it was possible that the next-generation C7 Corvette will produce up to 700 horsepower. In an interview with Motor Trend, General Motors’ VP of Global Product Development, Jim Queen, did not reveal a specific number but speculation was that 700-hp was possible.
Well, Autoblog did its research, and found out that the […]
Posted in: Chevrolet, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Supercars, Rumors
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February 24, 2007 10:45pm
It’s possible that the next-generation C7 Corvette will produce up to 700 horsepower, according to General Motors’ VP of Global Product Development, Jim Queen. In an interview with Motor Trend, Queen did not reveal a specific number but with the 600-hp Corvette SS on the way for 2009, 700-hp doesn’t sound like an unreasonable target. […]
Posted in: Chevrolet, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Supercars, News, Future Vehicles
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February 22, 2007 3:56pm
Well, this is getting caught with your pants down. The Corvette SS was caught by a Lufthansa cargo employee — likely a FORMER Lufthansa cargo employee. According to the poster, Lufthansa cargo was responsible for moving the super Corvette around for testing. This time he snapped it back in Michigan.
Based on the shots, the Corvette […]
Posted in: Chevrolet, Spy Shots, Coupes, Supercars, Future Vehicles
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February 21, 2007 11:08pm
Earlier this month General Motors made it official, there will be a higher performance Corvette. While that came as little surprise, considering all the spy shots and all of the inuendo by GM execs, it was still nice to hear that was official. Long known as the “Blue Devil”, the Corvette is expected to wear […]
Posted in: Chevrolet, Coupes, Supercars, Future Vehicles
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February 20, 2007 12:28pm
General Motors is developing an ultra low-cost family car, which it will sell in emerging markets. The low-cost family car would compete with Renault’s Logan sedan and the planned low-cost car by Toyota. Renault’s current Logan sedan sells for less than $10,000, but Renault is rumored to be working on a cheaper variant, and the […]
Posted in: Chevrolet, Manufacturing, Economy, GM, Business, China, Future Vehicles, Asia
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February 13, 2007 7:49pm
General Motors will build a new variant of its Hydra-Matic rear-wheel-drive six-speed transmission for its heavy-duty pickups. The new electronically controlled six-speed automatic transmission will be standard on the all new 2007 GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado heavy-duty pickups.
The advantages of a six-speed transmission include improved fuel economy, and performance. The six-speed transmission has the […]
Posted in: Chevrolet, GMC, GM, Trucks/Pickups, News
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February 13, 2007 7:37pm
To celebrate the success of the Corvette in sports car racing — and specifically its success in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, General Motors will produce a limited series of just 250 ‘Victory Edition’ Corvette Coupes. Corvette Racing has won over 50 races, including five class wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans […]
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February 13, 2007 12:34am
General Motors has made it official, Chevrolet will get another Corvette model — this time it will be a 600-hp super Corvette known as the “Blue Devil” and it is expected to arrive summer 2009.
When asked about production plans for the super Corvette known as the “Blue Devil” at the Detroit Auto Show, Bob Lutz […]
Posted in: Chevrolet, Chicago Auto Show, Detroit Auto Show, Supercars, News, Future Vehicles
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