The trademark filings continue for General Motors, this time with a new name and the return of an old favorite. Filed on February 9th and 12th respectively, the Silverado Big Sky and Scottsdale names seem very likely candidates for near-future trim levels or special editions in the GM truck lineup.
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In the land of the Interwebz where exaggeration is the norm and idiocracy runs rampant, there lies this video: Monster Energy's Ballistic BJ Baldwin Recoil 2 - Unleashed in Ensenada, Mexico. I kid you not; this video contains the most ridiculous driving I've ever seen. Period.
Let me back up.
'Ballistic BJ Baldwin' is a five-time national off-road racing champion and driver of the Monster Energy Trophy Truck. BBB has more than 17 years of off-road racing under his belt with impressive back-to-back wins at The Best in The Desert Trophy Truck Championship in 2010 and 2011. His other wins include a 2006 and 2008 victory at the SCORE-International Trophy Truck competition. Needless to say, he lives up to his 'ballistic' title.
His latest publicity stunt comes a year after the first 'Recoil' flick. Unlike Hollywood, BBB's second Recoil totally outdid the first. There's more slow-motion suspension action happening here than a Stephen King book has suspense. If you've ever wanted to see an independent front suspension and a live rear axle with a long-arm kit work, this is your video.
BBB's 800-horsepower Chevrolet Silverado trophy truck careens through the little seaside town of Ensenada, Mexico, hitting incredible jumps and diving from impossible heights. Ensenada is no stranger to trophy trucks, however, as the town is home to the Baja 1000.
There's a bit of a story line to the whole sequence, if the ridiculous action doesn't enthrall you. So follow along for the most insane seven minutes of your life.
Click past the jump to watch the original Recoil
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The 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 is undoubtedly an awesome track-prepped machine, the ultimate fifth-generation Camaro if you will. But to my eyes, the 2014 model is no match to the original Z/28, especially if we're talking about a Trans Am-spec race car.
Chevy introduced the Z/28 option for the 1967 model year, promoting it as a "virtually race-ready" Camaro available at any U.S. dealer. Fitted with a 4.9-liter, small-block V-8 specifically designed to race in the Trans Am series, the Z/28 became a huge success by 1969, when it accounted for nearly 22 percent of total Camaro production of the year.
The Z/28 was off to a slow start in Trans Am, losing the 1967 championship to Ford and Mercury. However, the bowtie-badged muscle car went on to dominate the competition in both 1968 and 1969 with Mark Donohue behind the wheel. In two years, the Camaro Z/28 won 21 of 25 events, crushing Detroit rivals from Ford and its Mustang. The streak ended once the second-gen Camaro was introduced in 1970 and it took Chevy five more years to win another championship, this time with the Corvette.
Although the Camaro returned to the spotlight with seven Trans Am titles in the 1980s and 1990s, none of these vehicles managed to reach the fame of the first-gen Z/28s. Not at all surprising considering the stardom the first-gen Camaro so rightfully enjoys. There's more than that, of course. The looks, the sound, and all the amazing things surrounding late 1960s racing. Most of us aren't lucky enough to climb into one of those Trans Am beasts, but Motor Trend's Jess Lang managed to hoon a 1969 Camaro Z/28 around the Laguna Seca. Hit the play button to find out why the first-gen Z/28 is one of the most enticing muscle cars ever built.
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| Posted on 07.18.2013 17:00 by |
In the 2014 Chevrolet Captiva Sport's senior yearbook, the standard headshot would have been replaced by a blank "No Photo Available." This commercial vehicle sits in the fleet-only section of Chevy's U.S. lineup. These models major on sale price and fuel mileage - but typically include few tech or luxury features and zero trendy styling.
The opposite of trendy, the Captiva Sport is eerily familiar on all American roads. By george! It is the stillborn, second-gen Saturn Vue in a bowtie grille! Additional fender flares and chrome accents appear where there were once maroon Saturn badges.
Reviving this car is a special treatment within General Motors, and only replicated with the (also fleet-only) Chevy Caprice PPV that started life as the 2008 Pontiac G8 GT. What this distinction means for the Captiva Sport is that the vehicles have to be delivered directly to a commercial operator, thereby skipping the local retailer in favor of bulk orders.
The Captiva Sport's big news for 2014 is an updated infotainment unit that now offers Chevrolet MyLink touchscreen audio and mobile connectivity.
The Captiva Sport is therefore a work car for people who might otherwise be in a Malibu Classic (yes, it existed..) or a Cruze - neither of which have AWD winter traction.
The larger Chevrolet Equinox is also on the fleet books for virtually identical list prices. How do they compare?
Click past the jump for the full review of the 2014 Chevrolet Captiva Sport, the only autobahn-tested AWD crossover in the Chevrolet's American commercial fleet lineup.
Chevrolet Captiva Sport originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 18 July 2013 17:00 EST.
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| Posted on 10.25.2013 17:00 by Simona |
Chevrolet Sonic may be a small car, but with the right updates, it can become quite mean and aggressive. A good example is this Sonic RS Concept car that will be unveiled at the 2013 SEMA Show on November 5th. The concept was designed by Chevrolet Performance, and it previews elements that will be available at all Chevrolet dealers.
The concept was updated from top to bottom, and it includes engine performance, suspension, brake and appearance upgrades. This Sonic RS is painted in a unique Lemon Peel Yellow hue combined with blue graphics, and tinted headlamps and fog lamps. The interior gets seats in black leather with Lark Yellow contrast stitching.
Under the hood, the 1.4-liter, turbocharged engine receives a Stage Kit, cold-air induction and a high-flow exhaust system that will allow it to deliver more power than its stock 138 horsepower and 148 pound-feet of torque. Chevy is keeping the output level is being kept a secret for now, but we are thinking it'll land in the 160-horsepower range.
Along with the engine upgrades, Chevy also equipped this sonic with a track-tuned suspension system that lowers the car's ride and offers a sportier appearance. The concept sits on18-inch, split-five-spoke wheels combined with a higher-performance brake upgrade kit with Wilwood front calipers.
Click past the jump to read more about the standard Chevrolet Sonic.
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| Posted on 09.18.2013 15:00 by Simona |
Chevrolet unveiled the seventh-gen Corvette - dubber the Stingray - at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, but it looks like the company needed another eight months to actually finish preparing the sports car and have it ready for the dealerships.
Chevy built approximately 1,000 Stingrays at its Bowling Green assembly plant, and they will hit showrooms within the next few weeks. A truckload of 2014 Corvette Stingrays left the assembly plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky today, September 18th, 2013, so customers should expect their Stingrays pretty soon.
In order to develop the new Stingray, the Bowling Green facility required a $131-million upgrade, including a $52-million investment for a new body shop to manufacture the car's all-new aluminum frame in-house for the first time. Taking a look at the amount of this investment, it is pretty clear that Chevrolet is banking on the 2014 Corvette Stingray being a smash hit.
Click past the jump to read more about the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray.
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| Posted on 02.15.2013 11:00 by |
Chevrolet has placed an online configurator for the seventh-generation Vette on its page, which will allow you to configure the Stingray of your dreams. To be completely honest with you, it is not a configurator in the real sense of the word but more like a colorizer.
There are ten colors to choose from: Black, Laguna Blue Tintcoat, Chrystal Red Tintcoat, Cyber Gray Metallic, Lime Rock Green, Night Race Blue Metallic, Torch Red, Blade Silver Metallic, Arctic White, Velocity Yellow Tintcoat. These colors can be combined with three different set of wheels, you will be able to customize the Corvette to your liking.
Add in that new 6.2-liter LT1 V8 engine that delivers a total of 450 horsepower and 450 pound-feet of torque and the Corvette is definitely a real head turner.
Let us know in the comment section below color do you think is the perfect one for the new Stingray.
Chevy Launches the Online Configurator for the Corvette Stingray originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 15 February 2013 11:00 EST.
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Chevrolet is scheduled to debut the SS performance sedan one week before the Daytona 500, says Jim Campbell, Chevy's Vice President of performance vehicles and motorsports.
The SS is the consumer version of the newest NASCAR Sprint Cup Chevrolet is racing and will be marketed as a low-volume sports sedan slotted above the Impala.
Not much is know about the details, but we know it's built on the Zeta platform that already underpins the Holden Commodore (think Pontiac G8), Chevrolet Camaro, and Chevrolet PPV Police Interceptor. Power will likely come from the 6.2-liter V-8 already found in the other cars.
This marks the first time in 17 years that Chevy has offered a rear-wheel-drive sedan in the United States. The SS will be manufactured in Australia along side its corporate twins. It’s expected to go on sale in late 2013 as a 2014 model, and pricing will likely fall just above the starting price of a Chevy Impala of $27,535.
Stay tuned to Autotalk for our full-coverage of the SS unveiling on February 16.
| Posted on 11.29.2012 14:00 by |
A while ago a heavily camouflaged Chevrolet Corvette C7 was spotted in Gran Turismo 5 and everyone imagined that the car will be making its virtual debut earlier than the real-world one. Today, Chevrolet and Sony have confirmed that Gran Turismo 5 players can indeed enjoy a first-of-its-kind driving experience of a camouflaged Corvette C7 prototype.
While developing this virtual prototype, designers from Chevy and Polyphony Digital paid attention to even the tiniest details and tried to replicate the real car by as much as possible. Unfortunately, they opted for a soft camouflage to keep the car's design a secret until its world debut in January. You didn't really think they would unveil the car in a video game, did you?
"Until now, only the most skilled drivers on the Corvette team have been authorized to push the test prototypes to the limits on some of the most challenging track surfaces in the world," said Chris Perry, vice president of Chevrolet Global Marketing. "Through this unique collaboration with Gran Turismo, Chevrolet is able, for the first time, to give performance car enthusiasts access to such an exclusive driving experience."
Check out the above video to see the digital version of the C7 Corvette draped in its camo livery!
| Posted on 10.30.2012 16:00 by |
TV personality Guy Fieri first burst into mainstream consciousness when he won "The Next Food Network Star" reality show back in 2006. Since then, Fieri has become a successful restaurateur, author, television personality, and game show host.
Lost in all that though is the fact that Fieri is also a bonafide car nut with an affinity for Chevrolet convertibles. Well, the spiky-haired Fieri was put to the task by the fine folks at Chevy to design his very own Corvette 427 Convertible Collector Edition, which will be on hand at the 2012 SEMA Auto Show.
True to his flamboyant personality, Fieri’s influence can be easily seen on the limited edition Corvette sports car. The body color is dominantly black with custom yellow stripes, a reversal play on the company’s trademark yellow-and-black color scheme. In addition, the Fieri-designed 427 Corvette received embroidered seat headrests, as well as fender badges, which both prominently display the man’s personal charity, the Guy Fieri Foundation.
Adding the final touches to the limited run sports car are a new set of 19" black Cup wheels wrapped in Michelin PS2 tires.
The 427 Corvette also boasts of power never before seen in a convertible in the Corvette’s history. It carries a 7.0-liter LS7 engine from the Z06 that produces 505 horsepower and 470 lb/ft of torque, making it the most powerful engine ever put into a production Corvette convertible.
From a man who knows a thing or two about grabbing attention, Guy Fieri’s 427 Corvette Convertible will likely do the same when it debuts at the 2012 SEMA Auto Show.
This year Chevrolet carries on to offer the Camaro by 50 percent flavors, being a coupe and a convertible. Link units boasts similar increase in energy as its hardtop relative, and very hardly any other changes contour fact that it has a soft-top. Nonetheless, sometimes that could be all that matters to completely change an automible, so let's have a look at what the Chevrolet Camaro Convertible car 2012 has in store for us.For a start, the sports convertible comes with a pick of two motor and 4 variants. The particular 1LT and 2LT cut levels contain a 3.A few liter V6 model delivering 323 horse power and 278 lb-ft associated with torque mated together with either a 6-speed information gearbox as a standard, or simply a 6-speed automatic indication available as a possible option.Having said that, for those wannabe towards a very powerful collapsible, Chevrolet is offering a aluminum Camaro SS 6.A couple of liter V8 core able to develop 426 horsepower and 420 lb-ft of torque. The Six.2 re unit is offered on the 1SS and also 2SS variants, following your same patter as before in terms of transmission: Six-speed manually operated standard or possibly a six-speed automatic being an option.Fuel efficiency is rated at 17 / 28 mpg urban center / path for the Three.6 litre unit and even 16 / 24 mpg city Per highway to your beefy 6.A pair of V8 unit.Their interior along with the exterior of all the Camaro.Convertible are really similar to that from the Car, save a soft-top which retracts in approximately 30 seconds.Typical equipment with all the decrease levels include 6 safety bags, OnStar navigation strategy featuring Auto Crash Resolution, StabilitiTrak Electronic Stability Control Product with traction control, fatigue pressure watch, Ultrasonic rear end park enable and butt camera featuringrearview match display, Bluetooth connectivity and SiriusXM Sattelite Radio together with three months trial offer.A quick directory additional hardware that can be that comes with the SS version as a standard includes Flash port, PDIM (personal device interface module), Heads-up exhibit, leather covered shift knob and tire, remote truck starter strategy, Auto-Dimming mirrors in addition to four-piston Brembo brakes.
