Hendrick Visits His ZR1 Corvette in Bowling Green On January 23, 2018, Rick Hendrick bid on and won the first...
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Car and Driver Launch a 2019 Corvette ZR1 Down The Texas Mile Since its introduction last year, the automotive world...
The New ZR1 Is A Beast – The Numbers Don’t Lie Someone had to Be the First.. When Chevrolet announced...
The C5 Corvette – Transforming the Perception of the Brand First Impressions How many of you remember when Chevrolet first...
The L88 was a special option package developed under the direction of Zora Arkus-Duntov, director of GM’s performance division. First introduced in 1967, the L88 Corvette featured a highly modified version of Chevy’s 427-cubic-inch V-8 engine. Although this engine received a factory horsepower rating of 435, actual engine output was somewhere between 540 and 580 horsepower, giving the “stock” L88 enough power to run a quarter-mile in the high-11-second range!
One special-edition Corvette was introduced in 2007 was based on the Corvette Pace Car that was used at the 91st running of the Indianapolis 500 driven by actor/racer Patrick Dempsey. The significance of this car was the fact that GM had not produced a pace car replica since the 1998 model year, even though the Corvette had paced the prestigious event a bunch of times since then.
The 2019 Corvette ZR1 will lead the 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500 For the fifteenth time since its introduction...
Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 Spyder prototype, 1991, by ASC. An experimental styling prototype ordered by Don Runkle, Chevrolet’s chief engineer, to see how far the ZR-1 might be pushed in convertible form. The windshield was chopped in half and the seats were mounted directly to the floorpan. The black example in the National Corvette Museum was originally painted Sebring Silver with a Neutrino Yellow interior.
The New Corvette ZR1 is everything they say it is…and more! Last Friday, April 27, 2018, I had the pleasure...
The C6 is truly a track-capable beast that offers incredible power at an affordable price. When developing the sixth-generation Corvette, Chevrolet adopted the mantra, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." For all intents and purposes, it was an evolution of the C5.
Another decade – another milestone anniversary edition Corvette. However, the 2003 model year was especially significant as it marked the 50th year of the Corvette’s production at Chevrolet. To commemorate a half-century of manufacturing, every Corvette built in 2003 was adorned with special “50th Anniversary” badging – a unique “50” badge on each of the front fenders above the bodyside coves, and a special crossed flags badge that included “50 Anniversary” badging.
Oladipo To Drive 2019 Corvette ZR1 Pace Car at 102nd Indianapolis 500 INDIANAPOLIS, Thursday, May 17, 2018 – Victor Oladipo,...
Jay Leno Reviews the 2019 Corvette ZR1 “The greatest high performance bargain of the century.” This is how Jay Leno...
GM Executive Mark Reuss Crashes Pace Car at Detroit IndyCar GP On Sunday, June 3rd, while leading a field of...
Timeless Kustoms Breathes New Life into a Classic 1954 Corvette When introduced in 1953, the original Corvette was celebrated by...
Millions of spectators, broadcast viewers and listeners from around the world will be focused on the western region of France as one of Chevrolet’s fifth-generation family of Corvettes (referred to as C5) will pace an international field of sports cars as the Official Pace Car of the 67th running of the Le Mans 24 Hour race on June 12-13, 1999.
You Want Fast? The 2019 Corvette ZR1 Delivers! The location? The Automotive Testing Papenburg (ATP) Track in Papenburg, Germany. This...
Diagnostic Sensor Issue Forces Recall of 490 New 2019 Corvette ZR1s While most of the buzz around the all-new 2019...
The 2005 Corvette Pace Car paced at the 89th Annual Indianapolis 500 on May 29, 2005. It was driven by Retired Army General and former Secretary of State Colin Powell. There were three Pace Cars produced. Eight Track/Festival convertibles painted Victory Red Corvette were used on race day. These Track/Festival Pace Cars did not have the center silver stripe, logo-embroidered headrest, and graphics that were on the actual pace car. There were two replica pace cars produced.
The Specialty Engineering Group (SVE) has partnered with Chevy to create the 2019 Yenko/SC Corvette Stage II. This new Corvette, which is the creation of Specialty Vehicles Engineering in cooperation with Chevrolet, delivers an incredible 1000 horsepower and 875 lb-ft of torque. Better yet, it's an option that you can order from your local Chevy dealership.
RM Sotheby’s to Auction off a 1963 Corvette Sting Ray “Big Tank” Coupe On Saturday, August 25, 2018, RM Sotheby’s...
An Insanely Cool Sixth-Gen ZR1 Corvette Priced To Sell! When it was first introduced just a few, short years ago,...
The all-new, seventh-generation 2014 Corvette Stingray served as the Indianapolis 500 Pace Car, leading the field to green at the start of the 97th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” on Sunday, May 26 2013. It marked a record 12th time the Corvette served as the Pace Car, starting in 1978. Jim Harbaugh, head coach of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers, drove the all-new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Pace Car
The C7 Corvette Cold Air Intake System – More Air Equals More Power! Chevrolet Performance has engineered an all-new Cold Air...
The rivalry between Corvette and Porsche is almost as old as the brands themselves. While each car has claimed superiority...
The 2013 Corvette 427 Convertible served double-duty as a commemorative edition model. While it marked the departure of the sixth-generation Corvette. The real selling-point was the powerplant at the heart of the car - a 427-cubic-inch (7.0L) LS7 engine, the same engine used in the C6 Corvette Z06. Rated at 505 horsepower (377kW) and 470lb.-ft of torque (637 Nm), this 427 was the most powerful engine GM had ever installed in a production Corvette convertible to date.
A Custom Corvette Allows People with Physical Disabilities the Opportunity to Drive for the First Time! On October 28, 2018,...
During the summer of 2005, a decision was made to transform selected Z06 road cars into a new breed of racer to compete in the world's top GT3 championships. The first series to introduce this new GT3 class was the SRO and FIA's GT3 Championship. Based on their racetrack test results, Team Carsport saw instant potential in the car. Hezemans contracted Callaway Competition in conjunction with Koos Pettinga, manager at Corvette Europe, to convert the street Z06 into a Z06R GT3.
The Verdict Is In – the 2019 Corvette ZR1 is a Best Buy! We’ve known that the Corvette has been...
This is no ordinary C4 coupe, but a GM Engineering test mule with VIN plate EX4607 proudly displayed in the windscreen, built in 1986 to test all the new-for-1988 features. This actual car must have spent weeks pounding round the General Motors Proving Ground at Milford, Michigan with longer runs on the road, testing all the changes for a year which saw the C4 suspension, steering and brakes vastly improved.