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2015 Corvette Valet Mode Is Nanny Cam for Cars

2015 Corvette Valet Mode Is Nanny Cam for Cars

Parking downtown is hard. Handing over your keys to let some stranger do it for you is quite possibly even harder. That is, unless you have the 2015 Corvette Valet Mode up your sleeve. The 2015 Corvette Valet Mode with the Performance Data Recorder is every proud but worried ‘Vette owner’s new best friend. It […]

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2015 Corvette Z06 Weight Beats Out Previous Models

2015 Corvette Z06 Weight Beats Out Previous Models

In a day and age in which automakers are constantly trying to reduce vehicle weight, both to enhance performance and improve fuel efficiency, Chevrolet has added a significant amount of weight to the new Corvette Z06, which is capable of 650 horsepower and 650 lb-ft of torque. In fact, official 2015 Corvette Z06 weight ratings […]

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2015 Corvette Stingray Pricing Announced

2015 Corvette Stingray Pricing Announced

The 2014 Corvette Stingray was priced at just $53,000, despite being a performance beast and, not to mention, the 2014 North American Car of the Year. One would expect that, after such a successful year for the Stingray, that Chevy might hike the 2015 Corvette Stingray pricing up a fair amount. One would be wrong, […]

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Bowling Green, Tonawanda to Build 2015 Corvette Z06 Engines

Bowling Green, Tonawanda to Build 2015 Corvette Z06 Engines

GM Authority is reporting that both the Tonawanda plant and the Bowling Green Performance Build Center will be responsible for building the 2015 Corvette Z06 engines (for both the Z06 and Z06 Convertible). The Z06 is powered by an LT4 supercharged V8 good for—hold on to your hats—650 horsepower and 650 lb-ft of torque. The […]

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Order Guide Reveals 2015 Corvette Stingray Updates

Order Guide Reveals 2015 Corvette Stingray Updates

How do you make the hottest car of 2014 any better for 2015? Chevy has a few ideas. We’ve got the latest on all the 2015 Corvette Stingray updates: what’s leaving, what’s staying, and what’s improving. For starters, the 2015 Stingray will now be getting a standard 8-speed automatic gearbox with a 2.41 rear axle […]

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Spotted: 2015 Corvette Z06 on the Highway

Spotted: 2015 Corvette Z06 on the Highway

The 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 was unmasked at the North American International Auto Show, but that, of course, was not the final product. Chevy has continued to tweak the Big Nasty over the last few months, but we haven’t been privy to any updates. But one sneaky car passenger with a camera phone was able […]

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2015 Corvette Z06 Engine Delivers 650 Horsepower

2015 Corvette Z06 Engine Delivers 650 Horsepower

Yes, you read that correctly. The all-star 2015 Corvette Z06 engine—the LT4 supercharged 6.2-liter V8—is SAE-certified at 650 horsepower. This makes next year’s Z06 the most powerful production model ever to come out of General Motors and one of the elite few production cars in the U.S. to top out at more than 600 horsepower. […]

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2015 Corvette Design Packages Include Atlantic and Pacific

2015 Corvette Design Packages Include Atlantic and Pacific

Last week, Chevrolet announced two distinct 2015 Corvette design packages: the Atlantic luxury convertible and the Pacific performance coupe. (I must say, though, as someone who lives much closer to the Atlantic coast than the Pacific, I would much prefer to have a convertible out west, where they actually sometimes see the sun.) These design […]

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Rick Hendrick Buys First 2015 Corvette Z06 Stingray for Charity

Rick Hendrick Buys First 2015 Corvette Z06 Stingray for Charity

As anticipated, Rick Hendrick, championship NASCAR team owner, placed the winning bid for the very first 2015 Corvette Z06 Stingray at the Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Collector Car Auction. In total, Hendrick dropped $1 million on the Stingray, all of which will benefit the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a charity that Chevrolet is often tied to. Hendrick […]

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2015 Corvette Z06 Convertible: The Big Nasty Drops the Top

2015 Corvette Z06 Convertible: The Big Nasty Drops the Top

We were all properly blown away back in January when Chevrolet unveiled the 2015 Corvette Z06 at the North American International Auto Show. With an LT4 6.2-liter supercharged V8 that doles out 625 horsepower, an optional eight-speed paddle-shift automatic transmission, and a variety of downforce-and-aerodynamics-boosting options, how could the Z06 possibly get any better? The […]

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Chevy Announces Performance Data Recorder for the 2015 Corvette Stingray

Chevy Announces Performance Data Recorder for the 2015 Corvette Stingray

At the beginning of the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Chevrolet announced that it will be releasing a first-ever Performance Data Recorder for the 2015 Corvette Stingray.  Chevrolet’s new system will allow drivers to record HD video (accompanied by telemetry overlays) so that they can show off their on- and off-track […]

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Edmunds.com Pits 1966 Corvette Against 2015 Toyota Camry

Edmunds.com Pits 1966 Corvette Against 2015 Toyota Camry

After recently comparing the Honda Odyssey to the (fictional) Tartan Prancer minivan, Edmunds.com has come up with an even stranger showdown: a 1966 C2 Corvette vs. a 2015 Toyota Camry. It’s an odd pairing, for sure. One is a classic sports car and the other is a modern, well, “appliance,” to use Edmunds’ own terminology. […]

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2015 Chevrolet Corvette Overview

2015 Chevrolet Corvette Overview

What’s New for the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette? For the standard Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, there are no significant changes from the 2014 model year. However, there is the addition of an all-new Z06 supercar model that is even more performance oriented. 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Exterior The Corvette Stingray is undeniably one of the most dramatically styled […]

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Enter to Win Jeff Gordon’s 2015 C7 Corvette Stingray Convertible

Enter to Win Jeff Gordon’s 2015 C7 Corvette Stingray Convertible

If you couldn’t afford to bid on Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Corvette when he sold it on eBay, perhaps this is your best chance at owning a Chevy NASCAR star’s old Vette: Jeff Gordon’s 2015 C7 Corvette Stingray convertible is being raffled off for $100 a ticket, with all proceeds going to charity. The retiring Sprint […]

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Corvette Z06 and Camaro Z/28 Land on Hagerty Hot List 2015

Corvette Z06 and Camaro Z/28 Land on Hagerty Hot List 2015

Like the Paris Hilton of car insurers, Hagerty Insurance has once again declared what’s hot and what’s not with the release of its annual Hagerty Hot List 2015. Chevrolet landed two of its sports cars on the top ten list, with the American automaker’s Corvette Z06 and Camaro Z/28 finishing fourth and third, respectively. Only […]

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Win this Arctic White 2015 C7 Corvette Z06

Win this Arctic White 2015 C7 Corvette Z06

If you’ve been surviving this frigid winter in the Northeastern or the Midwestern United States, you’ve probably grown pretty sick of the sight of snow. And yet you still probably won’t mind feasting your eyes on this frozen tundra-colored Arctic White 2015 C7 Corvette Z06, which could be yours for the price of a $300 […]

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Register for the 2015 Bloomington Gold Corvette Show

Register for the 2015 Bloomington Gold Corvette Show

Starting today, you can now register for the 2015 Bloomington Gold Corvette Show, which will run from June 25th through the 27th at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. You can register for the show here, or purchase a $45 three-day weekend pass to the event here. This year marks the first time ever that the Bloomington […]

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National Corvette Museum Hall of Fame Announces 2015 Inductees

National Corvette Museum Hall of Fame Announces 2015 Inductees

The National Corvette Museum Hall of Fame has announced three new inductees for 2015. Herb Fishel, Rick Hendrick, and Russ McLean will join the Hall this fall for their contributions to the Corvette brand. Herb Fishel, a former Chevy Racing Director and Executive Director of GM Racing, guided Chevrolet to 12 Indy 500 victories and […]