Racing icon John Force is an 18-time champion car owner Photo: © General Motors Before 16-time NHRA champion John Force became a drag racing legend, he started out racing in a Chevrolet Corvette, and his newest ride pays tribute to the bowtie band’s current best-selling performance vehicle. “I started my career in a Chevrolet and…
Each year, baseball fans who experience withdrawal during the offseason look forward to the little milestones that signal the approach of Opening Day: pitchers and catchers reporting, then the beginning of spring training, and finally, Chevy putting a couple of cars on top of the Detroit Tiger’s home run fountain in centerfield. This year, a…
Jerry Seinfeld’s classic cars didn’t collect as much cash at auction as anticipated Photo: © Alan light It’s no secret that Jerry Seinfeld, star of the ’90s sitcom Seinfeld, has amassed a rather large collection of expensive, rare, and old cars over the years. The comedian sold off part of his collection in mid-March, bringing…
The all-new Chevrolet Malibu has been named the Safest Car of the Year by the Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, having earned the highest score of 14 vehicles tested through the Korean New Car Assessment Program. New from Chevrolet : Fulfil your need for speed with the 2017 Chevy Corvette The new Malibu received…
Among Chevrolet’s many entries at this year’s SEMA Show is the Chevelle Slammer concept, which combines hot-rod style with modern performance and technology, including the all-new LT376/535 crate engine, controllers, and SuperMatic 4L75-E automatic transmission. “The direct-injected LT376/535 is the newest and one of the most technologically advanced crate engines ever from Chevrolet Performance,” said…
Cadillac has arrived in Zürich/Schlieren after the brand and its sales partner Senag Automobile AG opened a new, high-luxury-focused showroom in Zürich last month. This represents the first Cadillac showroom in Zürich, and given the emphasis on luxury consistent with the brand’s ethos, one of the most opulent ever built. “If in the day and…
The all-new Cadillac XT4 will sit below the XT5 (pictured above) in Cadillac’s model lineup Johan de Nysschen has certainly been a vocal leader during his tenure as Cadillac President. In August of 2016, De Nysschen announced in the comment section of The Detroit Bureau that the company was indeed planning a new flagship model…
We got to see a slightly updated 2015 Chevrolet Cruze at the… If you’ve been yearning for the type of speed you see every… As hard as it is to believe, warm weather is just around… There’s something bright, shiny and new under Chevrolet’s Christmas tree today and…
In 2016, Mercedes-Benz overtook BMW as the top-selling luxury automaker in United… In 1931, Ferdinand Porsche founded the Porsche brand, but back then the… Few musical artists are more recognizable in the world today than Nicki Minaj.… The 2017 Dayton Auto Show kicked off on February 23rd and will… Nestled in between Cincinnati and Columbus is…
© General Motors We have good news for Android fans: the date has finally been set for Android Auto to arrive in select Chevrolet vehicles. Apple fans have been able to utilize CarPlay in most Chevy cars since June, and this week it was announced that March 2016 will be the magic month for 2016 model…
Mike Trout and the 2015 Chevy Silverado Midnight Edition By going yard off of Zach Greinke to score the first lead-off home run in an All-Star Game since Bo Jackson did it in 1989, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim centerfielder and god among fish Mike Trout made a strong case for being named the game’s…
This week, Jay Leno’s Garage welcomed a 1938 Buick Y Job, a rare gem brought in by General Motors’ Vice President of Global Design, Michael Simcoe. The vehicle was originally created by Harley Earl and functioned as his daily driver until 1950. “[This is] probably the most famous car in the history of General Motors,”…
The Hoosier State is the perfect state to visit for camping, dune-hopping along Lake Michigan, and seeing the zoo and museums in downtown Indianapolis. But what if you want something a bit out of the ordinary when you visit Indiana? Here are four strange attractions worth checking out on your next Midwestern road trip. Latest…
The General definitely stole the show last week with an abundance of Chevy SEMA concepts and performance models. Here’s a review of some of the things we saw from Chevy at SEMA last week: Corvettes Jimmie Johnson’s 1971 Corvette Paul Stanley Corvette Stingray 2009 “Blue Devil” Corvette (restored from sinkhole damage) Camaros 2015 Camaro…
The 2019 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE will soon be offered with a new 10-speed automatic transmission. With its supercharged 6.2-liter V8 engine, the Camaro ZL1 1LE is designed to tear up the track. This available transmission will equip it for even more thrilling performance. According to Chevrolet, the automatic-equipped ZL1 1LE cut half a second…
The saga of John Cena’s 2017 Ford GT has taken more unnecessary and inexplicable twists and turns than the Charlotte/Becky Lynch/Ronda Rousey storyline. Following a January settlement between Ford Motor Company and Mecum Auctions that forbade the latter from selling any Ford GT within the first two years of original ownership, the well-traveled Liquid Blue…
The 1998 Cavalier Z24 Convertible It seems we hear about every new General Motors vehicle ahead of time when GM applies for a trademark on the name. It’s something that we report on all the time, with GM most recently patenting the name “Corvette E-Ray,” hinting at an electric Corvette. Well, it’s that time again:…
2014 Chevy Silverado & Corvette Stingray Perhaps the result was never in question: Chevrolet has cleaned up at the 2014 North American International Auto Show’s (NAIAS) presentation of the 2014 North American Car and Truck of the Year Awards. The white-hot 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray and the rugged Silverado 1500 took home those honors, respectively,…
Florida Georgia Line – “Cruise” The first major single from Florida Georgia Line, “Cruise,” was an instant hit and dominated the radio waves in 2012. The video begins with an unknown black vehicle zooming down a road before the duo is seen strumming their guitars. From there, multiple Chevy vehicles are shown, including a 1957…
NASCAR racer Dale Earnhardt Jr. isn’t just a Chevy driver, he’s also a Chevy collector. That was made clear earlier this year when he auctioned off a classic 1955 Bel Air and a lightly used 1999 Corvette from his own garage, and he also shows off his own vintage 1973 Chevy Camaro in the latest…
We tend to talk a lot about sinkholes. Who can forget the legendary Bowling Green, Kentucky, sinkhole that ate a priceless collection of Chevrolet Corvettes at the National Corvette Museum in 2014? Sinkholes pop up a lot on streets and near houses, swallowing up cars and possessions. One sinkhole in Brooklyn with refined taste ignored…
The 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT is a two-door performance coupe that carries a starting MSRP of $111,200. This German sports car is the model that replaced the popular Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, which was the first Mercedes vehicle that was designed by the automaker’s AMG high-performance division. In fact, the Mercedes-AMG GT was so well received in…
No matter how many problems the modern Volkswagen company might have, there will always be an undying love for its classic cars. Normally we hear about the VW Beetle or the rarer VW Bus, but Volkswagen is also famous for The Thing, Type 4, Type 3, and the Karmann Ghia Type 14. If you are…
2016 Cadillac XTS Photo: © General Motors 10) 2016 Cadillac XTS Vsport (410 hp) The Vsport trim levels of the 2016 Cadillac XTS sedan come equipped with a Twin Turbo V6 engine rated at 410 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque. In testing performed by Edmunds, a XTS Vsport was able to accelerate from 0-60 mph…
Today’s pickups are built for the toughest, dirtiest jobs we can throw… The first-ever retail production of the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 will be… As the weather starts heating up and the effects of salt become… 2014 Chevy Spark EV Specifications 2014 Chevy Spark EV Exterior There’s really… You have assuredly at least heard of…
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