Tag: General Motors

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Man, I love being a turtle. Oops!  I mean: There’s a reason I’m a writer and not an engineer. “I have never thought that a tire rotating around its wheel would ever be a problem. The 2014 Camaro Z/28’s engineers have. The Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes and their 1.5 g in deceleration force have a tendency to […] More »

Do you remember the XLR convertible hardtop, the Cadillac based on Chevy (Corvette) underpinnings?  Well, the 2016 Camaro will turn that arrangement 180 degrees by being a Chevrolet riding atop a Caddy platform.  Specifically, the rear-wheel-drive chassis from the ATS and CTS sedans. Despite its luxury bones, it will keep most of its blue-collar muscle […] More »

If you’ve ever seen “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” (and who hasn’t?), you’re familiar with this scene: Well, Rob Dyrdek, professional wildman, just topped that by flying into the Guinness World Records book.  In a Chevy Sonic.  In reverse.  Across 89 feet and 3¼ inches. To be more specific, he nailed down the Farthest Reverse Ramp […] More »

Chevrolet’s new Corvette is doing well.  It’s the darling of numerous automotive publications and was named the North American Car of the Year. But perhaps it’s doing too well.  A Chevrolet representative told CorvetteBlogger that “customer demand for both Stingray models and especially the Z51 has exceeded expectations and we are trying to meet that demand.” […] More »

The 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 is bound to be hungry, especially when it hits the track.  There, its hand-built 7-liter V8 will be consuming massive amounts of fuel – and the car itself will be gobbling up as much air as possible to cool its lap-heated hardware. To maximize air intake and ease the thermal […] More »

There’s a reason I’m a writer and not an engineer. Were I making a track-focused car, I would concentrate on things such as power, brakes, weight reduction and cooling, but I would never consider what Chevrolet has incorporated into the new Camaro Z/28.  They call it “flying car” logic. Normally, when a car soars over […] More »

Bankers might not strike you as gear heads.  “They crunch numbers all day.  What do they know about cars?”  But think about it this way: Successful finance professionals make a lot of money and have business relationships with people who buy cool automotive toys all the time. Pardon the pun: Bankrate.com decided to give its […] More »