Top Gear’s Richard Hammond has been called a “secret American” for his love of U.S.-made performance vehicles, such as the Ford Mustang. In a recent video, the Autocar crew makes no attempt to hide its fondness for the stars and stripes. It openly hoons (and gets airtime) in a Corvette Stingray. But not just that. […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | February 12, 2014
A lot of politicians come across as boring, bland, suit-wearing puppets scrubbed of any personality by nervous public relations experts. For better or worse, Vice President Joe Biden is known for being colorful and outspoken. At a recent United Auto Workers conference, he was more than happy to express his praise for Corvettes, new and […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | February 6, 2014
Ah… The perfect day. That beautiful girl at the bank gives you her number, traffic on the way home is nonexistent and your buddy buys the next round of beers. Chevrolet is having the car maker equivalent of such a string of events, and it started with last year’s Stingray. The seventh-generation Corvette has been […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | January 15, 2014
Chevrolet’s 2015 Corvette Z06 is a very important vehicle for the company. It needs to be one helluva follow-up to the bow tie gang’s Stingray, the North American Car of the Year. The 50 ‘Vette convoy in which the new Z06 traveled to Detroit’s Cobo Center made the car look as if it was the […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | January 13, 2014
The Corvette is known for offering a lot of value for the money. It provides incredible levels of performance at thousands of dollars less than European competitors. At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, Chevy announced it will offer a videographer for the 2015 Stingray – the Performance Data Recorder. Have you ever heard of a […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | January 7, 2014
If you’ve been dreaming of owning the track-attacking 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28, you now know how much it will cost to make that fantasy a reality: $75,000. Now that the C6 Corvette Z06 is gone, the Z/28 is the only new GM model available with the hand-built, 7.0-liter LS7 V8. Power is SAE-rated at 505 […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | January 3, 2014
GM reported a net income of $865 million for Q1, a drop of 14 percent. Still, this is GM’s 13th consecutive quarterly profit since they came out of bankruptcy in 2009. CFO Dan Ammann blamed the drop on the heavy discounts for the existing full-size trucks as they prepare for the all-new 2014 trucks. GM […] More »
By: NorthWestBigBlock | May 7, 2013
