If you manage to find yourself sitting in a the 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit Vehicle in an indoor setting, you’re either an over-achieving criminal or a dedicated automotive journalist. Autoblog’s Michael Harley is the latter. He went to the Chicago Auto Show for a closer look at Chevy’s newest cruiser. Scott Vandekerckhove, a bow […] More »
I’m offended Road & Track never gave me a call. I would have been happy to tell them whether people would rather have a Corvette Stingray or the upcoming Camaro Z/28. LS1Tech.com readers enthusiastically voiced their opinions when we spread the word about the latter Chevy, here. But Road & Track is a professional outfit, […] More »
This 1968 Camaro from JCG Restorations and Customs in Oxnard, California is about the cleanest ’68 I’ve ever seen. Seriously, it nails the “Pro Touring,” style to the T, but it also has enough performance to back up its looks. Propulsion comes courtesy of an LS7 that’s making 540 hp and 520 lb-ft at the […] More »
Step-what? Step on this! All 1300 horsepower of it! The regular cab step-side (RCSS) Sierra in question has a large housing 94MM Batmowheel turbo huffing plenty of boost into a stock-block 418 cubic inch stroker. The black beast is built and tuned by Oddball Racing and would have surely popped an 8-second pass on the […] More »
Chevy might have condensed its 2014 z/28’s track prowess to 28 components, but in doing so, it’s revealed the car’s four areas of focus. It all comes down to improving aerodynamics, reducing weight, equipping a powerful engine with capable auxiliary hardware and setting up the chassis and suspension for high-speed driving. Given the massive amounts […] More »
Let’s hope sales of Chevrolet’s SS catch fire like one of the rear-wheel-drive sedans did at a recent Sprint Unlimited exhibition race. Former NASCAR driver Brett Bodine pulled to the inside of the Daytona track before the third leg of the competition and exited the smoke-filled cabin with his passenger as a small fire fluttered […] More »
The LS is an extremely versatile power plant. I mean it fits in anything. Apparently, that long list of LS-powered hybrids now includes helicopters. It’s called the Hummingbird 3000. It’s full blown kit-helicopter that’s equipped with and LS7 (!). While you might be able to go faster in a Corvette, the Hummingbird will happily take […] More »