Here are the official performance estimates by Chevy, released today for the 2014 Stingray with the Z51 Performance Package: Acceleration from 0-60 MPH: 3.8 seconds ¼ mile acceleration: 12 seconds @ 119 mph Braking distance from 60 to 0 MPH: 107 feet Maximum lateral acceleration: 1.03 G VIR ‘Grand Course’ Lap: 2:51.78 Impressive numbers for […] More »
If you’re familiar with the Local Motors Rally Fighter, the go-anywhere badass all-terrain vehicle then you might also like the LS7 powered Korres Project 4 that has long travel suspension with extreme height adjustability, locking differentials, all-wheel drive and thanks to the healthy LS7 under the bonnet, it’ll move the 3527-pound vehicle to 60 mph […] More »
When the new Stingray goes on sale at the end of the summer, you will only see it in 900 of the 3,000+ Chevy dealerships. Why? Because instead of basing allocation on orders placed, Chevy has decided to only send new Stingrays to dealers who sold at least four C6s last year. Chevy is betting […] More »
In 2001 Chevrolet added what was, arguably, one of the coolest factory options for the fourth generation Camaro: the center-mount exhaust system. While some love the unique style and exclusivity of the rare factory option, others feel it makes the otherwise lithe rear-end of the Camaro “too fat.” Over the years, aftermarket companies like 6LE […] More »
Talk about giving the dyno a work out. Dyno runs are generally just for tuning and horsepower bragging right, but they can also be used to simulated quarter mile bragging rights. I say just go out on the strip and run it, but these simulations are a good way to get an idea of how […] More »
There’s something to be said for a fast pickup. They’re inherently unaerodynamic, heavy and severely traction limited–if you have a fast pickup, it’s against all odds. I might be biased because I own an ’03 Silverado regular cab step side (RCSS or RCSB), but a fast pickup is just plain bada$$–especially when it’s packing 1150 […] More »
Reasons why this is cool: 1. It’s a Camaro painted like a fighter jet. 2. The engine sounds like meteors crashing into an exploding volcano. 3. It’s got 1000hp and front wheels that don’t believe in physics. Actually. They do believe in physics, it just doesn’t seem that way when this guy gets on it. […] More »