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NewsThe Millionth Chevrolet Corvette Has Been Restored
Do you remember the catastrophe that struck the National Corvette Museum about two years ago? In February 2014, a sinkhole opened in the middle of a showroom, damaging no less than six Corvettes. Some of them had high historical value: there was a 1962 model, the 2009 ZR1 Blue Devil …
NewsThe Millionth Chevrolet Corvette Will Be Rebuilt
When the Bowling Green sinkhole ate eight ‘Vettes at the National Corvette Museum, a lot of vehicles with historical significance were damaged. Most of them were destroyed, but Chevrolet said that they would restore every car they could. The one that was in the best shape, the prototype for the …
NewsGM crew restoring historic Corvette swallowed by sinkhole
A project is underway to restore a 1992 Chevrolet Corvette, the one-millionth Corvette ever built and one of the cars to be swallowed by a giant sinkhole at the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky. A crew at the at the General Motors Design Center in Warren, Mich., is taking a …
NewsA New Limited Edition Super-'Vette
The Chevrolet Corvette C7 Z06 created a lot of reactions when it was launched: with 650 horsepower and a chassis more nimble than ever (and an interior that finally matches the price of the car!), Chevrolet’s sport car is finally capable of holding its own against Italy and Germany’s finest.
NewsBuild The Engine In Your Corvette Z06 Yourself
With the last generation of the Corvette, enthusiasts – real ones – had the opportunity of participating in an important event in their car’s life: anybody who bought a Z06 or a ZR1 could go to the assembly plant where their engine was made, and actually take part in the …
News2014 Vehicles That Best Held Their Initial Value
Each year, NADA (National Automobile Dealers Association) awards prizes to the brand-new vehicles that retain the highest percentage of their initial value. First place goes to one of the most popular cars of the year, the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray (the 1LT with automatic transmission, to be more precise). With …
Technology/Autonomous VehiclesWard Announces 2015's 10 Best Engines
Each year, WardsAuto combs through the automotive launches and concentrates on a particular point: the year's new engines. Each mill is analysed, and a list of Ward's 10 Best Engines is announced. For 2015, the selection is varied: the number of cylinders go from 0 to 8, the power ranges …
NewsChevrolet Corvette Z06: Frugal?
When GM announced the fuel consumption of the Corvette Stingray, we were surprised to see that a V8-powered, 400-horsepower sports car could sip fuel at a rate of 8.1L/100 km. But what about the diabolical Z06? With more than 650 horsepower on tap, we can expect it to drink more, …
NewsChevrolet’s Corvette Goes Back To Europe
The next step in GM’s plan for total domination in the sports car segment is to cross the Atlantic and bring the fight to the Germans and the Italians on their home soil. Since the current car is the best Corvette they have ever built, the timing is perfect. First …
NewsProduction Of The Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Has Begun
Spy shots have recently shown us quite a bit of the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 in the past weeks, but all of them were pre-production, hand-made models based on regular Stingrays. According to StingrayForums.com, the first production Z06 Corvette just rolled off of the assembly line in Bowling Green, Kentucky on …
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