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Pahrump, Nevada – The new Corvette Z06 makes us think of Clint Eastwood’s nameless cowboy in the Sergio Leone movies, re-armed with the massive Magnum .44 wielded by the hero of Dirty Harry. This Chevy is the American product that grunts “Go ahead, make my day”, the unforgettable line associated …

This week, our very own Marc Lachapelle flies to Las Vegas to get behind the wheel of one of the most publicized cars of 2014, the Chevrolet Corvette Z06. To put the car through its paces, he will drive it on the Spring Mountain Motor Resort circuit, a 10 kilometre …

Until these two new vehicles from General Motors arrived on the scene, people weren’t exactly clamouring for mid-size pickups. In fact, only the Nissan Frontier and Toyota Tacoma remained on the market, and these two models had been launched more than a decade ago and had undergone very few modifications …

Full-size SUVs may be criticized for their gargantuan dimensions and fuel consumption, but there are still a lot of buyers who remain loyal to these road beasts. If you’re a construction contractor or family that wants to tow a camper and travel in comfort, full-size SUVs are a great choice.

I couldn't tell which sound was louder when I revved the engine of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray: the cacophony of its two-stage exhaust system venting eight cylinders of spent fuel to the sky, or the wails of all of those second-hand sports car shoppers realizing that they aren't going …

In the 1990s when SUVs became fashionable, “the bigger, the better” was the philosophy adopted by many buyers, regardless of their actual needs. Nowadays, reason has won out and those huge mastodons have, for the most part, made way for much smaller vehicles. Gas prices, of course, have had a …

Towing standards: there really aren't any in the pickup industry. I know that might seem like a strange thing to say when manufacturers are constantly boasting that vehicle X can pull up to 24,000 lbs, but it's true - there's no standardized test that has been agreed upon by each …

Big trucks and wide-open spaces go well together, so it was only appropriate that my first time behind the wheel of both the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado HD and 2015 GMC Sierra HD pickups took place on the prairies of Alberta. It seems like every second vehicle I encountered during my …

General Motors has revamped its line of Heavy Duty pickups, and we're going to be driving the new 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD and 3500 HD trucks, as well as its 2015 GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD companion, later this week near Calgary, Alberta. These work-oriented trucks are …