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101 year old man buys 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS Transformers Edition

Posted: Nov 06, 2009

Filed under: Chevrolet, GM, Industry News, Videos

While most people who retire spend their life golfing or living in a beach house, 101 year old Virgil Coffman likes living in the fast lane. The centenarian recently became the oldest known owner of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. Which Camaro did he purchase? A 400-hp, bright yellow, Transformers edition Camaro SS.
“Impressed by the overall [...]

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GM’s other plug-in hybrid vehicles won’t have ‘Volt’ badging

Posted: Nov 06, 2009

Filed under: Chevrolet, GM, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News

In what we think is a good decision, General Motors said that its other plug-in hybrid offerings will not have Volt branding on them to identify with the compact plug-in hybrid that will launch later next year. By contrast, Toyota is planning to make a family of hybrid vehicles that will carry the Prius badging.
“Our [...]

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Weekly Test-Drive: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro 2LT with 6-speed manual

Posted: Nov 04, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Chevrolet, GM, Reviews

The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro is back in the egmCarTech garage – however, unlike the V8 Camaro SS we previously tested, this Camaro carries a 304-hp 3.6L V6 mated to the Aisin Warner AY6 6-speed manual transmission.
First Impressions: It’s yellow like Bumblebee but it doesn’t have the black stripes nor does it have the Transformers package. [...]

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SEMA 2009: Chevrolet Silverado ZR2 Concept looks like an F-150 SVT Raptor rival

Posted: Nov 03, 2009

Filed under: Auto Shows, Chevrolet, GM

At first glance this may seem like GM’s answer to Ford’s F-150 SVT Raptor. Well, it’s not – not yet at least. The new Chevrolet Silverado ZR2 Concept, which is debuting today at the 2009 SEMA Show, features a widened body, tall stance and powerful LS supercharged engine and GM says it’s ready to “hit the [...]

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SEMA 2009: Accessorized Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport with Heritage Package

Posted: Nov 03, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Auto Shows, Chevrolet, GM

Other than the Camaro Concepts being shown at the 2009 SEMA show, Chevrolet is also showing an accessorized 2010 Corvette Grand Sport with a Heritage package. The model you see here shows a bunch of Grand Sport accessories that will be offered in 2010. The 2010 Chevrolet Grand Sport accessories are expected to go on [...]

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SEMA 2009: Chevrolet unveils 5 Camaro concepts, one by Jay Leno

Posted: Nov 03, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Auto Shows, Chevrolet, GM

This week at the 2009 SEMA Show, Chevrolet is showing off five new Camaro concepts, one which is a race-ready, twin-turbocharged V6 from Jay Leno and the one we’re interested in the most. As you can see from the pictures, the Jay Leno Camaro is one of the most radical looking Camaro concepts at SEMA [...]

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The Pontiac Trans Am that will never be: Lingenfelter 455 T/A Concept in real life

Posted: Nov 02, 2009

Filed under: Auto Shows, Chevrolet, Pontiac, Tuner Cars

Just last week we introduced you to the Lingenfelter 455 T/A Concept, a car that will make its world debut at the 2009 SEMA Show later this week. We now have our first real look at the car before its official SEMA debut thanks to CARandDRIVER.
Besides the new redesign and the 20-inch honeycomb wheels, the [...]

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Frank Weber leaves Chevrolet Volt team to return to Opel

Posted: Oct 30, 2009

Filed under: Chevrolet, GM, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News

German-born engineer Frank Weber, who is in charge of General Motors’ Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid program, will be moving back to Germany to take a senior management role at Opel.
A GM spokesman said that he will be replaced by Doug Parks, who has been working at Opel since 2007 as chief engineer for GM’s global compact [...]

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50th Anniversary Corvette Stingray Concept hints at future for Corvette

Posted: Oct 30, 2009

Filed under: Chevrolet, GM

General Motors today released new images of the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Concept giving it the official name of “50th Anniversary Corvette Stingray Concept.”
In a short press release, GM said that the “Corvette Stingray Concept represents both the iconic legacy and an exciting future for Corvette.”
“The Corvette Stingray Concept was developed as an internal design challenge [...]

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Video: Transformers Camaro Bumblebee is the coolest Halloween costume ever

Posted: Oct 30, 2009

Filed under: Chevrolet, Videos

There is not much to say except that this is the coolest Halloween costume we’ve ever seen. We wonder if this guy will go to the steps as a Chevrolet Camaro and then transform into Bumblebee and scream “TRICK OR TREAT!”
Because that’s what we would do – but we are geeks and car enthusiasts who [...]