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GM to announce ‘positive new for Corvette lovers’, $100 million investment in Bowling Green

GM to announce ‘positive new for Corvette lovers’, $100 million investment in Bowling Green

General Motors announced today that its North America President Mark Reuss will be holding a press conference tomorrow at GM Bowling Green Assembly, 600 Corvette Drive, Bowling Green, KY 42101. GM said the announcement is a “positive news announcement for the plant and Corvette lovers.” Click here for more news on the Chevrolet Corvette. According to sources [...]

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2012 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, ZR1 get performance upgrades, all ‘Vettes get interior upgrades

2012 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, ZR1 get performance upgrades, all ‘Vettes get interior upgrades

After some leaked details, General Motors today released official info on the 2012 Chevrolet Corvette upgrades. Enhancement for the 2012 model year Corvette include upgrades to the Z06 and ZR1 models along with interior upgrades across the whole Corvette lineup. “We constantly strive to make the Corvette a better car on the road and the [...]

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Video: Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR shatters Corvette ZR1′s record at Miller Motorsports Park

Video: Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR shatters Corvette ZR1′s record at Miller Motorsports Park

The Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR has a very impressive track record. . In November 2009, SRT vehicle dynamics engineer Chris Winkler lapped the Laguna Seca raceway in 1:33.92, beating the previous record by 1.1 seconds. Before that in August 2008, Dutch driver Tom Coronel set a 7:22.1 production car record at the 12.9-mile Nurburgring Nordschleife. The [...]

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2011 Hennessey ZR750 Corvette ZR1 goes up to 224 mph (w/ videos)

2011 Hennessey ZR750 Corvette ZR1 goes up to 224 mph (w/ videos)

Meet Hennessey Performance Engineering’s latest toy – the 2011 ZR750 Corvette ZR1. The company has dropped a new video with John Hennessey himself at the wheel to show off the new tuned ‘Vettes power. Click here for more news on the Chevrolet Corvette. The Hennessey ZR750 Corvette ZR1 Package includes a Supercharger Pulley upgrade, High [...]

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2012 Chevrolet Centennial Edition Corvette Z06

2012 Chevrolet Centennial Edition Corvette celebrates 100 year of racing history

Chevrolet is celebrating 100 years of racing and its performance heritage with the new 2012 Chevrolet Centennial Edition Corvette, which features a stealth black color scheme with highlights of red in the brake calipers, tires and red stitching on the interior. “Racing and performance are the roots of Chevrolet, a tradition carried forward today by [...]

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Video: Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 commercial takes shot at Porsche, Ferrari, BMW

Video: Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 commercial takes shot at Porsche, Ferrari, BMW

Chevrolet has released a new commercial for its Corvette ZR1, in which it ends up taking a shot at Porsche, Ferrari and BMW. Is it a well deserved shot? We’re not so sure. Hit the jump to see the commercial. Click here for more news on the Chevrolet Corvette. Refresher: The 2011 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 [...]

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Now that’s what we call an incentive: Chevy offering Corvette Driving School on any ‘Vette model

Now that’s what we call an incentive: Chevy offering Corvette Driving School on any ‘Vette model

Until now, the Corvette Driving School was exclusively offered to those that purchased a Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. Chevrolet has now announced that U.S. customers who purchase any model of a new Corvette through Feb. 28 can also take advantage of free tuition at either of the two official Corvette driving schools. For a limited time, the school [...]

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Chevrolet to build 6.2L supercharged ZR1 engine at 2010 SEMA

Chevrolet to build 6.2L supercharged ZR1 engine at 2010 SEMA

Over the summer, Chevrolet announced the “Corvette Engine Build Experience” – a program exclusively open to Corvette buyers that want to built their own engine. The program allows customers who order a 2011 Corvette Z06 or ZR1 to pay an additional $5,800 to assemble their car”s LS7 or LS9 engines at the Performance Build Center [...]

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Talk show host Todd Schnitt will be first to build his own Corvette engine

Talk show host Todd Schnitt will be first to build his own Corvette engine

The first person to take advantage of General Motors Performance Build Center’s build your own Corvette engine will be Todd Schnitt, host of a Tampa-based syndicated radio show. Schnitt will personally build the 638-hp supercharged small block engine for his new Corvette ZR1. “As part of the Corvette Engine Build Experience ordering option, a special [...]

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GM offering incentives on the 2009, 2010 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1

GM offering incentives on the 2009, 2010 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1

When the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 made its comeback in 2009, dealers were able to bank off of exorbitant markups since the demand for the supercar was so high. However, two years later, demand for the ZR1 has dropped and General Motors is now offering incentives to help dealers move them off the lots. The incentives [...]

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