2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray horsepower and torque figures leaked?
May 25, 2013 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Convertible, Coupe, Performance, Chevrolet, GM Despite the fact that General Motors has already pulled the wraps off of the highly anticipated Chevrolet C7 Corvette Stingray – in both coupe and convertible forms – there’s still a lot we don’t know about The General’s new halo car. When it first launched, GM stated that the ‘Vette’s new 6.2-liter LT1 V8 would put out an estimated 450 horsepower and 450 pound-feet of torque. But some PDF scans found by the folks at the Corvette7 forum site show that the Stingray coupe might actually throw down 455 hp and 460 lb-ft – increases of 5 hp and 10 lb-ft over the original numbers, and gains of 25 hp and 36 lb-ft versus the current car’s 6.2-liter LS3 V8
eBay Find of the Day: Viper Defender from ’90s TV show
May 24, 2013 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Coupe, Auctions, Chevrolet, Dodge, TV/Movies As car lovers, it’s always hard to find a good television show with decent cars, but what the 1990s show Viper lacked in acting, scripting and plot, it more than made up for with cool cars. For starters, the lead car was a Dodge Viper RT/10, but, on screen, it was able to morph into its “Defender” mode making it an armored coupe with a full arsenal of weapons.
2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel
May 24, 2013 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Budget, Sedan, Chevrolet, Diesel, Quick Spins Volkswagen has gotten pretty comfortable hogging the (admittedly small) non-premium diesel car market in the US. With Golf and Jetta, the German automaker has been the one and only choice for those interested in the torquey, high-mpg merits of turbocharged diesel power
Automobile Magazine names its 2013 All-Stars
May 22, 2013 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Convertible, Coupe, Sedan, Performance, Truck, Etc., Crossover, Hatchback, Audi, BMW, Chevrolet, Ford, Honda, Mazda, Porsche, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen, Electric, Luxury, Ram Employing complex scientific formulas and methodologies probably best described as “Whatever we felt like choosing,” Automobile has named its All-Stars for the 2013 model year. The 11 vehicles earned their trophies for being “the best and most significant” offerings to the mag’s staff and contributors, and while we were surprised to see a couple of them on the list, none of them were shocking.
Is Chevrolet readying a CNG-powered Impala?
May 20, 2013 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Spy Photos, Sedan, Chevrolet, Specialty When it comes to fleet vehicles, the Chevrolet Impala definitely plays an important role for General Motors, and it looks like GM is hard at work developing the next-gen Impala for bulk-buying businesses. The Motoring Journal recently spotted a handful of Impalas testing in Colorado with minor camouflage, but upon closer inspection, these appear to be test mules for a new compressed natural gas (CNG) model – a powertrain combination far more likely to find favor with fleet buyers than everyday consumers. Aside from the obvious “CNG” stickers affixed to the decklid, these cars also have different exhaust outlets than what we saw on the V6-equipped Impalas during our first drive of the sedan back in March.
Chevy Corvette Stingray shows off in Lime Rock Green
May 20, 2013 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Videos, Chevrolet, Design/Style It’s been a while since Chevrolet offered its Corvette with green paint – well over a decade, in fact. We’ve known for a while that the new C7 Stingray would be available in Lime Rock Green, but haven’t seen it up until now in anything but the antiseptic studio shots offered up on the Corvette’s configurator. Well, we can now cross it off the list – at least online – as the first production example has been caught on video at the Lone Star Classic Corvette show by the folks at NCM Insurance.
Malaise Era All-Stars
May 17, 2013 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Classics, Audi, Chevrolet, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Porsche A few weeks ago, we bid a fond happy 40th anniversary to the automotive dark ages of 1973-84 that have come to be known as “The Malaise Era” – the performance ice-age when 160 horsepower was a lot and a 0-60 time of under 10 seconds was remarkable. Like music in the 1980s, everything in automobiledom didn’t suck, however. There were a few bright spots.
Autoblog Podcast #333
May 15, 2013 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Podcasts, Acura, Chevrolet, Dodge, Jeep, Lamborghini, Lexus, Rumormill Acura NSX, 2014 Chevy Silverado, Lamborghini Egoista and Urus, Jeep CEO Mike Manley interview, Ugly Horse update Episode #333 of the Autoblog Podcast is here, and this week, Dan Roth, Zach Bowman and Steven Ewing talk about the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado, the Lamborghini Egoista concept and the apparent production greenlight for the Lamborghini Urus, the forthcoming Acura NSX, an interview with Jeep CEO Mike Manley and an update on Zach’s Project Ugly Horse.
Autoblog Podcast #333
May 15, 2013 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Podcasts, Acura, Chevrolet, Dodge, Jeep, Lamborghini, Lexus, Rumormill Acura NSX, 2014 Chevy Silverado, Lamborghini Egoista and Urus, Jeep CEO Mike Manley interview, Ugly Horse update Episode #333 of the Autoblog Podcast is here, and this week, Dan Roth, Zach Bowman and Steven Ewing talk about the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado, the Lamborghini Egoista concept and the apparent production greenlight for the Lamborghini Urus, the forthcoming Acura NSX, an interview with Jeep CEO Mike Manley and an update on Zach’s Project Ugly Horse. We also address lots of your questions and comments, and for those of you who hung with us live on our UStream channel, thanks for taking the time
Autoblog Podcast #333
May 15, 2013 by Paramo Bloggers · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Podcasts, Acura, Chevrolet, Dodge, Jeep, Lamborghini, Lexus, Rumormill Acura NSX, 2014 Chevy Silverado, Lamborghini Egoista and Urus, Jeep CEO Mike Manley interview, Ugly Horse update Episode #333 of the Autoblog Podcast is here, and this week, Dan Roth, Zach Bowman and Steven Ewing talk about the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado, the Lamborghini Egoista concept and the apparent production greenlight for the Lamborghini Urus, the forthcoming Acura NSX, an interview with Jeep CEO Mike Manley and an update on Zach’s Project Ugly Horse.
