2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZO6 update
The Chevrolet Corvette was given a major overhaul for the 2008 model year, receiving a more powerful LS3 V8 engine, a new exhaust system and improved gearboxes, but for the car’s latest update engineers have kept the changes to a minimum. There will only be a few trim and content updates incorporated on the performance Z06 for the 2009 model year. These include a set of new ‘spider’ design 10-spoke alloy wheels finished in either silver, gray or chrome. There’s also color-keyed door and...

2010 Chevrolet Camaro leaked ahead of official debut
Updated with new images. As is the way of hot-topic cars and the Internet, the Camaro has been revealed in production trim several days ahead of its planned debut. GM will have full details and a flotilla of photos on Monday, but until then three photos, including one of the interior, have been leaked for your viewing pleasure. The pictures, posted by the UK site CarTribe, show the production car in red, from front three-quarters and rear/side angles. The interior shot shows an interior that stays very...

Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 officially rated at 638HP
When introduced at the Detroit Auto Show back in January, the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1’s power was estimated at more than 100hp for each liter of its 6.2L of supercharged V8. GM has lived up to that promise and delivered an official SAE certified power rating of 638hp 476kW and 819Nm 604lb-ft of torque. This puts the LS9’s output at nearly 103hp per liter, or just about 1.7 horses for each of the engine’s 376 cubic inches. It also makes the new powertrain the most powerful engine ever released...

Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 officially rated at 638HP
When introduced at the Detroit Auto Show back in January, the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1’s power was estimated at more than 100hp for each liter of its 6.2L of supercharged V8. GM has lived up to that promise and delivered an official SAE certified power rating of 638hp 476kW and 819Nm 604lb-ft of torque. This puts the LS9’s output at nearly 103hp per liter, or just about 1.7 horses for each of the engine’s 376 cubic inches. It also makes the new powertrain the most powerful engine ever released...

Chevrolet Volt prototypes reach 40 miles in electric-only mode
GM has reached another milestone with the development of its upcoming Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. Vice Chairman Bob Lutz revealed earlier this week that prototype versions, which started real-world testing only last month, have already reached the target electric-only driving range of 40 miles. The latest announcement comes only a month after GM confirmed that it had finalized the design of the production Volt and makes us confident engineers will be able to meet the 2010 deadline. Engineers are...

GM debuts ‘XFE’ green line with 36MPG Chevrolet Cobalt
Following a trend started by a number of European carmakers, GM has revealed a new ‘XFE’ EXtra Fuel Economy labeling system which has debuted on the 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt. Cars badged with the new XFE logo feature a number of fuel economy improvements and on the Cobalt ensures the car is among the “most fuel-efficient compacts on the market.” The Cobalt with a manual transmission rates at just 36mpg for a mix of city and highway driving and is bettered only by the Honda Civic. However, the...

GM settles on final design for Chevrolet Volt
Larry Burns, VP of Research and Development at GM has confirmed the carmaker has settled on a final design for the much anticipated Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, the car GM hopes will bring it back into competition against Toyota’s Prius and a host of new hybrid and electric cars. While the production version won’t look exactly like the stunning concept, Burns has stated the production Volt will definitely bear a “family resemblance” to it. Reportedly, drag on the production...

Mid-year launch for 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt SS Sedan
GM took the wraps off its Chevrolet Cobalt SS performance coupe at last year’s SEMA Auto Show in Las Vegas and now the carmaker has released an image of its sedan sibling, which will go sale several months after the coupe in the middle of the year. The 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt SS Sedan will feature the same ‘SS’ badging and 2.0L direct-injection, turbocharged four-cylinder engine as the coupe and should carry a similar price tag as well the coupe starts at $22,995. The fuel-efficient engine also...

Production Chevrolet Camaro to debut at Sept. Indy
With all the excitement of the recently launched Dodge Challenger it’s easy to forget that another American muscle car is just around the corner. Chevrolet’s new Camaro, which first appeared in concept form at the 2006 Detroit Auto Show, is finally set to debut in production trim with the announcement that the car will appear at the Indy ‘08 Back at the Brickyard event in mid September. The organizers of the event, Central Indiana Camaro Club CICC supposedly in conjunction with Chevrolet has...

Spy Shots: High-res Chevrolet Camaro images
Despite the sheer number of near-production Camaro test-mules cropping up in both the U.S. and Australia and the recent release of its Dodge Challenger rival, GM’s new muscle car won’t be arriving in showrooms for more than a year. A lot of things could happen in the next 12 months and the Camaro we get in 2009 may not share much with the concept version first revealed in 2006. Fortunately, these new spy shots show that designers have kept most of the lines of the original concept but what’s...