Posts Tagged ‘General Motors’

Chevrolet Cobalt SS Review

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Launch Control and No-Lift-Shifting

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A number of compact relatively inexpensive rockets have come to market lately, such as the Dodge SRT4 and the Mazdaspeed3. Chevrolet has launched the latest salvo in this thin-wallet performance war with the 2008 Cobalt SS. It’s a front-wheel-drive coupe that for 2008 is fitted with a turbocharger rather than last year’s supercharger. (more…)

Ultimate Corvette powers into the UK

Friday, July 25th, 2008

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The new Corvette ZR1 is the most powerful and fastest production car ever produced by General Motors, with performance enabled by a new, supercharged 6.2 LS9 small-block V-8 engine. Incorporating the engineering experience already found in the Corvette Z06 the all new ZR1 achieves the following astounding performance figures. (more…)

Meltdown of US car giants

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

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US car sales plunged in June to a 15-year low, but a month-end clearance sale helped General Motors Corp retain its No. 1 spot and steer clear of the wipeout many had feared, sending its shares higher. (more…)

Chevrolet Gives Sneak Peek at Production Camaro Convertible

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

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General Motors announced long ago that Camaro prototypes wouldn’t be camouflaged during testing and has been releasing so-called official spy shots through its FastLane blog.

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The latest spy shots are of the Camaro convertible and show a black car with the top up and down. We’re happy the convertible is as close to the concept car as the coupe is, and it should turn lots of heads once they start hitting the streets. (more…)

Breckland Beira breaks cover at Motorexpo

Friday, June 6th, 2008

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London’s Canary Wharf is the stage for the show debut of a stunning new British sportscar on June 9, as Breckland Technology removes the wraps from its exclusive two-seat V8 soft top, the Beira, at London Motorexpo. (more…)