Month: November 2014

More radical concept and dream cars would come along with exotic drivetrains, impossible bubbletops, technology out of sci-fi comic books, and outer-space styling, but few showed a more precise vision of the immediate future than the 1953 Buick Wildcat dream car. While that future has long since passed, the Wildcat remains around today and will go on display at next year’s Buick Nationals.

Chevrolet has chosen Barrett-Jackson’s flagship Scottsdale event to offer their first retail production ’15 Corvette Z06 convertible. Over the last several years, Barrett-Jackson has been Chevrolet’s choice to showcase the crown jewels of their model lineup by offering VIN 001 of a new model Corvette to benefit various charities.

The Z-Car has been around since the late ’60s, but it wasn’t until 1969 that the Datsun 240Z landed in the United States. Over the last 45 years, the two-seater sports car has transformed into what we have today.

While it was only introduced in the U.S. for the 2009 model year, the GT-R has a long and storied past in its home market, making it somewhat of a Japanese equivalent to the Ford Mustang or Chevrolet Corvette. It wouldn’t be a car anniversary without a special edition model, and sure enough Nissan has one prepared for the Japanese market, along with some upgrades to the standard GT-R that may make it to the U.S. on 2016 models.

In the spirit of the upcoming holiday, let’s first give thanks that these two cars exist in General Motors’ portfolio: the 2015 Chevrolet Z06 and our recent Best Driver’s Car champ, the Camaro Z/28. Now it’s time to make a tough decision.

When Chevrolet launched the C7 Corvette, the American carmaker wanted the world to know how great a sports car it had built. For example, the 2014 Corvette Stingray has been named “Best Performance Coupe” in the Middle East Car of the Year awards.