Author: Chevrolet Corvette News

Chevrolet showed off the budget-friendly Grand Sport Corvette this year at the Geneva motor show , but we didn't know how much less it would cost than the Z06 – until now. Here's a few pictures of the coupe version.

Bridgestone Americas is replacing its Firestone Firehawk Wide Oval Indy 500 and Wide Oval AS lines with the Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 ultra-high-performance and Firehawk AS all-season high-performance lines. Bridgestone describes the new Firehawk designs as “consumer tire extensions” of the Firehawk race tires used in the Verizon IndyCar Series.

What is it about muffler shops and modified motoring that go so hand-in-hand? Now, I've never lived much outside of Southern California, so I've no clue how widespread the phenomenon really is. Around these parts, however, muffler shops-especially those that are independently owned and operated-have long enjoyed a tight connection with their area's car crowd.

The previous two installments of this column were focused on the C5 and C6 Z06 models to lay out the history of the “performance” model Corvette. Back in the pre-computer days, performance engines and heavy-duty suspension and brakes could be ordered but there was no separate performance model Corvette.

It feels like silly season is upon us as these C8 Corvette rumors continue to abound. The latest comes from Car and Driver's Technical Editor Don Sherman, who we like to remind people is a long-time Corvette owner.

The US automaker is apparently going for a coup de grace in the sports car arena according to the latest report, which states the next generation Corvette, set for a 2018 introduction, will feature a mid-engine setup. The hotly anticipated 2019 Chevrolet Corvette might turn into a true McLaren weapon with the generational switch, while also keeping its wide appeal thanks to a base price of about $80,000.

Each week, Criswell Chevrolet's Mike Furman delivers new Corvette Stingrays and Z06s to his customers who come from all parts of the country to work with the nation's top Corvette seller. This week, Mike shows off some of the many Corvette Stingrays and Z06s delivered to customers.

It's time for an updated report on the mid-engine C8 Corvette , and here's the game plan as we understand it from our impeccable source: The 2019 Chevrolet Corvette will bow in production form at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January 2018 with a version of today's pushrod V-8 engine delivering 450 to 500 horsepower. Expect a base price of approximately $80,000.

When Motor Trend Editor Walt Woron was driving this special Corvette around the streets of Detroit in June 1957, a local stopped him and offered him a check for the car. “Or, if you can't sell it to me, can I order one? It is the '58 Corvette, isn't it?” Turns out it wasn't.

Whichever your allegiance, though, investing in those old Camaro IROC-Zs may be a smart move. These mass-produced, special-edition versions of the Z28 Camaro Chevrolet, built from 1985 to 1990, have seen huge gains over the past five years, with the best examples up 50 percent in value since 2011, according to car insurer Hagerty.