Month: August 2009

Howard Tanner, left, owner of Redline Motorsports, and Dan Carlton of DeNooyer Performance Division inspect the modified engine of a 2010 Camaro SS HTR-600. View Larger DeNooyer Chevrolet’s newest business is designed for speed.

The Corvette is by no means the first sports car to get launch control, but judging from our first impression of it this week, it may well be the best system out there.

To think that it has only been four years since registering the CorvetteBlogger domain is unbelievable. But it was just four years ago today that we started down this road and we’ve had a great ride. I’d like to personally thank everyone that visits us regularly, leaves comments and sends us tips. I couldn’t do this without you! [More]

It’s only been a year since the max-attack ZR1 ex ploded onto the supercar scene.

Prolific Corvette buyer and seller Terry Michaelis of Proteam recently listed these three highly collectible Corvettes on his blog tMichaelis Corvette Perspective. The three cars, a 1963 Corvette Coupe, a 1968 T-Top Corvette and a 1970 Converitible, would be coveted by any collector, yet Terry’s cars always seem to have that extra bit of provenance that pushes them to the top. [More]

You have to feel sorry for the people at Hot Wheels. They usually have one of the best jobs in the world, taking new cars and transforming them into adolescent fantasies, while their friends over at Matchbox get stuck having to meticulously recreate the same vehicles with picture perfect accuracy.

It seems the NHRA and the powers within are up to their same old tricks. Just when you think they may be showing signs of sensibility with their efforts to get nitro cars back to 1320 foot racing, something I feel is integral to the heritage of our sport, …

CorvetteBlog is proud to offer this amazing discount.  For a limited time, you can get a brand new, never driven, 2009 Corvette Coupe GT1 Championship Edition for the GM Employee Price, over $8,000 off!

The vehicle has not been driven by anyone other than the person who prepped it for our showroom.  It has been sitting behind stanchions on our carpet and no one has sat in the vehicle since we’ve gotten it in stock.  We keep all of our Corvettes indoors all the time.

This particular Corvette comes with the following options:

• GT1 Championship Edition
  Including: Z51 Package, Chrome Aluminum Wheels, Dual-Mode Exhaust, ZR1 Body Color Spoiler, C6R Graphics, Exclusive Yellow Stitched Interior with Jake Logo, Black Headlamps, and Carbon Fiber Patterned Engine Cover
• Navigation System
• Federal Emissions
• Manual Transmission
• 4LT Package
  Including: Heads Up Display, Power Telescoping Steering Wheel, Heated Seats, Memory Package, Universal Home Remote, Side Impact Air Bags, and Adjustable Sport Bucket Seats

The normal MSRP of the vehicle is $67,160.  Your GM Employee Price is:  $58,990.  We are committed to bringing you the best inventory for the lowest price.  We can arrange shipping for you, financing if you need it, and will take care of your taxes and fees in an upfront way.

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More pictures after the jump.

The new Chevrolet Camaro has not even gone on sale yet, and already it has sold out 4 – in Japan.

With the 2010 Corvette Grand Sport, GM was able to introduce a new Corvette model with a storied nameplate into the Corvette lineup. Fitting between the base Coupe and Convertible models and the track-ready Z06, the Grand Sport offers the best of both upgraded looks and performance without the premium price.

Autoblog got an opportunity to drive the new 2010 Corvette Grand Sport around GM’s Milford Road Course, commonly know as the “Lutz Ring”. Click here to read their First Drive review.