You might be asking yourself why GM and the NHTSA are getting so worked up over a few Corvettes that might lose their roofs at speed due to faulty adhesive, but you obviously aren’t the guy behind the Corvette at 80 mph.
GM recalls some Corvettes over removable roof
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says General Motors is recalling more than 22,000 Chevrolet Corvettes over problems with their removable roofs, which could separate from the vehicle.
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GM Recalling Over 20,000 Corvette C6s
Uh-oh! Do you own a C6 Corvette ? If you do, you might want to check it with general Motors, or your local dealer, because it looks like GM is issuing a recall for 22,000 of the beasts.
2010 Best Car for the Money: Corvette
U.S. News & World Report recently released their 2010 Best Cars for the Money listing. Without surprise, the Chevrolet Corvette made the list as Best Luxury Sports Car!
The vehicles that were chosen to receive one of the 23 Best for the Money awards can be seen after the jump. You’ll notice the majority of the vehicles on the list are imports, only 3 cars coming out of the big three and only 1 from GM – the Vette.
The various award categories help classify each type of car. U.S. News’ automotive rankings, customer satisfaction and good long-term value are all main criteria for being nominated for this award.
Chevrolet Corvette – Best Luxury Car … Sounds good together and completely expected.
- Subcompact Cars Nissan Versa
- Compact Cars Hyundai Elantra
- Hatchbacks Honda Fit
- Midsize Cars
Toyota Camry - Family Sedans Ford Taurus
- Upscale Compact Car Volkswagen GTI
- Upscale Compact
Sedan Hyundai Genesis - Luxury Sedans Acura RL
- Hybrid Cars
Toyota Prius - Affordable Sports Cars Mazda MX-5 Miata
- Luxury Sports Cars Chevrolet Corvette
- Compact Crossover/SUVs Honda CR-V
- Midsize Crossover/SUVs
Toyota Venza - Full Size SUVs
Toyota Sequoia - Luxury Compact Crossover/SUVs Infiniti EX
- Luxury Midsize Crossover/SUVs Lexus RX 350
- Luxury Full Size SUVs
Toyota Land Cruiser - Hybrid SUVs Lexus RX Hybrid
- Off-Road SUVs
Toyota FJ Cruiser - Minivans Honda Odyssey
- Wagons Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen
- Compact Pickup Trucks
Toyota Tacoma - Full Size Pickup Trucks Ford F-150
Corvette: The 2009 Year in Review
As always, news and events surrounding the Chevrolet Corvette moved at near supersonic speeds. This year brought us two new special editions for 2009, a Corvette Grand Sport for 2010 and launch control. We also had to deal with 26 weeks of Corvette plant closings and the bankruptcy of General Motors. Corvette Racing successfully ended its GT1 program with a class win at Le Mans and the GT2 Corvette made it to the top of the podium at Mosport. Check out the complete yearly review after the jump. [More]
Mobile purchase triples on eBay this holiday season
A total of 1.5 million items were bought via mobile phones on the world’s largest online marketplace this holiday season, with purchases ranging from designer handbags to a 1966 Chevrolet Corvette sports car worth 75,000 U.S. dollars.
Barn Find: Flared C3 Corvette Put Out to Pasture
Technically, this Corvette is more of a field find than a barn find. The early C3 Corvette with 55 gallon drums masquerading as rear fender flares was spotted on JalopyJournal.com. The Corvette, along with several other older Chevrolets and few trucks, have been parked out in the woods somewhere in Georgia for decades. [More]
GM issues 2nd recall for Corvette roofs
Washington — General Motors Co. said Monday it is recalling 22,000 Chevrolet Corvettes over concerns that the roof may fly off the vehicle — after a 2006 recall didn’t fix the problem.