Month: April 2010

GeigerCars, a German vehicle modifying company, recently released one of their extreme upgrade projects – the Corvette Grand Sport.

With a six-speed transmission (5^th and 6^th gears modified), this vehicle just purrs.

A 2.3 liter supercharge has been added to the vehicle’s already fast LS3 6.2 liter V8 engine, allowing the vehicle to produce up to 596-horsepower and 544-lb-ft of torque.

Give this car 4 seconds and it can reach speeds of 62 mph, then later hit a top speed of 209 mph!

Wider front and rear fenders give this vehicle additional vents so the larger brakes (355 mm, six-cylinder discs at the front axle and 340 mm, four-cylinder discs at the rear) may cool more efficiently. The light alloy 18- and 19-inch wheels are wrapped in 275/35 (front) & 325/30 (rear) tires.

Even the vehicle’s unique graphics play a role in this sophisticated hot ride. Ohh la la!

What do you think of this baby’s upgrade?

[ EGMCarTech.com ]

 

Another addition to the myth that New Zealand is “green”: a Honda executive from Japan believed everything he’d heard about New Zealand’s “clean, green” reputation, until he arrived to work with Honda NZ.

Easy. – Go to http://www.RaceToWinCorvette.com.

• Answer 3 easy multiple-choice questions.
   
• Fill out your contact information.
   
• Enter to win!

Not ONLY will you win a brand new 2011 Corvette Grand Sport, but your complimentary trip for two to the 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans in France will also include: 5-day/4-night trip, air travel, hotel accommodations, 2 tickets to the race and trackside meals. Whew!

You can refer your friends, too. Who wouldn’t want to sign up to win this amazing package deal? It really doesn’t get any better!

General Motors will be announcing the lucky winner on July 7, 2010. Good luck!

[ RaceToWinCorvette.com ]

 

JUST ANNOUNCED!  GM has announced Lease Pull Ahead is back!  If you currently are in a GMAC lease that expires between now and August 31st, 2010, you are entitled to have up to 3 of your payments waived!

If you were on the fence about getting out of your lease and into a new Corvette, now is the time.  You can either lease or purchase your next 2009 or 2010 Vette and take advantage of the program.

We’d be more than happy to give you a custom quote or explain the program, just give us a call at (888) 875-0728 or leave us a comment.

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An award-winning 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe topped the list of more than 300 collector cars sold at the recent Mecum Kansas City Auction, held April 9-10 at the Kansas City Convention Center/Bartle Hall.

Munich-based Tuner GeigerCars has a history of tuning Corvettes. Recently, they got their hands on a 2010 Corvette Grand Sport and like most tuners, felt that the 436-horsepower sports car was under powered. After all, why be satisfied with 436 hp when you get to 588 horsepower by adding a 2.3 liter supercharger? GeigerCars […]

Homebuilt Hero Sometimes in life, you just know when you got it right. Shawn Nelson of Chesterfield, Indiana, must get that feeling often, as this has got to be one of the nicest looking ’91 Z28s of all time.

Corvette Racing Program Manager Doug Fehan visited the set of Autoline After Hours on Thursday evening. This is an extensive one-hour interview featuring John McElroy, host of Autoline Daily and Autoline Detroit. Also joining in the conversation is the Autoextremist Peter De Lorenzo and David Welch from BusinessWeek and Bloomberg News.

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Autoline After Hours

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General Motors announced a new Chevy campaign set to launch in the second quarter. The campaign’s focus: CORVETTES & CAMAROS.

GM hopes the campaign will draw more customers into their dealerships. Though neither the Corvette nor Camaro makes high-volume sales, their high-performance image will get people in the doors and potentially lead them to purchase other Chevy vehicles.

However, the big question remains – Who will GM rely on for advertising?

Campbell-Ewald, an advertising agency based in Warren, had custody of the Chevrolet account for nearly 90 years until GM’s bankruptcy caused their advertising contract to wane.

So now, Chevy’s muscle car campaign is really anyone’s game. Campbell-Ewald remains persistent. But, will they prevail?

[ Crain’s Detroit (subscription req’d) ]