Month: May 2010

With the introduction of the all-new Chevrolet Cruze, 12 Chevrolet models will be offered with fuel-saving, six-speed automatic transmissions.

G. CHAMBERS WILLIAMS III Another special Corvette model is coming to market this summer, the 2011 Z06 Carbon Limited Edition.Just 500 of these ‘Vettes will be made, Chevrolet says, so it may be difficult to get one.The Carbon model is designed to be part street car, part race car, as with some previous Corvette special editions, including the …

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Saturday practice for the Spanish GP kicked off the weekend for Formula 1 and, as expected, Red Bull grabbed the two top spots on speed chart. But much to the surprise of many, Michael Schumacher put his Mercedes machine on the charts …

At the C5/C6 Bash at the Corvette Museum, Corvette’s Chief Engineer delivered some remarks about the next generation C7 Corvette which he said is now getting underway in earnest. Tadge prefaced his comments with a warning about how the auto magazines will claim to have inside information or renderings when in fact they are basically […]

The National Corvette Museum is hosting a community event which will feature Corvettes “roaring” around the National Corvette Museum’s parking lot. Saturday marks the 16th time the Junior Achievement Mini Corvette Challenge will be run in Bowling Green. Go-karts with four-cycle engines and Corvette bodies will be customized and tuned to perfection for the popular […]

General Motors has decided to mark the occasion by swaddling the very first 2011 Chevrolet Corvette in the same livery worn by the champion.

This 2005 Chevrolet Corvette, owned by skefauver, has an estimated 420 horsepower.

If you drive a 2005-2006 Chevrolet Corvette C6, your vehicle may be under a new recall announced by GM.

General Motors issued a recall on 40,028 Corvettes, manufactured between March 2004 and January 2006, which have tilt and telescoping steering wheels.

Apparently, over the years, the signals that travel through the steering wheel may fail to work properly. The malfunction can also affect one side of the vehicle’s brakes, causing the vehicle to be pulled to the right or left during braking.

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) official website has posted:

Vehicle Make / Model:		CHEVROLET / CORVETTE
Model Year(s):		2005-2006
Manufacturer:		GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Mfr’s Report Date:		APR 26, 2010
NHTSA Campaign ID #		10V172000
Component:		STEERING:COLUMN
Potential Number of Units Affected:		40,028
Consequence:		IF THE DRIVER DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE CHANGE IN VEHICLE MOVEMENT, A CRASH COULD OCCUR.

GM plans to replace all the faulty parts, free of charge. The safety recall began on April 30, 2010.

If this may apply to your vehicle, please contact your local dealer. You may also contact Chevrolet at 1.800.630.2438.

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When we published the April 2010 Corvette Sales Report on Monday, we noted that GM would probably be offering some incentives to move the more than 4,500 Corvettes that are currently available in dealer showrooms. Sure enough, we checked with our friends at Kerbeck Corvette and there are several incentives and rebates available for […]

At the C5/C6 Bash last week at the Corvette Museum, Corvette Racing’s Program Manager Doug Fehan talked about racing this season and about Sebring in particular. The Perfect Storm is how he has described the events that led to the two Corvette C6.Rs crashing in a pit lane mishap at the 12 Hours of Sebring. […]