Just got this alert in from our friends at the National Corvette Museum: Bowling Green’s iconic sports car will be highlighted on Discovery Channel’s “How It’s Made: Dream Cars” show tonight. A crew filmed for four days at the Corvette Plant, and one day at the Museum recently to create the program. The 30 minute […]
Turbo Tea Party: Nissan 300ZX vs. Dodge Stealth R/T Turbo [C/D Archives]
Turbo Tea Party: At a social gathering in Ohio, we offer the well-bred Stealth and 300ZX a lump or two. Jonathan Winters and General H. Norman Schwarzkopf may be the sort of look-alikes you’ll find in Spy magazine’s “Separated at Birth?” section, but we’d like to present a more strikingly similar duo.
Turbo Tea Party: Nissan 300ZX vs. Dodge Stealth R/T Turbo [C/D Archives]
Turbo Tea Party: At a social gathering in Ohio, we offer the well-bred Stealth and 300ZX a lump or two. Jonathan Winters and General H. Norman Schwarzkopf may be the sort of look-alikes you’ll find in Spy magazine’s “Separated at Birth?” section, but we’d like to present a more strikingly similar duo.
[VIDEO] Exotics Racing Drifts a Corvette Z06 with a Sexy French Model
Exotics Racing in Las Vegas bills itself as “The Ultimate Driving Experience.” Chloe Mortaud, winner of the Miss France title in 2009, certainly wouldn’t argue. As this video opens, a helicopter lands in the desert, and out comes the 25-year-old beauty queen, dressed in a low-cut black blouse with spike heels. She hands the driver […]
Power isn’t everything: 2015 Corvette Z06 rockets past the Hellcat with a sub-3-second 0 to 60
If we’re talking straight-line performance, the 2015 Corvette Z06 eats its price bracket for breakfast – and most above it. 0 to 60 mph? Dealt with in 2.95 seconds.
Power isn’t everything: 2015 Corvette Z06 rockets past the Hellcat with a sub-3-second 0 to 60
If we’re talking straight-line performance, the 2015 Corvette Z06 eats its price bracket for breakfast – and most above it. 0 to 60 mph? Dealt with in 2.95 seconds.
The Science Behind the Corvette Stingray
Visitors to the International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago in September probably came away impressed with the ingenuity behind the new Corvette Stingray. Chevy’s seventh-generation Corvette was invited to the prestigious show because of its advancements in manufacturing and use of cutting-edge materials. If you’re familiar with the Stingray, you already know that Tadge Juechter […]
1997 ‘Green Slime’ Mallett Corvette to be Star Attraction at Mecum’s Chicago Auction
Should you hear that the “Green Slime” is coming to Chicago, don’t be alarmed—this “Green Slime” is not the villain of the eponymous 1968 sci-fi horror flick. No, the “Green Slime” headed to Chicago refers to the 1997 Corvette that was the first of the breed to be modified by racing performance gurus Mallett Motorsports […]
Car & Driver: 10 Cars That Paved The Way For A Mid-Engined C8 Corvette
A mid-engined Corvette was closer to production reality than you might think.
It May Become A Reality As The 2017 Corvette ZR1
By Don Sherman from the October 2014 issue of Car and Driver
Two hours into the 1957 12-hour Sebring Grand Prix, driver John Fitch dove into the pits to abandon his Corvette Super Sport. Officials were told a failed rear-suspension bushing prompted the DNF, but the real reason behind the early retirement was that Fitch couldn’t take the heat. Literally. Exhaust pipes snaking through the experimental sports racer’s magnesium body had cooked his feet.
Pondering the demise of his Sebring project, Corvette patron saint Zora Arkus-Duntov concluded, “The heat source must be behind the driver.†From then on, Arkus-Duntov’s pursuit of a mid-engined Corvette never wavered. His legacy is this family album of experiments, prototypes, concepts, and stillborn production proposals.
To test his theories, Arkus-Duntov built the single-seat Chevrolet Experimental Research Vehicle with a 353-hp aluminum-block V-8 driving the rear wheels through a four-speed transaxle. CERV I served as a test bed for the production C2 Corvette’s independent rear suspension. After attacking Pikes Peak, Arkus-Duntov lapped GM’s Milford proving grounds at 206 mph in this car.
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Photography by Michael Furman and the manufacturer
Paris Motor Show: First Shots Of The Infiniti Q80’s Exterior Like You’ve Never Seen Before
That, ladies and gentlemen, would be the Infiniti Q80, which debuted at an event the eve of the show. The Q80 is a BIG deal because it is the company’s first conceptual foray into what it’s calling the “premium sedan category,” .