Good morning and welcome to our weekly digest of automotive news from around the globe, starting with… VW’s Top Brass Thinks That Misleading The Public And Press With ‘Voltswagen’ Stunt Was Worth The Reward Volkswagen’s April Fool’s joke-gone-wrong actually went very right according to Scott Keogh, the company’s North America CEO. VW reckons the thousands […]
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Sure, the C6-generation Chevrolet Corvette may not have quite the allure of the mid-engined C8, but in ZR1 guise, it is still a superb value proposition for the performance it provides. The Corvette ZR1 in question is a 2013 model and while it is almost a decade old, it has only been driven 2,000 miles […]
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The mid-1970s wasn’t a great time for American fans of performance cars. Spiraling insurance costs, falling compression ratios to accommodate low-lead gas and heavy 5 mph bumpers all took their toll on the once great muscle car. But not everyone went down without a fight. In 1973 Pontiac unveiled the epic Trans Am Super Duty, […]
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The third-generation Corvette is popular with enthusiasts and they don’t come much nicer than this 1971 Corvette Stingray. While the model is 50 years old, it has only been driven 1,339 miles (2,155 km) since new. That’s less than 27 miles (43 km) per year on average. There’s no word on why the car has […]
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<!––> <!––> The C8 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray hasn’t been available in the Middle East for very long and already, one example has been destroyed in a wreck in Dubai. No details about the crash are known and just a single video of the wrecked car has been shared to social media. It’s immediately obvious that […]
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Everyone likes a good restomod. The combination of modern amenities with classic aesthetics is a package that sounds quite appealing. In the case of this C3/C6 Corvette mashup, however, it takes that to a whole new level. The car was created by a Hungarian shop called Hardcore Engine Builders and was found by the Corvette Forum. […]
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General Motors has released a Technical Service Bulletin for the 2020 and 2021 Chevrolet C8 Corvette because of wheels that have tiny holes in them. The technical service bulletin covers 13,049 Corvette models built for the 2020 and 2021 model years with 10 per cent of vehicles believed to be impacted. General Motors notes that […]
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Comedian and actor Kevin Hart is apparently a fan of Corvettes because he just spent $825,000 on one at Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale auction. The 1959 C1 Corvette has been heavily modified to feature a 6.2-liter LT1 V8 engine swap that makes 460 hp and 465 lb-ft of torque. It has been paired to a 4L75E automatic […]
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Australian enthusiasts have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the right-hand drive (RHD) C8 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray ever since it was unveiled in mid-2019 and finally, pricing and availability details for the car have been announced. Set to be sold by the newly-established General Motors Speciality Vehicles (GMSV), the 2022 Chevrolet Corvette will be offered […]
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The eye-popping 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport replica featured in Fast Five is up for sale. The listing at VoloCars states that there were 12 Corvette Grand Sport replicas built by Mongoose Motorsports for the film. Of these, just three are thought to have survived and apparently, this one is “the nicest of the three” […]
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