Chevrolet Camaro News
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GM plans to announce a major shift in manufacturing that could benefit electric cars. Chevrolet introduced a concept electric drag racer. Charging networks join forces. And Faraday Future loses a key executive in financing turmoil. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Multiple sources indicate that GM plans a big shift in its manufacturing plans that could benefit its lineup of plug-in cars. The announcement is expected late Wednesday morning, and we'll keep readers updated when we know more. Meanwhile at the Specialty Equipment Manufacturers' Association show in Las Vegas, Chevrolet...
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2016 Chevrolet Camaro Loses Weight, Adds Turbo Four For Fuel EconomyMuscle-car fans pretty much set the Internet on fire this weekend as news and photos of the redesigned 2016 Chevrolet Camaro coupe emerged. The second generation of the reanimated Camaro pony car has tauter styling, more power, and less weight. All of that adds up to a car with tauter handling that...
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How A Chevy Camaro Gets Greener: Student Competition In EcoCar 3
All cars are getting more fuel-efficient under the rising requirements for corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) from now through 2025. Still, if you thought about the category of cars with good gas mileage, the Chevrolet Camaro muscle car likely wouldn't be high on your list. DON'T MISS: How Do...
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How Do You Make A Chevy Camaro Muscle Car Green? Students Have 4 Years To Try
If you're currently shopping for a fuel-efficient vehicle, the Chevrolet Camaro probably hasn't appeared on your radar. With combined economy of 22 mpg for the most efficient, V-6 automatic model, that's not a huge surprise. But given some time and some of the finest young engineering minds as part...
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$55,000 Kit To Build Electric Camaro Offered By GM
Home-converting a car to electric power would be so easy were it not for all those inconvenient drivetrain parts you have to remove. It's like carmakers didn't think of what people might want to do with their cars--engine, gearbox, exhaust, filters, fuel tanks--they're all just lumps of metal...
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GM Adds New Styling Cues To Concepts For Transformers “Dark of the Moon”
Who doesn’t love a good action flick? We especially love them when they have some good chase scenes with some pretty cool modern automobiles. Then if you ad superhero transforming cars from outer space into the mix, well you have the Transformers franchise. As you might remember, the first...
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When it comes to performance cars there is always competition; you might be thinking the competition is mostly on the street or at the track, but there is another place that competition is ramped. The Office. And by office we mean the sales floor. Neither Chevrolet or Ford would come right out and say, “Hey you Chevrolet, we are going to take you doooowwn in sales of the Mustang this year!” However, secretly we know that everyone wants to have the top selling car for the segment and this year Chevrolet and the Camaro are pulling ahead of the Ford crew with the long standing...
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2011 Denver Auto Show: Two Camaros Worth Seeing at the Show
Auto Shows give you the opportunity to experience many different cars in a single venue. It also lets you see cars that you wouldn’t be able to see any other place and compare similar models side by side. Chevrolet has you covered in the Camaro department at the 2011 Denver Auto Show. Okay...
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2011 Denver Auto Show Features 2011 “American Pride” Camaro
If you were in Ohio last September 11th at the Northeast Ohio Camaro Club’s Annual Fall Classic, then you probably saw the debut of the 2011 “American Pride” Camaro to the public. From the date of its reveal and the name you have probably already guessed that the “American...
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7 Small Cars Make List Of 25 Cars Worth Waiting For
Recently, my April 2011 print edition of Car and Driver came in the mail and the cover article peaked my interest. Who wouldn’t want to know what the “25 Cars Worth Waiting For” are, especially given the new technology being incorporated into cars? It feels like it is just a...
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2011 Chevrolet Camaro: Better When You Go Topless?
There are a lot of mixed feelings about one of Chevrolet’s longest running, iconic muscle cars. Yes, we are definitely talking about the Camaro and the love it or hate it sense that consumers have with it. Whenever you redesign a vehicle you will have critics, but the Camaro originally one...
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Ford And GM Duke It Out For Top Muscle Car Sales
The Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro have been rivals since their respective introductions—with the Mustang beating most to the punch with the 1964 ½ Ford Mustang debut. GM quick answered the Mustang with the Camaro, but the Camaro wouldn’t stay ahead of the Mustang for most of...
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By all accounts, the initial public offering of General Motors stock yesterday was a huge success. Demand for the shares was five times the initial allocation, prompting the company both to raise the amount it sold and raise the price. At the end of the day, GM stock [NYSE:GM] closed higher than the initial price. Everyone's happy, including President Barack Obama. He issued a statement from the White House saying that the robust market demand for GM shares indicated a bright and profitable future ahead for domestic automakers--and that it vindicated his decision to rescue the company 18...
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Missing the ’69 Trans Am? HPP Has You Covered
Since the debut of the 2010 Camaro, we have seen a number of interesting things from the customizing sector, including the T-Top Camaro we reported on earlier this month. However, with the Pontiac brand being a thing of the past, there are people looking for something that GM just isn’t going...
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Ready For a T-Top Reunion? 2010 Camaro Conversion Comes To SEMA
When you think of T-Tops, what comes to mind? Maybe it is the Burt Reynolds and Jackie Gleason cult classic, Smokey and the Bandit. Or if you were into Cadillacs it could be memories of the power T-Tops in the ‘70s Eldorados. Interestingly enough the T-Top is a concept that has been around...
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This 2011 Camaro Has Style And The Neiman Marcus Badge Of Approval
Style has a lot of meaning in some circles and special edition cars from fashion designers and fashion retailers are no strangers to the automotive industry. Just in the past year AllSmallCars.com has reported on the special edition Fiat 500’s from Diesel and then of course who can forget the...
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Fun in the Sun Stays Affordable With 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible
Camaro fans have been waiting for the debut of the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro convertible and now that it has happened there was a nagging little question left. The question: How much is it going to cost? Let’s face it, no matter how good or how cool the car is, price always plays a factor into...
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We Drive It On and Off the Track And Gather Our Impressions
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Today’s New Car Designs: Visibility Not Included
As Cars Get Back To Design, Drives Loose More Vision
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Well, Why NOT a (750-Horsepower) Chevrolet Corvette Hybrid?
The 2010 Chevrolet Corvette goes like stink. Its 430-horsepower, 6.2-liter V8 is the epitome of all-American performance. And that's just the base car. The supercar contender ZR1 model heads straight into the stratosphere. The Vette is an icon, and GM messes with it at its peril. So a throwaway...
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Retro Review: Does A 2001 Chevorlet Camaro Stand the Test Of Time?
This is One Product That GM Should Get Kudos For
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2010 Chevrolet Camaro: The Reviews Are Starting To Roll In
Some Good and Some Bad, But What Does It All Mean?
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2010 Chevy Equinox To Get 32 MPG Highway, While GM Will Axe 12 of Its 20 Highest-Mileage Vehicles
High highway mileage is a laudable metric, but only if lots of those cars actually make it onto customers' driveway
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