Chevrolet Corvette News
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An engineering shuffle will put several of the company's engineers who were exclusive to Corvette on task developing high-performance EVs.
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Biden mentions 200-mph electric Corvette, says US can own the market with move to EVs
With a car like the 200-mph electric Corvette Joe Biden mentioned, perhaps the U.S. could revitalize its auto industry.
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Genovation all-electric Chevy Corvette sports car debuts at CES
The idea of an all-electric Corvette is either either a wonderful marriage of American history and electric performance or complete sacrilege. Love it or hate it, it's now a reality. A company called Genovation rolled out the creation, the Genovation Extreme Electric (GXE), at the 2018 Consumer...
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Chevy Corvette plug-in hybrid performance monster coming, Lutz speculates
The next-generation Corvette could get a plug-in hybrid powertrain, says Bob Lutz.
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All-electric Corvette sets EV top speed record (video)
An electric Corvette recently achieved 186.8 mph after one mile.
Stephen Edelstein -
Electric Cars At Local Dragstrip: 8 Models, One Afternoon, Results Vary
By this point, many of us have seen videos and articles showing Tesla Model S high-performance versions running against loud and smoky gasoline cars. But these have almost always been a single Tesla taking on the dinosaurs. Last week, the Sacramento Electric Vehicle Association organized an...
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An aftermarket company has built a hybrid Corvette, but will the idea catch on?
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Corvette Stingray Gets 29 MPG (Highway), But Only With A Clutch Pedal
With the 2014 Corvette, buying a stick-shift nets one mpg in all categories.
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Chevy Corvette Hybrid: Not Nearly As Horrifying As Purists Think
Traditionalists may be feeling faint right about now. The thought of a Chevrolet Corvette with a hybrid-electric powertrain threatens to make their heads explode. But that's exactly the concept at which GM president Mark Reuss says, "Don't laugh." Reuss made the comment during a Los Angeles Times...
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All-Electric Sports Car Coming Next Month From Detroit Startup?
Tesla did it, Mercedes-Benz is doing it, so why can't a Detroit company do it too? In this case, "it" is building a pricey, limited-production, two-seat all-electric sports car. Detroit Electric, a famous name adopted by a five-year-old startup in the Motor City, will reveal its plans next month...
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Yes, There IS A Veggie-Oil-Fueled Diesel Corvette--For Sale
Of all the Chevrolet models, the Corvette sports car may be the one least likely to be considered green. Indeed, the world rocked on its axis when the lead engineer said two years ago that, one day, there might be a Corvette Hybrid. But considerably sooner than that, you can have your very own...
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Would A 'Vette Tempt You Away From Your Electric Volt?
With GM's generous offer of a free loaner vehicle should you be concerned about the safety of your Chevy Volt, we're sure many will take the opportunity to pick a car with similar utility. A Cruze or Malibu, perhaps. Maybe even a Sonic if economy and around-town trips are a priority. Some people...
Antony Ingram -
Turbochargers have been with us in volume production only since the Seventies, but superchargers have a long and honorable automotive history. They were used on the Blower Bentleys that won Le Mans 80 years ago, and have appeared ever since on high-performance engines, often larger ones. A boost for boost Now, propelled by new and stricter emissions and fuel economy laws, both types of boost are poised to appear in much greater numbers as carmakers seek to make smaller engines far more efficient. Ford in particular has branded its latest line of turbo engines as EcoBoost, applying both direct...
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Retro Flash Back: Top Ten Most Stolen Classic Cars
Hagerty published the following in April of 2003. So far I haven’t found an update, but this is still interesting. The study was conducted from 1999 to 2002. Hagerty Protection Network named the following models to its Top 10 Stolen Collector Vehicles list for 2003: 1. Chevrolet Corvette...
Jonathan McGrew -
Corvette Could Go Hybrid, Says GM Head Engineer; World To End?
Last week, Karl-Friedrich Stracke, GM's vice president of global vehicle engineering, set to rest rumors of a mid-engine next-generation Chevrolet Corvette. That got a lot of attention among Corvette fans. But a footnote to the story was that Stracke said not only that a hybrid Corvette was...
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2010 Corvette Grand Sport: Middle Of the Road Isn’t As Bad As You Think
Sometimes Balance Is An Art
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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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Hybrid Ferrari To Launch At LA Auto Show In December?
It's obviously green supercar day here at GreenCarReports. No sooner had we written about Lamborghini's green vehicle plans than more info popped up on our previous story about the plans for Ferrari hybrids as well. Editor Eddie Alterman from Car and Driver writes that a concept could debut at the...
John Voelcker