Posts Tagged ‘chevrolet’

Chevrolet Volt 2011

These Chevrolet Volt 2011 the approximately range of 340 miles, 40 miles on pure electricity from the 16-kilowatt lithium-ion battery pack. After that is used up, a gasoline-powered generator kicks in to extend range another 300 miles.

Chevrolet Volt 2011 gas engine is an 80-horsepower 1.4-liter 4-cylinder. Available safety features include ABS, traction control, antiskid system, curtain-side airbags, front-side airbags, and driver and passenger knee airbags.

That means it looks… Read the rest

REPORT: Chevrolet to take larger role at GM, account for 70% of total volume

Filed under: Chevrolet , GM Forget about more cowbell, for GM it’s all about more Chevy — at least, that’s the situation for Chevrolet’s new VP Brent Dewar. So far this year the Bowtie has posted more than 60% of GM’s North American volume, but Dewar wants that to get to 70%. “As Pontiac goes away, Saturn goes away,” Dewar said, “Chevrolet has to step up. The 70 percent… Read the rest

eBay Find of the Day: #1 of 5 1993 Lister Corvette is nothing if not ambitious

Filed under: Convertible , Performance , Auctions , Chevrolet , Specialty 1993 Lister Corvette - Click above for high-res image gallery Back in the early Nineties, Lister North America looked to recapture some of the awesomeness that is the 1959 Lister Corvette, a British car built to compete with the likes of the Jaguar and Aston Martin on the British racing scene. Opinions on whether or not the reborn… Read the rest

REPORT: Audi plans to produce e-tron, begin testing prototypes within two years

Filed under: Concept Cars , Coupe , Performance , Audi , Alternative Fuel Audi e-Tron concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Even though we knew it was coming, the Audi e-tron concept still caught us by surprise. After all, who would have expected an electric sportscar with over 3,000 lb-ft of torque? But if that wasn’t enough of a shock, reports now suggest that Audi is actually… Read the rest

The cops get a Zeta sedan: GM unveils 355-hp Chevy Caprice police car

Filed under: Sedan , Chevrolet , GM , Holden , Police/Emergency Chevrolet Caprice PPV - Click above for high-res image gallery. Well, it’s official. General Motors has resurrected the Australian-built Zeta sedan for North America, only this time around, it’s just for the cops. Set to arrive in your local muni’s police fleet in 2011 is the Chevrolet Caprice police patrol vehicle (PPV). First thing’s first: it is not… Read the rest

The cops get a Zeta sedan: GM unveils 355 hp Chevy Caprice police car

Filed under: Sedan , Chevrolet , GM , Holden , Police/Emergency Chevrolet Caprice PPV - Click above for high-res image gallery. Well, it’s official. GM has resurrected the Australian-built Zeta sedan for North America, only this time around, it’s just for the cops. Set to arrive in your local muni’s police fleet in 2011 is the Chevrolet Caprice police patrol vehicle (PPV). First thing’s first: it is not the… Read the rest

Review: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS demands to be loved

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Chevrolet , Reviews 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS - Click above for high-res image gallery The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro has taken so long to get to here we wouldn’t be surprised if Caravaggio did the original sketches. We wanted the car when we first saw it back in 6 B.C. We drove prototypes sometime around the Norman Conquest. And now it’s finally on the… Read the rest

Toyota recalling 3.8M vehicles over floormats, its largest ever in U.S.

Filed under: Government/Legal , Safety , Lexus , Toyota The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration has just issued a safety alert to owners of particular Toyota and Lexus models from 2004-2010 (see list below) that will soon involve a full recall of some 3.8 million vehicles. The issue involves a nagging problem Toyota has had with floor mats in certain models that, in some cases, have caused the… Read the rest

Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 9.29.09


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Review: 2010 Ford Taurus SEL stays big, goes upscale The original Taurus was a midsize pioneer, but the 2010 model is massive departure both in styling and size. We run an SEL model through the paces to see if Ford’s latest risk pays off, and come away impressed with its ease of use and cruising demeanor. Tokyo 2009: Mazda previews next-gen SKY clean engines, transmission and Kiyora concept Mazda… Read the rest

Oh, Buck! Study says deer-automobile accident rate up by 18% over last 5 years

Filed under: Etc. , Safety What do New Jersey and Nebraska have in common? If you said “absolutely nothing,” you’d be right - on any other day but today. Turns out that the Garden State and the Cornhusker State share a very curious stat. Both have seen a 54% increase in deer-related automobile accidents over the last two years. That 54% increase is the largest in the nation, which… Read the rest