Callaway Cars has just released details of its 2009 Callaway Corvette, essentially a substantial upgrade package for the Corvette C6. For a USD$18,900 premium over the standard C6, the supercharged Callaway version puts 580hp and 691Nms under the toe and a top speed of over 320km/h.

According to Reeves Callaway, founder of Callaway Cars, the end result slots in right between [...]

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The world’s most famous motoring journalist thinks that all Americans are fat, they build big shoddy gas guzzling cars and generally use them for cruising between hamburger joints.

Or does he?

Clarkson shuns the Europeans and embraces big fat American cubic inches

Jeremy Clarkson used his Sunday Times column to reflect on the year that almost is, and [...]

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It is widely known that GM is doing it tough. Unfortunately, the hits keep coming for our American cousins with Chevrolet announcing it will cease Corvette production for one week, starting October 6th, in response to shrinking demand and declining sales.

The news gets worse with Chevy set to shed up to 75 workers from the Bowling [...]

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The Corvette ZR1 may have been rolled by the Viper ACR at the Nurburgring recently, but that doesn’t mean it’s hanging its head in Europe - far from it in fact.

The fastest-ever production Corvette has recently arrived in Germany, in production trim and ready for the European press to get a taste of some modern [...]

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Aside from being the world’s most challenging racetrack and the venue for one of the most demanding 24-hour endurance races ever, the Nurburgring is also the epicentre of development for some of the world’s most desirable performance cars. It’s where many automakers send their prototypes to gather data and perform suspension, chassis and engine [...]

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You’ve seen the video, now scope these high-resolution pics of Chevrolet’s latest performance flagship, the Corvette ZR1, rocketing its way around Germany’s Nurburgring Nordschliefe .

Chevrolet is understandably chuffed about the ZR1’s recent 7:26 Nordschliefe lap record and while everybody from Nissan to Lexus to Audi are now racing (har har) to eclipse the Corvette ZR1’s [...]

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With more and more manufacturers vying for ‘Ring supremacy, an Audi insider has reportedly claimed that the new R8, featuring V10 motivation, will best the blisteringly fast 7:26 lap time set by the Corvette ZR1 in June this year.

Given the ZR1 has managed to lay waste to such contenders as the Pagani Zonda, the Porsche [...]

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As promised, the General has provided video footage of the ZR1 Corvette and its now legendary 7:26 lap of the ‘Green Hell’. Jim Mero, a GM development engineer is behind the wheel. Jim obviously isn’t your average garen variety cardigan and corduroy wearing engineer.

I never expected to see a Corvette corner and accelerate like the [...]

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Chevrolet have announced a limited edition version of their ZO6 Corvette overnight. This ones for the retro crowd, harking back to the days when life was simpler and big blocks were the weapon of choice.

Dubbed the ‘427 Limited Edition ZO6’, it is a salute to the classic 427 Corvettes of the past. The 427 designation [...]

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The recent Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale Arizona has seen the very first “retailable” Corvette ZR1 sell for a cool US$1,000,000 and that’s not including auction fees. If you are not concerned about owning the numero uno ZR1 then waiting for the second, third or even fourth ZR1 would save you US$900,001 and the auction fees…of [...]

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Due to be unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show which opens this Sunday, the Corvette ZR1 is powered by GM’s new supercharged LS9 6.2-litre V8. For those with long memories Bob Lutz did promise an M5 V10 beating engine a few years back and if power and torque are the yardstick then the LS9 has [...]

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Okay, lets be honest. The car you see in these pictures is the new Cadillac CTS-V and its dog ugly. Good from afar…but far from good is the best way to describe the styling, particularly the 80’s inspired front end. But…just like the fat kid at school had the best personality, the CTS-V ‘s ugliness [...]

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