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2010 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Details Revealed

Above: The 2009 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

IN WHAT MUST BRING a wave of relief for GM US car dealers, Chevrolet has unveiled details and pricing for the company’s entry-level hero car, the updated 2010 Corvette Z06.

Producing a commanding 377kW from its 7.0 litre LS7 V8, top power comes on at 6300rpm, while the 640Nm of [...]

n2a Motors Releases 2009 Corvette-Based Antheros Coupe And Roadster

n2a Motors has recently released pricing and details on its Atheros Coupe and Roadster. The California-based coachbuilder revealed the Atheros range at the 2008 Los Angeles Motor Show and garnered enough interest to make the exercise worthwhile.

n2a will take a 2009 Chevy Corvette and work its magic to transform it into the well-styled steeds you [...]

Rumours: Next-Gen Corvette to use Twin Turbo V6?

While the very notion of a Corvette with fewer than eight cylinders may send chills up the spines of many a red-blooded Chevrolet fan, the folks over at Popular Mechanics seem to think that changing market conditions (read: higher fuel prices) and increasingly stringent emissions regulations may force GM to look at alternative powerplants [...]

HSV W427 Now on Sale

Holden Special Vehicles has today officially unveiled its 375Kw 7.0-litre W427 and at the same time announced that this year’s manufacturing run of 90 W427’s has already been pre-sold. Production of the W427 is now underway along with sales in Australia and New Zealand.

A Dose of JDM-Style Americana

We’ve seen the JDM style of car customization grow from unknown to played out to solidly ingrained in automotive culture. We’ve also seen bizarre reversals of the trend in which Japanese owners buy a Japanese car only to trick it out USDM style (more on this in a later post). Now, to really twist your [...]

2008 Limited Edition Corvette 427 ZO6

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 [...]

GM shoehorns the LS7 into the H3 Hummer

The Hummer H3 is currently selling up a storm in Australia, with a waiting list that was recently stretching back six months as buyers lined up for the well priced and very capable SUV. Not one to let a little thing like Global Warming get in the way of a good time, the General has [...]

Corvette ZR1 supercar officially announced

Well, its finally arrived. The much hyped Corvette ZR1 has been officially announced today by GM along with a full image gallery and specifications. The press release is attached for those want to know everything but if you suffer ADT like myself then here are the major points of interest.

The ZR1 is powered by [...]

2008 Nissan GT-R 0-60mph in 3.3 seconds!

The amazing news concerning Nissan’s new GT-R just keeps coming and must have the supercar manufacturers shaking their heads. Inside Line have tested a privately owned Japanese spec GT-R at an airstrip just outside of Tokyo. The fact that they thought the GT-R was the ducks guts is one thing but they also found the [...]