This past week, a most prolific figure of American motoring celebrated their centennial. Founded by Swiss engineer Louis Chevrolet and early American car business mogul William Durant on November 3rd 1911, Chevrolet assembled their first prototype vehicle in an era when the number of auto companies was as diverse as the mobile App world [...]
Making its first visit to the Las Vegas SEMA Show, the American-made Chevrolet Sonic subcompact will be containing for attention in a spotlight where the Camaro and Corvette is certain to dominate the attendees’ fantasies. While Chevrolet has mastered the profiling of sportiness in their high performance V-8 machines, the bowtie brand would like to [...]
In the 1950s, most auto company has defined safety features in a more simplistic way. Instead of engineering handling the safety aspects of a vehicle, carmakers tragically left the progression of safety to automotive stylist. Over decades, safety has evolved from being a laughing matter to a realistic intent for saving lives of motorists and [...]
Originally sold in 1969 as a special dealer-sourced special request under Chevrolet’s COPO (Central Office Production Order) group, the Camaro ZL1 maintained a rather low-key appearance in the General Motors pony car line-up. Helped by the fact that only 69 examples of the 1969 Chevy Camaro were produced with the pricy ZL1 package, the mystique [...]
For almost 100 years of automotive development, the most accepted notion for improving vehicle horsepower was to build a big engine. As many auto enthusiasts know, stricter fuel economy standards and vehicle downsizing have required 21st century auto manufacturers to find equal or more horsepower in a small engine. Turning otherwise underused exhaust air [...]
For modern muscle car fans, a countdown clock ticks for the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 super pony car’s release early next year. Guaranteed to be a hot commodity among American performance fans, the upcoming 2012 Camaro ZL1’s time on Chevrolet dealership showroom floors could be measured in hours rather than days. The chance to own a [...]
The oldest industrial brand name in the General Motors portfolio, German’s Opel division started as a sewing machine manufacturer in 1862. Evolving to the production of bicycles soon later, Opel’s presence in wheeled transportation would turn to automobiles for the first time since 1899. At the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, Opel’s roots for their adventurous [...]
As Chevrolet braces to celebrate their centennial in October, the history of American performance car will be a big part of the bowtie brand’s party. Returning several years ago through a wise decision by top automotive brass, the refreshed Chevrolet Camaro insures the 100th year for one of the world’s most recognized automobile companies will [...]