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The 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 marked a significant milestone for the Corvette brand, representing the pinnacle of its 66-year production history and signaling the end of the era of front-engine hyper-Corvettes. Beneath its hood, the distinctive LT5 supercharged 6.2L V-8 engine proudly resided, elevating the Corvette’s supercharging legacy to...
The Corvette and Ford GT stand as two of the most iconic nameplates in automotive history, representing the pinnacle of American performance. The GT boasts a rich racing heritage and limited exclusivity, while the ‘Vette is often seen as a practical supercar alternative, providing comparable performance to high-end supercars at...
The first Z06 was actually an option package first offered with the 1963 Corvette. The package was developed by Corvette’s legendary lead engineer and racing advocate Z0ra Arkus-Duntov. The Z06 option was designed to allow consumers to bolster the 1963 “Split-Window” Corvettes performance and handling capabilities for use on the race track. ...
I get it, the current Chevrolet Corvette C8 is an amazing supercar that combines exotic car looks with a much more interesting MSRP when compared to the likes of Ferrari, Lamborghini, or Porsche, but if you are on a budget and you want an amazing sports car for a much...
One of the Petersen Automotive Museum’s latest exhibits, “Corvettes in Competition: Racing America’s Sports Car,” continues to create quite a buzz. The collection revisits the history of the most iconic Corvette race cars to celebrate Corvette’s 70th anniversary. The display showcases the evolution of Chevrolet’s legendary sports car, from its...
The Shelby 427 Cobra’s sustained dominance on the racetrack forced Chevrolet engineers to respond with a 427-cubic-inch engine for the Corvette. This involved enlarging the original 396-cid V-8. The “big block” motor was distinguishable by the noticeable bulge in the hood. Its performance was exceptional, achieving 0-60 in 4.8 seconds,...
While the “Flux Capacitor” in the time-machine Delorean (Back to the Future) might be a bit of Hollywood trickery, the next chapter of Delorean is not, according to Kathryn DeLorean, son of famed GM exec and car manufacturer John Delorean. Kathryn is CEO of DNG, or Delorean Next Generation. “I...
In the video below we get a full review of the new 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray, the first-ever hybrid Corvette production model and it gets even better, because of the additional electric motors, this is an all-wheel drive Corvette, and thanks to the 6.2 Liter V8 engine pumping out nearly...
The 1963 Corvette Sting Ray holds a special place in automotive history as it ushered in the second generation of America’s Sports Car. Designed by Bill Mitchell and Larry Shinoda, this Corvette featured a sleek and aerodynamic design, riding on a revamped chassis with the groundbreaking four-wheel independent suspension, a...
A young Art Center College of Design student, named Peter Elbert Brock, became the youngest designer ever hired by Bill Mitchell, the Vice President of Design at General Motors. He rewarded Mitchell in November 1957 by making a sketch of what Mitchell chose to be the basis for the next...
In this new video from DragTimes, we get to see two high-performing sports cars that are almost the same when it comes to numbers. First, is a Corvette C8 Z06 powered by a naturally aspirated 5.5-liter flat-plane crank V8 engine which produces up to 670 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of...
During the 1970s, John Greenwood’s “Stars and Stripes” Corvettes showcased Chevrolet’s growing dominance in international racing, keeping the American Sports Car at the forefront. While known for his extravagant “Greenwood Wide-Body” Corvettes, Greenwood was also a skilled engine builder and a dedicated supporter of American racing. His accomplishments included...
The Sledgehammer, a modified 1988 Chevrolet Corvette, was the brainchild of renowned Corvette specialist Reeves Callaway. Seeking to create a “super car with good street manners,” Callaway aimed to surpass previous speed records while ensuring a comfortable and reliable driving experience. Collaborating with Paul Deutschman for the Callaway AeroBody design,...
The L88 was a special option package developed under the direction of Zora Arkus-Duntov, director of GM’s performance division. First introduced in 1967, the L88 Corvette featured a highly modified version of Chevy’s 427-cubic-inch V-8 engine. Although this engine received a factory horsepower rating of 435, actual engine output was somewhere between 540 and 580 horsepower, giving the “stock” L88 enough...
The Corvette C7.R was conceived, designed and constructed by Pratt & Miller Engineering based on the C7 Corvette Stingray developed by Chevrolet. It was developed in 2013 as a replacement for the out-going C6.R Corvette race car, whose retirement from racing mirrored the end of its commercial counterpart’s production run at the end of the 2013 model year....
The L88 was a special option package developed under the direction of Zora Arkus-Duntov, director of GM’s performance division. First introduced in 1967, the L88 Corvette featured a highly modified version of Chevy’s 427-cubic-inch V-8 engine. Although this engine received a factory horsepower rating of 435, actual engine output was somewhere between 540 and 580 horsepower, giving the “stock” L88 enough...
When it was unveiled, the 2023 C8 Corvette Z06 took the world by storm and it was quickly compared to its European rivals. The 2023 Z06 was designed and engineered to be a “precision tool” for the race track. While the DNA of every modern Corvette evolved from its racing...
For 70 years, the Chevrolet Corvette has captured the hearts and passion of car enthusiasts worldwide, whether it’s cruising down tree-lined roadways or accelerating through tight turns at race tracks. Part of Corvette’s mystique has been captured through cinematic or television appearances. “Route 66” or “Corvette Summer,” for example, captured...
The Corvette Rondine concept was built by Pinanfarina and introduced at the 1963 Paris Motor Show. The car started life as a 1963 split-window Corvette, which is all the more unusual because Chevrolet introduced the split-window coupe at the same time that Pinanfarina was introducing a custom-built Corvette based on...
When it was unveiled, the 2023 C8 Corvette Z06 took the world by storm and it was quickly compared to its European rivals. The 2023 Z06 was designed and engineered to be a “precision tool” for the race track. While the DNA of every modern Corvette evolved from its racing...
In Hagerty’s newest episode of Cammiss’a Lap Battle with Randy Pobst, we get to witness a battle between three road legal track-focused sports cars from Chevrolet, Porsche, and BMW to see who’s the fastest one on a race track! Let’s start with the formidable mid-engine Z06 that tips the scales...
Competing as a production-based sports car, the new C5-R Corvette was developed to compete as a GTS-class race car that maintained the integrity of the production Corvette and shared a number of standard-issue components with it. These included the stock Corvette frame, engine block, windshield, taillights and marker lights, power...
In 1956, Chevrolet took desperate measures and saved the model’s future by presenting an armada of motorsports variants in 1956. None of these was more successful than the SR prototype which placed 9th overall at the 12 Hours of Sebring and has since been credited with saving the model’s outright...
Jay Leno had the chance to closely examine and test drive Finale Speed’s latest restomod, a fully carbon fiber 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, shortly after its unveiling in Yukon, Oklahoma. Leno was impressed with the build, describing it as “incredible” and applauding the company’s creation. The new lightweight panels made from...
Rob Dahm, an automotive YouTuber and Mazda enthusiast, meets up with Llyod Koehler, the owner of a vibrant yellow 1961 Chevrolet Impala lowrider featured in a Tupac music video, “To Live And Die In LA”....
YouTube channel DragTimes recently released a video featuring a quarter-mile drag race between a C8 Corvette Z06 and a Ferrari 812 Superfast at Bradenton Motorsports Park. Both cars have naturally aspirated powertrains, dual-clutch gearboxes, and mid-engine layouts. The Z06 has a V8 engine with 670 hp and 460 lb-ft of...
The COPO Camaro was created in 1969 by two Chevrolet dealers who wanted to install engines larger than 400 cubic inches in the Camaro, despite a GM ban on doing so. This ban stemmed from a late 1950s agreement that prohibited Detroit automakers from publicly endorsing corporate racing activity. The...
1965 Corvette XP-819 In 1965, famed General Motors designer Larry Shinoda designed a one-off concept car, the XP-819, that tested the concept of a rear-engined (not mid-engined) Corvette. Built under Frank Winchell’s Chevrolet Research and Development group, the XP-819 featured a reverse rotation, marine 327-cu.in V-8 hung out the back...
The 2019 Corvette C7 ZR1 coupe in its unveiling Sebring Orange color. For those who don’t remember, the C7 ZR1 has a 6.2L V8 engine that produces 755 hp (765 PS; 563 kW) at 6,300 rpm. This piece is 85″ x 55″, Mixed Media original stretched on canvas and black...
The 1969 ZL-1 Corvette came equipped with an entirely new big-block engine option that produced more horsepower than any Corvette that had come before it. Any Corvette, when ordered with RPO ZL1, came fitted with an all-aluminum 427 C.I. engine that featured a dry-sump oil system and which weight approximately...
