Hennessey Performance has just released a video of its first twin-turbo 2014 Corvette Stingray on the dyno, and the preliminary results are promising. Running seven pounds of boost and 93-octane fuel, the HPE700 Corvette put down 608 horsepower and 565 lb-ft of torque to the rear wheels. Calculate for a 15-percent driveline loss, and at […] More »
Most parents take a conservative approach to driver training. They’ll often espouse slow and steady driving habits while their children suffer behind the wheel of the gutless family beater. It is likely you were taught to drive this way, and once you got your license, you eschewed your conservative training for heavy-footed behavior. But what if […] More »
With an estimated 625 horsepower and 635 lb-ft of torque, the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is one mad piece of machinery. Unleash all that power, and major chunks of physical reality will fly at you like the attacking fowl in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. The upcoming C7 Z06 will offer a removable carbon fiber roof […] More »
When it comes to Corvette Racing, there are two things to consider. First, Corvette Racing’s track record: Nine team championships and eight driver championships mean the factory-backed Corvette Racing team is the most successful organization in American Le Mans Series history. Corvette Racing has also won the Rolex 24 at Daytona, and they’ve earned seven […] More »
Amid all the gasoline-powered discussion happening on CorvetteForum, something amazing has happened. Typically, forum members get together to show off their Corvettes and socialize, but over this past holiday season, a group of CorvetteForum members got together to save the life of a German shepherd named Shiloh. On Nov. 30, 2013 CF member “99C5Vert” posted […] More »
A supercharger belongs in a Corvette’s engine bay as much as beer belongs at a Super Bowl party. Corvettes and superchargers go so well together, it’s almost a shame the base Corvette isn’t supercharged … hey, I said “almost”. “Leadfoot Callaway owners might think ‘Having this much fun should be illegal’ before realizing the beyond illegal […] More »
Chevrolet built the Corvette Z06 to be (among other things) a street-legal racecar, and though Chevy says the new C7 Z06 is the fastest-ever production Corvette, to some ‘Vette enthusiasts, that is insufficient. Chevy is well-aware of Corvette-lover speed lust, and that’s why the company is considering a track-only edition similar to what we saw […] More »