There are many nice cars roaming our highways and byways, but occasionally you encounter cars that go beyond nice — the types of cars that have an aura about them. This Corvette of the Week is one of those cars. Lay your eyes on this Crystal Red Tintcoat/Kalahari C7 Corvette Convertible and you become hypnotized […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | February 21, 2014
Unless some reclusive mad scientist in a Midwest garage has already boosted his or her C7 to 1,000 horsepower, but has decided to keep the accomplishment secret, then the Vengeance Racing Corvette Stingray pictured above is the world’s first C7 Corvette to enter the 1,000-horsepower magic kingdom … a veritable paradise where cars like the […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | February 19, 2014
Twenty-seven bids is pretty good for a wrecked ‘Vette on eBay. I’d speculate a lot of those bids were from shops looking to fix the Stingray and sell it for profit. Could you discount damages enough to purchase a used Corvette like this?
By: Manuel Carrillo III | February 4, 2014
Photo Credit: DigitalDtour.com The Corvette Stingray has been in production since August 2013 and thousands of new C7s have already found their way to customers. At the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, Corvette Product Manager Harlan Charles was asked about providing some production stats for the new Stingray and he happily obliged. According to Harlan, […]
By: Keith Cornett | January 31, 2014
The last time Chevrolet placed an ad in the Super Bowl was back in 2012. Some significant product introductions have been made at Chevrolet since then. In the past 23.74 months the company has introduced all-new versions of the Corvette and the Silverado. As you can imagine, these are some fine products that need promotion, […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | January 28, 2014
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 »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | January 24, 2014
NASA and Corvette go together like peanut butter and jelly — dinner and a movie — Donny and Marie. The connection makes sense: Corvette and NASA are some of the all-time coolest American treasures. If you were an astronaut in the Mercury or Apollo space programs, chances are you drove a Corvette. The Motor Trend Epic Drives […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | January 14, 2014
