Chevrolet

John Force Racing to Drive Chevys in 2015 and Beyond

The Force is strong with Chevrolet. John Force Racing has signed a multi-year deal to race Chevrolet Camaro Funny Cars, making Chevy the manufacturer of record for the 16-time NHRA champion, his two daughters—Courtney Force in Funny Car and Brittany Force in Top Fuel—and son-in-law Robert Hight in Funny Car. There are no other Chevy-branded

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Gearhead Gift Guide (Part 3): Gift Ideas for the Chevy Fanatic

If you’re like us, you do some of your best work under pressure. Whether its thrashing in the pits between rounds or navigating a particularly challenging trail (or writing an article that’s due in exactly one hour), a little extra stress can really help us raise our games. And that goes for Christmas shopping, too. That’s right—Christmas

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Chevrolet, National Corvette Museum to Restore Three Sinkhole Vettes

Chevrolet is financing the restoration of three of the eight historic Corvettes destroyed last February when a sinkhole formed unexpectedly inside the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY. Concurrently, the museum’s board elected to fill and repair the sinkhole which created unprecedented interest in the museum over the past seven months. Chevrolet and the

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2015 Corvette Z06 to Make 650 Horsepower

Chevrolet released the power output numbers for the 2015 Corvette Z06, delighting fans of Corvettes, horsepower and all things that go fast with numbers exceeding the car maker’s earlier estimates. The new Z06—powered by a supercharged LT4 engine—will make 650 horsepower and 650 foot-pounds of torque. That’s more power than the previous Corvette generation’s ZR1.

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Sinkhole in Kentucky Swallows 8 Corvettes at Corvette Museum

A sinkhole opened up without warning inside the National Corvette Museum Wednesday, and eight Chevrolet Corvettes fell into it. According to reports, six of the eight were donated to the museum by Corvette enthusiasts, and two are owned by General Motors. From Bangshift: “It is with heavy hearts that we report that eight Corvettes were affected

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Top 10 Engines of All Time (#5): Chevy 427

While Chevrolet did produce a select few 427-cubic-inch engines a few years prior (the Z11) for the Chevy Impala, the wildly popular Chevy 427 V8 engine became available to the general public in 1966. The engine won instant fans, because the powerplant offered versatility and piles of horsepower. The 427 powered vehicles across the spectrum

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SEMA Preview: Chevrolet Previews Performance-Oriented SEMA Concepts

Chevrolet previewed several performance-oriented concepts of some of the brand’s most popular passenger cars, including the Sonic and all-new Impala. The cars will debut at the SEMA Show, November 5-8, in Las Vegas. It’s the world’s largest convention of automotive aftermarket parts and accessories. Chevrolet also showed a personalized version of the Malibu, which features

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Photo Gallery: 6th Annual Peach State Chevy Show

A bunch of Bowtie enthusiasts descended on Summit Racing’s McDonough, GA retail store Saturday for the 6th Annual Peach State Chevy Show. Brian Kreuser was there again, braving raindrops and collecting killer images, because that’s what he does. We appreciate Brian’s amazing work. And we appreciate him sharing it with us. Like Brian’s Facebook page

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