Jalopnik: Chevy Corvette

Pay Your Respects at Japan's Random Muscle-Car Graveyard

Mike Spinelli — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:00:00 EST

Daniel O'Grady, an Australian into exploring old Japanese castles, happened upon this random sadness pile in Kurume City on Kyushu island. It's definitely a five-hanky lot of cars gone to seed, though rife with rusty-muscle-car porn. More »

2013 Corvette 427 Is The Fastest Drop-Top 'Vette Ever

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:15:00 EST

It's gotta better power-to-weight ratio than a Porsche 911 Turbo S. It charges to 60 mph in just 3.8 seconds from a dead stop. It's gotta big ol' LS7 V8 under-hood. It's the 2013 Chevy Corvette 427 Convertible, the fastest convertible 'Vette ever sold with the bow-tie badge. More »

How did a row of new Corvettes get destroyed at this Miami dealership?

Mike Spinelli — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:30:00 EST

This isn't the first time a whole row of vehicles has been wiped out at Tropical Chevrolet in Miami Shores. It's the second time. The first time, an out-of-control Corvette bounded into the dealership lot and destroyed a bunch of SUVs. This time, it was a line of Corvette Grand Sports. More »

If the Corvette is America's sports car, where's its challenge racing series?

Mike Spinelli — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:00:00 EST

The international Le Mans Series is starting a new class for lesser-modded GT cars. Those cars will be similar to Porsche, Ferrari and Lotus racecars of the manufacturers' cup series. Who's missing? A little number called Corvette. More »

How Corvette design has evolved over 60 years

Mike Spinelli — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:30:00 EST

Today, we exclusively showed you what the seventh-generation 2014 Chevrolet Corvette will look like in ZR1 trim. Now, let's take a look back at the design milestones that gave America's Sports Car™ its legendary status, and where it went right — and wrong — along the way. More »

Exclusive: This is the 2014 Chevy Corvette

Ray Wert — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:00:00 EST

The exclusive images you see here, derived from hours spent secretly poring over the sheetmetal of two seventh-generation Corvettes, show the next step in the supercar's iconic evolution. These aren't photos, but this is absolutely the next-generation Chevy Corvette in ZR1 trim. GM so doesn't want you to see these. More »

Tomorrow we'll show you the C7 Corvette

Ray Wert — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:20:00 EST

The C7 Corvette — the seventh generation of General Motors' iconic super car — is set to be unveiled 14 months from now at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show. Doesn't that seem like a totally unacceptable timeframe? We think so. More »

Sharpie-wielding tattoo artist turns Corvette into tribal sleeve

Justin Hyde — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:00:00 EDT

If you've ever longed for a new Chevy Corvette semi-permanently tattooed stem-to-stern with Sharpies to resemble Fred Durst's forearms, your wish has been granted by someone in the greater Indianapolis area. I am Jake's mid-life crisis. More »

2012 Chevrolet Corvette: First Video

Ray Wert — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:15:00 EDT

Chevy put together this first video on the 2012 Chevrolet Corvette to explain some of the technological advances they've made since the prior model year — and how those innovations came directly from the Corvette Racing team. More »

How not to tow a Corvette

Justin Hyde — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:00:00 EDT

Presented with a Chevrolet Corvette which had sheared the spokes off its right front wheel, this Chicago-area tow truck driver gently cradled the 'Vette home. As long as by "gently" we mean "dragged by the rear axle down the Dan Ryan, shooting sparks." More »

Does This Look "Castrated" To You?

Ray Wert — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 09:00:00 EST

A 1970 Corvette responds to Sabine Schmitz's recent emasculating comment the best way it knows how. [DragTimes via Hell For Motors] More »

Are You A Corvette Guy Or A Ferrari Guy?

Ray Wert — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:00:00 EDT

"At some point speed-demons will realize that the most sports-car bang for buck is a Chevy Corvette." [Bloomberg] More »

Chevy Actually Sells A Corvette Hybrid

Ray Wert — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:45:00 EDT

Let's hope this is the closest we ever get to a Corvette hybrid. [ChevyMall] More »

Hot Rod Hacks Up Corvette In Search Of Speed

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:00:00 EDT

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If you picked up this month's Hot Rod you undoubtedly read about the boys carbing a C4 Corvette then chopping it down in pursuit of speed. Here's the video of the whole blessed event. It looks like lotsa fun. More »

A Corvette Stingray Concept Replica So Bad, It Would Embarrass Michael Bay

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EDT

This Corvette Stingray Concept Replica on eBay makes every horrible thing Michael Bay did with the car's Transformers character "Sideswipe" seem thought out and reasonable. It's so bad, other Corvettes look away. Unbelievably, bidding's currently up to $38,000. More »

It May Be Raining, But The Corvette Z06 Makes Everything Better

Ben Wojdyla — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EDT

The weather may be damping the Woodward Dream Cruise festivities, but it's amazing how much that doesn't matter when you've got the keys to a 505-hp 2011 Corvette Z06 fitted with the ZR1's carbon ceramic brakes. What rain? More »

For $24,990, You Can Be Dirk Diggler’s Faster Brother

graverobber — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EDT

While not necessarily the nadir of the make, the Silver Anniversary Corvette was more a boulevarder than a sports car. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe '78 however, is a hard-core-vette. More »

It's A Corvette ZR1 Fire Sale!

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:30:00 EDT

For the nine people sitting on the fence about buying a $109K Corvette ZR1, today's a good day. GM's offering either 0% financing or $5000 rebates on 2009's and $3000 off the 2010's. Everybody else? Remain poor and ZR1-less. [CorvetteBlogger] More »

Corvette Summer Fridays Anyone?

Ray Wert — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 23:30:00 EDT

Despite it being a Friday in the Summer, some of us were working. For example, I drove all three of these. More on that next week. In the meantime, I want to know — what're your driving plans this weekend? More »

General Lee Corvette ZR1: YEEEE HAAAAW!

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:30:00 EDT

Take the fastest car GM's ever built, slap on a famous Dodge Charger paint job. The result? The General Lee Corvette ZR1. It ran in last week's Gold Rush Rally and it's everything a Duke boy could ever want. More »

Tornado Wrecks $120,000 Corvette ZR1

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:00:00 EDT

It's not just Dodge Vipers and SRT-10s getting wrecked by mother nature. Feast your eyes on this mud-caked Corvette ZR1 absolutely destroyed by a twister. Why does mother nature hate American sports cars? More »

NHTSA Investigating 2004 Corvette Over Leaky Fuel Tanks

Ray Wert — Tue, 18 May 2010 07:30:00 EDT

NHTSA's investigating the 2004 Corvette over leaky fuel tanks. At least the brakes work! [DetNews] More »

"Sensationalist" Buff Book Fires Back At Corvette Chief Engineer

Ray Wert — Mon, 10 May 2010 14:30:00 EDT

Within hours of our posting of CorvetteBlogger's video of Corvette Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter eviscerating Automobile magazine, the auto buff book's fired back with a sensational salvo of their own. Their statement below. More »

Four Killed In Single-Car Corvette Accident

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:30:00 EDT

Four people were killed in a 2007 Corvette this morning after the driver flipped the sports car over a guard rail. Body and car parts were "scattered along a half-mile stretch" making identification difficult for LAPD investigators. [LA Times] More »

2005-06 Corvette Recalled For Steering Column Issue

Ray Wert — Tue, 04 May 2010 20:00:00 EDT

Have you been sliding your 2005-2006 Corvette steering column up and down and up and down and... well, you get the picture. Have you? Then it might cause you to die in a horrific crash. It's being recalled. Details below. More »

2011 Corvette Z06 Gets Go-Fast And Stop-Fast Upgrades

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 04 May 2010 14:30:00 EDT

The Corvette Z06 (still our favorite) hasn't gotten much attention lately. But, for 2011, GM's granting it new Goodyear Eagle F1s Supercar tires, dual-mode exhaust, magnetic ride and optional carbon-ceramic brakes and carbon-fiber aero bits from the Carbon Z06/ZR1. Wheee! More »

World's Worst Custom Corvette Keeps Getting Worse

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 03 May 2010 17:45:00 EDT

Deranged genius? World's best internet troll? Eccentric weirdo? Nobody knows who the DragonVette owner-creator is, but rest assured he's still plying his craft. This time, updating the paint-thick plastic in a lovely black-and-white roller finish with a tasteful, Thundercats-esque logo. More »

The GREEN Rally Challenge: Corvette Vs Fusion Hybrid

Rob Krider — Sat, 01 May 2010 09:30:00 EDT

We put up Chevrolet's old-school classic, the Corvette (green in color), against Ford's new-school Ford Fusion Hybrid (gray on the outside, green on the inside), and ran ‘em both hard in a road rally. More »

World's Worst Custom Corvette: Supercharged Update

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 09:00:00 EDT

Last week's utterly ridiculous Dragon Vette was spotted again and to nobody's surprise, now has even more add-on body cladding. It's also getting a Procharger Supercharger. Sure, because why not add extreme to absurd? More »

The World's Worst Custom Corvette

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:30:00 EDT

Individuals with weak constitutions, young children and pregnant women may want to leave the room. What you're about to see is the single worst custom Corvette in history. We present — the Dragon Vette. More »

VIDEO: Pratt & Miller Racing Explain Sebring Corvette C6R Crash

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:30:00 EDT

The Corvette C6R crash at Sebring put a black mark on the team's 2010 ALMS season kickoff. What happened? Who was responsible? Well, the Pratt & Miller folks behind the C6R have put together this explanation below. More »

After All The Hype, Corvettes Crash In Pit At Sebring

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:30:00 EDT

Corvette Racing hyped up their 2010 GT2 racer in the preseason only to have their cars smash into each other in pit lane during the first race of the season. Embarrassing video below. More »

Corvette Racing Propaganda At Its Finest

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:30:00 EST

We know this video is just marketing aimed at furthering the mythology of the Corvette and its ties to racing, but dammit if watching mechanics and engineers put together C6.R's and talk about racing isn't enough make us not care. More »

Build Your Own 2010 Z06 To Benefit Corvette Museum

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:15:00 EST

Have $500 to burn and love Corvettes and the Corvette Museum? There's a raffle going on right now with the grand prize of a 2010 Corvette Z06. It ends in 45 minutes, so you better get hoppin' now. Details below. More »

GM Recalls 2005-07 Targa-Top Corvettes For Blown Roofs

Wes Siler — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:30:00 EST

Literally flying in the face of GM's storied reputation for quality, 22,090 targa-top Corvettes from 2005-2007 are being recalled due to faulty adhesive that can cause roof panels to fly off and cause fiery death ~~to yourself~~ to others. More »

Man Attempts Corvette Z06 Burnout, Roasts Clutch Instead

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:30:00 EST

There are after-the-fact clues this Corvette Z06's clutch is doomed: the driver doesn't notice the odor of frying clutch when burning rubber should be there, then pops the trunk to look under the hood. There's much pain in the video. More »

Mad Man Crams 12V Cummins Diesel Into '68 Corvette

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:30:00 EST

It's beautiful sacrilege, putting a built Cummins 12V turbodiesel into a 1968 Corvette. Ryan Lusk of Iowa-based Low Budget Diesel Performance has done just that, and he's decided to take the car drag racing. Ryan is a great American hero. More »

Crudele Corvette Watch: How You Can Dent A New 'Vette And Annoy A NY Post Writer

Ray Wert — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:30:00 EST

New Yorkers, be on the lookout for a douchebag NY Post writer in a brand-new Corvette. It's "business writer" John Crudele trying to screw GM using a 60-day money back guarantee Corvette as a rental while his mulletgasmic Camaro's repaired. More »

Corvette Shows Why Germany's Rechtsfahren Law Exists

Ben Wojdyla — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:30:00 EDT

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"Rechtsfahren" means "driving on the right," and it's a critical law on Germany's autobahn. For good reason, as it prevents this Corvette rocketing down the fast lane from blasting into a driver going a leisurely 100 MPH. (H/T to Clay!) More »