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Not content to leave all the fiery fun to exotic cars, a Chevy Impala recently decided to torch itself after a routine oil change. As you can see, everything appears to be business as usual until a service technician started the car and interrupted his co-worker's snack time by starting an unexpected engine fire. More »
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The sight of a modern limo usually suggests that behind the tinted windows there is a group of people who are either rich, important, or going to high school prom. More »
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The Camaro ZL1 is built to be run hard, no doubt about it. "Track-ready" is the word of the day from the engineering team. (And we're out at Bondurant to prove it., more on that later) But it takes an extra-large bucket of stones to use a competitor's owner's manual against it. More »
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The folks at John Watson Chevrolet in Utah were doing a little remodeling this month and decided their Silverados could match any piece of construction equipment so they tied one side to four of the trucks. I love the smell of crushed building materials in the morning. More »
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If you purchased a 2012 Chevy Sonic you might want to check and see if the car's brake pads are all there as GM now admits they may have shipped as many as 4,296 of them without them. Also, they're not notifying anyone until mid-January. Happy New Year! More »
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The total amount of state and federal subsidies for each Chevy Volt sold is as much as $256,824 per vehicle according to a fiscal analysis by Michigan's Mackinac Center for Public Policy. All for a car that only costs $39,828. More »
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It's not the Bluesmobile, nor does it possess the bloated orca-like visage of Caprice cop cars of the past. But while neither of those things, today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Caprice PPV presents an interesting opportunity for the individual who can swing its purchase requirements, one of which being its price, which might seem a crime. More »
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Did you ever jones to buy a brand-spanking new C4 Corvette ZR1 but for whatever reason could never pull the trigger? Well, today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe never-been-kissed Corvette ZR1 will give you another chance, while its price may feel like you're the one getting spanked. More »
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GM is responding to increased concern amongst Chevy Volt owners that their cars will burst into flames by mostly dismissing the threat of random explosions and then offering Volt owners free loaner cars while GM tries to resolve the issue. More »
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When gasser style cars started appearing at drag strips in the late 50s, they were like nothing anyone had ever seen. They were stripped down hot rods with big engines, wild paint jobs and a weird stance—thanks to the straight front axles that were installed up front to improve traction off the line. More »
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I've always believed reports of threats of termination disseminated through Facebook are obviously the best form of confirmation that you've got the real deal when an image of a new car leaks way early. Like what a user over at VWVortex claims happened when he posted a link to our exclusive 2014 Corvette / 2015 Corvette ZR1 renderings over on Facebook. More »
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Chevrolet's PR/marketing apparatchik, via the Corvette Facebook page, publicly — and weakly — denied the renderings we revealed earlier today were of the 2014 Corvette / 2015 Corvette ZR1. More »
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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 »
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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 »
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This is the first image of the 2013 Chevy TrailBlazer, a re-imagination of the once popular SUV also-ran. Though it hasn't been technically approved for markets outside of South America and Asia, the 2013 Chevy Colorado it's based on is coming to the United States. A new truck-based SUV? Are you serious? More »
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Although the small car trend was still fairly new in 1970 as Car and Track host Bud Lindemann explained, manufacturers had already had small cars on the drawing boards for a while by then. More »
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Chevy's econobox may not look like the embarrassing Korean crapwagon called the Aveo that once filled high school parking lots, but its sudden improvement in the looks department doesn't mean we still wouldn't want to see one launched off a 100-foot-tall stack of shipping containers. More »
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No matter what part of the world you are in crashes resulting from driver error and self induced fire are two of the leading causes of supercar destruction. It appears to be a combination of both that ended the life of this Lamborghini Murcielago LP640. More »
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Over the years, the bow-tie brand has been the Heartbeat of America, Like a Rock and espoused seeing the U.S.A. in a Chevrolet. Seeing the U.S.A. in today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Corvette convertible might get your heart beating a little faster, but will its price mean you won't be getting your rocks off? More »
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According to the infallible news source that is TMZ, the 1957 Chevrolet 150 that was the focus of a night of predictable cross over shows on the History channel was damaged when it burst into flames yesterday. More »
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Ever seen a Corvette and wished it looked more like a vintage pickup truck? We haven't either, but that seems to be the line of thought that brought this odd vehicle to life. Currently listed on Ebay, this third generation 'Vette has the face of a vintage pickup truck and the body of an aging beauty with way too many modifications. More »
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Craig Monahan was a New York City firefighter who ran to Ground Zero on September 11th, 2001. His burned Chevy Silverado pickup survived to become a symbol of resolve, even making its way into a national television ad campaign. I wanted to know where the truck and Monahan are today. This is their story. More »
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It's hard to believe until you witness the sheer power in the above video, but this full bodied vintage Rolls Royce is capable of a 8.09 second 1/4 mile. According to the builder, the car is still 100% street legal although it has slimmed down quite a bit to a 3050lb race weight. Helping move this British steel down the track is the twin 88mm turbo fed 588 ci big block Chevy engine that now resides under the car's hood. More »
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In the sales slap fight between the all-electric Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid, the Leaf has the Volt by the wrists and asking why it keeps hitting itself. Chevy's response: Wait 'til next month. More »
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Owners of Ford and Chevy trucks have spent at least 300 years fighting over who builds the best hauler. We may have a definitive answer in the form of this awesome brown Ford truck literally tearing his friend's Chevy limb-from-limb until the frame is ripped from the suspension and the whole thing flips over. More »
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Because the Chevy Camaro is still a little too pricey for most Chinese car buyers, GM China plans to yuan in on China's Transformers craze with this Bumblebee-edition Chevy Cruze. Bit of a buzz kill. More »
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Actor and Twitter addict Alec Baldwin enjoyed his rented Chevy Cruze so much he gave the car a gold star on Twitter. If only someone could capture random celebrities making off-hand comments about cars on video.... More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5821525&view=rss&microfeed=true To reintroduce people to its Sonic subcompact and wipe clean memories of the Aveo, Chevy is handing out codes for six months of access to the Spotify music streaming service. Go here for your digits. First 500 get it. More »
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A start-up penny auction company decided to earn some publicity by going big-ticket for their first online sale by offering a new Chevy Camaro SS. The winning bidder paid $5.28. Who says Internet economics don't make sense? More »
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In May, the Ford Mustang suffered a punditry teeth-gnashing 35% decrease in sales over May of last year. In June, however, Mustang sales shot up to 8,835 units — 349 more units than the 8,486 Chevy Camaros sold. More »
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From Camaro5 comes this photo of the first white Camaro ZL1, which is also the first one spotted with the optional autotragic transmission. Shouldn't it be red with embarrassment? More pics here. More »
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The just-revealed drawings of the global Chevy Colorado in Rally Concept trim reminds us of the Toyota Hilux in that it's a muscular sexy off-roading double-cab powered by a turbo diesel engine. Also because NO TOUCHING! UPDATE! More »
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Cars with pickup beds are awesome, right? So that means that even more bed would be even more awesome... right? Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe El Camino doubles down on both the bed and rear wheels, but is its price something that you'd have to sleep on? More »
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The Shoebox Chevys were also known as the Tri-fives because they encompassed three years in the mid fifties - 55, 56 and 57. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Bel Air is from the first of those three, but does it come with a price that's triple what it should be? More »
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We've shown you the cars of Transformers 3 and the angry T3 trailer, so why not the (mostly GM) cars of T3 in a Chevy commercial that's basically a movie trailer? Also, a fairly accurate portrayal of what it's like to drive around Chicago during rush hour. More »
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Looking at cars for sale is a big part of the automotive obsessed lifestyle. Every once in a while when you are scanning ads one car will stand out for no particular reason and stay with you. That is exactly what happened when we came across this 1956 Chevrolet Nomad currently on Ebay, and a strong desire to own it has been with us ever since. More »
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What is the best way to cap off a Memorial Day celebration on the sand dunes of Michigan's Silver Lake Park? If you said destroy your almost new to brand new Chevy Silverado in an amazing display of high flying hoonage, you are not alone. One Chevy Truck driver had the same thought last weekend and this video is the awesome result. More »
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The 2011 Chevy Impala is a car so dulled by age Willard Scott may soon wish it happy birthday. The 2012 Impala is the same car with a honeycomb grille and a flex-fuel engine. Is it 2013 yet? More »
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In response to Nissan's Leaf ad that took a shot at GM's Jesus Car, the Chevy Volt, Jason Laird, GM's product communications head, tweeted: More »
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We're all for seizing the day, but sometimes it pays to take your time. Like when you're putting a turbo on your Chevy Cavalier, and decide that plastic plumbing from Home Depot will git-'er-done. This 'er is remarkably undone. More »
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