Tuners and hot rodders everywhere dove into a horsepower-induced coma when GM announced its epic LS9 would be available as a crate engine. The company has rolled out its 2009 performance parts catalog and sure enough, the engine’s there – complete with a $21,000 price tag. Steep? Depends on where you stand. With 630 horsepower [...]
Anteros has finally begun selling its line of re-bodied Corvettes. The company has a total of three models to choose from, including the XTM roadster, XTR coupe and XTS targa. Each comes with styling inspired by supercars of the ‘60s with heaping helpings of Italian design influence everywhere you look. Under that sexy dress sits [...]
The Pontiac G8 and Chevy Camaro are the end of the line for the General’s (awesome) Zeta patform. What a shame. We’ve told you how awesome the G8 GT’s chassis is. Thing is, GM knows it, too. But, the global financial maelstrom and GM’s particular brand of trouble (plus environmental concerns) has forced them to [...]
Levy: Since the dawn of time, there have been Corvette people and Porsche people. Lazy automotive historians haven’t bothered to dig through the mythic pools that predate the relatively new invention of the automobile, but I guarantee you this rivalry was in full effect back when horses were pulling carts. Gives new meaning to the [...]
Another day at the office. Get it? I work from home and that’s my blue Rexer parked in front of the mighty ‘Vette. What? Not funny? Well… I took this picture yesterday. Notice how sunny it is? Take that, rest of the country! Ahem. I did drive this yellow bad boy up to the 25 [...]
For many moons there’s been lots of talk about a mid-engined ‘Vette. Maximum Bob Lutz hinted at the idea because moving the engine behind the driver would allow the General to fit one of their cylinder deactivation LS3 engines in the Corvette’s engine bay (something about an additional clutch to deactivate the driveshaft to the [...]
Just to catch you up, when it arrives, the G8 GXP will feature the Corvette’s 6.2-liter V8. Autoblog is claiming 402 hp and 400 torques, though we think they’re leaning a bit conservative. Especially since in Vette tune that mill makes 430 hp (or 435 with the trick exhaust) and 424 lb-ft. Regardless, a nifty [...]
Remember how in 2008 the regular C6 got a big power boost from an all new LS3 engine ? Not so much for the LS7-powered Zed Ought Six. It still has that 7.0-liter monster of a motor that still makes the same 505 horsepower. The 2009 Z06 does receive the larger capacity 10-liter dry sump [...]
