engines could be had with a three-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission, except the Crossfire V8 that required the automatic. By 1983 a higher output 190-hp 5.0-liter V8 was introduced, and it wasn’t until 1987 that the Camaro got the 5.7-liter V8 shared with the Corvette. ...
2025 Chevrolet Corvette Changes - Find the best Chevrolet Corvette deals! Chevrolet keeps upping the performance ante on its iconic Corvette sports car as the new “King of the Hill” ZR1 joins the lineup in 2025. Cranking out 1,064 hp and 828 pound-feet of torque from its hand-built, t...
In December 1940, Roosevelt had introduced a program of aid for Britain. It was called Lend-Lease to give the impression that something eventually would be given back. In March 1941, the plan passed through Congress. So relieved was U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill that he described Lend...
while the fabricated independent rear suspension was attached the transaxle with other major components such as the fuel tank, seat and body were bolted to the torque tube.
BMW perfectly placed the Z4’s pedals for toe-heeling, and the throttle response is just right. Within a few miles, I was perfectly blipping the gas and slipping from one gear to the next. Gear Shift Assistant is also quite good, but part of the fun of driving a car with three peda...
In 1957, the Chevrolet Corvette was capable of hitting 60mph in under 6 seconds, while the Z102 from little known manufacturer Pegaso was rumored to be good for 160mph (257km/h). As the 60’s dawned Aston Martin and Ferrari both offered 150mph plus vehicles in the shape of the DB4GT...
The engine was designated LT1 because it was the first Chevy "Small Block" to surpass the horsepower of the original LT1 in 1970. The Accelera- tion Slip Regulation (ASR) system and Goodyear GS-C asymmetrical tires were also introduced as standard equip-Jafa Raza...
He handed me the keys to his Corvette and I went to the garage and turned the engine. It roared like thunder. When I returned to his bed, he said, “I almost got her.” The Corvette did run again, and it led the hearse during his funeral. Darryl DeLeon is a 4th-year student ...
And the same applies to perhaps the most controversial question of all which has ignited countless arguments in numerous forums for decades – What was the first muscle car? Even the origin of the term “muscle car” is highly debated with no clear answer. Some say that the source of the ...
Swedish corvette HMS Visby under way on the Mysingen Bay on October 21, 2014 on their fifth day of searching for a suspected foreign vessel in the Stockholm archipelago. But it also operates three Gotland-class submarines (and one predecessor) that introduced air independent propulsion, giving th...