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SEMA 2009: New-and-improved Specter Werkes C6 GTR

We told you about the Specter Werkes C6 GTR last month, but now we've seen the latest super 'Vette in person and we like what we see. The Corvette tuners from Troy, MI unveiled their original C6 GTR last summer, but here at SEMA, they showed the new-and-improved version. This newest GTR has had its LS3-based engine yanked and is now propelled by an LS7 V8. Not just any LS7 either, mind you, this particular engine is force-fed via a Lingenfelter Performance Engineering twin-turbo setup. The result is a ZR1-shaming 800 hp. There are a ... Read more →

What Might Have Been: Corvette LMP1 challenger Frank Filipponio

Autoblog friend and sports car racing junkie, Mike Laney, recently got the chance to tour Pratt & Miller (a.k.a. Corvette Racing HQ), and besides building the Speed GT Cadillac CTS-V, Pontiac ...

Karvajal Designs ZX-1 gives details on its Chevrolet Corvette widebody Damon Lavrinc

Karvajal Designs has been displaying its Chevrolet Corvette-altering wares for some time, and it's finally giving up the details on its line of C6 exterior and engine modifications. The ZX-1 ...

Charting the changes for Chevrolet's 2010 Corvette, including Grand Sport [w/VIDEOS] Jonathon Ramsey

During the annual C5/C6 Bash at the Corvette's Bowling Green Assembly Plant, numerous changes were outlined for the 2010 'Vette line. In addition to the Grand Sport and its scorching performance, the ...

New York: Chevrolet Corvette GT1 Championship Edition gets called to the carpet Chris Paukert

Back in February, General Motors circulated a few studio shots of a new Chevrolet Corvette GT1 Championship Edition package, but the New York Auto Show is the first time we're coming face-to-face ...

Czech it: Innotech does Chevrolet Corvette 10 months ago on Autoblog

The last time we heard the name Innotech was back in 2000 when the independent Czech manufacturer introduced the Mysterro, a quirky supercar with a carbon fiber and kevlar body and a Corvette V8 amidships. While the company planned a production run of 25, only one was ever built and we hadn't ...

MAM debuts ZR1 wheels for earlier Corvettes 11 months ago on Autoblog

Mid-America has put C4, C5, and C6 Corvette owners twenty spokes closer to owning a ZR1. Anyone with a '97-'09 Vette can order the wheels in paired sizes in Chrome, Hyper Silver, Painted Black, and Black Chrome. They're $500 per pair and will ship in the New Year. Could be worth the wait for the ...

"Bonjour, Michel": Citron C6 Office -- like KITT for French businessmen 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a gallery of the Citroen C6 Office Citroën and Intersection magazine have integrated KITT-like visual style with a number of in-car distractions to create the C6 Office, a rolling style project aimed at European business overlords. It'll make its debut at the Cannes Film ...

France set to invade Germany 2 years ago on Autoblog

Renault and Citroen are winding up to launch a frontal assault on the German car market. Germany is Europe's largest automotive market, filled with über-drivers that demand cars that set the performance and luxury standard for the rest of Europe, and arguably the world. The French automakers ...

Frankfurt 2007: Deutschland Americana - Geiger C6 Biturbo 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for more high-res shots of the Geiger C6 Biturbo. Geiger Cars of Germany is known for some pretty outlandish creations, but this Corvette C6-based road rocket is rather subdued compared to some of the company's other offerings. It's performance, however, is anything but. ...

Autoblog Podcast #64 2 years ago on Autoblog

We're back with #64 after being laid low by illness and schedule last week. Starting it off is some analysis of the 430HP LS3 Corvette, which we were lucky enough to see unveiled in Bowling Green, KY. 430 horses in the base car...nice. Speaking of rear-wheel-drive sports cars, there's yet another ...

The National Corvette Museum and C5-C6 Bash 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image for a photo your of the National Corvette Museum April 26-28, 2007, hundreds of Corvette owners flocked to the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green Kentucky. The occasion was the C5-C6 Bash, a festival celebrating the latest two versions of the American sports car that ...

C7 Corvette may produce up to 700 HP 2 years ago on Autoblog

Motor Authority is reporting that General Motors' VP of Global Product Develpment, Jim Queen, revealed in an interview with Motor Trend that the next-generation C7 Corvette will produce up to 700 naturally-aspirated horsepower in its top trim. We haven't been able to find the interview on Motor ...

Blue Devil to be called Corvette SS 2 years ago on Autoblog

We were excited to announce when Bob Lutz confirmed that GM was working on a higher-performance version of the Corvette. The announcement finally vindicated all those spy shots of a suped-up Corvette test mule, dubbed the "Blue Devil", that was caught undergoing developmental testing for so long. ...

Mid-engine Corvette to bow with C7? 2 years ago on Autoblog

Mr. Peter DeLorenzo is in the know, or so he talks a good game and has got us wondering whether the Corvette will abandon its tried-and-true front-engine format for a more exotic engine placement between the rear wheels. In his latest issue of the Autoextremist, DeLorenzo clues us all in on a ...

Outrageous C6 Corvette set for SEMA debut 3 years ago on Autoblog

A more apt name was never applied than the moniker chosen for this SEMA-bound C6. The Outrageous C6 Corvette is a collaboration between Corvette aftermarket parts distributor Mid America Motorworks, its in-house brand of products and parts that goes by the name Performance Choice, Sony, and the ...

Another round of Corvette "Blue Devil" rumors 3 years ago on Autoblog

With General Motors not providing any official information on the upcoming uber-Vette, rumors continue to fly around the automotive world. Automobile Magazine weighs in with its two cents, stating that the so-called "Blue Devil" will actually carry the significantly less satanic moniker of Z07 - or ...

Chevrolet Corvette P-Funk Edition rankles owners 3 years ago on Autoblog

While Chevrolet's Corvette is highly regarded for its ability to blow the doors off of sports cars orbiting far higher price brackets, it now appears that the General Motors' C6 engineers are also fans of Parliament Funkadelic. How else to explain the recently surfaced TSB indicating that ...

G'Day near for enthusiasts? GM pondering selling Corvette in Australia 3 years ago on Autoblog

General Motors is in 'high-level' talks concerning the possible sale of Corvettes in Australia. The apparently rationale? The C6 has reportedly been doing very well both in the U.S. and abroad. In fact, GM shipped 400 units of the iconic sportscar to Japan -- a projected year's supply, and it sold ...






Autoblog Podcast #152: Paukert Enhanced!

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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