It’s being reported that GM are re-engineering the Volt/Ampera to be driven by the engine as it’s range extender technology fails in the real world. That’s quite a headline. The technology that’s supposed to be the saviour of GM doesn’t work. Or at least not well enough. It seems that GM are about to re-engineer […]
Chevrolet Captiva LTZ Revealed
Chevrolet has launched a new range-topping Captiva Soft-Roader – the Chevrolet Captiva LTZ – with extra toys and a bigger price tag. Simmer. Don’t get too excited. Chevrolet have launched a new, range-topping model of the soft-roader Captiva on to the market. And it’s £20,000 cheaper than a Range Rover Sport. So Chevrolet tell us. […]
Chevrolet Volt MPV5 surfaces
GM has revealed the Chevrolet Volt MPV5 Concept at the Beijing Motor Show, an MPV / Crossover based on the Chevy Volt. We’re all busy waiting for the Chevy Volt / Opel Ampera / Vauxhall Ampera to turn in to reality. Despite that, GM has today rolled out an MPV / Crossover version of the […]
Chevrolet Aveo RS Concept Press Release
Chevrolet Aveo RS Show Car: A Wake-Up Call for the U.S. Small-Car Segment * Dynamic hot hatch designed to appeal to young American enthusiasts * Personalisation is built into the design * Roominess and upscale amenities * 1.4L Ecotec turbo delivers exceptional fuel economy with performance when needed DETROIT – Chevrolet today announced the world […]
Chevrolet Aveo RS Concept revealed
GM has revealed the Chevrolet Aveo RS Concept, a hot-hatch preview of the next generation Chevy Aveo. It will show at the Detroit Motor Show. It really does say something about the changing car landscape in the US that the reveal of a US hot hatch is something that people are sitting up and taking notice of. […]
2011 Chevrolet Cruze US Press Release
The 2011 Cruze: Chevrolet Unveils U.S. Version Of The Popular, Fuel-Efficient Global Compact Sedan 2009-11-29 2011 Chevrolet Cruze at a Glance: o Popular global car refined for America o Expected segment-best fuel economy – up to 40 mpg highway – with new family of small-displacement engines, including Ecotec 1.4L I-4 turbo o Progressive design with […]
Chevrolet Cruze (2011) US reveal
The 2011 Chevrolet Cruze for the US market has been revealed ahead of its debut at the LA Motor Show this week. It’s the LA Auto Show this week, and one of the debuts is – somewhat bizarrely – the launch of the 2010 / 2011 Chevy Cruze. Is that an all new Chevy Cruze […]
Nissan LEAF EV does 367mpg!
Well I’m glad it’s not just us who saw GM’s claims for the economy on the Chevy Volt at 230 mpg as stretching credulity. It seems the guys that run the NissanEV Twitter account were equally sceptical. So they’ve announced that they’ve worked out that the Nissan LEAF EV will do 367mpg! As we said, […]
Chevy Volt will do 230mpg
Yes, you read that right. In a press conference today GM has claimed that the Chevy Volt – when it finally turns up in late 2010 or more likely mid-2011 – will achive mileage equivalent to 230mpg. Some claim. How they’ve worked it out we don’t really know. Perhaps they plucked a figure out of […]
Chevrolet Cruze lands in the UK
GM is having its problems, as we’ve chronicled almost endlessly, but they are pushing ahead with the launch of their Focus-sized offering, the Chevrolet Cruse, around the world. So far it has been launched in the Far East and Australia, and now we’re getting it in the UK from the summer. But oddly, it’s not […]