Posts Tagged ‘GM’
Holden’s First Concept Car Restored
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 14:06 by Arman Barari No Comments
The 1969 Holden Hurricane, the very concept car by the Australian brand, restored in five-year project. Read More… This amazing concept car known as the tomorrow’s Holden, is a mid-engine, rear-wheel drive, two-seat sports car, featuring technologies that were way ahead of it time. The RD 001 was the first product of the GMH Research [...]
Buick Verano – The First Ponytail-Friendly Car
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 13:50 by Arman Barari No Comments
GM is getting very specific about the details of their cars. For instance they had their engineers study lots of bottoms to make comfortable seats, and now they made a car with headrests designs to accommodate ponytails! Read More… It might sound silly at first, thinking about a passenger’s hairdo, but it shows they are [...]
GM Promises Autonomous Vehicles by End of Decade
Monday, October 17, 2011 8:06 by Arman Barari No Comments
General Motors is utilizing its latest active safety features to create cars that can partially drive themselves. Read More… General Motors Vice President of Global Research and Development Alan Taub says autonomous cars with sophisticated self-driving systems can be ready by the end of the decade. Cars these days have sensors, radars, portable communication devices, [...]
Chevrolet Turns 100
Monday, October 10, 2011 9:08 by Arman Barari No Comments
Today Chevrolet starts business with a century of top-notch work behind it, looking forward to a brighter future. Read More… Damn, it sounded less cheesy in my mind! Anyhow, a 100 years ago Chevrolet was born in a rented garage near downtown Detroit. And in that time they turned into one of the world’s largest [...]
GM’s Front Center Airbag
Thursday, September 29, 2011 16:34 by Arman Barari No Comments
General Motors will equip a number of its cars with the industry-first Front Center Air Bag from 2013. Read More… This innovative safety features is designed to help protect drivers and front passengers in far-side impact crashes where the affected occupant is on the opposite, non-struck side of the vehicle. The airbag deploys from the [...]
Chevrolet To Build 100 Millionth Small Block Engine This Year
Thursday, August 18, 2011 15:04 by Arman Barari No Comments
‘Chevy Small Block’ is one of the coolest and most memorable phrases in the world of cars. Later in the year they will be celebrating production of the 100 millionth unit. Read More… So, Chevy Small Block V8s have never been the best sort you could get, not in terms of power nor efficiency. But [...]
2012 Buick Regal eAssist and GS Price
Thursday, August 4, 2011 15:42 by Arman Barari No Comments
Buick announced pricing for the new fuel efficient Regal eAssist and the high-performance GS, cars that are ought to broaden Buick’s customer base. Read More… According to Buick, Regal with eAssist will start at $29,530, and Regal GS will start at $35,310; both prices include $860 in destination charges. The eAssist system is a $2,000 [...]
New Details On Next Generation Corvette
Friday, May 27, 2011 13:11 by Arman Barari No Comments
As the first test mules for 2013/14 Chevrolet Corvette are being scooped out in the wild, new details emerges on what can we expect from it. Read More… This is for sure now, the next Corvette will be substantially different than all of its predecessors. Yes, it will probably bring back the split rear window, [...]
GM Upgrades Bowling Green Plant For The Next Corvette
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 17:49 by Arman Barari No Comments
General Motors announced today they will be investing $131 million in the Bowling Green Assembly Plant to make it ready for the production of the next generation Chevrolet Corvette. Read More… The Bowling Green plant continues production of the current Corvette as well as the 2012 model year which due in the summer. During this [...]
GM Announced 2012 Corvette Upgrades
Thursday, April 28, 2011 15:58 by Arman Barari No Comments
General Motors today revealed some of the upgrades they are going to implement on the 2012MY Chevy Corvette. They include performance tweaks for Z06 and ZR1 models and interior upgrades across the whole lineup. Read More… The looks of the 2012 ‘Vette is apparently going to be changed too but to know about that we [...]
GM China Baojun 630 Debuts In Shanghai
Monday, April 18, 2011 6:49 by Arman Barari 1 Comment
Just in time for Auto Shanghai 2011, GM China (SAIC-GM-Wuling: SGMW) released details of the new Baojun 630 mid-size sedan which is an affordable personal transportation mean! Read More… Going on sale in China shortly after the Shanghai show, the Baojun comes with a kind of design and features which according to GM is “user-friendly” [...]
Camaro Convertible Production Begins At Oshawa Plant
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 10:01 by Arman Barari No Comments
General Motors officially started the production of the new 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible at the Oshawa Assembly Plant, during a ceremony attended by NASCAR superstars Rick Hendrick and Dale Earnhardt Jr. The Camaro Convertible will arrive at dealerships later this month. Read More… The first Camaro Convertible available for public sale was purchased by Rick [...]
Chevrolet Replaces Daewoo Nameplate In Korea
Friday, January 21, 2011 9:23 by Arman Barari No Comments
General Motors has been selling Daewoo cars as Chevrolet for a long time, under the GM Daewoo nameplate, but now they have decided to let go of the Daewoo name in favor of Chevrolet. So even in South Korea Daewoo cars will be called Chevrolet from now on. GM Daweoo will also be called GM [...]
First LSX454R Crate Engine To Be Auctioned For Charity
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 16:40 by Arman Barari No Comments
The all-new LSX454R crate engine rated at 750 plus horsepower and 680 lb.-ft. of torque is developed for drag racing. But before it goes racing it’s going to help raise money for American Heart Association. GM Performance Parts (GMPP) will auction the first production LSX454R crate engine at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale event this month. Read [...]
GM To Use Powermat Wireless Chargers
Thursday, January 6, 2011 12:59 by Arman Barari 1 Comment
General Motors announced a strategic partner ship with start-up company Powermat, a pioneer in wireless charging technology. GM will invest $5 million in Powermat boosting development of wireless chargers to be used for personal electronic devices in many future Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac products beginning mid-2012. Read More… The technology is expected to revolutionize [...]



