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REPORT: GM considering hybrid Corvette, other mileage tweaks

Is GM really considering a hybrid Corvette? Tom Stephens says it's a possibility. Who is Tom Stephens? He's GM's vice chairman of global product development, so he should know. To be fair, he says that a hybrid would only be considered if the Corvette's very livelihood depended on it. Now that CAFE standards are ratcheting up to a corporate average 35.5 mpg by 2016 though, it might be the 'Vette's only hope. With Porsche, Audi, Mercedes and others showing electrics and other alternatively-powered sports cars, and some companies doing ... Read more →

GM looked at hybrid for new GT2 Corvette - passed for now, could happen down the road Sam Abuelsamid

During yesterday's conference call to announce the new GT2 version of the Chevrolet Corvette C6.R, we asked program manager Doug Fehan about using a hybrid or KERS powertrain in the Corvette. The ...

Corvette drivers can care for the environment, too, you know, even accidentally Sebastian Blanco

Who says Corvettes drivers don't care about the environment? There seems to be a slight clustering of Corvette-related news on ABG recently - from the Z06 winning the MPG Marathon to the Corvette C6R ...

Corvette Z06 wins MPG Marathon in the UK Jeremy Korzeniewski

At first glance, a Corvette may seem like an odd choice for a vehicle to enter into an event aimed at fuel economy. At second glance, and when one realizes that the Corvette in question is the ...

Should the Corvette never again offer a six-cylinder? Jeremy Korzeniewski

Americans have a long-established love affair with the V8 engine, and with good reason: almost all of the coolest cars that Detroit has produced have had huge V8 engines. Those engines were able to ...

C7 Corvette likely to get smaller, lighter and more efficient 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Last month Chevrolet officially revealed the fastest, most powerful Corvette of all time, the 2009 ZR1. At a minimum of 620hp, the ZR1 will very likely be the most powerful Corvette that ever gets built, at least with an internal combustion engine. Fuel economy rules and rising prices will mean ...

Video of E85 Corvette Z06, 2008 Indy 500 pace car 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Who said muscle cars can't be green? The video above is all about the 2008 Indy 500 pace car, an E85-fueled Corvette Z06. Chevy does not make an E85 Corvette but this concept may hint at future plans from Chevy's gas friendly to gas free strategy. The video includes the pace car driver, two-time ...

Corvette's chief engineer: CAFE will make muscle cars an "endangered species" 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Corvette's chief engineer, Tadge Juechter, tells the Kansas City Star that the muscle car could be an "endangered species" because of the new CAFE standard Bush signed into law Wednesday. GM, the parent company of Corvette, would have to make a 45 MPG car, explains Tadge, to offset supercars. The ...

Videos: Jay Leno's E85 Corvette, Suzuki's fuel cell bullet bike 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Below the fold are two videos that proves green can be cool. The first video is Jay Leno showing off his E85 Corvette at this year's SEMA. "Green goes with mean was the message at" SEMA, according to the video's description (and backed up by Jay saying the car has 600 horse power). The second video ...

Revised 2008 EPA mileage numbers may cause more vehicles to qualify as "gas guzzlers" 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

You remember when we let you in on the news that for 2008 the EPA was revising their testing procedures to more accurately reflect the type of gas mileage that consumers are likely to get on their own, right? This change leads the numbers that a car is pegged with by the EPA to go down, which is ...

The difficult transition from Mustang to Prius, the thinking man's chick magnet 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Many of us green-minded car nuts have at one point or another suffered from the worst of all diametrical battles within - high performance v. high mileage. I'll be the first to admit that some years ago I owned a '69 Alfa Romeo GTV. The engine displaced just under 1.8 liters, but with ...

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