2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Runs a Quarter Mile in 11.93 Seconds !!

General Motors engineers recently took the new 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 to the drag strip to see how fast it could run the quarter mile (~400m). A showroom-stock Camaro ZL1 with the six-speed automatic and the factory-issued Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar G:2 tires completed the run in 11.93 seconds with an exit speed of 116 mph (187 km/h), while the six-speed manual model ran an 11.96-second ET at 117 mph (188 km/h).
“The ZL1 is great at everything and we’re very proud of that. You can take it to the drag strip and run 11-second quarter-miles all day long,” commented Tony Roma, Camaro ZL1 program engineering manager.
“You can also take it to a road course, where it’s balanced, handles well, and does exactly what you want – including lapping Virginia International Raceway’s Grand Course in under three minutes – and yet the ZL1 is sophisticated enough to use as a daily driver. It’s a supercar you can drive every day,” he added.
The ZL1 is powered by a 6.2-liter supercharged V8 rated at 580HP (432 kW) and 556 lb.-ft. of torque (754 Nm), with prices in the U.S. starting from $54,995.

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2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S Aganist 2012 Corvette Grand Sport

Chevrolet's Corvette and Porsche's 911 are two of the most recognized and longest living sports car nameplates in history. Both models have evolved in many ways over the years but also remain true to their heritage. The 2012 Porsche 911 was only just introduced into the market this year sporting an entirely new platform and a lighter body, while the sixth generation of Corvette has been with us since 2005 and has entered its final year of production as Chevrolet will present an all new model next year.
Nonetheless, since we live in the "today", Motor Trend's editor-at-large Angus MacKenzie took the 436-horsepower 2012 Corvette Grand Sport and compared it with the 400-horsepower 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S.
Looking at the price list, we see that the Corvette GS costs $56,900 or $76,130 as tested, while the 911 Carrera S $97,350 or $131,760 as tested.
We believe that a more fair comparison would have probably been to pit the Porsche against the 505-horsepower Corvette Z06 (base price: $75,600) or better yet, the more sophisticated, 638-horsepower ZR1 (base price: $111,600).
In any case, watch the video below and tell us what you think.

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Which Chevrolet Concept Coupe Would You Like to be Built?

The 2012 Detroit Motor Show is more or less consigned to the dustbin of history, but that doesn't mean we'll stop talking about the vehicles that made their world premiere at the Cobo Center and especially the concept models.
Truth to be said, high-end sports cars such as the Acura NSX and Lexus LF-LC studies are the ones we'd really like to drive in the not so distant future, but for most of us, it's models like the two Chevrolet coupe concepts that correspond to mainstream reality.
While very different in philosophy, Chevrolet's Code 130R and Tru 140S Concepts share several attributes: both models were designed as four-seater coupes for the young at age (or young at heart); both are based on existing platform architectures and use production hardware, and finally, if they were to be built, their price would be in the low $20,000s.
General Motors says that it designed the two concepts to open a discussion with potential buyers and gauge interest on the possible development of a production model in the future.
Which brings to today's poll: If GM were to give the green light, which one would you want to see in Chevrolet's showrooms?
Your first option is the more classic Code 130R, which as we pointed out the first time we saw it, reminds us in many ways of the BMW 1-Series Coupe. It rides on rear-wheel drive architecture – most likely a shortened version of the Cadillac ATS platform.
Your second option is the Tru 140S, which brings to mind the Mitsubishi Eclipse for more reasons than one. It is built on the front-wheel drive chassis of the Cruze.
Both concepts are designed to be able to be equipped with a 1.4-liter Ecotec turbo engine with eAssist micro-hybrid technology that returns 150HP and up to 40mpg (5.9 lt/100km). We reckon that if any of the two were to be built, GM's new 2.0-liter Ecotec Turbo with 270-horses or more would surely be offered down the line.

CHEVROLET CODE 130R CONCEPT

CHEVROLET TRU 140S CONCEPT

Skateboarder Rob Dyrdek Kickflips a Chevrolet Sonic Like a Skateboard

Professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek joined forces with GM's Chevrolet brand for a daredevilish car stunt to promote the launch of the new Sonic sub-compact, and the result was pretty impressive. The 37-year old American skateboarder swapped his four-wheel plywood board for the five-door Sonic to perform a 360-degree “kickflip”, which employed two 50-foot ramps, one to launch off and the other to land the car on. And did we mention that there was a giant skateboard positioned between the two ramps?
The latest stunt is part of Chevrolet's ongoing “Let’s Do This” campaign for the Sonic hatchback and it follows the “Sonic Skydive”, in which the subcompact was parachuted from a plane at 14,000 feet, and the “Sonic Bungee Jump” where the five-door model was launched from a 100 foot tower while tied to an elastic bungee cord.

Holy Smoke! Meet the 9.68 Second Quarter Mile Corvette ZR1

We can't be 100 percent certain that this Corvette C6 ZR1 modded by the crew over at 'Late Model Racecraft' is indeed the quickest ZR1 in the world as claimed by its builder, but after watching it run the quarter mile in just 9.68 seconds with an exit speed of 147mph [237km/h], we have no doubt that it's blazing fast. But don't just take our word for it, scroll over the jump to watch the video for yourself. 

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Corvette Driver Slams into Curb During Autocross

So, you want to learn how to drive, do you? Well, we suppose learning by your mistakes is one way to go with it – albeit a very painful and costly one at that.

This video tells the bitter story of a Chevrolet Corvette owner that was doing just fine during an autocross event at a parking lot up until the moment he thought that he got the hang of it and pushed the car beyond his experience.

The result? A very nasty and ultimately, very expensive encounter with the curb…

The poster of the video on Youtube had this to say:

"This is the first time I've ever witnessed an accident at a speed ventures autocross. It was a pretty fast track and it was his first time up since his last break so the tires were pretty cold & so was the track. The driver was shaken up quite a bit, but he walked away."

You can watch the incident in the video after the jump.

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