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The Chevrolet Corvette may be a quintessentially American sports car, but the mid-engined C8 is the most global the model’s ever been, and that includes it being built in right-hand drive for markets like the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Now, those latter two are getting their own special edition of the supercar-slaying Corvette Z06, marking the car’s debut in the brutal Bathurst 12 Hour race, which takes place this weekend at the storied Australian circuit. Related: The Chevy Corvette ZR1 Is

A Tribute on Four Wheels Chevrolet's Stars & Steel Special Edition package adds several features to vehicles participating in the collection, including the Corvette and various truck models. The package commemorates the 250th anniversary of the United States, an initiative also taken by Stellantis, which is offering limited-edition models across its brands. While pricing has yet to be disclosed, GM Authority reported that a new, more stripped-down package is being offered for the Silverado H

Chevy Tahoe Rampage Caught On Video A chaotic scene unfolded at the intersection of Harwin Drive and Hillcroft Avenue in Houston after a driver in a Chevrolet Tahoe allegedly rammed multiple vehicles in broad daylight. Viral footage captured the damaged SUV accelerating forward and backward through traffic while steam poured from its crushed front end. Several bystanders were forced to jump out of the way as the Tahoe barreled through immobilized cars at the busy intersection.   According to ABC

Airbags In The Crosshairs Car parts like the catalytic converter have long been common targets of theft. But in Detroit, airbags are increasingly being stolen, with 7 News Detroit reporting a recent case involving a brand-new Chevrolet Trailblazer. According to the owner, replacing the airbag costs $2,000, money that could have gone toward home renovations. Security camera footage showed the thief hanging through the window of another car parked next to the Trailblazer while trying to steal its

The number of medium-duty commercial trucks available in the U.S. will get smaller this fall as Chevrolet will discontinue its line of Silverado 4500 HD, 5500 HD, and 6500 HD models. Production of Silverado medium-duty Class 4, 5, and 6 commercial trucks, which are co-developed with the International CV Series trucks, will reportedly end on September 30 at International Trucks’ plant in Springfield, Ohio, according to TFL Truck. International Trucks Will Build GM's Medium-Duty Only Until Septemb

The golden bowtie is out, and a new monochromatic one is in at Chevrolet. The automaker's updated global logo has appeared for the first time on a teaser of the 2027 Chevy Sonic RS, which will debut in Brazil next month, but it will be applied to other new Chevys soon, starting with the 2027 model year. Why fix what isn't broken? Does Chevy feel left behind in a world where Ford has a new Blue Oval, German automaker BMW has updated its roundel, and Mazda has flattened its wings? Maybe, but the o

Chevrolet’s next midsize pickup for South America is inching closer to reality, and new insider details paint a clearer picture of what’s coming. Developed alongside Hyundai, the new truck will ride on a heavily reworked version of the current Chevy Colorado’s underpinnings, reworked to support hybrid powertrains and a more rugged suspension setup. Make Way For Hybrid Power The Fast Lane Truck/YouTube

The 2026 New York Auto Show gives automakers a chance to show off the best they have on offer, especially American carmakers. Obviously, it was the perfect opportunity for Chevrolet to show off some futuristic hypercar concepts, the latest Corvette Grand Sport, as well as its fastest car on sale, the Corvette ZR1X. But instead of flaunting a mass-produced version of the ZR1X, Chevy exhibited a limited-edition version thereof, celebrating America's quarter-millennium birthday. Chevrolet’s 250-Yea

A Record Year for the Corvette ZR1 The Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 has been making headlines this year, setting a series of performance records hard to ignore. Chevrolet brought a pre-production ZR1 equipped with the ZTK Performance Package to some of the most demanding tracks in the US. This resulted in five new production-car lap records – at Watkins Glen, Road America, Road Atlanta, and both the Full and Grand layouts at Virginia International Raceway. These laps showed the range of capability bui

A Problem You Won’t Even Notice A few days back, GM hit pause on Corvette C8 sales because of a rear turn signal issue – one so subtle that most owners would never spot it unless it happened to them. At first, it looked like a small-scale problem, affecting only about 3,300 cars. But that number didn’t stay small. According to the official recall document, the issue now stretches to nearly 33,000 cars – basically every recent mid-engine Corvette, from the 2025 and 2026 coupes and convertibles to

The Corvette ZR1 Makes More? Automakers typically advertise crank horsepower, which is always higher than wheel horsepower due to drivetrain losses. So when Hennessey Performance dyno tested a stock Chevrolet C8 Corvette ZR1 and recorded a peak output of 1,050 horsepower, the result immediately raised eyebrows. Chevrolet lists the C8 Corvette ZR1 at 1,064 horsepower from the factory, a figure that represents crank output. Under normal circumstances, wheel horsepower should be noticeably lower on

Buying a brand-new Corvette is already something to be proud of, and owning a mid-engine sports car or supercar is certainly exciting, but Chevrolet is about to make the experience even better, reopening its Corvette Engine Build Experience this spring. The program was previously available for the LT6 of the Corvette Z06, and now it's being reopened to the Z06, as well as being made possible with the ZR1 and ZR1X pair. The news was announced on LinkedIn, via Ray Theriault, Corvette Plant directo

A Bigger Story Hiding Behind the Headlines Chevrolet’s latest update brings Grand Sport and Grand Sport X badges back to the C8, the first time these names have appeared on a mid-engine Corvette. That’s what most people noticed right away. But tucked into the official announcement is a bigger change. The standard Corvette Stingray is set to replace its familiar LT2 V8 with a new LS6 engine. This isn’t just a minor update – it’s a change that will reset expectations for what a base Corvette offer

General Motors is planning a roughly month-long shutdown of its Flint Assembly plant in Michigan, temporarily halting production of the Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD. The pause stretches the usual holiday break into a five-week idle window so GM can complete maintenance and project work tied to future truck updates, rather than responding to a sudden drop in demand or a fresh parts shortage.

Another Small Car Returns Taller Since the start of the decade, demand for crossovers has been undeniable, so much so that several automakers like Ford have discontinued their sedan lineups in the U.S. Meanwhile, some brands have leaned on nostalgia by reviving old nameplates as crossovers, such as Mitsubishi with the Eclipse Cross – a move that can be good or bad, depending on the context. Over at Chevrolet, the Bowtie brand has debuted a new crossover called the Sonic, essentially reviving the

General Motors has issued a stop-sale notice covering certain 2025 and 2026 Chevrolet Corvette C8s, and the reason is more frustrating than it is dramatic. The problem lies in the Rear Brake Light Outage Detection system, a module responsible for alerting drivers when a rear turn-signal lamp stops functioning. When this module misbehaves, the car simply stays quiet when a turn signal goes out, which means there's no warning light and no chime. GM has identified 2,886 affected units from the 2026

General Motors is spending fortunes on new Gen 6 V8 engines for trucks, and a new teaser shared to social media by Chevrolet Performance may be our first look at what the automaker is planning. The teaser, captioned "Something BIG is coming..." shows a close-up of a pushrod V8 engine in a bay, and it looks like a production engine, not a concept. We see the intake manifold, painted in black with white stripes and a white Bowtie logo, and though we can't be certain, the packaging of components li

Replicating Chevy’s Record: The Mission Behind the Madness DragTimes set out with a very specific objective: prove that Chevrolet’s headline-grabbing 8-second quarter-mile claim for the Corvette ZR1X wasn’t a one-off, factory-controlled miracle. Instead of a prepped press car with engineers on standby, this was a customer-owned example, piloted under real-world conditions at TX2K in Dallas, Texas. The goal was simple on paper: replicate Chevy’s reported 8.6-second pass while validating whether t

Last month, Chevrolet announced a new Stars & Steel collection, with some limited-edition Corvette ZR1s (just 250 examples will be made) joining the party to celebrate America's 250th birthday in 2026. At the time, the automaker also announced a one-off ZR1X that would be auctioned off at the Barrett-Jackson Winter Auction (January 24) in aid of the Tunnel to Towers non-profit. Now, Chevy has shown us what that looks like via a post on Instagram (embedded at the bottom of this article), and

West Coast Customs At It Again California-based West Coast Customs has built its reputation on headline-grabbing celebrity projects. This time, the Burbank shop took on a twin-SUV commission centered on the supercharged Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk. The 707-horsepower performance SUV already sits at the top of Jeep’s food chain. In factory form, it blends family-hauler practicality with Hellcat-derived brutality. For Chief Keef, stock was never going to be enough, and West Coast Customs chief 

A Rotary Revival Aims for the Skies A report from CarNewsChina says Changan, via its Harbin Dongan Auto Engine subsidiary, has completed the first ignition of the R05E – China’s first high-power rotary engine prototype – on December 19. The milestone underscores China’s broader push to capitalize on the low-altitude economy, a sector projected to be worth as much as 3.5 trillion yuan (roughly $490 billion) by 2035. The low-altitude economy refers to commercial activity and services conducted in

Why China Pulled the Plug on Rock-Bottom Prices China's long-running price wars on electric vehicles have officially come to an end, and US buyers will probably never experience the kind of rock-bottom pricing it produced. China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) made the decision to bar all vehicle manufacturers from selling cars at less than manufacturing cost. This puts an end to the brutal homegrown competition that’s projected to have cost the automotive industry $68 billio

China Signals a New Direction for EV Design A Bloomberg report says China has officially banned the trendy flush-style car door handles often associated with Tesla’s electric vehicles, marking a world first. While talk of the regulatory change has circulated for some time, its formal adoption is now expected to have a meaningful impact on several automakers, particularly as the required redesigns could prove costly. The report stated that a person familiar with the design process at a Chinese EV

Premium automakers, especially those deep in the EV space, have developed a notable affection for retractable door handles, famously found on all Tesla models. They look clean, reduce drag, and fit the futuristic image many electric cars aim for. But while the design wins style points, safety concerns have piled up. China has now drawn a line in the sand. From January 1, 2027, retractable EV door handles will no longer be allowed on new vehicles sold in the country. Regulators argue that electri

Do We Really Want Pop-Out Door Handles? If there's one design trend that nobody's really asked for but we're stuck with, it's pop-out door handles. Whether it's mechanical or electronic, it's on a lot of cars these days, especially EVs. Automakers say it's for aerodynamic and aesthetic reasons, but one can say that no one really goes out of their way to get a car with it. These door handles have also sparked controversy over recent years. There have been cases of these being inoperable after acc