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New Stingray comes in $1,400 over previous model.
by Michael Strong on Apr.26, 2013
The C7 Corvette unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show.
Anyone who put off buying a Corvette to get into the all-new model is going to have to dig a little deeper to get behind the wheel of the new model. The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray starts at $51,995, including $995 in delivery charges: a $1,400 jump over the current version. The Stingray convertible will carry a base price of $56,995.
Then again, there had been some concern that Chevy might go significantly higher when the all-new 2-seater hits market late this summer to reflect the major upgrades. Among other things, the base version of the 2014 Stingray will match the power and performance of the mid-range 2013 Corvette Z06.
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“The (2014) Corvette Stingray delivers a combination of performance, design and technology that very few manufacturers can match, and none can even come close for $52,000,” said Chris Perry, vice president, Chevrolet marketing.
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Callaway comes with a 2-box version of the new C7.
by Paul A. Eisenstein on Mar.19, 2013
Callaway could put the Corvette AeroWagon into production late this year.
Sadly, Americans have largely written off the station wagon, which is too bad considering the functional body style’s ongoing popularity in Europe and other parts of the world. Then again, this rendering from Reeves Callaway and his team over Callaway Cars might get some folks to rethink their reluctance.
Callaway is well-known among tuner fans for its high-performance take on a number of different muscle and performance cars, including the Corvette, but this may be one of the most distinctive redesigns it has offered in a number of years, the so-called Aerowagon playing off well on the distinctive design cues that have already won such raves for the 2014 C7 Corvette Stingray.
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He is by no means the first to envision a wagon interpretation of the ‘Vette. None other than General Motors original styling chief Harley Earl offered up the 1954 Chevrolet Corvette Nomad concept way back in 1954. And we’ve seen a couple of one-off customized versions during the Woodward Dream Cruise over the years.
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Droptop to make official debut in Geneva – anchoring Chevy’s global push.
by Paul A. Eisenstein on Mar.02, 2013
The first official look at the new Chevrolet "C7" Corvette Convertible.
It was the star of the hometown car show but now General Motors hopes to prove its new, seventh-generation Chevrolet Corvette has international appeal as it drops the top on the so-called “C7” by introducing the convertible edition at the coming week’s Geneva Motor Show.
Though a few hazy “spy shots” have surfaced in recent weeks, these are the first official images of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible and they reveal that GM designers and engineers went to great lengths to maintain the striking shape of the coupe that was first introduced in January at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
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Indeed, in a conversation with TheDetroitBureau.com, Tadge Juechter, the chief engineer on the C7 Corvette program stressed that it “was designed with the convertible in mind.” That’s unlike the way GM and many other automakers have traditionally approached the development of a ragtop.
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GM CEO Akerson's '58 Vette raises another $270,000.
by Paul A. Eisenstein on Jan.20, 2013
2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray #1 drives up on the block at the 2014 Barrett-Jackson Auction. Photo Courtesy Drew Phillips, Autoblog.com
It was a Corvette weekend at the annual Barrett-Jackson, one of the nation’s biggest classic car auctions, as bidders ran up big winning bids for both new and old versions of the 2-seater often referred to as “America’s sports car.”
Less than a week after the all-new, 2014 Chevrolet Corvette – the “C7” to insiders and aficionados – made its splashy debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, NASCAR team owner and Atlanta Chevy dealer Rick Hendrick won the bidding for the Corvette Stingray number one for a bid of $1.1 million.
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The money will go to the Detroit-based College for Creative Studies which runs one of the world’s most highly respected automotive design programs – and where several of the stylists who worked on the Corvette program were trained.
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Our resident historian’s recollection of Corvettes then and now.
by Mike Davis on Jan.18, 2013
The C7 Corvette at its unveiling last weekend.
TheDetroitBureau.com’s resident historian, Mike Davis was yet to get his license when the first Corvette rolled into GM’s private auto show, known as Motorama, 60 years ago. But he’s been watching and reporting on every ‘Vette since then.
Davis recently released a series of books on the history of Chevrolet and with the new 2014 “C7” Chevrolet Corvette winning kudos as the star of this year’s Detroit Auto Show, we asked him for some remembrances about the Corvette, as well. Here’s his tale.
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What in heck does C7 mean? It’s the seventh reincarnation of America’s only regular production sports and racing car. As shown in my Chevy V.1, as I refer to it, the first Corvette (C1) began as a “concept car,” a one of-a-kind auto show queen, at General Motors’ Motorama at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York in January 1953.
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by Paul A. Eisenstein on Jan.13, 2013
After a series of delays, Chevrolet is finally ready to roll out the seventh-generation Corvette.
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They were the darkest of days, all the more so in the design studios at General Motors where a small team had been assembled and given the less than humble task of building the world’s best sports car.
True, the Chevrolet Corvette has always been an icon of American design, but this time, Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter and design director Tom Peters had to take things the next step, producing a vehicle that could challenge and beat the best the Germans and Italians could throw at it.
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There was only one problem: the U.S. economy was in meltdown, the automotive market facing its worst downturn in more than half a century and General Motors, rapidly running out of cash, seemed all but certain to declare bankruptcy. And when it did in June 1, 2009, the lights went out. Even with the likelihood of a federal bailout, it was anything but certain the long-awaited C7 Corvette would ever make it to market.
But tonight, at a well-attended ceremony at an old warehouse in a run-down section of Detroit, Juechter and Peters will get the honor of pulling the wraps off a 2014 Chevy Corvette that is already being hailed as the best American sports car of the past half century, perhaps the best ever.
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The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette by the numbers.
by Paul A. Eisenstein on Jan.13, 2013
The C7, shown here at Sunday night's unveiling, will be the fastest and most powerful "base" Corvette ever.
You can forgive the first Corvette. When it rolled out almost exactly 60 years ago, it was a stylish break from the heavy metal most U.S. manufacturers were producing at the time. But despite its striking looks it was a pretty primitive product, with a solid rear axle and a woefully under-powered straight-6 under the hood.
It didn’t take Chevrolet long to figure out what it had to work with, and over the decades, with each successive generation, the Corvette got bigger engines and more and more power. Yet there’s a big difference between a muscle car and a sports car, and the divide between the Chevy 2-seater and European competitors like Porsche and Ferrari has only grown larger over the years.
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The outgoing ‘Vette, which has been in production since 2005, was perhaps the first in generations to suggest that Corvette could really produce a world-class sports car. But at least on paper, the new C7 suggests that Chevy may really be ready to deliver a 2-seater that the competition should be worried about.
Here’s a quick look at some of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette’s basics.
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The exclusive inside story of Chevy's 1st true world-beater.
by Paul A. Eisenstein on Jan.11, 2013
It almost didn’t happen. Between General Motors’ bankruptcy and plenty of internal debate, the seventh-generation Chevrolet Corvette nearly failed to materialize. But after a two-year delay, the C7 is finally ready to make its tire-spinning debut. TheDetroitBureau.com has seen it and we’ve got the inside story ready to reveal to readers on Sunday 7 PM ET. You’ll soon see why the all-new 2014 ‘Vette is already being called the most beautiful American sports car in half a century.
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Singer will serenade new model during halftime show.
by Paul A. Eisenstein on Dec.28, 2012
Beyonce will help launch the new C7 Corvette during the upcoming Super Bowl.
It’s easy to forget that there’s actually a football game going on during the Super Bowl, what with all the attention paid to the high-profile commercials and the big name acts that anchor the annual halftime show.
But Chevrolet is hoping that it can be a real Super Bowl stand-out despite General Motors much-publicized decision to yank its ads from the upcoming event. In a creative compromise with the NFL, the Detroit maker plans to place its all-new 2014 Corvette on the 50-yard line during the halftime show and present it to this year’s celebrity performer Beyonce, sources tell TheDetroitBureau.com.
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GM officials would not confirm for the record their involvement in the 2013 game, Chevrolet spokesman Mike Albano only noting that, “We’ve got a history of being involved with the Super Bowl.”
That involvement was originally set to end, however. Last May, former GM global marketing czar Joel Ewanick announced that, due to rising costs he called unjustifiable, the maker would not advertise during Super Bowl XLVII.
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Images reveal interior and exterior.
by Paul A. Eisenstein on Dec.26, 2012
Renderings of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette - likely from an owner's manual - have leaked onto the Web.
There are few secrets in the auto industry but General Motors has gone to great pains to keep the lid on images and details concerning the next-generation Chevrolet Corvette. Only a handful of journalists have had a chance to see or hear about the new C7 ‘Vette in advance of its debut at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show.
But now, it appears, a number of details, as well as some detailed renderings, have leaked out anyway. But we’re betting that it will only enhance interest when the Corvette reveal takes place in little more than two weeks.
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We owe a tip of the hat to Autoblog for nabbing these images which first appeared on the Corvette Forum but which were then quickly pulled back down.
The renderings, which appear to come from an owner’s manual or service guide, reveal a more European design that would seem to be in line, dimensionally, with the likes of a Porsche 911. A large grille is located directly below the steeply raked headlamps. There are large air exhausts behind the front wheels which could be used for brake cooling as well as to exhaust air from the engine compartment.
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