2012 - Chevrolet Corvette on 2040-cars
Donna, Texas, United States
Automobile purchased new at Bud's Chevrolet, Saint Marys, Ohio, 29 March 2012 by its first owner who drove it 1,800 miles before trading for a new Corvette. I purchased it Chevrolet Certified on 05 June 2014 in Maryland and drove it back home to El Paso, Texas. Accordingly, five months of bumper to bumper factory warranty remain, plus the remainder of 5 years or 100,000 miles of power train warranty and roadside assistance protection measured from 29 March 2012 or 4,519 miles odometer presently. I am informed that along with its Certified status, it qualifies for 4 free oil changes at any Chevrolet dealership. The Grand Sport carries wider front and rear fenders to accommodate its very wide tires. Chrome aluminum wheels are 19" rear and 18" front. With the large fender air vents forward and air scoops rearward plus distinctive air scoop in the hood frontal, the appearance is a serious step up from the standard base Corvette. The 6.2 V8 engine is among the very fastest, yet it gives 26 MPG or better at highway speeds. The six speed automatic transmission probably contributes to its fuel efficiency. I am informed the automobile is fully-optioned except for MagRide, which was not recommended unless one planned to "track the car" which I certainly didn't nor do most others. This is a gorgeous automobile that clearly elicits admiration wherever it goes. Here is an opportunity to have one of the finest, in near-new condition, for a long way down from its original price. I have the original window sticker 73,830 as well as the Chevrolet Build Sheet. This is essentially "a two collector-owner car".
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Chevy Corvette Stingray picks up another award, this time from Automobile
Mon, 18 Nov 2013The new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has picked up another buff book accolade after capturing Road and Track's Performance Car of the Year award. The seventh-generation of America's sports car (sorry Viper, Mustang, et al.) has been named Automobile Magazine's Automobile of the Year.
Automobile's award to the Corvette over competitors is the mirror image of its rival Motor Trend, which named the Cadillac CTS its car of the year over the C7. The CTS was, according to the Automobile team, the closest contender to the mighty Stingray. Great news all around for General Motors it seems.
As for what pushed the Corvette past its distant, four-door cousin, Automobile commended its excellent, 6.2-liter V8 calling the car's performance "simply awesome" while also remarking that it is easier to drive fast than ever before thanks to steering and chassis tweaks. Following a theme set by other publications, there were also plaudits for the interior, of all things, with the buff book complimenting the car's ergonomics and material quality, while also praising the standard seats.
800k car names trademarked globally, suddenly alphanumerics seem reasonable
Tue, 01 Oct 2013What's in a name? This cliched phrase probably gets tossed out at every marketing meeting that happens when a new car gets its nomenclature. We know the answer, though: everything. The name of a car has all the potential to make or break it with fickle customers that are more conscious than ever about what their purchases say about them.
That's giving headaches to marketing folks across the automotive industry. "It's tough. In 1985 there were about 75,000 names trademarked in the automotive space. Today there are 800,000," Chevrolet's head of marketing, Russ Clark, told Automotive News. Infiniti's president, Johan de Nysschen, echoed Clark's sentiment, saying, "The truth of the matter is, across the world, there is hardly a name or a letter that hasn't already been claimed by one car manufacturer or another. You can go through the alphabet - A, B, C and so forth - and you will quickly see that almost all available letters are taken."
What has that left automakers to do? Get creative. In the case of Infiniti, it made the controversial move to bring all of its cars' names into a new scheme, classifying them as Q#0 for cars and QX#0 for SUVs and crossovers. So the Infiniti G, which was available as the G25 and G37, is now the Q50. The FX37 and FX50 are now the QX70.
GM recalls 3,300 pickups and SUVs for new ignition-switch issue [UPDATE]
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