Monday, November 28, 2011

Chevy Sonic Super

Chevrolet has unveiled the Sonic Super 4 at the 2011 SEMA Show. The vehicle is a race car concept that demonstrates Chevrolet’s new small car performance potential. The Sonic Super 4 joins other Chevy performance cars this week in the Chevrolet display at the SEMA Show.
“This is an exciting example of Chevrolet’s small-car performance capability,”, commented Jim Campbell, U.S. vice president, Performance Vehicles and Motorsports.
“Sonic has the soul and specifications to be a winner.”, he added.
Sonic measures 2 525 mm – wheelbase, 1 509 mm – front and rear tracks. Its body-frame-integral structure ranks among the stiffest in the global small-car segment, with some of the steel in it delivering tensile strength of 145 000 psi (1 000 MPa) or higher.
The Sonic Super 4 concept features a suspension modified for racing and a lower restriction intake and exhaust system to provide enhanced on-track performance. The interior comes with a chrome moly roll cage built to SCCA specifications, as well as other safety equipment. It looks the part, too, with a lowered stance and 18” racing wheels and Chevy tires. It also wears Chevrolet Z-Spec concept accessories, including ground effects and a high-wing spoiler.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

2011 Chevrolet Suburban News

The 2011 Chevrolet Suburban is one of the largest and longest sport-utility vehicles on the market, along with the closely related GMC Yukon XL and Cadillac Escalade ESV. The Suburban is about 20 inches longer than the Tahoe, with most of that added length (14 inches) going to wheelbase. Overall, Suburban gets a larger third-row seat and more cargo space with the third row up—plus larger rear doors that allow easier access to the third row. For those who need to haul the heaviest loads and don't mind a less cushy ride, there's the Chevrolet Suburban 2500, which comes with heavy-duty suspension and drive systems, but the Suburban 1500 should suit all personal uses—including rather regular towing and hauling needs. All Suburban 1500s come with a 320-horsepower, 5.3-liter V-8, and they team the power to standard rear-drive or optional four-wheel drive through a six-speed automatic transmission. The engine is flex-fuel capable and comes with cylinder deactivation, which turns off cylinders when full power isn't needed. With the six-speed auto, it's powerful and smooth, and can deliver fuel economy as high as an estimated 15/21 mpg. Tow ratings range up to 8,100 pounds.
The Suburban maintains control over the road quite well for its size, though its sheer size and mass can get in the way of maneuverability. Ride quality is more sophisticated and smooth than its truck appearance suggests, and inside it's nearly the size of a Japanese hotel room, with 137.4 cubic feet of cargo room behind the first row of seats.
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