Chevrolet has taken the wraps off its facelifted 2019 Camaro which is set to hit Australian showrooms later this year. The updated range boasts performance-oriented styling, new features, active safety technology, as well as the first-ever Turbo 1LE model. The new Turbo 1LE is Chevrolet’s answer to the Ford Mustang …
Read More »Holden Commodore SS-based Chevrolet SS could get a replacement
The Holden Commodore SS-based Chevrolet SS sports sedan could get a replacement even after the Holden factory in Australia is shut down next year – according to a recent media report. Speaking to our friends at CarAdvice at the 2016 New York Auto Show recently, Chevrolet Camaro’s chief engineer, Al …
Read More »2014 Holden VF Commodore SS Storm Manual Ute Review
This is it! The last of its kind. The Doctor Who of Holden’s once ubiquitous Commodore-based Ute. It is highly unlikely that a car-based ute will ever grace our roads again after the demise of the locally made Holden. While the Commodore may reinvent itself in the form of a …
Read More »Next-gen Holden Commodore could be based on Alpha platform
General Motors is seriously considering a plan to replace the Holden Commodore-based Chevrolet SS sports sedan after Holden ceases production of the Commodore in Australia in 2017. According to a report by Autocar, the next-generation Chevrolet SS could be based on the company’s rear-drive Alpha platform. The car will be …
Read More »Chevrolet SS pace car caught fire at the NASCAR race
A Holden Commodore SSV Redline-based Chevrolet SS used as a pace car at the NASCAR race in Daytona Beach, Florida has caught fire while on duty. It was leading the field before the final leg of the season-opening Sprint Unlimited exhibition race when it caught fire. The fire appears to …
Read More »Hennessey-tuned Chevrolet SS does 1/4 mile in 11.84s
The Holden VF Commodore SS is the best sports sedan to come out of the soon to be shut factory in Adelaide. Its 6.0-litre pushrod V8 may be low tech but generates a healthy 260kW of power and 517Nm of torque. The yanks get it even better, with their Chevrolet-badged …
Read More »Chevrolet SS receives favourable response from US motoring journalists
In what is, arguably, one of the darkest days in Holden’s history, a bit of good news has emerged from the USA. The Adelaide-built Chevrolet SS has recently been put through its paces by US motoring journalists for the first time in Palm Springs, California and early reviews have given …
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