Automotive performance

Chevrolet Announces Performance Results, Pricing for New Ultimate-Performance 2009 Chevy Corvette ZR1

admin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:15:23 +0000

2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1: By The Numbers

DETROIT, 2008-06-17 – The official 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 numbers are in and they're good. Very good:

* $103,300 MSRP (including $850 destination charge)
* EPA-estimated fuel economy of 14 city and 20 highway
* 0-60 mph in 3.4 seconds
* 0-100 mph in 7.0 seconds
* Quarter-mile elapsed time of 11.3 seconds at 131 mph

2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1

The Corvette ZR1 also has a top speed of 205 mph (330 km/h), making it the fastest Corvette ever produced and ranking it among the global super cars of commensurate performance. None of those other super cars, however, equals the ZR1's performance-per-dollar ratio.

2009 Cadillac CTS-V Performance Reaches the Stratosphere

admin — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:12:11 +0000

2009 Cadillac CTS-V certified at 556 horsepower, acceleration times are top among V-8 sedans

MILFORD, Mich. 2008-06-09 -- As final testing of the limited-edition 2009 CTS-V nears completion, the results suggest that Cadillac's upcoming sports sedan is entering the stratosphere of the world's highest-performing cars.

2009 Cadillac CTS-V

Cadillac announces the following performance specifications for all-new 2009 CTS-V:

* 2009 Cadillac CTS-V, with its supercharged 6.2-liter LSA engine, has achieved SAE-certified peak output of 556 horsepower (415 kW) at 6100 rpm and 551 lb.-ft. (747 Nm) of torque at 3800 rpm.

Three Maruti Models, as Well as Mahindra-Renault, Chevrolet, Toyota and Honda Models Lead Their Respective Segments in India

admin — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:58:50 +0000

SINGAPORE: 12 December 2007 — Three Maruti models, as well as models from Mahindra-Renault, Chevrolet, Toyota and Honda rank highest in their respective segments in new-vehicle design and performance in India, according to the J.D. Power Asia Pacific 2007 India Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout StudySM (APEAL) released today.