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Corvettes Do Not Float
11 Mar 2010
How does one move a car from a shed surrounded by a pool full of water back on solid ground? A Corvette is many things, but it is definitely not a boat.
Watch as this smart guy comes up with his regrettable and expensive solution. Perhaps, he should have floored it from the get go. It’s [...]
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet
Right now, no amount of baksheesh will get you behind the wheel of the Chevrolet Volt. Still, some people are getting paid to do exactly that. Oh, and they’re having a lot of fun doing it, too, from the looks of a new video from Chevrolet VoltAge. The people we’re talking about are GM employees like Murray Butler IV, who appears in the new video talking about his job testing the Volt’s suspension on GM’s test track at the Milford Proving Ground, specifically the Seven Sisters series of turns.
No matter what sort of bad news is happening to GM, it appears that driving fast(ish) in a new car never gets old. Butler says his job is, “like Disneyland” and that he can’t believe he’s drawing a check for what he does. OK, Butler is only going about 25-35 miles per hour over these turns, but we imagine that, once the early rounds of durability tests is completed, he’ll get to go a bit faster than that. Watch the video after the jump.
[Source: Chevrolet VoltAge]
Continue reading Chevy Volt undergoes suspension durability test in new video
Chevy Volt undergoes suspension durability test in new video originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Diesel, Chrysler, Dodge
During last summer’s bankruptcy proceedings, New Chrysler chose not to pick up the contract it had previously entered with Cummins to procure light-duty diesel engines for its line of Ram pickup trucks. At a rumored 5.0 liters, this powerplant would be somewhat less powerful but likely less expensive and more fuel efficient than Dodge’s larger 6.7-liter inline six diesel, also supplied by Cummins.
Now, though, our friends from PickupTrucks.com are reporting that Dodge may be back in the light-duty diesel game. Joe Veltri, Chrysler vice president of product planning, reportedly said at the NTEA Work Truck Show, “We’re in discussions with Cummins. There’s no contract [with Cummins] but [a light-duty diesel] is in our plan.”
As an aside, it seems as if the so-called light duty engine could find its way into the engine bays of the Heavy Duty 2500 and 3500 Ram trucks in addition to the expected 1500. “Does every guy need a 6.7-liter diesel? It could certainly package in a heavy duty,” Veltri said.
[Source: PickupTrucks.com]
Report: Chrysler reconsidering light-duty diesel for Ram originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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