Rumor has it - General Motors might bring its Chevrolet Corvette to India sometime in the future.

Timothy E. Lee, GM’s president of international operations, has reported discussing plans of selling small numbers of popular models (ie: Corvette, Camaro) internationally to small boutiques in India.

Other car manufacturers, like Nissan and Porsche, are also looking to tap into this untouched international demographic. Mercedes and Honda have recently displayed vehicles at the Delhi Auto Expo, though nothing is known about whether they will sell to the Indian market.

You would think with a population of 1.17 billion, these automakers would be crazy not to sell to this market.

Stay tuned…

[ Rediff Business ]

Quite simply, these are very impressive.  Head on over to our friends at AutoBlog who have the complete gallery!

[ AutoBlog ]

Oliver Gavin, a racing British driver and four-time American Le Mans Series class champion, will be apart of the driver lineup for the world championship of car racing, set to begin soon. Gavin will drive a Corvette C6.R for Mad Croc Racing on eight of the 10 scheduled races in the FIA GT1 World Championship.

The FIA GT1 World Championship will hold 10 events in 10 countries on four continents. A maximum of six car manufacturers have entered the series, which include Aston Martin, Corvette, Ford, Lamborghini, Maserati and Nissan.

The races will take place as scheduled:

Round	Circuit	Date
1	Yas Marina Circuit, United Arab Emirates	April 17
2	Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom	May 2
3	Masaryk Circuit, Brno, Czech Republic	May 23
4	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France	July 4
5	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belguim	August 1
6	Nurburgring, Germany	August 29
7	Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimao, Portugal	September 19
8	Durban street circuit, South Africa	November 7
9	Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo, Brazil	November 28
10	Potrero de los Funes Circuit, San Luis, Argentina	December 5

Gavin will be teamed together with Finland's Pertti Kuismanen. Mika Salo will stand in for Gavin on a couple races due to Gavin’s prior ALMS Corvette racing commitments.

"I'm looking forward and am intrigued to see how it will evolve, and it'll be good to be racing against the likes of top-line drivers such as Darren [Turner] and Tomas [Enge], reprising our ALMS battles from a few years ago,” said Gavin.

To view Gavin’s racing record, click here.

[ AutoWeek ]

As always, we at CorvetteBlog have the latest constraint information straight from General Motors. Corvettes ordered this week have an estimated production week of April 19th, 2010.

There are NO constraints this week for orders for any Corvette or ZR1 orders.

If you'd like custom built pricing for you, in any of the 50 states, please email us by leaving a comment below (which will be kept private) or call us at (888) 875-0728.

As always, we at CorvetteBlog have the latest constraint information straight from General Motors. Corvettes ordered this week have an estimated production week of April 12th, 2010.

There are NO constraints this week for orders for any Corvette or ZR1 orders.

If you'd like custom built pricing for you, in any of the 50 states, please email us by leaving a comment below (which will be kept private) or call us at (888) 875-0728.

As always, we at CorvetteBlog have the latest constraint information straight from General Motors. Corvettes ordered this week have an estimated production week of April 5th, 2010.

There are NO constraints this week for orders for any Corvette or ZR1 orders.

If you'd like custom built pricing for you, in any of the 50 states, please email us by leaving a comment below (which will be kept private) or call us at (888) 875-0728.

A new month is upon us and it is time for a quick update of GM's current Corvette purchase incentives.  If you have any questions about how the incentives work or stack together, please don't hesitate to call or comment and we'll be glad to help clarify.

2010 Corvettes

• No general rebates or special financing offers available.  Depending on where you live, you may qualify for $500 Auto Show Bonus Cash (if there's an Auto Show in your area).  You may also qualify for GM Supplier pricing if you qualify for the Military Discount or belong to a Credit Union.

2009 Corvettes

• Option 1:  $4,000 Customer Rebate is available, in addition to any Auto Show Bonus Cash or other discounts you may receive (as indicated above).
   
• Option 2:  0% Financing for up to 72 months for qualified buyers through GMAC.  You cannot take both the rebate and the financing offer, it is an either/or option.

We still have available 2009 models, that we will sell to you at the GM Employee price PLUS any rebates or financing offers you may qualify for.  Call us to learn more at (888) 875-0728.

Petroleum tycoon, Carlton Beal Jr., just recently made the trade of all trades at the All American Chevrolet dealership in Midland, Texas.

Beal traded his 2008 red-on-black Bugatti Veyron for a Corvette ZR1!

With 20,307 miles on the odometer, the seemingly new Bugatti Veyron actually matches up well to the ZR1. The Veyron clocks 0-to-60MPH in just 2.4 seconds, reaching high speeds of 253 miles per hour. The ZR1, on the other hand, reaches the 0-to-60 MPH mark in 3.3 seconds and high speeds of 205 miles per hour. Not too shabby.

The only strong difference: cost. A new Veyron runs for $1,600,000, a ZR1 only $107,000. With such a huge cost gap, the dealership wouldn’t accept the Veyron trade-in until they lined up a buyer, which they did.

Overall, in my opinion, Beal was smart in this trade… Not only did he regain some cashflow, but he is also the proud owner of an American-made vehicle that performs nearly as well as his former European ride.

[ Jalopnik ]
 

Imagine a complete set of 36 Chevrolet Corvettes ranging from 1953 until 1989… all neglected in a dark, dingy apartment basement covered in inches of dust and damaged with flat tires and sagging convertible tops.

Well, for years that’s just where Pop Art icon, Peter Max, chose to store his collection of vehicles for an on-hold art project. Max originally purchased the collection of vehicles from Mr. Amodeo, who had won them as a prize from a 1989 VH1-sponsored contest!

Yes, at that time, VH1 was heavily competing with sister network, MTV. In an attempt to attract an older audience, freelance television producer for VH1, Jim Cahill, pulled together this promotion which “had to be big, but the theme of it had to resonate with baby boomers.”

Cahill brainstormed the perfect baby boomer prize – Corvettes! After gaining the approval from top execs, Cahill purchased the 36 vehicles in 1988. “I got to shop for all the Corvettes that I’d always wanted,” he said. “We actually assembled them pretty quickly.”

Fortunately for VH1, the promotion was a huge success, creating nationwide buzz and enticing 1.3 million callers to enter the contest by calling into a call-in number.

As for now, the collection of Corvettes has been relocated to a building in Upper Manhattan – just waiting for their next move or art debut…

[ The New York Times ]

Michael Scott Rindahl, 18, and Chase McClaine Forest, 19, were arrested earlier this month after reportedly stealing a 2001 Corvette from a yard owned by Endicott Enterprises. Why? Maybe because the boys were just being stupid teenagers or maybe for payback…

In a 2007 trial, Rindahl had testified against Endicott, 72, for child molestation. Endicott was put behind bars in the Sacramento County Jail without bail one year later for six felony counts of child molestation charges.

But, regardless of the past, the two young boys had also created a crime: trespassing on private property with suspicion of commercial burglary and auto theft.

The boys were stopped after a long police car pursuit chase by the California Highway Patrol and detained without incident. They were booked into the Tehama County Jail with a bail set at $20,000 each.

Sad situation for all parties, but fortunately the Corvette was returned undamaged.

[ Corning Observer ]

As always, we at CorvetteBlog have the latest constraint information straight from General Motors. Corvettes ordered this week have an estimated production week of March 29th, 2010.

There are NO constraints this week for orders for any Corvette or ZR1 orders.

If you'd like custom built pricing for you, in any of the 50 states, please email us by leaving a comment below (which will be kept private) or call us at (888) 875-0728.

As always, we at CorvetteBlog have the latest constraint information straight from General Motors. Corvettes ordered this week have an estimated production week of March 22nd, 2010.

There are NO constraints this week for orders for any Corvette or ZR1 orders.

If you'd like custom built pricing for you, in any of the 50 states, please email us by leaving a comment below (which will be kept private) or call us at (888) 875-0728.

Here's another horrible reminder of how losing control of a Corvette at high speeds can be deadly.

[ KABC-TV ]

Each year, IntelliChoice.com analyzes nearly 1,800 models to find the leading automotive ownership cost and value in cars, trucks and SUVs. Their award, “Best Overall Value of the Year”, identifies for buyers the best-in-class vehicle that emphasizes the most value for your money over a five-year period of ownership. All factors are taken into consideration, including retained value, fuel, maintenance and repair, insurance, licensing and fees, etc.

Out of 31 vehicle classes and nine category winners, the Chevrolet Corvette was recognized as the BEST CAR VALUE OVER $24,000!  Another honor for Corvette, but certainly nothing new as Corvette continues its multi-year winning streak.

“One of the biggest things IntelliChoice.com emphasizes is that choosing a car wisely is not just about the lowest sticker price or even the lowest ownership costs,” said Charlie Vogelheim, executive editor of IntelliChoice.com. “The [award] recognizes cars and trucks whose total cost of ownership is significantly lower than expected compared to its peers.”

No need to keep looking for that perfect sports car, Corvette proves yet again to be a wonderful vehicle for a great value!

[ Intellichoice.com ]

Details are finally surfacing about the 2011 Corvette Z06.  While not the most exciting news or details, the tires are important and the first major announcement we have.

“Street-refined, but track-capable.” That’s exactly what Goodyear had in mind when factory fitting their latest Ultra-High Performance Eagle F1 Supercar G:2 tires for the 2011 Corvette Z06.

Bob Toth, Goodyear's director of new products, believes the multiple facets of the tire are important when fitting for the Corvette. The directional tread design helps enhance the dry cornering grip while even the tire’s style and lettering is important in giving the overall high performance appearance.

"The new Eagle F1 SuperCar G:2 is positioned as a race-inspired, ultra-high performance dry traction tire for select supercars. With a left-side, right-side specific tread design, it offers superb dry traction and precise handling, complementing both the performance and appearance of sports cars," Toth said.

Now after multiple road course tests throughout North America, the tires will be available this summer in two run-flat sizes: P275/35ZR18 and P325/30ZR19.

[ Goodyear ]