February 19, 2008

Chevrolet Camaro - One of the Most Popular Cars for Modification in the Automotive History

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The Chevrolet Camaro was a compact car introduced in North America by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors at the start of the 1967 model year as competition for the Ford Mustang.

Although it was technically a compact (by the standards of the time), the Camaro, like the entire class of Mustang competitiors, was soon known as a pony car.

Though the car’s name was contrived with no meaning, General Motors researchers found the word in a French dictionary as a slang term for “friend” or “companion.” Ford Motor Company researchers discovered other definitions, including “a shrimp-like creature” and an arcane term for “loose bowels”! In some automotive periodicals before official release, it was code-named “Panther”.

Four distinct generations of the car were produced.

Generation 1

1967

Sharing mechanicals with the upcoming 1968 Chevrolet Nova, the Camaro featured unibody structure. Chevrolet offered the car in only two body styles, a coupe and convertible. Almost 80 factory and 40 dealer options including three main packages were avaible.

* RS Package included many cosmetic changes such as RS badging, hidden headlights, blacked out grill, revised taillights and interior trims.

* SS Package included modified 5.7 L (350 in

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February 18, 2008

Chevrolet Aveo Another Best Buy Vehicle

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From General Motors’ Chevrolet division is the Chevrolet Aveo. It has been made available as a passenger family or wagon which holds four doors and could take in five passengers in its interior and cabin. It also has been manufactured in six trim levels which range from the Special Value Sedan to the LT Wagon. During its introduction, the vehicle came equipped with a standard 1.6 L I4 engine that has the capacity and capability to produce 103 units of horsepower. This machine could achieve 26 mpg for city driving and some 35 mpg for the highway. Also made standard for the Chevrolet Aveo is a five speed manual transmission system with overdrive that has been equipped in the vehicle so as to assist the engine in producing power and in the vehicle’s delivery. Given as an option, though, is a four speed automatic transmission system with overdrive.

The Chevrolet Aveo is said to be one affordable means of transportation for it could be purchased below $10,000. It also is not only affordable but it also gives interested parties the chance to choose between purchasing a sedan with four doors or a hatchback with five doors. It has been said that the Chevrolet Aveo would be directly competing with the Toyota Echo, the Scion xA, the Kia Rio, and the Hyundai Accent. This vehicle, the Chevrolet Aveo, actually is based on the Daewoo Kalo.

For a low cost car, the Chevrolet Aveo has nice interiors. In fact, it holds front seats that have been designed and manufactured to be comfortable. Even the back seats have been designed to be roomy and spacious. Indeed, this vehicle could be quite a good buy since it also looks good. It also has body panels that fit quite well. It has a sharp steering and has a reasonably quiet cabin.

The design of the Chevrolet Aveo is the product of the creative minds and careful hands of the Italdesign studio by Giorgetto Giugiaro which is found in Turin, Italy. The vehicle is mounted and crafted on top of the 97.6 inch wheelbase. It also has horizontal headlights and these are also nicely rounded at the corners. The grille also is a fun thing to look at for it holds a bright crossbar and a Chevrolet brand tag.

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Terry Brown is a 32 year old from Houston Texas, and an enthusiast for anything auto-related. He currently writes auto-related articles for several publications.

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February 17, 2008

2007 Chevrolet Tahoe Leaning Towards Safety

Filed under: Chevrolet — akeger @ 7:11 am

The 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe has been designed and crafted by Chevrolet the automobile manufacturer with family safety in mind. Just like any other vehicle from Chevrolet, the 2007 Tahoe has made it a point to be able to perform well as well as provide safety before a crash, during a crash, as well as after a crash. This vehicle comes in three trim levels that comprise of the LS, the LT, and the LTZ.

The 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe is one of the first creations of General Motors as per new full size sport utility vehicles. The interior layout of this vehicle is quite symmetrical and very engaging. It also incorporates a build quality that is vastly superior to any other previous vehicles crafted by the company. The vehicle had dropped off the hard plastic trim framing controls and put in its place modern and cohesive construction that provides and exudes a more European look. The new interior holds beautiful import materials thus providing a premium-touch surface and a tasteful element in styling. As per noise, this hubbub from the road and the wind is well hidden and kept away from its passengers. It holds the capacity to absorb persistent surface degradation. The whole vehicle is very rattle-free.

As per the company’s leaning towards safety, they have included several features so as to showcase their efforts in providing extreme safety during inevitable accidents, crashes, and collisions. Antilock brake systems, or also known as ABS, has been designed so as to assist in maintaining steering control. This system does this by reducing wheel lockup during hard braking on slippery surfaces. The StabiliTrak Electronic Stability Control System has been added in so as to improve vehicle stability especially on slick surfaces. When this feature senses that the 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe is not responding to steering input, it automatically adjusts the engine torque and brake pressure at each wheel so as to assist the driver in getting the Tahoe back on track. Other safety features include Daytime Running Lamps, the OnStar system, the Lower Anchors and Top tethers for Children, or LATCH, system, frontal air bags, side-impact airbags, head-curtain side air bags, and front air bags with passenger sensing system.

Other features of the 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe include bumpers, power doors, black door handles, halogen fog lamps, a luggage rack with center rails, heated mirrors, a rear parking assist, 17-inch aluminum wheels, cargo mats, cargo shades for the third row, a cruise control, climate controls, an electric defogger, a remote keyless entry, an adjusted and tilt wheel steering column, a sunroof, sun visors, temperature control and a theft-deterrent system among many others.

Whether having a journey on extreme conditions or on sleepy town roads, the 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe deserves excellent maintenance so as to be able for this vehicle to continuously offer the best functionality and longevity. Maintenance involves taking care of its parts as well as involving replace worn out parts. Worn out parts could jeopardize the health of the 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe and could pose to be a danger for its driver and passengers.

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Joe Thompson is the owner of a successful auto body shop in Ferndale, California. This 38 year old is also a prolific writer, contributing automotive related articles to various publications.

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