Showing posts with label anniversary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anniversary. Show all posts

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Corvette takes to the Big Apple to celebrate 60th anniversary of original launch


Exactly 60 years to the day that the automotive world first laid its eyes on Chevrolet Corvette, the newly introduced seventh-generation model is appearing in New York City to mark the historic date. Unveiled at the General Motors Motorama car show on January 17, 1953, the Corvette has since become an icon of the sports car world both in the US and around the globe.

2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

The 2014 Corvette Stingray had its official debut this week at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, and we are sure it will end up being the most popular car for visitors to ogle. Whats more, it was our top Editors Choice, after all. For those of you who wont be able to see it in Detroit or New York, the new Corvette will be going on sale this fall.

Scroll down for a GM press release that contains some interesting facts about the Corvette, including its original starting price of just $3,498.
  • The Corvette was originally championed by GMs legendary styling director Harley Earl, who insisted there was room for an American entry in the European-dominated sports car market. It was also his idea for Corvette to have a fiberglass body.
  • Corvette was named for a small and fast class of naval ships.
  • The 1953 Corvette had a base price of $3,498 and offered only two options – a heater for $91 and an AM radio for $145.
  • Every Corvette model has used innovative materials, from fiberglass in 1953 to advanced carbon-nano technology and carbon fiber on the 2014 Corvette Stingray.
  • A V-8 engine was first available in 1955. That year, it was selected by 90 percent of customers. After that, all Corvettes featured strictly V-8 power.
  • The Stingray name was first used for a prototype race car, the design of which influenced the second-generation Corvette that debuted in 1963. The 1963 Corvette Sting Ray split-window coupe has since been called one of the most beautiful and influential designs in automotive history.
  • Corvettes legacy of mainstreaming technology previously reserved for high-end luxury cars includes the introduction of fuel injection in 1957, independent rear suspension in 1963, four-wheel disc brakes in 1965, antilock brakes in 1986 and a tire-pressure monitoring system in 1989.
  • Corvette is the longest-running, continually produced sports car in the world.
  • Nearly 2 million Chevrolet Corvettes have been sold since it went on sale in 1953 and in 2012, it accounted for approximately one-third of all sports car sales in America.

Founded in 1911 in Detroit, Chevrolet is now one of the worlds largest car brands, doing business in more than 140 countries and selling more than 4.5 million cars and trucks a year. Chevrolet provides customers with fuel-efficient vehicles that feature spirited performance, expressive design, and high quality. More information on Chevrolet models can be found at www.chevrolet.com.

Articles Source : Autoblog
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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Porsche 911 50th Anniversary Edition

All that we daily Motorpasión know that this year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Porsche 911, mainly because we made ​​a little over a month, a full review of the history of this model . Now the German manufacturer launches a special edition to commemorate this historic moment on the basis of 991, the Porsche 911 50th Anniversary Edition.

Porsche 911 50th Anniversary Edition


It will be presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show as the first platform 911 and taken as the 911 Carrera S to remain faithful to the first 911 with six-cylinder boxer engine and rear wheel drive. That if the body has gained some width in the rear, almost as if it were a Carrera 4S.

Aesthetically the most striking are specific wheels 20 inch with its shape and being finished in matte black with polished center served as an homage to the original Fuchs 911. The reminiscences of the original model also are found in the chrome trim on the front, the grille that cover the engine and makes spoiler and chrome lines that connect both taillights.

Porsche 911 50th Anniversary Edition


The model in question is limited to 1,963 units for the year to coincide with the world premiere of the 911. Standard carry the Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) properly adjusted to fit the new width of roads and sports exhaust system and Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS) with bi-xenon headlamps and dynamic cornering lights.

Available in three colors, dark graphite gray, gray "geyser" and solid black, all carried in the rear a logo with the numbers 50 911, youll find the same logo embroidered on the headrests, in doorways or the tachometer.

Porsche 911 50th Anniversary Edition


Inside also pays homage to the original 911, thanks to the green graphs in the instrument panel clocks, including white needles subject pointed a silver button. The leather seats themselves have a central fabric reminiscent tartan "Pepita" that lined the 911 seats of the 60. 

They can choose manual or PDK box and can be ordered in dealerships from September 23, 2013. The final price will be 139,412 euros Spain, but in this case you ensure that you will have a truly unique car since each have an exact number plate of the unit, not like other limited editions.
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