Since the Chevy Volt was introduced to the public at the North American International Auto Show earlier this year, it has already received favorable comments from the automotive circle. It is of course not a surprise considering that the Volt is one good looking car with fuel efficiency better than vehicles with the Stillen cold air intake. And recently, the “electric car with range extender” received another feather for its cap. The most recent distinction given to the Volt is the 2007 North American Specialty Concept of the Year and the Most Significant Concept Vehicle of the Year. The citations were given to the Chevy Volt at the sixth annual North American Concept Vehicle of the Year.

The award was given to the Chevy Volt in an awarding ceremony held at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Michigan. The awarding ceremony was organized by the South East Automotive Media Organization. The awards were given to vehicles which auto journalists think will shape the future of the auto industry. The Chevy Volt of course perfectly fits that bill.

During the awarding ceremony, Bob Boniface, director for General Motors advanced design received the award on behalf of the car manufacturer. General Motors is understandably elated with the distinctions. “We appreciate this recognition from such a prestigious group of automotive journalists,” said Boniface after receiving the award for the cutting-edge Chevy Volt. “The Volt is an important vehicle for GM and for the world. Whether your concern is energy security, CO2 emissions or reducing our dependence on oil, it all leads to energy diversity. GM wants to be a part of the solution, that’s why we designed the Chevrolet Volt concept.”

The Chevy Volt is technically a plug-in hybrid vehicle although General Motors has gone to great length to avoid the use of the term. Just like a Nissan header pipe is called an extractor in Australia, General Motors believes that the Volt should not be called a hybrid due to the perceived dominance of Asian carmakers in the hybrid market.

The Volt is designed to have a battery pack that will be able to power the vehicle for up to 40 miles or more. The battery pack is designed to be recharged by connecting the vehicle to the power grid. Simply put, the Volt can be recharged using a common household socket. This plug-in capability means that a Volt driven only over short distances can actually run on pure electric power everyday. Cool eh?

Winner of the 2007 Car and Driver 5Best Trucks Award, 2007 North American Truck of the Year, Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com "2007 Best Redesigned Vehicle", 2007 Truckin’ Magazine’s Truck of the Year, Road & Travel Magazine’s 2007 International Car of the Year Awards - Truck of the Year, Road & Travel Magazine’s 2007 International Car of the Year Awards - Pickup Truck of the Year - Most Athletic, 2007 Detroit Free Press Truck of the Year and Popular Mechanics Automotive Excellence Awards!

Whew! Are those a solid proof or what? Yeah, the Americans love it, the whole world loves it… everybody loves it! The 2007 Chevy Silverado has been the talk of the town this year. Displaying the best definition of a true workhorse and a steadfast pickup is what the Silverado is all about.

Now this is what they say about the Silverado! I know you have your own compliments too. Let’s hear some of the words stated from the world’s known auto journalists and reviewers and try to understand why they love the Silverado!

Road & Travel Magazine:
"…RTM editors made an obvious choice by announcing Chevrolet’s full-size, next generation Silverado as winner. There’s no confusing this pure pickup with anything of another genre. Looks alone - with hunky frame, broad chrome face and widest, double layer headlamps plus pleasantly cushy interior - would be enough to set it above the pack."

Matthew Nauman, San Jose Mercury News:
"Chevrolet Silverado has spared no effort in creating category standards for interior decor and exterior fit and finish. That this huge truck offers such a quality experience deserves high praise."

Lindsay Brooke, Automotive Engineering International:
"Chevrolet Silverado delivers significant leaps forward in interior design, craftsmanship and materials quality; ride and handling; NVH attenuation; and powertrain efficiency… In every Silverado I tested, I was knocked out by the classiness and high assembly quality of this truck’s interior."

Michelle Krebs, Freelance:
"Chevrolet Silverado - The best full-size truck on the market…"

Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com:
"The Silverado impresses immediately with clean, contemporary exterior styling and two equally smart-looking passenger cabin options."

Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com:
"Where the 2007 Silverado solidifies its case for Best Redesigned Vehicle, however, is on the road and the trail. Notably improved steering, braking, ride comfort, handling and power delivery combine in a vehicle that’s infinitely more satisfying in town and on the highway. Combined with the segment’s highest available (Crew Cab) towing capacity and… Best available fuel economy, we think Chevy’s newest pickup is poised to make quite an impact in this era of tougher and more luxurious trucks."

2007 Car and Driver 5Best Trucks Award:
"Put it all together, and pickups don’t get any better than the Silverado in 2007."

2007 Car and Driver 5Best Trucks Award:
"The small block V8, now in its second half-century of delivering usable power, provides a strong combination of performance, fuel economy, and refinement."

The Camaro will resurface again! Oh yeah, with the new improved auto body styling and an awesome Chevrolet Camaro heat shield, it is one of the most remarkable and famous sports coupes of all time and it will be recaptured and it promises to amaze the new generation of Camaro fanatics. The true spirit of the Camaro holds the incomparable performance and passion which was loved by the old generation Camaro fans and sought-after car collectors. The Camaro is everyone’s dream car - definitely!

“Millions of people of all ages fell in love with the Camaro for all of the right reasons. Camaros were beautiful to look at and offered performance that could rival expensive European GTs. Yet they were practical enough to drive every day and priced within the reach of many new car buyers,” said Ed Welburn, the GM vice president for global design.

The Camaro is said to be a practical vehicle for everyday use. It is equipped with fuel-saving features like the Active Fuel™ Management cylinder deactivation technology in spite of the 400-horsepower small-block aluminum V8 right on its very heart! It has a very powerful heritage that’s why it has immediately risen into stardom and is now a very well known all-new premium car.

“The fact that the Camaro has been out of production for a number of years made it particularly important that the Camaro Concept honors the Camaro heritage in the right way,” said Bob Boniface, the director of the Warren Advanced Design Studio.

“The overall proportions, long hood and powerful fender forms say, ‘This is a front-engine, rear-wheel drive performance vehicle.’ The prominent front grille and hood bulge hint at the power of the Corvette-inspired V-8 engine. Large wheels and tires, exposed high-performance brakes and prominent fender shapes signal that the Camaro Concept has the handling and braking to go with the powertrain,” said Tom Peters, the design director for rear-wheel drive performance cars.

The Camaro Concept car saga continues to roll as the Chevrolet Camaro stars in the newest blockbuster film the Transformers this coming July! The Camaro spirit lives… forever!

During my study about the Chevrolet pickup cab extender and the Chevrolet pickup grill inserts, I personally researched the specifications of the newest 2007 Corvette Indy 500 Pace Car on its official website at chevrolet.com. Now, here are the interior and the exterior specifications of the latest car on the Chevrolet line up. Check this out.

EXTERIOR:
Antenna - integral, hidden
Body panels - composite
Carbon fiber fenders
Convertible top - manual-folding, includes glass rear window with integral defogger
Convertible top - power-folding, includes glass rear window with integral defogger
Corvette Museum Delivery
Engine access - rear-opening hood, includes underhood lamp
Exhaust outlets - aluminized stainless steel
Exhaust outlets - polished stainless steel tips
Foglamps - dual halogen
Glass
Solar-Ray light-tinted
Headlamps
Daytime Running Lamps
Headlamps - xenon, high-intensity discharge, with Automatic Exterior Lamp Control
License plate bracket - front
Mirrors - dual power-remote, heated, sport
Roof panel - removable, body-color
Roof panel - removable, transparent 1
Roof Package - includes one body-color and one transparent panel
Wiper - front, intermittent

INTERIOR:
Air conditioning - dual-zone, electronic
Air filtration - includes pollen filter
Cargo convenience net
Console storage
Cruise control - electronic with set and resume speed
Defogger - rear-window, electric
Door locks - power, programmable, includes lockout protection
Floor mats - carpeted
Hatch release - push-button open, coupe includes power rear hatch pull-down
Head-Up Display - Instrumentation with Driver Information Center (DIC)
Keyless Access with Push-Button Start
Lighting - courtesy, cargo and glove box
Luggage shade
Memory Package
Mirror - inside rearview, manual day/night, includes dual reading lights
Mirror - inside rearview with compass and driver outside rearview and auto-dimming; includes dual reading lights
Oil-Life System
OnStar6 - includes one-year Safe & Sound Plan
Steering column - manual, tilt-wheel
Steering column - power telescoping with manual tilt
Steering wheel - leather-wrapped
Steering wheel - duplicate audio controls
Theft-deterrent system - includes Push-Button Start, immobilizer and audible/visual alarm
Tire Pressure Monitor System
Trunk release - push-button open
Universal Home Remote - includes three-channel programmable garage door opener located on driver visor
Visors - illuminated vanity mirrors, driver and front passenger
Windows - power, with driver and passenger Express-Down

The car is not only filled with these parts. Under its hood lies a powerful LS2 6.0L engine that is capable of producing 400 horsepower on a 6000 rpm running a 400 pound feet of torque at 4400 rpm. It is also equipped with its six speed manual. Not only that, but the 2007 Corvette convertible has been made available as a hard top convertible. The hard tonneau covers slide up and down in only 18 seconds without the driver’s effort to arrange and keep the top safely stowed away. What amazes me about this car is its bulkhead that promises to be less noisy than other convertibles. Plus, it has a very spacious trunk that can accommodate two golf bags. This is definitely the best car for both people with a sporty and delicate personality.

If the Impala is not popular, would rappers sport the car as their daily driver? Would celebrities even take a second look before driving an Impala? Of course the Impala is popular - so popular in fact that it is one of the top ten best selling cars in recent years. The reason for this is that the Impala is powerful and it looks good. Imagine what an Impala would be like if fitted with performance enhancing aftermarket parts such as the K&N cold air intake system.

The popularity of the Impala and its reputation as Chevy’s best looking sedan is given more credit when it was chosen as the car of choice for Chevrolet teams at the ongoing Nextel Cup Series. Currently, the Impala is dominating the said sporting event winning ten out of the eleven races so far. The dominance showed by the car is similar to that shown by the Cadillac Escalade with its Cadillac Escalade header in its class in terms of popularity.

According to Chevrolet, the Impala’s specifications are as follows:

• 3,880 cc 3.9 liters V 6 front engine with 99 mm bore, 84 mm stroke, 9.8 compression ratio, overhead valve, variable valve timing/camshaft and two valves per cylinder LZ8
• Unleaded fuel 87
• Fuel economy EPA highway (mpg): 29 and EPA city (mpg): 20
• Multi-point injection fuel system
• 17 gallon main unleaded fuel tank
• Power: 174 kW , 233 HP SAE @ 5,600 rpm; 240 ft lb , 325 Nm @ 4,000 rpm
• Four-wheel ABS
• Four disc brakes including two ventilated discs
• Electronic brake distribution
• Electronic traction control via ABS & engine management
• Immobilizer
• Spacesaver steel rim internal spare wheel
• Strut front and rear suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs

The fact that the Impala holds the record for its sale of over one million units in one year set in 1965 shows that the Impala is truly the best Chevy sedan ever.