Apparently, General Motors wants us to know every single detail about its new Chevy Volt EV well before it hits U.S. showrooms in late 2010, constantly releasing photographic material and video footage of the car. In this latest video, the company shows the Volt undergoing the so-called flood test at the Milford Proving Ground to measure how well the battery inside the car will be sealed. Note that, during the initial development phase, there is no real battery in the vehicle. Watch the video after the break.
The new Chevrolet Volt hybrid is making the rounds in the California area as General Motors has brought a pre-production model to the sunny State for this week's Los Angeles Auto Show. The Detroit automaker's Chief Engineer, Andrew Farah, took the Volt to two popular enthusiast destinations, at Bob's Big Boy in Burbank and Cars & Coffee in Irvine. Hit the break to hear all the positive things (it's an official GM video, what did you expect...) that the people who attended the event had to say about the Volt.
Virgil Coffman isn't your typical 2010 Chevrolet Camaro owner. He's a centenarian who recently became the oldest known living owner of the Chevy's new muscle car after he purchased a 400 horsepower, bright yellow, Transformers edition Camaro. The 101-year-old man from Indiana says that he has owned around 40 cars in his lifetime and that he has always followed the philosophy that if you want something, just go get it. We say good for him and hope he's around to buy the next generation Camaro. Video after the break.
With a few exceptions, most major car shows have proven to be a bit of a disappointment this year. That doesn't seem to be the case with the tuning extravaganza called SEMA as from what we've seen up until now, the show looks quite promising. GM of course will be represented with an armada of vehicles including a series of tuned 2010 Camaros and Corvettes. But unlike Ford that chose to reveal all its vehicles, GM prefers to play its beloved game of hide and seek. If you're up to it, hit the jump to get a minute preview of Chevy's SEMA offerings.
After watching this Japanese Gran Turismo PSP commercial of a '69 Corvette Stingray and a '88 Lamborghini Countach clashing sides on the race track more than a dozen times, we still can't tell if it's a real-life or a computer simulated scene. But then again, that's exactly what makes this commercial so successful in our opinion; for one, you'll want to watch it again and again but most importantly, it gets the message across that the video game blurs the lines of reality and fantasy. Check out the commercial in the video after the jump.Via: Jalopnik
Link: National Geographic
This has to be one of the coolest costumes we've ever seen and it definitely tops our "want it" list for this year's Halloween. The video, which appears to have been shot during some sort of promotional event at a Chevy dealership in Mexico, shows a man dressed up in a Bumblebee suit talking to a couple of potential buyers before transforming -literally- into a Camaro! But since seeing is believing, skip the jump to check out the video for yourselves.Via: Jalopnik
Even though General Motors is in the midst of bankruptcy protection, the firm's engineers and technicians have somehow managed to stay ahead in the development of the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid - or at least that's what they support. On Wednesday, the automaker completed the build of the first pre-production Volt more than a week ahead of schedule. Up until now, the development team was working with prototype mules utilizing the body of the Chevy Cruze and the hybrid drivetrain of the Volt. 
The model's chief engineer, Andrew Farah, took the first pre-production Volt for a quick spin and while he was at it, GM also recorded the test drive on film. According to Farah, only a few Volts are being produced per week now but the company will soon ramp up production to create a fleet of around 80 pre-production vehicles by October.
"Most of these vehicles will be used for testing and validating the production intent design as well as developing the final vehicle software and controls - we'll also use them to tune the vehicle's overall driving experience," said Farah. "Some of these Volts will have very short lives as they'll be used in safety and structural integrity testing."
Ever since the new Camaro hit the streets, we knew that someone was bound to make a link between GM's pony car and KITT. That someone happens to be member 'Spaceballone' of the Camaro5 forums and what he did is to modify and install an LED light scanner in that little mail-slot air intake on the hood above the Chevy bowtie badge. The UK-based company that sells the KITT LED scanner for about $160 claims that the system comes with three settings that that mimic the light patterns on the original 1980's Knight Rider 2000 car and on the Shelby GT500KR in the shortly lived Knight Rider 2008 TV series.
We're not so sure if it's legal in most places to use the LEDs while driving, so if you're thinking about installing the system, better ask before you get into any trouble.
Source: Camaro5, Via: Insideline, Link: Knightlight LEDs
Since General Motors is investing heavily on the upcoming Transformers 2 movie, 'Revenge of the Fallen' with five Chevrolet-based characters taking roles as Autobots, it doesn't surprise us at all that the automaker managed to secure exclusive footage of the film edited by director Michael Bay. The video that follows contains scenes with all five Chevy-bots, including SIDESWIPE (Corvette Stingray concept), SKIDS and MUDFLAP (based on Chevy's Beat and Trax concepts), JOLT (Volt) and of course, BUMBLEBEE (Camaro SS).
Earlier today at the grand opening of the Chicago Auto Show, General Motors lifted the veil on its latest concept car, the Corvette Stingray that will play the role of 'SIDESWIPE' in the second iteration of the Transformer saga, called "Revenge of the Fallen". Unfortunately for Corvette fans, GM has no intention of building a production version of the concept, which is a pity as with the exception of the 'Batmobile-ish' rear-end, we found the Stingray's design quite sexy. Click through to see live photos of the Vette from the show as well as a video of the concept with GM Design Vice President, 'soft-talking' Ed-Welburn.
Dave Lyon, director of GM Design, walks us around the all-new Chevrolet Spark minicar that makes its world premiere at the Geneva Auto show in March 2009. When the Spark hits European showrooms later this year replacing the Matiz in Chevy's range, it will be offered with 1.0-liter and 1.2-liter petrol engines. Sales in the U.S. and other major markets will follow in 2011. Click here for more photos and details or hit the jump to watch the video.
A team of motorsport enthusiasts led by Fourdin Auto Sport founder, Yves Fourdin, have built one of the most extreme versions of the Chevrolet Matiz mini to date. The homologated racing car has been fitted a stock 7.0-liter V8 engine from the Corvette Z06 that delivers an output of 505HP. We don't have all the details but the Corvette-powered Matiz is said to accelerate from zero to 100 km/h (62mph) in just 3.7 seconds and to 200 km/h (124 mph) in 10.94 seconds while the car's top speed is 260 km/h (162 mph). Click through to see a video of the Matiz V8 in action at Monza.Via: Worldcarfans
General Motors' Performance Parts team has just released a couple new videos of 2010 Camaros that are being geared up for the SEMA show that takes place in Las Vegas during the first week of November. The new videos focus on the paint job and the fitting of high-performance brakes for the muscle-car. We know it's not much, but it'll have to do until GM decides to enlighten us with something more revealing. Hit the jump for the video compilation. -Continued
Right after announcing pricing on the 2010 Camaro which is available for order from today with first deliveries set for early 2009, GM made it official that it is readying a series of souped-up 2010 Camaros for next month's SEMA show in Las Vegas. The automaker said that the Camaros will feature the latest goodies from GM Performance Parts, genuine Camaro accessories and what the company describes as, "some interesting twists from the GM Design Team" -whatever that means. Hit the jump to watch the official teaser video or click here for a leaked brochure that includes photos of the available accessories and performance parts for the new Camaro.
GM gave Europe its first look of the all-new Chevy Cruze at the Paris motorshow and from what we hear the reaction has been positive. The compact sedan which is roughly the same size as the facelifted Skoda Octavia will arrive in European showrooms next spring with a range of three powerplants, two gasoline engines (1.6 and 1.8-liter) and a 2.0-liter diesel unit. U.S. buyers won't see the Cruze before mid-2010. If you'd like to check out our high-res gallery of Chevy's new global compact sedan click here or else follow the jump to watch the video. -Continued 
It has been approximately 7 hours and 21 minutes since we last posted something about the production version of GM’s all-electric hybrid Chevrolet Volt and we’re already starting to feel all anxious and giddy… But seriously now, we not so sure if all this attention is in the advantage of the Volt as Chevy’s all-electric hybrid won’t hit the market before the end of 2010, and that’s in more than two years time from now. There’s no point of repeating ourselves so unless you missed out on our previous posts that included a high-resolution image gallery, the initial specs and the first official videos with static and driving shots, just hit the jump to see a set of live photos and video footage from the Volt's official presentation at the GM Centennial event that took place at the company’s Detroit headquarters. -Continued
