Month: January 2023

Photo Credit: Automobile Magazine The Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction is known as the largest car show and auction in the country. The 2023 auction kicked off at WestWorld in Scottsdale and will not disappoint. It has a record number of cars for auction. The CEO of Barrett-Jackson, Craig Jackson, says more than 1,900 cars are signed up for the event this season. “It’s an undertaking and it has to click. We sell a car every two minutes,” said Jackson. The Barrett-Jackson auction is the main event this year, but not the…

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Photo Credit: General Motors Just as we thought, Chevy officially announced the new 2024 E-Ray Corvette. Most of the specifications were as the rumors suggested. The new E-Ray is basically a Z06 with the stock base C8’s LT2 and an electric motor under the frunk. The electric motor powers the front wheels and produces 160 hp and 125 lb-ft of torque. When combined with the LT2 and performance exhaust, the total output is 655 hp. That is 15 hp shy of the 2023 Corvette Z06, though the E-Ray sprints from…

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2024 E-Ray hybrid 1/17/23 Video Credit: General Motors The new 2024 Corvette E-Ray hybrid-electric sportscar will debut in one week per a new teaser from Chevrolet. “After 70 years, we’re introducing one like none,” Chevy writes. The teaser video above includes quick shots of the 2024 Corvette E-Ray as it drives in the snow and on the street, and while there’s no narration, we get to briefly hear the naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 LT2 gasoline engine rev and burble. Chevrolet will introduce the newest C8 Corvette model on January 17th.…

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C8 Z06 LT6 Break-In Photo Credit: General Motors Do you have one of the early Z06’s? Are you getting one soon? If so, it is very important to break it in correctly, and the miles required are different if you are running it on the road vs. the track. The main recommendation about the engine break-in is that the vehicle should not be pushed too hard for the first 500 miles for street driving and 1,500 miles before track use. The car should be driven at varying RPMs and speeds…

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