GM claims it's first to sell million 30+ mpg vehicles

As we continue to put together all the data for the year-end edition of By The Numbers, General Motors has announced that it sold more than a million vehicles in the US last year that achieved at least 30 miles per gallon on the highway. More impressively, GM managed this feat using multiple strategies including small vehicle size, turbocharged engines and hybrid or plug-in technologies across four brands (Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC) accounting for 13 separate models. This number will grow even more in 2013 thanks to cars like the all-electric Spark, the diesel Cruze, the range-extended Cadillac ELR and the Buick Encore compact CUV.

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Chevrolet headed to Tokyo Auto Salon with Sonic, Captiva concepts

We're piecing this together as best we can from the original Japanese with the help of Google Translate, but it seems Chevrolet is headed to the Tokyo Auto Salon with three special vehicles. Embracing the customization of American metal through the themes of cool, fun and freedom, the showpiece will be a Camaro Giovanna Edition but there's no information on it. Based on its name, though, we would not be shocked if it's fitted with Giovanna aftermarket wheels.

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2014 Camaro Will Get 7-Liter LS7

The same internal document that revealed precious information about a 1.6-liter turbo coming Buick’s way and a twin-turbo V6 that’s likely going into the Cadillac ATS also offers some info about the 2014 model year Camaro.

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Camaro ZL1 goes head-to-head with Shelby GT500 in 1,242-horsepower comparo

Numbers don't lie. But they don't always tell the whole story, either. That's one reason why we've been so interested in the rivalry between the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro over the last several decades. The two cars have been swapping performance and sales-floor bragging rights since Chevy slapped its Bowtie on its Pony-fighter in 1967, and the faster model hasn't always been the better seller.

That said, when it comes to the stoplight-to-stoplight drag race of the internet, nothing but good hard facts are going to earn you any respect. This being the case, the latest Ford Shelby GT500 has been King of the Road ever since it was unveiled as a 2013 model. With 82 more horsepower (rated) and a couple hundred pounds less weight to move, the 'Stang out to outrun the range-topping 2012 Camaro ZL1 in straight-line performance testing.

Of course, the world doesn't always operate in straight lines, meaning there's a whole lot more to this story left to unfold. The boys from Inside Line decided to round up the latest GT500 and Camaro ZL1 models to see which would come out on top in a series of head-to-head contests.

Via: Inside Line

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Camaro Supercharged by O.CT-Tuning to 621 HP: Yellow Steam Hammer [Pvhoto Gallery]

This is a piece of German tuning for an American car, with O.CT-Tuning supercharging the Chevrolet Camaro SS and offering it the Yellow Steam Hammer designation.

The starting point for the project was a 2012 Camaro SS (the European market version), with the 6.2-liter V8 ditching the natural aspiration in favor of a supercharger kit that boosts power to 630 hp and torque to 538 lb-ft (730 Nm).

The vehicle also received other engine mods, such as a stainless steel exhaust system , which also offers the powerplant a deep growl. How do the new figures translate onto the road? For now, we can’t give you an answer to this question, as O.CT-Tuning hasn’t released the performance data for the vehicle. However, we can imagine that this is car you don't want to mess with.

[via autoevolution]

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