New Canaan, CT  -  February 2, 2012

NEW CANAAN, CT and SCOTTSDALE, AZ

Talk about a successful fundraiser!  The first 2013 Corvette 427 Convertible offered to the public was sold on January 21, 2012 at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale collector car auction for $600,000 with an additional $100,000 donation. All $700,000 of the proceeds go to the AARP Foundation’s Drive to End Hunger initiative.

Autoblog.com just did a hands on review of the new Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and it looks like we have a new king of the "pony car" wars. While the Ford Mustang GT500 out guns the ZL1 with a few more horsepower, the Camaro has both 4-wheel independant suspension and magnetorheological shocks from the Caddy CTS-V and the mighty Corvette ZR-1. Not to mention the new Camaro ZL-1 also sports "launch mode" and computer controlled "flat-foot shifting". These features conspire to achieve very repeatable 12 second quarter mile runs. That's quick, and with the refined chassis I bet the ZL1 will eat up the back roads around here. More below...

January 21, 2012  -  New Canaan, CT

Chevrolet has released the winning entry in its Route 66 Super Bowl Ad contest... and we think its an instant classic.

Check it out:

Where did Mr. Johnson go? What do you think?

UPDATE:  Background on this ad brings it home!

January 6, 2012  -  New Canaan, CT

December 24, 2011  -  New Canaan, CT

December 14, 2011  -  New Canaan, CT

We just read this headline on the news wire and could not help but post a comment, as this news affects every resident of the United States including everyone residing in Connecticut.  We need to create US based jobs in a fair and level global economic playing field....

New Canaan, CT  -  November 26, 2011

Take a look at a short video clip of Chevy Volt owner and President of the Rochester Institute of Technology, William Destler, on what the Volt means to himself personally, to the US, and to the automotive world....

30TH YEAR: KARL CHEVROLET IS 2011 TOYS FOR TOTS CO-SPONSOR

 
Last Year KARL Coordinated Regional Program that Collected More than 1/4 of the 20,000 Toys Distributed in Lower Fairfield County

November 15, 2011  -  New Canaan, CT

Could it be true?  Following some speculation, General Motors has unveiled a next generation Chevrolet TrailBlazer at the Dubai International Auto Show.