The SEMA 2008 auto show will have the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro and one of the versions will be dressed in black. No it is not the funeral procession for the death of GM, at least not yet. It is more like a BUZZ for Chevrolet to show-case the new 2010 Chevy Camaro in a new light, or should we say DARK?

There is a long list of modifications that complete the Camaro “Black” which includes larger exhaust tips, front lip spoiler, new five spoke wheels and red-colored halo/angle eye headlight accents (reminiscent of BMW). More information will be released as the November 4th gets closer marking the opening day for SEMA 2008.

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Below are a few videos of the making of this BLACK Chevy Camaro. (click “read more” to view) Enjoy!

Some guy in a new Chevy Corvette just about lost his life, well at least the car, by doing something he didn’t have any business doing. This person obviously could not handle the power but he really felt the urge the show off in front of some people. Too bad one person had a video camera! HA HA!!!!

How To ‘Almost’ Trash Your 50k Corvette

Update: This must be this guys friend in a Pontiac GTO… his friend was not so lucky, he actually got hit!

GTO Freeway Burnout Gone Bad! Crash!

By now you may have caught a glimpse at yesterdays “leaked” images of the upcoming 2011 Chevrolet Volt with Bob Lutz standing at its side. It was a big hoopla about “how the hell did it happen” and the simple explanation that it was “human error” behind the supposedly accidental release of the new Chevy Volt images. Either way, bloggers and auto enthusiasts have taken these photos and spread them throughout the internet so it is basically, TOO LATE to pull the images now. The images were originally set to be released next week during the “official release” of the “official” Chevy Volt. Whether it was intentional or not, we still get to see what the Chevy Volt looks like! WOOT WOOT!

Look for the Chevy Volt to make an appearance in the upcoming Transformers 2 movie – wonder who is one of the sponsors of the Transformers movie… hmmm Chevy maybe?

Enjoy! – MotorWeek’s Hybrid Round Up:

General Motors is finally stepping up to the plate with a better look at its new small car, the Chevy Cruze, which is supposed to replace the Cobalt around mid-2010.

These photos have been released ahead of the Cruze’s live showing in October at the Paris Auto show. The car’s appearance is based heavily Chevy’s new global design language, which has shown up recently on the Malibu sedan and Traverse crossover.

The Cruze bosts the new grille treatment of current chevy vehicles, with wrap-around headlights. Chevy says the Cruze is roomier than its competitors with more length and width, and the wheels jut out a bit from the body. The car is expected to be able to get more than 40 mpg. And if they can do that without it being a slug I will definitely buy one.

They gave the car a dual cockpit layout interior that has also shown up on recent redesigns, and was inspired by 1960s Corvettes.

The Cruze lgoes one sale in Europe next March. It will get it’s power from two four-cylinder engines, and a new 2.0-liter turbodiesel.

The U.S. Cruze is expected to get four-cylinder and turbo power plants from GM’s global offerings. It will be built in Lordstown, Ohio plant.

GM is betting hard that the Cruze will be a hit with consumers, as it’s replacing a good platform, the Chevy Cobalt, which posted sales of more than 200,000 annually. The Cobalt was launched in latter part of 2004.

The Cruze’s competitors will the like of the Honda Civic, Ford Focus and Volkswagen Jetta.

I wonder if Tom knows GM named a car after him?

So what did the guys at Automotive Addicts say after looking at the newly release images of the 2010 Chevy Camaro SS? “IT AINT NO DIFFERENT”, they said, referring to the other variations of the new Camaro that we have seen. Not to mention, the Camaro that debuted in the movie Transformers, it was a not even a Camaro let alone the “SS” version. It was more or less a GTO with a camaro shell plastered on top of the GTO’s chassis. But enough about Transformers because that is so old now, let’s take a gander at the Chevy Camaro SS.

WOOT WOOT! Enjoy the images.

Within the industry, they’re referred to as “mild” hybrids. They’re cars like the Saturn Aura and Chevy Malibu that have conventional engines with oversized starter-motors, which allow the engine to be shut down whenever the car is braking, coasting, or stopped (such as at a red light) without requiring a full re-start. Gauges, systems (like air conditioning) and electronic accessories (mp3 players, GPS systems) run on existing electrical power, and the motor spins the engine back to operating RPMs before any fuel is injected.

While mild hybrids don’t have electric motors, they do still offer some hybrid features. For example, they use less battery power, over all, and some mild hybrids even use regenerative braking to recharge that battery, just like the Toyota Prius hybrid, and their other true-hybrid cousins.

Because these cars do not have actual hybrid drivetrains, and because their fuel economy is generally within 10% of that for similar models with standard, non-hybrid drivetrains, mild hybrids are often the subject of negative feedback. “Why spend more,” people wonder, “on a hybrid that really isn’t one, when there don’t seem to be any obvious benefits?” The truth, however, is that there are still reasons other than the mpg numbers to consider one of these cars.

Those reasons include:

• Mild hybrids are good first steps. For people who are interested in hybrid technology, but not so certain they wish to commit to a whole new style of driving, these cars are a bridge, sort of like automotive training wheels. They are excellent first-hybrid options for those who want a greener vehicle.
• They’re less expensive, over all. While mild hybrids such as the Saturn Aura are more expensive to purchase than the Aura with a standard internal combustion engine, they’re still significantly less expensive to purchase than a true hybrid. As well, since they have fewer non-standard parts, these cars are less expensive to repair than hybrids with battery packs and electric motors. As well, with this summer’s dramatic gas prices sending people shopping for full hybrids in droves, and often being wait-listed, mild hybrids come in many more models, and have a greater availability.
• Hybrid incentives still apply. Like full-hybrid vehicles, mild hybrids qualify their owners for a tax credit from the government (though it’s important to remember that each automaker only has a limited number of hybrids that can be sold before the credit goes away).

The dictionary definition of “mild” is “gentle or moderate in force or effect,” and “moderate in intensity, degree, or character.” While it’s true that so-called mild hybrids meet this definition in the negative aspect – they don’t offer as much fuel efficiency as a fully-hybrid vehicle – these cars meet the definition in the positive aspect as well: they do offer an improvement in fuel economy of about 10 percent, and they are less expensive to own and operate than a true hybrid car. From that point of view, perhaps mild hybrids are worth considering, after all.

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