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Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Videos , Audi , Cadillac , Chevrolet , Dodge , Mitsubishi Media days of the Detroit Auto Show have come and gone, and we've done our best to provide you with plenty of pics and updates of all the significant debuts during North America's biggest auto show. We scoured through all the new concepts and world debuts to give you our five most significant new products at NAIAS. Click on the video above to view the Autoblog Five, and be sure to give us your top five all-new concepts and world debuts after the jump. Gallery: Audi R8 V12 TDI Concept Gallery: Detroit 2008: 2009 Dodge Ram - Live Reveal Gallery: Cadillac CTS Coupe Concept Gallery: 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Gallery: Detroit 2008: Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Sports/GTs , Tech , Supercars , Chevrolet As gorgeous as the 2009 Corvette ZR1 may be on the outside, it's what is under the skin that gets our blood pumping. Fortunately, GM stripped down its new supercar to the bare essentials and put it on display here at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show. You can access our gallery of ZR1 chassis photos by clicking on the photo above. We've also got commentary on what you're looking at after the jump. Gallery: Detroit 2008: Corvette ZR1 chassis display Continue reading Detroit 2008: Corvette ZR1 chassis display Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Tech , BMW , Chevrolet , GM It used to be that American muscle cars were competing against themselves when it came to power. But rumor has it that, in the case of the Chevrolet ZR-1, the domestic horsepower war has a new international benchmark: the BMW M-division V10. Word is that "German competition is driving the higher horsepower and torque numbers coming to the Corvette." Chevy engineers said that the new LS9 was created to "match up favorably" with the V10 found in the M5 and M6. The supercharged 6.2-liter LS9 has 620HP and 595 lb-ft of torque, with 535 lb-ft available from 2,600 RPM and a 6,200-RPM redline. The high-revving, naturally aspirated 5.0-liter V10 has 507 HP and 385 lb-ft of torque, and goes all the way up to 8,250-RPM. It's good to see Chevrolet taking its cues from the best, no matter whether its domestic or international. Especially when it's applied to an engine created with a different philosophy (large...
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Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Coupes , Sports/GTs , Supercars , Chevrolet Motor Trend reports that the upcoming Corvette supercar will sport the ZR1 moniker when it's finally unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show in January. Interchangeably dubbed "Blue...
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