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• Ed Peper to ZR1 detractors: "Bring it."

  Filed under: Coupes , Sports/GTs , Etc. , Supercars , Chevrolet , GM GM thinks that the Corvette ZR1 is pretty much the baddest machine on four wheels, period. This was driven home today in a post on the Fastlane Blog by Chevy general manager Ed Peper. Seeing him advocate his brand's (and GM's) flagship is far from surprising, and as he rattles off the car's positives, it seems like pretty standard-issue public relations fare. It's only as he wraps up that he seems to get a little exercised over some folks' habit of turning all Corvette-related conversations into pushroad vs. overhead-cam arguments. In response, he namechecks some very heavy hitters -- the Porsche 911 GT2, the Ferrari 599 GTB, and the Lambo LP640 -- as he casually pulls the gloves off, matter-of-factly stating that the ZR1 has a better power-to-weight ratio than all of them. Then, in his parting shot, he dons the brass knuckles and calls out any and all comers who would challenge the Corvette ZR1's... Posted Dec 21 2007, 11:15 AM by Autoblog Filed under: Etc., Supercars, Sports/GTs, GM, Coupes, Chevrolet, corvette, corvette zr1, CorvetteZr1, zr1, Ed Peper, EdPeper, 2009 Chevy Corvet ZR1, 2009Zr1, 2009ChevyCorvetZr1, 2009 ZR1

• LA 2007: Lutz and Peper show off Chevy's high efficiency fleet

  Filed under: Concept Cars , LA Auto Show , Trends , Economy , Hybrids/Alternative , Sedans/Saloons , SUVs , Trucks/Pickups , Green , Tech , Crossovers/CUVs , Chevrolet , GM Promising the best possible fuel economy for whichever type of vehicle its customers choose, GM's Bob Lutz and Ed Peper trotted a full lineup of green vehicles from their arsenal. The Aveo5, Impala E85, Malibu Hybrid, Tahoe Hybrid, Silverado Hybrid, Volt, Equinox Fuel Cell, Beat and Groove were used to show off that Chevy will be the brand carrying the greenish flame most prominently into the future for GM. Lutz talked about having a whole range of options available to meet future trends, from hybrids, to flex-fuel burners, to fuel cells, to electrics like start/stop technology and good old-fashioned economy cars that get great fuel economy. Gallery: 2008 Chevy Hybrids at the LA Auto Show Gallery: 2008 Chevy Aveo5 Continue reading LA 2007: Lutz and Peper show off Chevy's high efficiency fleet Permalink | Email... Posted Nov 15 2007, 06:01 AM by Autoblog Filed under: Tech, Green, Crossovers/CUVs, BobLutz, Bob Lutz, GM, SUVs, Sedans/Saloons, silverado, Trucks/Pickups, Chevrolet, Economy, Concept Cars, Hybrids/Alternative, Impala, Malibu, Tahoe, Trends, Volt, LA Auto Show, ChevyAveo5, Equinox, Ed Peper, Groove, Beat, Chevy Aveo5, EdPeper