The Corvette Blog

A recent Popular Mechanics review of the upcoming Pontiac G8 mentions rumors of an future model with a 400-plus horsepower Corvette LS3 engine and a six-speed manual transmission.  Of course, I am not saying this is going to happen, but what do you Corvette fans think of having a Corvette engine in a differnt model.  Should a Corvette engine be Corvette specific, or just another engine that GM shares across it’s brands?

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On the shores of Lake Sebago, NY GM brought together virtually all that is new, including the 2008 Corvette for the New Year for a group of journalists to drive and look over.

There is nothing here that is really new, but thought I would point it out as well as the writer, Ron Amadon, says some nice things about the new car.

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In Bowling Green nearly 1,000 workers who make Corvettes are idle and pickets are walking four hour shifts, around the clock. The strike is against General Motors because the UAW and GM have yet to work out a contract agreement.

UAW members accuse GM of cutting costs that benefit employees. GM had hoped to settle the disagreement without a public demonstration, but UAW employees argue that they were left without a choice when the strike deadline rolled around with still no resolution.

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