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Sponsored Links The future of the Chevy Camaro nameplate is, at the moment, is somewhat in limbo. Previous reports indicated the muscle car was set to go out of production at the end of 2023, while more recent murmurings say it will stick around until the end of 2025. No matter what the future has in store for the Camaro, the Bow Tie says that the nameplate will continue racing in NASCAR for “as long as it exists.” GM Authority spoke to GM’s NASCAR program director Eric Warren following the debut of the NASCAR Next Gen Chevy Camaro ZL1 this week, who provided us with a little more insig...

Sponsored Links Among the many intriguing things about the Chevy Colorado ZR2-based GM Defense Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) is a feature called Combat Mode, which is designed to give soldiers the best chance to get out of a critical situation and to save their lives. Essentially, Combat Mode keeps the vehicle running when other safety systems are trying to shut it down. “On the ISV, we kept alive a lot of systems from the production model [Colorado ZR2], like if it overheats and what you would consider limp home mode and things of that nature,” Mark Dickens, architectural chief engineer f...

Sponsored Links Ever since General Motors launched the current-generation, 2020 and newer Chevy Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD pickup trucks, many have wondered why the duo can’t be had with Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), even as an option. After all, the trucks are powerhouses, not only when it comes to towing and hauling capability, but also as it relates to technology. “We haven’t seen the desire from the customer there,” explained Bob Krapes, Director of Chevrolet Truck Marketing, when GM Authority executive editor, Alex Luft, raised this subject in a recent interview. “We see ...

Sponsored Links The latest Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks ride on the GM T1 platform, the same basic architecture shared with General Motors’ line of next-generation full-size SUVs, including the 2021 Chevy Tahoe, 2021 Chevy Suburban, 2021 GMC Yukon, and 2021 Cadillac Escalade. However, the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra are still equipped with whip-style antennas, whereas the new SUVs are not, leading many GM Authority readers to wonder why. Now, we have the inside scoop from GM Vice President of global product programs, Tim Herrick. Chevy Silverado 1500 In a recent intervie...

Sponsored Links It’s not enough for a high-performance car to be fast – it must also be reliable. The required period of reliability varies. In the case of a Top Fuel dragster, four seconds of full-throttle motoring between engine rebuilds is just fine. For a road-going car, such as either of the upcoming Cadillac Blackwing supe sedans, customers expect more. “We have to accumulate a total of 24 hours of hot lapping,” Mirza Grebovic, Cadillac Blackwing chief engineer, explained to GM Authority executive editor, Alex Luft, in a recent interview. “A lot of time it’s on the Milford ...