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Barbie Corvette Drag Races Real Corvettes

Barbie Corvette Drag Races Real Corvettes

Throughout its 70+ years, the Chevy Corvette has been one of the fastest American-made cars you can buy. But can a battery-operated toy Corvette keep up with the real deal? Joel Creates and his pals loaded up a Barbie Corvette with powerful electric motors and batteries, then took it to the Great Lakes Dragaway to race alongside four real Vettes.

2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray

2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray

To celebrate 70 years of Corvette, Chevrolet revealed the first hybrid-electric Vette, the 2024 Corvette E-Ray. The supercar pairs a 6.2L V8 with an electric motor for 655 hp, all-wheel drive, a 0-to-60 time of 2.5 sec, and a 10.5-sec quarter mile time. The prototype E-Ray dropped in at the Rink at Rockefeller Center to kick up some snow.

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Fastest Driver in Reverse

Fastest Driver in Reverse

Scot Burner has perfected the art of driving backward at a high speed. In June 2022, he set a Guinness World Record for the fastest mile driven in reverse, achieving the feat in 1-minute, 15.18 seconds. 53 mph might not seem quick, but remember that cars only have a single reverse gear. Scot explained his motivation on 30 Second Docs.

2023 Chevrolet Corvette 70th Anniversary Edition

2023 Chevrolet Corvette 70th Anniversary Edition

The 2023 Corvette Stingray and Z06 will offer a 70th Anniversary Edition package with distinctive wheels, logos, and badging in two unique colors: White Pearl Metallic Tri-coat and Carbon Flash Metallic. (Holy Batmobile!) VIN 001 of the special Z06 goes to auction at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 1.29.22 benefitting Operation Homefront.

Win a Numbers-Matching 1969 Corvette Stingray

This 1969 Corvette has its original big-block V8 and 4-speed manual gearbox and looks as good as the day it drove off the lot. One entrant will win this orange beauty while supporting PAL’s Heroes, which supports St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s efforts to cure childhood cancer. Awesomer readers earn 35% bonus entries.

Win a 1963 Corvette Sting Ray Fuelie Convertible

One lucky sweepstakes winner will drive home in this Riverside Red drop-top beauty – a matching-numbers C2 Sting Ray with a fuel-injected 327 ci V8, pop-up headlights, and four-wheel independent suspension. Proceeds go to support The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum. Awesomer readers get 25% bonus entries.

Win a 2021 Chevy Corvette C8 Z51 Convertible

This Red Mist Metallic 2021 Stingray Convertible Z51 is a beauty. The winner will also get two memberships to the Jack Daniels Club at Watkins Glen and a two-day course from the Ron Fellows Performance Driving School. Donations benefit the International Motor Racing Research Center. Readers get 25% bonus entries.

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2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

Chevy took the mid-engine Corvette and cranked it up to 11. The Z06 gets a race car-inspired V8 with a flat-plane crank, with 670 hp and an 8600 RPM redline. It does 0-to-60 in 2.6 seconds, has wider wheels and fenders than Stingray, and the Z07 package adds aero upgrades, carbon-ceramic brakes, and Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires.

Win a 2022 Corvette Stingray IMSA GTLM Championship Edition

This limited-edition C8 Corvette rocks Hypersonic Grey paint, yellow and Carbon Flash accents, the Z51 performance package, and 3LT trim. With a mid-mounted 6.2L V8 making 495 hp, it’s a beauty on the road and a beast on the track. Awesomer readers get 20% bonus entries, supporting the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame.

Win a 2021 Z51 Corvette Stingray

One lucky entrant will win this C8 Vette in Elkhart Blue Metallic. The mid-engined beast has the Z51 package, a 495hp 6.2L V8, Magnetic Ride Control suspension, an electronic limited-slip diff, and more. Awesomer readers get 30% bonus entries while supporting the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame. Sweepstakes ends 8.14.2021.

Traxxas Corvette C8 Stingray

Traxxas Corvette C8 Stingray

R/C car maker Traxxas now offers an officially-licensed miniature version of the C8 Chevy Corvette. The ultra-realistic model rides on a customized 4-Tec 3.0 chassis with a longer and wider chassis made specifically for the mid-engine Vette. While it looks exactly like the real car, this one has an all-wheel drivetrain.

Win a 2021 Chevy Corvette C8 + 1961 Corvette Roadster

How’d you like to win a tricked-out 2021 C8 Corvette AND a restomodded 1961 Corvette Roadster, packing a 525 hp LS3 V8? The folks over at Dream Giveaway will give one lucky entrant both of these awesome sports cars, while helping to support veterans and children’s charities. Awesomer readers get 50% bonus entries!

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Driven: 2020 Corvette Stingray

Driven: 2020 Corvette Stingray

We spent a couple of days in the Nevada desert testing out the mid-engined 2020 Corvette Stingray, and yes, it lives up to all of the hype. You can read our in-depth review on 95octane, or you could stay here and find out our Top 10 reasons that the C8 is a fantastic sports car.

2020 Chevy Corvette Convertible

2020 Chevy Corvette Convertible

The mid-engine C8 Corvette Stingray will also be getting a drop-top variant. While it loses the see-through engine compartment for its powerful V8, it gains a retractable hardtop that seamlessly hides at speeds up to 30mph. Plus, it weighs just 77 lb more than the coupe, and still has enough space to travel with two sets of golf clubs.

2020 Corvette Stingray

2020 Corvette Stingray

The C8 Stingray is the first mid-engine ‘Vette ever, packing a 495hp V8 engine behind its passenger compartment. Its aggressive design features a shorter hood, a wider rear, and big side air intakes. With the ZR1 Performance Pack, which upgrades brakes, suspension, cooling, and exhaust, it can do 0-to-60 mph in under 3 seconds.

2019 Chevy Corvette ZR1

2019 Chevy Corvette ZR1

The most bonkers factory ‘Vette yet. It packs a 755hp supercharged 6.2-liter V8, weight-cutting carbon fiber body parts, and massive aerodynamic upgrades to help it stick to the ground and slice through the air. Top speed? 210 mph. 0-to-60? Well under 3 seconds.

2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport

2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport

Simply the best Corvette yet. It’s got a 460hp 6.2L V8 with a dry-sump oil system, bigger aero, and grippier tires for amazing cornering. With the Z07 package, it does 0-60 in 3.6s, brakes 60-0 in <100ft, and 1.2g lateral acceleration. Check out our first drive review on 95octane.

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