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Chevrolet Corvette "Cobra Killer" Grand Sport by Superformance
THE DRIVE:
Yeah...
Oh man.
This is a car that encourages you to
make really bad decisions. Really bad
decisions.
I'm Kyle Cheromcha, West Coast editor of The Drive
and it might look like I'm
surrounded by millions and millions of
dollars in priceless automotive history
right now, but every single car you see
in front of you including this 1963
Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport is
actually a recreation, a continuation car
made new again in the 21st century by
Superformance.
Give me the story of Superformance.
Superformance started actually
30-plus years ago in South
Africa, the factory's in South Africa, and
the initial idea was... The owner of
Hi-tech, the factory in South Africa
wanted a Cobra and he looked around at what
was available in South Africa and it was
nothing that they know that the quality
was terrible so he hops in an aeroplane to
the US, had a look around and he wasn't
happy with what he saw there and he said
I gotta do it better, you know he's a
total perfectionist this guy, and
he bought what he thought was the best
that he could find where he brought it
back to South Africa and then reworked
everything you know he went from one
side the other side and then I've got to
admit that the first two performances
built would that good either they
weren't so thank goodness six thousand
vehicles plus minus later we say yeah
we've got approximately four and a half
thousand cobras built between
superformance cobras and Shelby Cobra's
and then of course we've done about 350
g2 bodies and Ford only built 80 to 100
rights back in the 60s there were those
we weigh about yeah and then Daytona's
that there were only six we built about
too close to 200 Daytona 100 yeah
and of course I knew a new sweetheart
covet grant sport it's a slow starter
we've just started selling them a few
years back and I think we over 30
already a 35 I believe but it's
something is pretty special you might be
able to tell it's a little loud in here
kind of hard to have a conversation
probably not the most efficient daily
driver but damn
I cannot imagine something that would be
more fun to tool around at this
here we go
I'm telling you that does not get old
that is a smile maker right there
you know what's amazing we're in this
you know it again it was built less than
two years ago because it's a
continuation car but everything about
this this whole interior it all screams
1963 and yet I have ice cold air
conditioning blowing at my face
I'm sitting in an adjustable seats I
have power windows and most of all I'm
not terrified about crashing a priceless
vintage muscle car having the freedom of
a replica car a continuation car to just
enjoy the drive man it's like you're
here back in 1963 and this is just any
old car that you're driving it really
it's really remarkable
they were only ever five of them done
originally and there's you know that
I've got the blueprints upstairs we had
to help a lot of help from a wonderful
guy
Robert ash Bhavesh from racing icons he
had two storage units full of
development parts for grand sports he's
restored I believe three out of the the
ridge tree of the original grand sports
out of the five and I know he's probably
touched the others also we were very
lucky that he had actually worked on car
number three that always raced with the
number two uh so it was actually car
number three and we managed to get all
the tooling it made that the plaster
cast molds that he had taken off that
car we got all that we got a body that
he had made the beat and body the same
as original Grand Sport we got that from
him then there was you know all the
tooling for the brakes for the side
vents for all the little details on how
the handle was put it because Corvettes
never had a handle like that that was
from a truck actually and that was
August Dunlop's idea of aerodynamics by
putting the handle butch in I see you
know the BRIT where the brake Vince went
for the cooling the coupe the dip cooler
that's on the back there's so much
detail we copied the original drawings
on how to a ghost on top altered the
original 63 Corvette suspension for the
grandpa we did all that now we've made
some safety changes better brakes and
what they had and of course we've gone
to a rat not a steering box
and if you come up to the car you'll see
that we've managed to get the gaps to be
really nice and also the door oh yes
there's no old 63 bit that's door closes
well that sounds a lot more solid you
know right down to your double seal and
then on the original grant sports that
of course had the leather straps we've
copied that too that's there now this
one is set up actually with a modern
lingo Faldo engine mm-hmm but it's got
something beautiful and it's what we
call men's jewelry when you look at it
it has the eight stack ah yes and yeah
men have here you go
men get excited when they see that you
know if we could we could wear that on
our finger or on our arms we were it's
true that's men's jewelry as pretty as
beautiful that's the real deal and as I
said you could see the power steering
air condition and was there any trouble
fitting it in the original engine bay
without modifying at all or was that the
larger hood from the Grand Sport made it
possible
yeah now the larger hood from a Grand
Sport and the two of the grand sports
the final years of racing raced with big
blocks in there so we can't fit the big
block in yet - you can go all the way to
502 and larger we'll go in in the car
yeah the sound is just amazing I mean
there's no radio in here your right foot
is the deejay
and
talented one of that
suspension is very its I wouldn't call
it soft because you do you can bounce a
little bit but it's also not very
connected the damping is not what it
would be in a modern car so you have to
watch out for that the steering
it'll hold you on a curve but the wheel
is a little a little sloppy so it feels
very much like an old American car in
that in that perfect imprecision that
cars of this era did so well the brakes
are so much better than anything you
find in a car that's really from this
era and that head and shoulders makes
the biggest difference
for our daily driving lack of an air bag
that may concern some folks but at least
you know that you have a much greater
chance of stopping in time compared to
an original 1963 Corvette
you know this whole experience driving a
1963
continuation Corvette Grand Sport on a
beautiful winding Southern California
well Canyon mini Canyon Road I can't
even summon the words describe what a
unique crazy cool feeling this is
I'll a dream come true it really is and
that's God that is that's the whole
point isn't it
a car
that makes you feel
like you're seven years old living out
your wildest dream is
pretty magical
VW Polo Vivo vs. Chev Aveo | Auto Pedigree Review
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Welcome to the Auto Pedigree video
showroom.
Right now it's the VW Polo Vivo versus the Chev Aveo.
The VW Polo Vivo
is a South African favourite.
In fact its biggest competition is its newer cousin the Polo.
So can the Aveo take it on?
The Polo Vivo is based on VW's previous generation Polo
so the styling isn't exactly bang up to date.
But both the Vivo and the Aveo have
a fun, friendly design
that doesn't lookout of place in the city.
Inside both the cars have a layout that's fairly easy to use
but that's exactly where the polo starts to
pull ahead slightly lightly
because of the overall feeling here that's a bit more upmarket
add to that it also has a longer list of standard features.
It also has four airbags compared to the Chev's two airbags
but both cars have power steering, aircon,
front electric windows and electric
mirrors as well
And thanks to Auto Pedigree's 116-point
quality check,
you know both these cars are in great shape.
Both cars have really good space.
They may be classified as smaller sedans
but there's plenty of room here.
Rear passengers especially get good head and shoulder room
and it's the Polo that's the champ when it comes to brute space.
With 80 litres more than the Aveo.
For the driver though the most important aspect is what it's like on the road
and this is where the Aveo has a slight advantage.
One of the bigger differences between the two is that the
Chev has a 1600 petrol motor
as opposed to the Polo's 1400.
So obviously the Aveo has a bit of a power advantage -
77 kilowatts as opposed to 63.
But the automatic gearbox in either car
makes for a much easier drive in traffic.
The Polo Vivo gets a 6-speed auto while the Aveo makes do with a four-speed.
Fuel consumption for both cars is around 7 litres per hundred kays.
So the Polo Vivo has slightly more load
space and a more modern interior
but the Aveo has more power.
Both these cars have a lot to offer
and with Auto Pedigree's 30-day exchange program
you can buy with confidence knowing that
you'll get the right car for you.
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2019 Chevrolet Silverado - Review & Road Test
Kelley Blue Book:
When Chevrolet first revealed their
fourth-generation full-size Silverado
they dangled it from a helicopter onto a
massive stage.
Hey, our reveal is just as extravagant.
Okay so maybe we need more helicopter
budget, but we're on dirt and those used to be pine trees. So here it is the
fourth-generation Chevy Silverado.
Okay, I can't.
You know I'm not sure this looks that
different from the previous model. There
are four grille options, this is one of
them and it's bigger and beefier than
the previous generation, but other than
that it looks pretty much like a
Silverado. It does have a steeper
windshield and adds a roof spoiler for
better aerodynamics, but also rides an
inch higher than the third generation.
Thanks to its new bigness the second row
in the crew cab expanded. There are three
more inches back here of space for your
legs, but if you prefer to haul stuff
inside the 60/40 seats fold up. There are
a lot of cool storage spaces.
Check out that cubby. It's pretty neat.
This is bigger than some apartments I've
lived in.
Bed size also benefits from the
Silverado's expansion to the tune of
seven inches of width thanks to GM now
stamping the beds into pieces. It's also
stronger, which is a good thing for tough
payload.
Even the 12 standard tie-down loops are
stronger, and there's an optional power
tailgate, which we think is cool. The
Silverado comes in eight models. The Work Truck
comes with vinyl or cloth seats
and 17-inch wheels, remote keyless entry,
a USB port, seven-inch touchscreen and
Chevrolet's Infotainment 3 system with
Apple CarPlay and Android Audo. Optional
safety features include front and rear
parking assist, lane change alerts with
blind zone warnings, and rear
cross-traffic alerts. Those are some good
options for a base model truck. The
Custom trim adds 20-inch aluminum wheels
and LED tail lights. The Trail Boss adds
a 2-inch lift and the optional Z71
off-road package, which of course
requires four-wheel-drive and includes a
locking rear differential, skid plates,
and 18-inch Goodyear Duratrack tires
for off-roading. Step up to the LT trim
and there's the aforementioned
optional off-road equipment, an
eight-inch touchscreen comes standard as
well as a step up to the 8-speed
automatic transmission from the 6-speed
in lower trims. Hill descent control is
also a good option for when you're
coming down from all those mountains
you're driving over. The LT Trail Boss
includes the off-road capabilities of
the custom Trail Boss. Looking for a
sporty or Silverado the RST trim
includes body coloured exterior trim LED
lighting and 22s.
This high country is at the top of the
Silverado trim mountain, and it is swank
at the summit. Everything is covered in
leather and it's pretty comfy in here in
a truckie kind of way. Both front seats
are heated and ventilated and the
driver's side has 10-way power
adjustment including lumbar. Micah!
It's wireless charging capable and the
storage in the center console is so big
you could probably fit a whole bucket of
fried chicken in there.The Bose audio
system is awesome, you know what, if I
went camping I would probably just stay
in here. Six powertrain choices are
offered on the Silverado. Those larger
two are new options and include GM's new
dynamic fuel management system which is
able to use as few as two cylinders
cutting fuel to the rest for improved
fuel economy. The diesel option is new too. Some EPA numbers weren't available for
various power trains at the time of this
videos making, but here are those that
are.
The 4.3-liter V6 offers up 285
hp and 305 pound-feet of torque.
The 6.2-liter V8, which is in this High
Country crew cab I'm driving has 420
horses and 460 pound-feet of torque. With
a curb weight of 5,000 pounds, a payload
capacity of a little over 2,100 pounds,
and towing capabilities of 12,000 pounds
I'd say that power is going to come in
really handy. That's cute.
Incidentally that's less towing capacity
than a similarly powered Ford F-150 but
more than the RAM 1500 and the same as
the GMC Sierra, which makes sense because
they share power trains. But how does it
drive I hear you ask? You know what? I
have a really good way to find out. Why
thank you.
On the road the Silverado feels sturdy
and solid but surprisingly un-trucky. It
actually drives like a much smaller
vehicle. That might be thanks to Chevy
shaving off up to 450
pounds depending on which Silverado you
drive. The Silverado makes easy work of
curvy mountain roads and is maneuverable
enough to not get you in too much
trouble when parking in relatively tight
spots. The High Country's more refined
road manners are partly due to a 10-
speed automatic transmission with which
it is equipped. Shifts are quick and
smooth. It's tight ratios keep the engine
closer to peak power when at full
throttle. It also makes for easier
operation when towing. It's too bad this
transmission is only an option on the LT
trim and above with the diesel or 6.2-
liter engine. The cabin is quiet. I don't
hear the road and there's no notable
vibration or noise coming from the
engine when that DFM system is doing its
thing. You know if someone was looking
for a midsize crossover alternative with
more utility and towing capacity then
the Silverado drives nicely enough that
it should be considered an option.
Base price on the Work Truck will cost
you around $31,200 including
destination. Our tricked-out High Country,
which is at the top of the spending
spectrum is more like $67,000. This one
also has the Deluxe package that
includes safety features like forward
collision alert, lane keep assist with
lane departure warning, low speed forward
automatic braking. It also has a sunroof,
all-season tires, as well as the Tech
package that gives us the surround
vision camera and head-up display. Those
safety features come in handy especially
in a big truck like this. Sometimes
little things like Miatas or cyclists
are really hard to see. You know, I kind of
feel like the blind spot warning is
pretty much on all the time in this
thing.
The purchasing sweet spot though is
probably the LT trim that starts at just
under 40 large and comes standard with
the 5.3-liter engine and the 8-speed
transmission, but is optional with the
diesel engine mated to the 10-speed. It
also opens up more optional packages
that include tilting and telescoping
steering wheel and navigation. If you're
in the market for a full-size truck the
fourth-generation Silverado has a lot of
competition to check out including the
F-150, Sierra, Ram 1500 and even the
Nissan Titan and Toyota Tundra,
but the Silverado has a lot of great
qualities to consider. It's well equipped,
nicely powered and a good-looking truck
that rides nicely on the road. See no
splashy helicopter entrance necessary.
Why General Motors Left Europe
CNBC:
In 2017, General Motors,
the largest U.S.
automaker with brands known around the
world made perhaps one of
its boldest moves in its history.
It sold its European Opel and
Vauxhall brands to the French
automaker PSA known for brands
such as Peugeot and Citroen.
It was the end of an era
for GM which had first ventured into
Europe nearly 90 years before.
It also marked the end of nearly
two decades of losses for the
brands under GM's stewardship.
GM executives said the deal
would unload a difficult and
struggling business and allow the company
to focus on its more
profitable North American market and free
up cash to make needed
investments in new technologies such
as electric cars and
autonomous driving.
But the move came with risks.
The European new car market is about
as large as that of the
United States and leaving it would
not only hit GM's volume but
also increase its exposure to the
ups and downs of the U.S.
auto market.
The sale of the unit
also racked up huge costs.
GM took a $3.9 billion
loss in 2017 owing
mostly to the $6.2
billion in costs it had to
shell out for the sale.
So why did GM leave?
Did the automaker simply
screw up or fail?
Was it wise to get out of Europe?
And what does it mean for GM's
future and the future of the auto
industry?
The decision actually says a lot about
how difficult it is to be a
global automaker today and the
sometimes subtle ways markets
around the world increasingly favor
local players who can tailor
their products to
specific markets.
In the end GM may have failed
in Europe in part because it just
isn't European.
The numbers show General Motors was
having a rough time on the
continent in the nine years or
so before the divestiture of GM's
European business.
It bled money at the EBIT line
every single year for a total of
about $14 billion in
losses on $208.4
billion dollars in sales it's nine
year weighted loss of 6.9
percent.
EBIT stands for earnings before interest
and taxation and is the
metric GM uses to report
the money its international business
divisions make.
Its worst year during that time
was during the financial crisis in
2009.
Where GM incurred a 15
percent loss of $3.6
billion dollars.
The best year in that period was
2016 where it still had a 1.4
percent loss totaling
about $257 million.
Now that sounds like an improvement
and in absolute terms it was.
But consider that over the same
nine year period GM turned a
profit in North America of
$28 billion on $823.7
point billion in sales.
That's a nine year
weighted gain of 3.4
percent an automaker generally tries to
target an 8 percent EBIT
for any given region and for
the world as a whole.
GM's rival, Ford for example has an
8 percent EBIT target for its
European business.
The automobiles never really
sold well with consumers.
And one of the reasons they
weren't able to achieve profitability
is because what they did sell
were primarily passenger cars and
not the higher margin trucks and SUVs
that they saw a lot of in
the U.S..
So that's that's a
big part of it.
There's also a lot of headwinds that
they faced on the cost side
of the equation with with the
cost of labor, unions, and
also more stringent regulation
particularly from an emissions
standpoint.
So a lot of those reasons are
why they had such mixed results and
from a market share perspective when
they pulled out they were
they only had about 6
to 7 percent market share.
So it wasn't really a
dominant market for them.
And GM was losing ground
during that time to competitors.
Consider that the automaker
had a 9.3
percent share of the European car
market in 2008 but that fell
below 7 percent in 2014 and stayed
there for two years and then
fell again to around
6 percent in 2016.
Meanwhile European competitors seem
to be faring better.
And once GM sold off its
European business its earnings shot up.
The automaker earned a
global EBIT of 9.9
percent in 2017 and 8.4
percent in 2018.
But why was GM struggling in Europe
when it does so well in the
United States and is
even leading U.S.
automakers in China a market that is
by no means easy to do
business in.
One reason is that
Europe is pretty unique.
To be fair to GM it is not
the only automaker that has had trouble
there.
American cars have never been an
easy sell in the European market.
Ford for example has dialed back
its presence in the region.
Gm is not alone
in their struggles.
You see Ford pulling out of
Europe and American cars just never
have really sold very well there.
That market is really dominated
by the big three German
manufacturers and others.
But it's also a
fairly fragmented market.
So they just really were never
able to compete and consumers just
didn't really like their cars.
There were larger economic and political
factors such as the great
recession and tightening emissions
regulations that made it
tougher for companies to
do business there.
Another factor is the
distinctiveness of European tastes.
At the time GM CEO Mary Barra
said 80 percent of the vehicles in
the Opel portfolio didn't share
parts or platforms with those
sold in any of
GM's other markets.
When we look at the portfolio
going forward from a vehicle
perspective or a portfolio perspective
only 20 percent of the
portfolio overlapped with the rest
of the General Motors
portfolio.
So we think the real opportunity
for PSA is to leverage that
Europe specific scale.
That put the company
in a tough position.
Major automakers generally want to
build flexible platforms and
parts that can be used in
a variety of models in different
markets.
This helps them keep costs low
and achieve those highly desired
economies of scale.
There are forces however that make
it difficult to share parts and
platforms.
Automobiles tend to be highly regulated
products and many of the
markets where they are sold
and the regulations can vary
sometimes widely from
region to region.
One example of this is
fuel economy and emissions regulations.
Both the U.S.
and Europe have them.
But they tend to differ and
producing cars to meet each
regulatory regime costs
more money.
It requires that the company engineer
and test every vehicle to
fit every set of rules.
But many industry observers say GM
made a number of missteps over
the years that contributed to
the brand's struggles in Europe.
Opel and Vauxhall are often thought
of as sensible cars but they
do not have the glamorous
reputations of more premium brands.
GM typically sold Opels and Vauxhalls
in high volumes usually to
keep costs low.
But simple supply and demand shows this
has a way of driving down
prices.
And while GM produced a lot of cars
it was hard for it to make
money on the cars it made.
It also introduced its Chevrolet brand
into Europe which had the
effect of undermining sales
of Opel and Vauxhall.
Both brands already had
difficulty distinguishing themselves in
Europe's competitive landscape and
selling highly similar
Chevrolets right next to
them further confused buyers.
Furthermore the company didn't
have the right products.
Opels portfolio was heavily
weighted toward traditional passenger
cars such as
subcompact and sedans.
And the brand missed the boom
in crossover and small SUV sales.
At the end of the day Europe is
a large market but it is a mature
one and does not offer the
opportunities for growth companies can
find in China and other emerging
markets or even the kinds of
opportunity in the U.S..
A lot of it is really reflection
of the economic growth in Europe
relative to China.
You have one of the fastest growing
countries in the world and the
U.S. which is growing stronger a
lot stronger than Europe now.
You know if you look at European
GDP over the last several years
just has really lagged the
North American market in Asia.
China is now the world's largest
car market with 28 million new
vehicles sold in 2018.
That number is likely to continue
to rise as the auto market
continues to grow.
In North America particularly the
United States, is becoming an
ever more profitable market as
consumers turn toward higher
priced crossovers, SUVs,
and pickup trucks.
So GM cut the cord in Europe and
said it would use the money to
focus more on its strong business
selling trucks in North America
while sinking piles of cash
into its investments in electric
vehicles and self-driving cars.
Those aren't cheap aspirations and it may
be a long time before GM
or anyone else makes
money off them.
Meanwhile GM's North American sales
have grown pretty consistently
from 56 billion dollars in 2009
to 113 billion dollars in 2018
according to FactSet.
Meanwhile it was able to sell the
business to Peugeot and a large
automaker that has been successful
focusing on Europe but who
also has plans to
return to the U.S..
They've been very open over the
last few months about their
interest in specifically
Fiat Chrysler.
Which I think they view as a
opportunity to gain a foothold in the
North American market and obviously
you know that company has
said some very well-received brands with
Jeep and a lot of the
new products that
they're introducing.
In a comment to
CNBC, General Motors
said:
Peugeot surprised the industry by saying
it had restored the Opel
and Vauxhall brands to profitability in
part by cutting costs and
introducing new more
profitable models.
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