2014 Chevrolet Malibu Named IIHS Top Safety Pick+

From Chevrolet.com:

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety today named the 2014 Chevrolet Malibu with available Forward Collision Alert a Top Safety Pick+. The distinction requires cars to receive high marks in crash worthiness and achieve a basic, advanced or superior rating for frontal crash prevention.

The crash tests consist of front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests. In order to receive 2014 Top Safety Pick+ status, the 2014 Malibu had to offer a frontal crash protection system meeting IIHS requirements as well as receive a “Good” rating – the highest classification used by IIHS – in four of the five crash tests and no less than an “Acceptable” – the second highest classification – rating in the fifth test.

This differs from the 2014 Top Safety Pick Rating that required a car to receive a “Good” rating in four of the five crash tests and no less than an “Acceptable” rating on the fifth test – without offering a frontal crash protection system meeting IIHS requirements.

The 2014 Malibu exceeded those requirements, achieving a “Good” rating in all five tests. It also achieved a “Basic” assessment for the frontal crash prevention system when outfitted with the optional Advanced Safety Package available on 2LT and above trim packages, meeting the requirements for the Top Safety Pick+ consideration. The system uses camera and radar systems to monitor the distance to the car in front of the Malibu, and will sound an alert if it senses a possible collision.

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Chevrolet Vehicles Designed to Handle Potholes

From Chevrolet.com:

Spring hasn’t arrived, but the potholes have. While no one plans to hit them, they are inevitable and in many cases unavoidable. More than an uncomfortable nuisance, they can damage tires, wheels and suspension components.

Chevrolet helps combat the effects of potholes by taking them head-on, testing vehicles such as Malibu and Silverado on carefully engineered roads within the General Motors Milford Proving Ground that are laced with manufactured potholes ranging from mildly annoying to chassis-rattling. The intentionally poor road conditions help engineers thwart the bumps a vehicle takes and tune suspensions to minimize discomfort to passengers.

“We have a wide variety of road surfaces that simulate real-world road conditions around the globe,” said Frank Barhorst, who supervises the Product Usage Measurements and Applications group at the Proving Ground near Detroit. “The range of test road surfaces goes from good to bad, so that we can find the most balanced condition for each vehicle we develop – and believe me, we’ve created some of the worst potholes you’ve ever seen.”

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Advanced Materials Make Lightweight 2015 Chevrolet Colorado

From Chevrolet.com:

Proving there is more than one way shed pounds, the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado uses engineering techniques and lightweight materials to create true pickup capability in a mass-efficient midsize package.

The 2015 Colorado 4x4 crew cab, expected to be the most popular version of the new trucks, weighs 880 to 1,400 less than a full-size truck.

This weight saving is a result of the slightly smaller overall dimensions of the Colorado, along with extensive use of lightweight materials, including high-strength steels and aluminum. The outcome is a truck designed to be the most fuel-efficient in its segment. Chevrolet expects EPA fuel economy estimates for Colorado this summer.

The Colorado will begin arriving in showrooms this fall at the same time as the new Ford F-150, setting up a sharp contrast between two strategies for reducing the weight of pickups.

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Three Historic Corvettes Removed From Sinkhole

Progress is being made on recovering the eight historic Corvettes from the sinkhole that opened under the National Corvette Museum last month.  Three Corvettes have so far been recovered:  2009 Corvette ZR1 'Blue Devil' and 1962 Corvette which both have minimal damage and a 1993 Corvette Anniversary Model which has significant cosmetic damage.  Read more about it here. 

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